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Julia A. Moore Letter to Fred and Mable

 Collection
Identifier: MG 5019

Scope and Contents

Julia A. (Kneen) Moore is the mother-in-law of Margaret Bryan McCallie Moore (Class of 1898). This collection includes a personal correspondence to her son, Fred, and Mabel. It outlines her experience during the 1906 fire of the Administration building at the University of Idaho. Also included is a newspaper clipping from the Moscow Evening Journal, March 30, 1906, no. 130. The clipping is about the Administration building fire.

Dates

  • Creation: 30 March 1906

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Julia A. (Kneen) Moore was born on January 14, 1844 in Rochester, New York. Little in known about her childhood, or how she ended up in the state of Idaho. What is known, is that she married Charles Moore (1841-1888) in 1864. Together they had about four children: Harry Kneen, Flora Patience, Fred Cushing, and Edna Lucile. Her son, Fred Cushing Moore, married Margaret Bryan McCallie. Margaret was a member of the University of Idaho 1898 graduating class.

Her and her family had a residence in Moscow. In 1906, they witnessed the destruction of the Administration building fire on the U of I campus. Julia A. (Kneen) Moore died on January 30, 1930 in Walla Walla, Washington.

Extent

2 items

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Letter from Julia A. (Kneen) Moore and a newspaper clipping about the Adminsitration building fire of 1906.

Physical Location

This collection is located in the Small Manuscripts section of U of I Library Special Collection and Archives.

Title
Guide to Julia A. Moore Letter to Fred and Mable
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Sara Szobody.
Date
2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository