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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Am 1137

Charles Moore letters to Dora Neill Raymond

Overview

Letters written by Charles Moore, the chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts, to history professor Dora Raymond concerning Moore's involvement in cultural affairs and his social activities.

Dates

  • Creation: 1923-1942

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

Extent

1 linear feet (2 boxes)

Consists of 255 letters written by Moore to Dora Neill Raymond, professor of history at Sweet Briar College. The letters concern Moore's involvement in cultural affairs and his social activities in the 1920s and 1930s.

Biographical / Historical

Moore was chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts (1915-1937), served as overseer at Harvard University, and was author of works about George Washington.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Physical Location

b

Immediate Source of Acquisition

*49M-2, *44M-316, *45M-495. Gift of Dora Neill Raymond, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Va.; received: 1944 Dec. 11; 1945 Nov. 12; and 1949 July 15.

Title
Moore, Charles, 1855-1942. Charles Moore letters to Dora Neill Raymond, 1923-1942: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou00956

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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