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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 450 items) |
Abstract | The collection contains papers of the Moore family, originally of Chatham and Person counties, N.C. Contents are chiefly genealogical materials, but also included is business and family correspondence, 1855-1922, of Frederick Lawrence Moore (1835-1922) of Washington, D.C. Moore's correspondence relates to his activities as a philanthropist, businessman, organizer of the Y.M.C.A. in Washington, and director of various charitable organizations. Volumes include Moore's diaries, 1860, 1868, and 1895; the diary, 1883, of his wife, Christine Virginia Campbell Moore, on a trip from Washington, D.C., to Florida; and a scrapbook, 1902-1922, of reports of the Washington, D.C., Children's hospital written in verse by Christine Moore. |
Creator | Moore (Family : Moore, Frederic Lawrence, 1835-1922) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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The collection contains papers of the Moore family, originally of Chatham and Person counties, N.C. Contents are chiefly genealogical materials, but also included is business and family correspondence, 1855-1922, of Frederick Lawrence Moore (1835-1922) of Washington, D.C. Moore's correspondence relates to his activities as a philanthropist, businessman, organizer of the Y.M.C.A. in Washington, and director of various charitable organizations. Volumes include Moore's diaries, 1860, 1868, and 1895; the diary, 1883, of his wife, Christine Virginia Campbell Moore, on a trip from Washington, D.C., to Florida; and a scrapbook, 1902-1922, of reports of the Washington, D.C., Children's hospital written in verse by Christine Moore.
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