Moose Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 2684

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Content Description

The collection contains materials related to the Moose Family of Arkansas, including clippings, family histories, and photographs. Family members mentioned in collection materials include James S. Moose, Sr.; James S. Moose, Jr.; Virginia Darden Moose; Richard M. Moose; Margaret Davis Moose; R. Redding Stevenson; and William Wilson Stevenson.

Dates

circa 1913-2024

Creator

Moose, Michael John (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Conditions Governing Use

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

The Moose family of Arkansas included family members in Conway County, and particularly in Morrilton.

Family members include Virginia Darden Moose, the first president of the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers; ambassador and diplomat James Sayle Moose, Jr.; diplomat Richard M. Moose; and writer Margaret Davis Moose. Extended family members include poet John Gould Fletcher and pioneer preacher William Wilson Stevenson.

For a detailed history of the family, see Digital Folder 1, Item 2, The Moose Family in Arkansas: Concerning Principally the Years from 1838 to 1944 and the Town of Morrilton, compiled by May Hope Moose and revised by Michael John Moose.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

2.72 Megabytes (4 pdf files)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by family member and by format.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Moose Family Papers were donated to Special Collections by Michael John Moose of Cincinnati, Ohio on February 21, 2024. Moose is the son of William Lewis Moose and the nephew of Richard M. Moose.