Lewis S. Moore Collection, 1862-1931
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Magazines, newspapers, clippings, articles, pamphlets, correspondence, maps and related papers.
- Extent:
- 144.00 items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Lewis S. Moore Collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_0-185.
Background
- Scope and content:
Historical research materials about Florida collected by Lewis S. Moore. Includes coverage of the following subjects: Nut Growers Association, agriculture, drainage, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Margaret Prescott Montague, wild birds, Corporation Agency Inc, businesses, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Roland M. Harper, religion in Tallahassee, fishing, Florida Horticultural Society, hurricanes, tornados, Lake County, Florida resorts, Florida maps, Mexico maps, law enforcement, Florida bar, politics, House of Representatives, Florida reefs, sailing, Matilde L. McConnell, Prince Achille Murat, music, plant nurseries, real estate, Rotary Club, schools, nervous diseases, Florida State Capitol, Hampton, Crystal River, and Moore's business papers.
- Biographical / historical:
Lewis S. Moore of Thomasville, Georgia, was a collector and dealer in rare, historical, and educational books, magazines, bulletins, and newspapers.
- Acquisition information:
Gift of Mrs. Henry Moore
Received by FSU Libraries June 1963. Items were among the collection of Mr. Lewis S. Moore, Thomasville, GA, when he died in 1963.
- Processing information:
Processed June 1965.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Florida--History
Horticulture
Newspapers
Music - Places:
- Florida.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Terms of access:
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
Lewis S. Moore Collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_0-185.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
