GUIDE TO THE WILLIAM JULIUS MOORE PAPERS 1890-1980 Compiled by Jackie Couture, Molly Bowen and Lee Ann Eades Eastern Kentucky University 1997
R.G. 82
William J. Moore Papers
Records, ca.1890-1980
6.5 cubic feet
10,500 items
15 boxes
97A3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction to the William J. Moore Collection
Biographical Sketch
Eastern Kentucky University Series
Genealogy Series
Correspondence Subseries
Documents Subseries
Moore Genealogy Subseries
Brandenburgh Genealogy Subseries
Other Family Surnames Genealogy Subseries
Lions Club Series
Memorabilia/Personal Series
Professional Series
INTRODUCTION TO THE WILLIAM J. MOORE PAPERS
Several months after the death of Dr. William J. Moore in 1980 the University Archives acquired a collection of his papers from his widow, Nazza Kilborn Moore. A small collection of Dr. Moore's books also were given to the John Grant Crabbe Library at that time. Dean Moore, as he was affectionately called, had a long and close association with Richmond and Eastern Kentucky University. From his days as a student fresh from the mountains of a very rural and isolated Owsley County in 1913 to his death in 1980, Dr. Moore strongly advocated the need for education. In addition, Dean Moore was an avid genealogist. The William J. Moore papers reflect Dr. Moore's extensive research into the Moore, Brandenburg and related families. Historian/genealogist Mr. David Brandenberg of Atlanta, Georgia, provided invaluable advice in arranging portions of the Genealogical Series.
Unfortunately, almost no personal correspondence and no political correspondecne was saved by Dr. Moore. There is however a dearth of photographs in the collection. Dean Moore's civic activities, especially with the Richmond Lions Club, are adequately documented. For Dr. Moore's career at Eastern Kentucky University one must consult Eastern's institutional records, especially the records of the President's office and the Vice President for Academic Affairs. In March 1978 a series of interviews with Dr. Moore was conducted by Charles Hay for the Eastern institutional oral history program. These interviews shed some light on Moore's personal and political career.
Although the William J. Moore papers on a whole are somewhat disappointing, especially in providing information on Moore's activities in the Kentucky Republican Party, the collection nevertheless will prove fruitful to genealogists.
WILLIAM J. MOORE: Biographical Sketch
Dr. William J. Moore was associated with Eastern for fifty-two years, arriving on campus as a nineteen-year-old freshman in 1913. He joined the faculty as a professor of economics in 1928 and became dean in 1945. He retired in 1965, after which a classroom building was named in his honor.
William Julius Moore was born October 25, 1894, in Booneville, Kentucky. He was the son of the late Henry Wosley and Mary Jane Moore and was the eldest of thirteen children. He was married to Nazza Kilborn Moore, and they had two children, Mary Elizabeth Roberts and William Moore. He received a two-year diploma in education from Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College and earned his A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Kentucky. He also studied for two years at the UK Law School.
Moore served under former State Superintendent of Public Instruction John Fred Williams as director of the Bureau of Finance and as commissioner of revenue from 1944-1945 in the administration of Gov. Simeon Willis. He was a member of the Kentucky General Assembly in 1924 and chairman of the Kentucky State Tax Commission. His work in the state's educational development included chairing an advisory committee to the Council on Public Higher Education. He once served as chairman of the Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards.
His last work was on behalf of retired teachers. He served as founder and president of the Madison County Retired Teachers Association and on the State Legislative Commission on Retired Teachers. Moore, the author of numerous articles on economics and education was a teacher, principal, and superintendent in Kentucky schools for fourteen years before joining the faculty at Eastern. He was named a recipient of the Eastern Centennial Alumni Award in 1974.
He was a member of numerous professional and educational organizations, including the National, Kentucky, and Central Kentucky Education Associations, Kentucky Academy of Science, Kentucky Academy of Social Science, American Southern Economic Association, the National Tax Association, National Municipal League, American Society for Public Administration, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was a member of the honorary organizations of Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Omega Pi, Phi Delta Phi, and Phi Delta Kappa. He was a member of the Richmond Lions Club, Knights of Pythias, the Christian Church, and was district governor of Lions International in 1948.
Dr. Moore died on February 26, 1980, and was buried at the Richmond Cemetery.
*EKU SERIES*
DESCRIPTION: This series consists of two boxes of material related to William J. Moore's time at Eastern. This series contains minutes of the various committees on which he served. His profile is also included in this series.
Inventory Box 1 Advisory Committee 1963-1964 Associated Programs in Educational Administration Minutes 1955-1959 Century Fund 1968 Committee on Plans and Programs Minutes 1939-1941 Correspondence 1927-1979 Curriculum for Teacher Education Guide 1966 Miscellaneous Newsclippings Box 2 Photographs ND Precessors ND Profile ND Programs 1948-1874 Standards (EKSC) ND Study of Teacher Education 1940
*GENEALOGY SERIES*
DESCRIPTION: This series is comprised of genealogical research William J. Moore did. This series is subdivided into five subseries: correspondence, documents, Brandenburg Family, Moore Family, and Other Surnames.
CORRESPONDENCE SUBSERIES
DESCRIPTION: The correspondence of William J. Moore consists of two boxes. The files are arranged alphabetically by family surnames and the letters therein are arranged alphabetically by author's last name. The letters were written between the years of 1902 and 1980. These are personal letters from friends and families regarding genealogy. One box consists of letters only on the Brandenburg Family Line. They are divided into two families, the Matthias family line and the non-Matthias family line. The envelopes have been stored with the letters.
Inventory Box 3 Allister, Berry, and Blackwell Family 1968-1978 Bowman Family 1936-1980 Carver, Clark, Cole, Combs, Gabbard, and Hamilton Family 1962-1980 Kilburn, McGuire, Palmer, and Porter Family 1968-1979 Miscellaneous 1938-1979 Moore Family 1938-1978 Pound, Rose, Smith, String, Treadway, Vesser & Wilson Family 1949-1979 Box 4 Matthias Brandenburg Family (A-C) 1931-1980 Matthias Brandenburg Family (D-Z) 1902-1979 Non-Matthias Family 1931-1971 DOCUMENTS SUBSERIES
DESCRIPTION: These documents are contained in two boxes. The documents consist of death records, civil war documents, etc. The documents are arranged in alphabetical order by the individual's surname.
Inventory Box 5 Bailey, Green & Elizabeth 1864-1911 Beatty, J.M. 1861-1916 Blackwell, Joseph 1861-1863 Bowman, Elihu 1864-1926 Bowman, Elijah 1795 Bowman, William 1861-1917 Brandenburgh, Abraham C. 1862-1896 Brandenburgh, Absalom 1815 Brandenburgh, Alexander 1779-1780 Brandenburgh, Ancil 1861-1913 Brandenburgh, Anne 1809 Brandenburgh, Anthony 1833 Brandenburgh, David 1836-1902 Brandenburgh, Elijah W. 1861-1896 Brandenburgh, Hardin 1861-1898 Brandenburgh, Henry 1861-1892 Brandenburgh, Jackson 1861-1899 Brandenburgh, Jacob 1793 Brandenburgh, James 1861-1915 Brandenburgh, Jeptha 1861 Brandenburgh, John 1835 Brandenburgh, John H. 1861-1924 Brandenburgh, Joseph 1844-1864 Brandenburgh, Matthias 1767-1789 Brandenburgh, Samuel 1839-1861 Brandenburgh, Samuel P. 1861-1941 Brandenburgh, Solomon 1861 Brandenburgh, Taylor 1861-1904 Brandenburgh, Thomas 1861-1878 Brandenburgh, William 1808-1832 Brandenburgh, William H. 1861-1863 Clark, Andrew H. 1861-1930 Clark, David W. 1863-1902 Clark, Henry J. 1861-1912 Cole, Jesse H. 1861-1904 Cole, John 1861-1917 Collins, Levi 1810-1891 Cox, Elisha R.W. 1861-1916 Daniel, George W. 1847-1922 Daniel, John M. 1863-1898 Daniel, Thomas J. 1836-1975 Daughters of American Revolution 1740-1973 Death Certificates 1911-1941 Box 6 Eades, Joseph 1861 Flanery, Hampton 1861-1915 Franklin, Henry H. 1861-1926 Garrard, Theophilus T. 1861-1903 Geer, Thomas J. 1861-1920 Hamilton, John 1843-1915 Hamilton, Randolph S. 1861-1907 Hamilton, Wesley 1861-1901 Hogan, David 1861-1907 Holder, John 1780 Kilburn, Henderson 1863-1909 Kilburn, William 1861-1904 Lafarce, David K. 1848 May, Reuben 1902 McGuire, Felix G. 1861-1865 McGuire, Jonathon 1861-1891 McGuire, Thomas J. 1861-1907 Moore, James 1813 Moore, Hiram 1861-1898 Moore, James F. 1855-1883 Moore, Joseph P. 1868-1930 Moore, Nathan L. 1862 Moore, Preston 1861-1901 Moore, Timothy 1973 Moore, William 1845-1901 Newsclipping-Obituaries Partridge, Lelia E. 1915 Smallwood, William J. 1852-1902 Smith, Algin 1862-1864 Smith, Asa (Kentucky) 1861-1918 Smith, Asa (Missouri) 1863-1920 Smith, Henry 1847-1903 Smith, Huston 1863-1899 Smith, Milton H. 1863-1922 Smith, Richard 1861-1864 Stewart, Andrew J. 1861-1904 Stewart, John 1871-1932 Stewart, Silas 1861-1900 Strong, William 1861-1919 Treadway, Elisha B. 1847-1895 Wilson, Alfred C. 1864-1909 Wilson, Thomas H. 1861-1869 Wolgamot, Joseph 1774-1802 Woodard, James 1836-1919 MOORE GENEALOGY SUBSERIES
DESCRIPTION: The Moore Genealogy subseries is contained in one box. The subseries consists of materials William J. Moore used to do genealogy research on the Moore family line.
Inventory Box 7 Census Records Marriage Records Moore Manuscripts Names and Information Research Notes Wills BRANDENBURGH SUBSERIES
DESCRIPTION: The Brandenburgh series consists of one box of materials relating to the family line. These materials include census records and notes that William J. Moore collected while researching his mother's family line.
Inventory Box 8 Census Deeds Manuscripts Miscellaneous Notes Ruins Wills OTHER FAMILY SURNAMES GENEALOGY SUBSERIES
DESCRIPTION: This subseries consists of one box of information and notes that William J. Moore collected to research various family names. No dates are given.
Inventory Box 9 Bowman and Crawford Family Clark Family Frost Family Gentry Family Jett Family Jones Family Kilborn Family Miscellaneous Morris Family Photographs Reynolds Family Rose Family Smith Family Taylor Family Vasser Family Vital Statistics
*LIONS CLUB SERIES*
DESCRIPTION: The Lions Club series is comprised of two boxes. One box consits of information and material on the local Lions Club and the other box consists of material and information on the national Lions Club.
Inventory Box 10 (Local) Club Roster District ND Club Roster Local ND Correspondence-Local 1958-1978 Correspondence-National 1956-1979 Financial Report ND Gum Ball Machines ND Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation ND Leo Club Information ND Miscellaneous ND Newsclippings Newsletters-District 1976-1978 Newsletters-Lexington, Berea 1973 Newsletters-Local 1949-1979 Position and Duties of Officers and Committees ND Programs-Anniversary Dinner 1941-1979 Programs-Other Area Clubs 1931-1971 Box 11 (National) Candy Day ND Ceremony for Introduction of New Members ND Concise Information about Lions Club ND Constitution and By-Laws ND Information Committee ND Lions Club Histories ND Manual of Information ND Membership Brochures ND Miscellaneous Booklets ND Song and Game Booklets ND Turtle Derby Programs 1968-1978 Vision Brochures ND
*MEMORABILIA/PERSONAL SERIES*
DESCRIPTION: This series consists of two boxes. The box numbered 13 is an oversized box. Most of the contents in this series are certificates from W.J. Moore's activities in the Lions Club.
Inventory
Box 12
Letter of Appreciation upon Retirement 1965
Box 13
Plaque-EKU Leadership Award-1967
Plaque-Dedication of Moore Building-Feb. 4, 1968
Plaque-Lions International Master Key
Tintype-Dr. W.J. Moore
Name Plate-Mrs. Moore-EKU Homecoming-1968
Name Plate-Mrs. Moore-International Assoc. of Lions-New Orleans-1977
Pen-EKU 60 years
Pen-EKU Century Club
Ribbon-50th Anniversary UK College of Education-1973
Document-Recognition of Contribution to Moore from Revenue Dept-March 1945
Photo-W.J. Moore-11"x17" (4)
Photo-National Tax Assoc. 37th Conference, St. Louis,-Hotel Jefferson-1944
Document-Optimist Creed, Professional Code, Academic Freedom.
Certificates:
Sub-committee member on education of constitution review commission
July 20, 1949
Invitation to General Assembly into Extraordinary Session-Sept. 2, 1975
Ambassador of Good Will--The City of Louisville-Dec. 1
Certificate of Membership--Finance Officers Association
Certificate of Appreciation--Berea Lions Club-June 28, 1967
45 year Charter Monarch Certificate of Lions Club International
Invitation to attend Lions Club gathering anywhere-May 12, 1931
50th Anniversary Graduation of EKU
Certificate of Service to Lions Club (as president)-1931,1933,1937-38
Certificate on election as president from Lions Club International 1931
25-year Charter Monarch Certificate of Lions Club International
30-year Charter Monarch Certificate of Lions Club International
35-year Charter Monarch Certificate of Lions Club International
40-year Charter Monarch Certificate of Lions Club International
Certificate of Life Membership to National Education Assoc.-May 1955
In Recognition of Outstanding Service--KY Edu. Assoc - July 1, 1966
Certificate of a Commissioned Kentucky Colonel April 25, 1962
Certify Initiation into Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi Nov. 25, 1925
Certificate awarding distinguishing title of International
Counsellor-July 29, 1948
Reappointed, commission on higher education, for term expiring
March 9, 1974, Commonwealth of Kentucky-April 8,1971
60th Anniversary of Graduation from EKU
*PROFESSIONAL SERIES*
DESCRIPTION: This series consists of two boxes. These documents and materials are William J. Moore's professional notes on education, tax revision commission of Kentucky, speeches, minutes, and theses.
Inventory Box 14 Business Notes ND Correspondence 1951-1980 Council on Public Higher Education of Kentucky Minutes 1935-1938 Kentucky Cooperative Committee in Education Administration Minutes 1951-1952 Miscellaneous ND Newspaper Clippings Box 15 Notes/Info on Education ND Photographs ND Political ND Programs 1966-1976 Speeches on Education 1945 Tax Revision Commission of KY 1946 Thesis 1928 Thesis 1931
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