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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78033712
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of George Van Horn Moseley, army officer, were given to the Library of Congress by Moseley in 1953 and 1956. Additional installments were received from his estate in 1960 and from H. K. Thompson, Jr., in 1985.
The papers of George Van Horn Moseley were arranged and described in 1983. Additional material received in 1985 was incorporated into the collection in 1999. A description of Moseley's unpublished memoirs, "One Soldier's Journey," appeared in the
The papers of George Van Horn Moseley are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Copyright in the unpublished writings of George Van Horn Moseley in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, George Van Horn Moseley Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of
The
Diaries
,
1916-1919, the
Correspondence
series, 1907-1957, and the
Military Papers
,
1911-1942, relate primarily to Moseley's military career. The diaries document
his activities on the Mexican border, his service in
The
Military Papers
series is comprised chiefly of bound volumes that Moseley compiled about
various aspects of his military career. Subjects documented are the
The
Subject File
,
1855-1958, illustrates Moseley's interests in national and international
affairs. Topics featured are communism, military preparedness and manpower,
immigration, and world government. The files also reflect Moseley's attitude
toward Jews, his dislike of
The
Speeches and Writings
File
, 1915-1958, includes speeches, articles, notes, and other writings
by Moseley. His unpublished memoirs, "One Soldier's Journey," comprise the bulk
of the series. Written for his three sons, the memoirs chronicle some of
Moseley's early days in
The
Printed Matter
series, 1899-1955, is divided into two categories, books and miscellaneous. The
majority of the books are army and
The papers in the
Scrapbooks
series, 1889-1960, include military and personal correspondence, military
orders, writings, notes, and other material relating to Moseley's interests and
activities. Scrapbooks in Set 1 contain notes in which Moseley commented on
politics and international affairs. Volumes in Set 1 have an index in either
the front or back listing the topics and correspondents appearing in each
scrapbook. Some of the subjects most frequently documented are communism,
immigration, Jews, labor unions, and presidential parties and elections. Some
scrapbooks contain correspondence between Moseley and
Among the most significant and frequent of Moseley's correspondents
are
The collection is arranged in eight series:
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78033712
Typewritten diaries, bound and unbound.
Arranged chronologically.
Correspondence and memoranda between Moseley and friends, colleagues, acquaintances, and the public.
Arranged by type of material, bound and unbound. Bound material is further divided alphabetically or chronologically. Unbound correspondence is arranged chronologically.
Reports, orders, lists, writings, notes, and other material relating to Moseley's military career.
Arranged alphabetically by topic and type of material and therein chronologically.
Correspondence, memoranda, writings, notes, reports, maps, biographical information, newspaper clippings, and printed matter.
Arranged alphabetically by name of person or organization, topic, or type of material.
Speeches, notes, articles, and other writings.
Moseley's writings are divided into two categories: bound and unbound. The bound material is further arranged alphabetically by type of material or title. Unbound items are chronologically arranged. Speeches and writings by individuals other than Moseley are filed last in the series.
Books, pamphlets, leaflets, clippings, and other printed material.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and therein chronologically.
Correspondence, memoranda, orders, writings, notes, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed matter.
Arranged into two sets and therein numerically by volume number.
Oversize scrapbooks organized and described according to the series from which the items were removed.
Arranged chronologically.