Papers of Margaret and John Travers Moore, 1914-1994.

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Papers of Margaret and John Travers Moore, 1914-1994.

Papers of John Travers Moore and his wife Margaret Moore include published and unpublished literary manuscripts; correspondence, both professional and personal; audio and visual recordings; original art work included in the books, a bust of John Travers Moore and oil paintings by Robert J. Smith; printed material and clippings; scrapbooks; certificates and awards; genenealogy notes; several philatelic covers; sheet music; and memorabilia and miscellaneous materials. Topics in the correspondence include World War II in Burma and the building of the Ledo (Stilwell) Road; publishing of books and a dispute with a publisher; capturing elephants in Burma; and the nature of bird calls (1971 letter from Donald J. Borror.). A "distinguished people" file contains short letters to John T. Moore, chiefly in response to a gift book or in reply to a letter on a current issue. The file contains letters of interest from Nathalia Crane, Robert Frost, Paul Gallico, Ralph Hodgson, and Marthe Ruspoli.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7712553

University of Virginia. Library

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Crane, Nathalia, 1913-1998

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Nathalia Clara Ruth Crane was born on August 11, 1913 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Clarence and Nelda Crane. She began writing at an early age and at nine years old the New York Sun published her first poem though the newspaper editors were unaware of her age. She became known as a child prodigy after the publication of her first book of poetry The Janitor's Boy, which she wrote at the age of ten. In September 1925, shortly after Nathalia’s twelfth birthday, her second book of poems La...

Moore, Margaret Rumberger, 1903-1984.

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Moore, John Travers

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Smith, Robert J.

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Frost, Robert, 1874-1963

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American poet from New England. Winner of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize. From the description of Letters, 1931-1943. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122464432 American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. From the description of Letter to Mr. Beggen [?], 1928. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 86129842 Robert Frost was an American poet. From the description of Papers concerning the Kenned...

Moore family.

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Rumberger family.

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Gallico, Paul, 1897-1976

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American novelist & non-fiction writer, died in 1976. From the description of Paul Gallico papers, 1922-1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 495526652 BIOGHIST REQUIRED American novelist & non-fiction writer, died in 1976. From the guide to the Paul Gallico Papers, 1922-1969., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Lou Gehrig played his entire career with the New York Yankees (1923-1939). He ...

Borror, Donald Joyce, 1907-1988

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Professor Emeritus of Entomology, The Ohio State University. From the description of Papers, 1937-1988. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 24476946 ...

Hodgson, Ralph, 1871-1962

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Ralph Hodgson, British poet who wrote "Song of Honour," "The Bull," "Time, You Old Gypsy Man," and "Eve." Hodgson taught in Japan for fourteen years at Sendai University, then moved to the United States in 1938, settling in Ohio, where he spent the rest of his life with his wife Aurelia Bolliger Hodgson. From the description of Ralph Hodgson papers, 1695-1976 (bulk 1914-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82097276 From the description of Ralph Hodgson papers, 1695-1976 (bu...

Chambrun Ruspoli, Marthe de

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Rumberger, George,

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