Moore Family, World War I Letters and Other Material, 1897/1952, bulk 1918/1919

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Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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No special access restriction applies.

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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Moore Family, World War I Letters and Other Material, A&M 3675, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.7 Linear Feet 7 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.)
Creator:
Moore family
Abstract:
Chiefly the World War I letters of brothers Arch C. Moore and John Cecil Moore and relative Virgil E. Moore, all from Diamond, Kanawha County, West Virginia, who served in the American Expeditionary Force in 1918 and 1919. The Moores wrote to both their mother, Armilda Moore, and their sister, Nora Moore, during their military service. Primary topics for all of the correspondents include the weather; their health; sending and receiving letters from home; girls; and family news. Collection also includes three additional World War I letters written to Nora Moore; two 1939 letters written to Nora Moore from an English pen pal; approximately twenty undated and unidentified military and family photographs, probably from World War I; picture post cards from World War I and World War II; a World War II ration book and savings stamp booklet; and other miscellaneous Moore family items.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Moore Family, World War I Letters and Other Material, A&M 3675, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Chiefly the World War I letters of brothers Arch C. Moore and John Cecil Moore and relative Virgil E. Moore, all from Diamond, Kanawha County, West Virginia, who served in the American Expeditionary Force in 1918 and 1919. The Moores wrote to both their mother, Armilda Moore, and their sister, Nora Moore, during their military service. Corporal Arch C. Moore of the 18th Veterinary Hospital Unit writes from Camp Meade, Maryland; Camp Lee, Virginia; and Sougy, France. Topics include his brother, Cecil; training; weather; the importance of letters from home; girls; his health; and his family at home. He also briefly mentions social activities and a trip to Nice. John Cecil Moore served in the 41st Depot Labor Company in Nancy, France. He writes about scenery in France; his health; caring for horses; girls; his brother, Arch; seeing new places; the weather; and the family farm in West Virginia. Virgil Moore served in the 13th Company, 20th Engineers, in France. Topics of his letters include sightseeing; his health; his trip overseas; his family; war news; girls; being homesick; and concern about the family at home.

Collection also includes three additional World War I letters written to Nora Moore; two 1939 letters written to Nora Moore from an English pen pal; approximately twenty undated and unidentified military and family photographs, probably from World War I; picture post cards from World War I and World War II; a World War II ration book and savings stamp booklet; and other miscellaneous Moore family items.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
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