Moore papers, 1924-1993.
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topic: Diaries, 1926
subject: Diaries, 1926
topic: Correspondence, 1926-1927, 1974-1990
subject: Correspondence, 1926-1927, 1974-1990
topic: Memorabilia, 1926
subject: Memorabilia, 1926
topic: Biographical Information, circa 1926-1993
subject: Biographical Information, circa 1926-1993
topic: Scrapbook, 1924-1928
subject: Scrapbook, 1924-1928
topic: Photographs, circa 1924-1990
subject: Photographs, circa 1924-1990
topic: Travel Diary: "My Walking Tour Around the Baltics with Variations," June 19-August 28, 1926
subject: Travel Diary: "My Walking Tour Around the Baltics with Variations," June 19-August 28, 1926
topic: Correspondence, 1926-1927
subject: Correspondence, 1926-1927
topic: Correspondence, 1974-1990
subject: Correspondence, 1974-1990
topic: Passport, 1926
subject: Passport, 1926
topic: Itineraries, 1926 "Around the Baltics" trip
subject: Itineraries, 1926 "Around the Baltics" trip
topic: 1926 student tours paricipant list
subject: 1926 student tours paricipant list
topic: European postcards, 1926
subject: European postcards, 1926
topic: Map; Museum floorplan; Name cards; Orchestral program; Menu; Ticket from 1926 trip
subject: Map; Museum floorplan; Name cards; Orchestral program; Menu; Ticket from 1926 trip
topic: Guidebooks, 1926
subject: Guidebooks, 1926
topic: Dress, probably from one of the countries visited in 1926
subject: Dress, probably from one of the countries visited in 1926
topic: Newspaper clippings and obituaries, circa 1926-1993
subject: Newspaper clippings and obituaries, circa 1926-1993
topic: Scrapbook, Mount Holyoke College, 1924-1928
subject: Scrapbook, Mount Holyoke College, 1924-1928

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Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
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is publisher of: Moore papers, 1924-1993.
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provides access to: Moore papers
provides access to: Diaries, 1926
provides access to: Correspondence, 1926-1927, 1974-1990
provides access to: Memorabilia, 1926
provides access to: Biographical Information, circa 1926-1993
provides access to: Scrapbook, 1924-1928
provides access to: Photographs, circa 1924-1990
provides access to: Travel Diary: "My Walking Tour Around the Baltics with Variations," June 19-August 28, 1926
provides access to: Correspondence, 1926-1927
provides access to: Correspondence, 1974-1990
provides access to: Passport, 1926
provides access to: Itineraries, 1926 "Around the Baltics" trip
provides access to: 1926 student tours paricipant list
provides access to: European postcards, 1926
provides access to: Map; Museum floorplan; Name cards; Orchestral program; Menu; Ticket from 1926 trip
provides access to: Guidebooks, 1926
provides access to: Dress, probably from one of the countries visited in 1926
provides access to: Newspaper clippings and obituaries, circa 1926-1993
provides access to: Scrapbook, Mount Holyoke College, 1924-1928

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Moore papers, 1924-1993.
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Moore papers
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date: 1924-1993.
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scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection The Dorothy Beatrice Gleason Moore Papers include a diary, correspondence, memorabilia, a scrapbook, biographical information, and photographs dating from 1924-1993. Most of this material relates to her 1926 trip to England, Sweden, Germany, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Switzerland, France, Latvia, and Lithuania. These documents include a travel diary, letters and postcards to and from Moore, itineraries, guidebooks and other memorabilia, and photographs. The scrapbook reflects her activities as a student at Mount Holyoke College, chiefly in 1924-1925. It includes comments about faculty members and the campus, class songs and yells, lists of "favorite things," social functions, "memorable trips," and "dates and doings." Biographical information consists of newspaper clippings, an invitation to her wedding in 1938, and copies of her obituaries. Photographs are of Moore and some of her friends, including several Mount Holyoke College classmates.
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Moore, Dorothy Gleason, 1905-1993.
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Biographical History for: Moore papers
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body: Biographical Note Dorothy Beatrice Gleason was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on April 16, 1905 to Albert J. Gleason and Emma Searle Gleason. Her father owned and operated Drake Secretarial Colleges in New Jersey. She attended Bergen School for Girls in Jersey City from 1916-1920, then went to the Beard School for Girls in Orange, New Jersey from 1920-1923. She entered Mount Holyoke College in 1924. In 1928, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She recieved her Master of Arts degree in English from Columbia University in 1935. From November 1929 until August 1931 she worked as a hostess and secretary at the Mayflower Apartments in Jersey City. From approximately 1939 until her retirement in 1968, she was the owner and president of the Drake Secretarial Colleges. She married William Cecil Moore on September 3, 1938 in Tigrett, Tennessee. Her husband worked at Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey, first as an English teacher and later as the chairman of the English department. Their daughter Dorothy Anne was born on December 13, 1939. She died on February 13, 1993 at her home in Teaneck, New Jersey, at the age of eighty-seven.
topic: Moore, Dorothy Gleason, 1905-1993.
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Diaries, 1926
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scopecontent: This series consists of a travel diary entitled "My Walking? Tour around the Baltics with Variations" with entries from June 19-August 28, 1926. The volume describes her daily activities during a tour of Europe in 1926. It includes information about her travels in Sweden, England, Germany, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Switzerland, France, Latvia, and Lithuania. Her observations include such commentary as "June 21. Spent the day on deck. Fooled around with several Amherst men and one Harvard youth who can't seem to remember his own name. Had a regular skein of german beer which does not appeal to me. My trip: sea - blue - glorious; sleep - necessary, overcoming; men - inebriated, disgustingly foolish; moon - sublime; Food - at all hours, all kinds; Crew - German, friendly; Date with Dick - adorable."
access restrictions: Unrestricted

Correspondence, 1926-1927, 1974-1990
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scopecontent: This series consists of letters and postcards written to and by Moore, 1926-1990. Of particular note are documents relating to her trip to Europe in 1926. These items include postcards that she sent to her mother and letters from people whom she met during the trip (including an Estonian man who wrote a love letter to her, 15 August 1927).
access restrictions: Unrestricted

Memorabilia, 1926
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extent: 9 folders
scopecontent: This series consists of materials relating to Moore's 1926 tour of Europe, including her passport, travel itineraries, a map of the tour route, postcards, and guidebooks. The guidebooks include a publication entitled "Poland's Access to the Sea and the Claims of East Prussia," published in 1926.
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Biographical Information, circa 1926-1993
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scopecontent: Consists of newspaper clippings about Moore and her friends. These clippings include obituaries. The series also contains an invitation to Moore's wedding in 1938.
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Scrapbook, 1924-1928
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scopecontent: This series consists of a scrapbook Moore kept as a student at Mount Holyoke College, 1924-1928. The volume primarily contains a list of friends, comments about faculty members and the campus, class songs and yells, lists of "favorite things," social functions, "memorable trips," and "dates and doings," 1924-1925. It also includes some memorabilia such as ticket stubs, photographs, and a program for a 1924 football game between Columbia and Syracuse.
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Photographs, circa 1924-1990
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scopecontent: This series contains photographs of Moore as well as several of her Mount Holyoke College classmates. These primarily consist of photographs taken while she was a student at Mount Holyoke, 1924-28. There are also some later photographs of several of Moore's classmates.
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Diaries, 1926
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has part: Map; Museum floorplan; Name cards; Orchestral program; Menu; Ticket from 1926 trip
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Biographical Information, circa 1926-1993
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Scrapbook, 1924-1928
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Photographs, circa 1924-1990
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Travel Diary: "My Walking Tour Around the Baltics with Variations," June 19-August 28, 1926
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Correspondence, 1926-1927
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Correspondence, 1974-1990
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Passport, 1926
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Itineraries, 1926 "Around the Baltics" trip
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1926 student tours paricipant list
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European postcards, 1926
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Map; Museum floorplan; Name cards; Orchestral program; Menu; Ticket from 1926 trip
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Guidebooks, 1926
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Guidebooks, 1926
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Guidebooks, 1926
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Dress, probably from one of the countries visited in 1926
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Newspaper clippings and obituaries, circa 1926-1993
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Scrapbook, Mount Holyoke College, 1924-1928
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Photographs, circa 1924-1990
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