BETTY MOORE:
An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Moore, Betty (Elizabeth D.), 1909-1985, creator. | |
| Title: | Betty Moore and family papers. | |
| Dates: | 1848-1973 (bulk 1920-1950s). | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Scrapbooks, travel diaries, photographs, ephemera, and genealogical materials created by Betty Moore of Minneapolis and members of her family. | |
| Quantity: | 0.8 cubic feet (2 boxes). | |
| Location: | P2698: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Materials document the family of Moore's father, Douglas Chilton Moore (1874-1937), including both the Moore and the Raymond family branches, and Moore's mother's family, the Bartletts. The papers indicate family connections to Duluth, Denver, Kentucky, and other places.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Betty Moore and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,954
Processing Information:
Processed by: David B. Peterson, January 2015
Catalog ID number: 990081934260104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| P2698 | 1 | Scrapbooks: | |||||||||
| Newspaper clippings and Old Settlers' Association ephemera, 1858-1913, 1902-1919. | |||||||||||
| Materials created and collected by Moore's father, Douglas Chilton Moore, as a member of an association focused on early settlers in the areas surrounding Duluth and Superior. | |||||||||||
| Play and music concert programs, 1921-1936. | |||||||||||
| Includes programs from 1936 University of Minnesota commencement, music concerts, opera festivals, and theatre productions. | |||||||||||
| Travel diaries, photographs, and ephemera: | |||||||||||
| Itasca State Park: | |||||||||||
| Vacation photographs taken at Douglas Lodge, 1935-1940. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Ephemera and photographs, undated. | |||||||||||
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| P2698 | 2 | Montana vacation photographs, 1954, 1956-1957. 1 volume. | |||||||||
| Includes 320 Ranch pamphlet; snapshot photographs of cabins, mountains, and people at the 320 Ranch; and a brochure created by the Northern Pacific Railway promoting dude ranch vacations along its route. | |||||||||||
| Sixtieth anniversary of the Hinckley fire ephemera, 1954. | |||||||||||
| Emily Raymond travel diary, 1848-1849. | |||||||||||
| Includes a transcribed diary of a trip taken by Moore's paternal grandmother, Emily Malone Raymond, from England to the United States. | |||||||||||
| Emily Raymond travel diary, June 2-August 6, 1862. | |||||||||||
| Transcribed diary of a trip from Cincinnati to Denver via wagon. | |||||||||||
| Genealogical materials and research: | |||||||||||
| Description of house at 2 Garfond Road, Oxford, England, undated. | |||||||||||
| Description of a Moore ancestor's English home. | |||||||||||
| Bartlett family history and newspaper clippings, April 10, 1933. | |||||||||||
| Moore family history and newspaper clippings, December 1, 1925-June 1964. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and photographs, 1973. | |||||||||||
| Includes correspondence relating to Moore's trip to Kentucky to visit historic family properties such as Welcome Hall and Mount Brilliant, photographs of Welcome Hall, and correspondence with extended family members. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Persons:
- Bartlett family.
- Moore family.
- Moore, Douglas Chilton Moore, 1874-1937.
- Raymond family.
- Places:
- Itasca State Park (Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Diaries.
- Photographs,
- Scrapbooks.
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