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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79033340
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 Joseph Arthur Moore, publisher and newspaperman, were given to the Library of Congress by his son, Joseph Arthur Moore, Jr., in 1955.
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Joseph Arthur Moore in these papers and in other collections of papers in the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
The papers of Joseph Arthur Moore 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.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Joseph Arthur Moore Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Joseph Arthur Moore (1879-1937) span the years 1910-1927 and consist of bound and unbound correspondence and printed matter relating to Moore’s relationship with publisher William Randolph Hearst.
The correspondence spans the years 1915-1927 and consists principally of letters, telegrams, and memoranda between Moore and Hearst concerning newspaper operations and policy, local and national politics, and Hearst’s magazine and motion picture interests. It also includes correspondence with Arthur Brisbane, Robert W. Chambers, Millicent Hearst, and Ray Long. The printed matter consists of articles on Hearst and other miscellaneous items.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.