Edith Moore collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: L654
Scope and Contents
This collection consists largely of the genealogical research done by Moore and other members of her family. Edith Moore has collected her own writings, family research, correspondence about her research, and created family trees. The smaller series within the collection consist of personal papers relating specifically to Edith Moore, her early life and career, the entirety of her correspondence and that of other members of her family, family papers, especially of her mother and father, photographs and postcards, and other miscellany that largely consists of various publications that cannot be attributed to any one person, drawings, and realia.
Dates
- 1848-2005
Creator
- Moore, Edith Lodema (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
Edith Moore was born in Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana on September 30, 1914 to Earl J. Moore and M. Almeda Beckley. Earl was born January 13, 1882 in Kunkle Village, Williams County, Ohio and worked in building and construction. Almeda was born December 13, 1882 in Avilla, Indiana, where she spent her early life and later worked as a telephone operator. Almeda went to Tri-State University and taught prior to her marriage to Earl. Almeda, known as Allie, was interested in art and illustration. Earl also became a draftsman and detailer within his carpentry work. After also living in Louisville, Kentucky, the Moores moved to Indianapolis where edit attended Shortridge High School from 1929 to 1933 where her favorite subject was art. In the fall of 1933, Edith enrolled in the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis on a scholarship. In 1939, she was painting and shared a studio with Herb Kantzer. Her career in art had her cross paths with L. S. Ayres and the home furnishing department. She worked at Ayres for 29 years as an interior designer. Later in her life she did a significant amount of genealogy research into her principle families, Moore, Beckley, and Kelly, and other related families.
Extent
11 Cubic Feet (12 cubic foot box, 2 oversize boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Personal papers, 1914-1985
Series 2: Family papers and correspondence, 1865-2001
Series 3: Photographs and postcards, 1850-1996
Series 4: Genealogy, 1848-2005
Subseries 4.1: Alleman, Bond, and Burns families, 1939-2000
Subseries 4.2: Beckley family, 1848-1998
Subseries 4.3: Families C-G, 1855-1999
Subseries 4.4: Kelly and McClure families, 1933-2001
Subseries 4.5: Moore family, 1912-2004
Subseries 4.6: Families P-W, 1963-1992
Subseries 4.7: General research materials, 1913-2005
Subseries 4.8: Genealogy by state, 1874-1999
Series 5: Miscellaneous
Series 1: Personal papers, 1914-1985
Series 2: Family papers and correspondence, 1865-2001
Series 3: Photographs and postcards, 1850-1996
Series 4: Genealogy, 1848-2005
Subseries 4.1: Alleman, Bond, and Burns families, 1939-2000
Subseries 4.2: Beckley family, 1848-1998
Subseries 4.3: Families C-G, 1855-1999
Subseries 4.4: Kelly and McClure families, 1933-2001
Subseries 4.5: Moore family, 1912-2004
Subseries 4.6: Families P-W, 1963-1992
Subseries 4.7: General research materials, 1913-2005
Subseries 4.8: Genealogy by state, 1874-1999
Series 5: Miscellaneous
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Edith Moore.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2019/08/01 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2019/08/01 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Moore, Edith Lodema (Person)
- Title
- Edith Moore collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 7 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 8 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 9 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 10 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 11 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the Genealogy Repository
Contact:
315 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3689
315 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3689
