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J. Hampton Moore papers
The personal papers of J. Hampton Moore, one of the civic and political leaders of 20th century Philadelphia, fall into five sections, each covering a phase of Moore's career. The earliest papers, 1884-circa 1900, pertain to his early life and his start in politics. Many clippings and letters...
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| Collection: | J. Hampton Moore Papers |
| Collection Number: | 1541 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Moore, J. Hampton (Joseph Hampton) |d 1864-1950 |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a J. Hampton Moore papers |f 1786-1952 | |
| 300 | |a 162.0 Linear feet |f 363 boxes, 73 volumes, 2 flat files | ||
| 520 | |a The personal papers of J. Hampton Moore, one of the civic and political leaders of 20th century Philadelphia, fall into five sections, each covering a phase of Moore's career. The earliest papers, 1884-circa 1900, pertain to his early life and his start in politics. Many clippings and letters reveal his activities as a reporter and editorial writer, 1884-1894. Some material on the Johnstown flood, 1889, is also included. For the period 1894-1906, there is considerable information on local politics. The second group of papers, pertains to the period when Moore was a U.S. congressman, 1906-1920, is voluminous and reveals the activities of a hard-working and influential big city representative and disclose the pressures exerted by various economic, social, religious, cultural and national groups about proposed legislation. There is much on World War I, 1914-1918. The third group pertains to Moore's career in local politics and includes: correspondence, reports, and clippings on his two terms as Mayor, 1920-1924, and 1932-1936; some correspondence and clippings, 1920-1949, on other political and local affairs. The fourth section pertains to Moore's activities in social and political clubs. The Five O'Clock Club, a well-known dining club organized in 1883, is represented by correspondence, notes, and invitations, 1890-1930. Correspondence, 1900-1912, of the National League of Republican Clubs is also contained in this group. The last major group of papers is that of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association. Moore was president of this group from its organization in 1907 to 1948. Correspondence, clippings, and pamphlets on the efforts to construct a deep-channel, protected waterway from Boston to Miami. Correspondents include: W.J. Bryan, John J. Pershing, Al Smith, Charles Warren Fairbanks, Boies Penrose, Zane Grey, Grover Cleveland, W.G. Harding, Cyrus Curtis, Theodore Roosevelt, George Dewey, Mark Hanna, Elihu Root, A. Graham Bell, Calvin Coolidge, William McKinley, Joseph Grundy, Edward Bok, Georges Clemenceau, John Burroughs, Henry Ford, and others. | ||
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of J. Hampton Moore.; 1944-1949 acquired | |
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association. |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Mayors--Philadelphia |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a National League of Republican Clubs. |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Peace Jubilee of 1898--Philaldelphia |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a United States--Congress--Pennsylvania |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b J. Hampton Moore Papers |l 1541 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid1541moore.pdf |