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By Jackie Couture, Molly Bowen, Lee Ann Eades
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
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 correspondence was saved by Dr. Moore. His civic activities, especially with the Richmond Lions Club, are well documented in these papers. For more information about 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 Kentucky Institutional Oral History project. These interviews shed additional light on Moore's personal and political career.
Biographical Note
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.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Moore, Nazza Kilborn
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Eastern Kentucky University],
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Series 3: Lions Club],
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Series 4: Memorabilia and Personal],
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Series 5: Professional Records],
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Series 6: Oversize Materials],
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Series 7: Artifacts],
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- Series 2: Genealogy
- This series is comprised of genealogical research compiled by William J. Moore. This series is subdivided into five subseries: correspondence, documents, Brandenburg Family, Moore Family, and Other Surnames.
- Sub-Series 1: Correspondence
- 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.
- Box 3
- Barcode: 31234014058679
- Folder 1: Allister, Berry, and Blackwell Family, 1968-1978
- Folder 2: Bowman Family, 1936-1980
- Folder 3: Carver, Clark, Cole, Combs, Gabbard, and Hamilton Family, 1962-1980
- Folder 4: Kilburn, McGuire, Palmer, and Porter Family, 1968-1979
- Folder 5: Miscellaneous, 1938-1979
- Folder 6: Moore Family, 1938-1978
- Folder 7: Pound, Rose, Smith, String, Treadway, Vesser & Wilson Family, 1949-1979
- Box 4
- Barcode: 31234014058661
- Folder 1: Matthias Brandenburg Family (A-C), 1931-1980
- Folder 2: Matthias Brandenburg Family (D-Z), 1902-1979
- Folder 3: Non-Matthias Family, 1931-1971
- Sub-Series 2: Documents
- The 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.
- Box 5
- Barcode: 31234014058646
- Folder 1: Bailey, Green & Elizabeth
- Folder 2: Beatty, J.M., 1864-1911
- Folder 3: Blackwell, Joseph, 1861-1863
- Folder 4: Bowman, Elihu, 1864-1926
- Folder 5: Bowman, Elijah, 1795
- Folder 6: Bowman, William, 1861-1917
- Folder 7: Brandenburg, Abraham C., 1862-1896
- Folder 8: Brandenburg, Absalom, 1815
- Folder 9: Brandenburg, Alexander, 1779-1780
- Folder 10: Brandenburg, Ancil, 1861-1913
- Folder 11: Brandenburg, Anne, 1809
- Folder 12: Brandenburg, Anthony, 1833
- Folder 13: Brandenburg, David, 1836-1902
- Folder 14: Brandenburg, Elijah W., 1861-1896
- Folder 15: Brandenburg, Hardin, 1861-1898
- Folder 16: Brandenburg, Henry, 1861-1892
- Folder 17: Brandenburg, Jackson, 1861-1899
- Folder 18: Brandenburg, Jacob, 1793
- Folder 19: Brandenburg, James, 1861-1915
- Folder 20: Brandenburg, Jeptha, 1861
- Folder 21: Brandenburg, John, 1835
- Folder 22: Brandenburg, John H., 1861-1924
- Folder 23: Brandenburg, Joseph, 1844-1864
- Folder 24: Brandenburg, Matthias, 1767-1789
- Folder 25: Brandenburg, Samuel, 1839-1861
- Folder 26: Brandenburg, Samuel P., 1861-1941
- Folder 27: Brandenburg, Solomon, 1861
- Folder 28: Brandenburg, Taylor, 1861-1904
- Folder 29: Brandenburg, Thomas, 1861-1878
- Folder 30: Brandenburg, William, 1808-1832
- Folder 31: Brandenburg, William H., 1861-1863
- Folder 32: Clark, Andrew H., 1861-1930
- Folder 33: Clark, David W., 1863-1902
- Folder 34: Clark, Henry J., 1861-1912
- Folder 35: Cole, Jesse H., 1861-1904
- Folder 36: Cole, John, 1861-1917
- Folder 37: Collins, Levi, 1810-1891
- Folder 38: Cox, Elisha R.W., 1861-1916
- Folder 39: Daniel, George W., 1847-1922
- Folder 40: Daniel, John M., 1863-1898
- Folder 41: Daniel, Thomas J., 1836-1975
- Folder 42: Daughters of American Revolution, 1740-1973
- Folder 43: Death Certificates, 1911-1941
- Box 6
- Barcode: 31234014058638
- Folder 1: Eades, Joseph, 1861
- Folder 2: Flanery, Hampton, 1861-1915
- Folder 3: Franklin, Henry H., 1861-1926
- Folder 4: Garrard, Theophilus T., 1861-1903
- Folder 5: Geer, Thomas J., 1861-1920
- Folder 6: Hamilton, John, 1843-1915
- Folder 7: Hamilton, Randolph S., 1861-1907
- Folder 8: Hamilton, Wesley, 1861-1901
- Folder 9: Hogan, David, 1861-1907
- Folder 10: Holder, John, 1780
- Folder 11: Kilburn, Henderson, 1863-1909
- Folder 12: Kilburn, William, 1861-1904
- Folder 13: Lafarce, David K., 1848
- Folder 14: May, Reuben, 1902
- Folder 15: McGuire, Felix G., 1861-1865
- Folder 16: McGuire, Jonathon, 1861-1891
- Folder 17: McGuire, Thomas J., 1861-1907
- Folder 18: Moore, James, 1813
- Folder 19: Moore, Hiram, 1861-1898
- Folder 20: Moore, James F., 1855-1883
- Folder 21: Moore, Joseph P., 1868-1930
- Folder 22: Moore, Nathan L., 1862
- Folder 23: Moore, Preston, 1861-1901
- Folder 24: Moore, Timothy, 1973
- Folder 25: Moore, William, 1845-1901
- Folder 26: Newsclipping-Obituaries
- Folder 27: Partridge, Lelia E., 1915
- Folder 28: Smallwood, William J.
- Folder 29: Smith, Algin, 1862-1864
- Folder 30: Smith, Asa (Kentucky), 1861-1918
- Folder 31: Smith, Asa (Missouri), 1863-1920
- Folder 32: Smith, Henry, 1847-1903
- Folder 33: Smith, Huston, 1863-1899
- Folder 34: Smith, Milton H., 1863-1922
- Folder 35: Smith, Richard, 1861-1864
- Folder 36: Stewart, Andrew J., 1861-1904
- Folder 37: Stewart, John, 1871-1932
- Folder 38: Stewart, Silas, 1861-1900
- Folder 39: Strong, William, 1861-1919
- Folder 40: Treadway, Elisha B., 1847-1895
- Folder 41: Wilson, Alfred C., 1864-1909
- Folder 42: Wilson, Thomas H., 1861-1869
- Folder 43: Wolgamot, Joseph, 1774-1802
- Folder 44: Woodard, James, 1836-1919
- Sub-Series 3: Moore Genealogy
- 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.
- Box 7
- Barcode: 31234014058620
- Folder 1: Census Records
- Folder 2: Marriage Records
- Folder 3: Moore Manuscripts
- Folder 4: Names and Information
- Folder 5: Research Notes
- Folder 6: Wills
- Sub-Series 4: Brandenburg Genealogy
- 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.
- Box 8
- Barcode: 31234014058612
- Folder 1: Census
- Folder 2: Deeds
- Folder 3: Manuscripts
- Folder 4: Miscellaneous
- Folder 5: Notes
- Folder 6: Ruins
- Folder 7: Wills
- Sub-Series 5: Miscellaneous Genealogy
- This subseries consists of one box of information and notes that William J. Moore collected to research various family names. No dates are given.
- Box 9
- Barcode: 31234014058604
- Folder 1: Bowman and Crawford Family
- Folder 2: Clark Family
- Folder 3: Frost Family
- Folder 4: Gentry Family
- Folder 5: Jett Family
- Folder 6: Jones Family
- Folder 7: Kilborn Family
- Folder 8: Miscellaneous
- Folder 9: Morris Family
- Folder 10: Photographs
- Folder 11: Reynolds Family
- Folder 12: Rose Family
- Folder 13: Smith Family
- Folder 14: Taylor Family
- Folder 15: Vasser Family
- Folder 16: Vital Statistics
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