Moore, Jack B., 1922-1993

University of South Florida professor, Jack Moore’s four-decade career in academia covered a number of disciplines, including: American literature, African-American studies, pop culture, photography, and baseball. After graduating with a Ph.d. in American literature from the University of North Carolina, Moore established USF’s American Studies department in 1962.

Moore wrote scholarly articles and books on historian W.E.B. DuBois, baseball great Joe DiMaggio, poet Maxwell Bodenheim, and Tampa-area photographers, Burgert Brothers, and the cultural history of skinheads titled Skinheads Shaved for Battle.

Moore was director of the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union for five years and served on the board of directors for the Hillsborough County Friends of the Library.

Moore retired in 2002 and passed away in 2003.

From the guide to the Jack B. Moore papers, 1922-1993, (USF Tampa Library - Special & Digital Collections)