William J. Moore papers

This collection is of primary interest for its observations on race relations in a middle-class community in the early twentieth century. Included are drafts of Moore's autobiography, a series of writings on race relations which may have been intended as a book manuscript, notes on the history...

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Main Author: Moore, William J. (Creator)
Collection:William J. Moore Papers
Collection Number:MSS121
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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099 |a MSS121 
100 1 |a Moore, William J.  |e creator 
245 1 |a William J. Moore papers  |f 1871-1952, undated 
300 |a 0.2 Linear feet  |f ; 1 box, 1 flat file 
500 |a Materials Separated from the Resource: Photographs have been separated to PG344. 
500 |a Processing Information: Finding aid reformatted by Lindsey Schwartz, 2020. 
520 |a This collection is of primary interest for its observations on race relations in a middle-class community in the early twentieth century. Included are drafts of Moore's autobiography, a series of writings on race relations which may have been intended as a book manuscript, notes on the history of Cape May and some of its inhabitants, and personal documents, including the marriage certificate of Moore's parents. 
520 |a William Moore was born in Philadelphia and grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He attended Howard University and taught in Delaware; West Chester; and Cape May, New Jersey. He founded an elementary and junior high school for Black children in Cape May and was its principal for 52 years. He worked as a tennis coach at a local country club during the summers. The collection contains his parents' marriage certificate, his manuscript autobiography, writings on race relations and other subjects, notes on the history of West Cape May and some of its inhabitants, clippings, and other items. 
524 8 |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], William J. Moore papers (MSS121), Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 
541 1 |a Gift of Wilbur Moore, 1975. Accession number M75-01. 
545 |a William J. Moore was born in Philadelphia circa 1872, and grew up in West Chester. He graduated from West Chester High School in 1890, and completed the Normal School program at Howard University in 1892. He taught school in West Chester before settling in Cape May, New Jersey. He married shortly after moving to Cape May, and he and his wife had seven children. He founded an elementary and junior high school for Black children in Cape May and was its principal for 52 years. He worked as a tennis coach at a local country club in the summers, and died in 1973. 
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 0 |a African American athletes. 
650 0 |a African American school principals--New Jersey. 
650 0 |a African Americans--Biography. 
650 0 |a African Americans--Relations with whites. 
650 0 |a Cape May (N.J.)--History. 
700 1 |a Moore, Wilbur  |e donor 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b William J. Moore Papers  |c MSS121 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/Balch%20manuscript_guide/html/moore.html