Letters to Moore A-Z
Scope and Contents
The majority of the letters came to the University Library in alphabetical files, evidently the contents of a filing cabinet. There was also a small concertina file of letters to Dorothy Moore, mostly from family friends and former tenants. These have been incorporated, since they often include references to Moore, or are addressed to him jointly. A few additional letters were found in other parts of the collection e.g. interleaved in books or lectures, and have been added to the sequence. Please note that there is no 8L/18 due to a cataloguing error. Correspondents have been identified very briefly, some identifications being probable rather than certain, especially in the case of brief communications such as letters of congratulation. The source of information is indicated in brackets and in abbreviated form e.g. (DNB). Many corres-pondents naturally were other academic philosophers in the UK and the USA, and many were members of Cambridge University, and especially of Trinity College. For letters from [AMBROSE, Alice], please see [LAZEROWITZ, Alice Ambrose]. Abbreviations GEM G.E. Moore DM Dorothy Moore TC Trinity College Cambridge KC King's College Cambridge DNB Dictionary of National Biography WW Who's Who, and Who was Who WWAm Who's Who in America and Who was Who in America Venn Alumni Cantabrigienses, by J.A. Venn GCR Girton College Register 1869-1969 NCR Newnham College Register 1871-1971 Grad `Graduati' index cards for graduates of Cambridge University, in the University Archives NUC The National Union Catalog of printed books (for American academics) One item of correspondence with CORT, J. C. (medical research student, formerly of Yale University) in section 8F. The letter, which is from 1954 and concerns "enclosure in E.M.Forster Jul 12, protest at proposed deportation," can be found at 8F/7/2.
Creator
- From the Fonds: Moore, George Edward, 1873-1958 (philosopher) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
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