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Ruth Moore:

A Preliminary Inventory of Her Papers in the Manuscript Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

Creator: Ruth Moore, 1903-1989
Title: Ruth Moore Papers
Dates: 1943-1962
Extent: 5 boxes and 9 galley folders (2.1 linear feet)
Abstract: The Ruth Moore Papers contain manuscripts for eight of her works of fiction, as well one for a book of poetry, Cold as a Dog and the Wind Northeast: Ballads (1958).
Call Number: Manuscript Collection MS-02901
Language: English
Access: Open for research

Administrative Information


Acquisition: Gift, 1964
Processed by: Hope Rider, 2004
Repository:

Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin

Scope and Contents


The Ruth Moore Papers contain typescript drafts and galley files for eight of her works of fiction, as well a typescript for a book of poetry, Cold as a Dog and the Wind Northeast: Ballads (1958). There is also a letter to Moore from Elisabeth Hamilton at William Morrow & Company, Inc., concerning an award for her novel Jeb Ellis of Candlemas Bay (1952).

Related Material


Additional Moore correspondence can be found in the papers of Thayer Hobson, her editor at William Morrow & Company, Inc.

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