Rachel Maxwell Moore Collection
1965-1979
Manuscript Collection #387- Creator(s)
- Moore, Rachel Maxwell, 1890-1964
- Physical description
- 0.43 Cubic Feet, 215 items, correspondence (1978-1979), foundation minutes (1965-1978), biography manuscript, and miscellaneous.
- Preferred Citation
- Rachel Maxwell Moore Collection (#387), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
Collection (1965-1979) consisting of correspondence, foundations minutes, biographical manuscripts, letters.
Scope and arrangement
The collection consists of Dr. Green's materials for his book
Dr. Green's original typed manuscript and two photocopies of proofs are included as are letters and memoranda related to the book, a copy of Mrs. Moore's will, the minutes of the Rachel Maxwell Moore Art Foundation (1965-1978), and a booklet, First Fifty Years, 1917-1967, The Woman's Club, Greenville, North Carolina. Mrs. Moore was active in civic and educational affairs in Greenville from 1922 until her death in 1964. The collection contains information on Greenville, with letters from members of Mrs. Moore's family, Dr. Leo Jenkins, and many prominent citizens of Greenville.
Administrative information
Custodial History
Source of acquisition
Gift of Dr. C. Sylvester Green
Processing information
Processed by F. Elliot, September 1986
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Metadata Rights Declaration
Key terms
Personal Names
Jenkins, Leo W. (Leo Warren), 1913-1989--CorrespondenceMoore, Rachel Maxwell, 1890-1964
Topical
Art patrons--North Carolina--GreenvilleWomen--Societies and clubs