[Guide to the Cornelius C. Moore papers 1922-1970.]

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[Guide to the Cornelius C. Moore papers 1922-1970.]

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The papers of Cornelius C. Moore Esq., an avid silver collector, contains correspondence and photographs that relate directly to Moore's silver collecting. Additional material includes documentation on a number exhibitions in the 1960s for Moore's silver collection. The collection was the basis for the publication of the art-history book, "American-Silver 1670-1830: The Silver Moore Collection at Providence College." Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation and Providence College, (1980).

3 box(es) (1.5 linear feet).

Providence College, Phillips Memorial Library, Phillips Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7476857

Providence College, Phillips Memorial Library, Phillips Memorial Library

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