Descriptive Summary
Mooar, Lydia Louise, b.
1887
Lydia Louise Mooar
Papers,
1876-1971 and undated
Papers of Lydia Louise
Mooar relating to activities of Mooar family members.
S 722.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
2 boxes (1.3 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
A public school teacher, Lydia Louise Mooar was born in 1887 in Scurry
County, Texas, the daughter of John Wesley and Margaret McCollum Mooar. She was
educated at Colorado City, Texas, and attended St. Mary's College in Dallas,
Texas, and Word Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee. She taught school in Texas,
Florida, and Georgia before retiring in 1959. Her father and his brother, J.
Wright Mooar, were involved in buffalo hunting and ranching.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, financial materials, legal
materials, literary productions, and scrapbook material. It bulks (1876-1933)
with financial and legal material such as land deeds, leases and wills dealing
primarily with the business of John Combs Mooar, the brother of Lydia Louise
Mooar. Also includes a few materials dealing with J. Wright Mooar and John
Wesley Mooar.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Mooar, Lydia Louise, b.
1887
Mooar, John
Combs
Mooar, John Wesley,
1846-1918
Mooar, Margaret McCollum,
1862-1918
Mooar, J. Wright (John
Wright), 1851-1940
Places
Mooar Brothers Ranch
(Tex.)
Scurry County
(Tex.)--History
Colorado City
(Tex.)
Subjects
American bison
hunting--Texas--History
Adobe Walls, Battle of,
Tex., 1874
American
bison--Texas
Gifts, 1965-1971
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, June 2003
Preferred Citation
Lydia Louise Mooar Papers, 1876-1971 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Lore and Legend: A Compilation of Documents
Depicting the History of Colorado City and Mitchell County. Colorado
City, Texas, 1976.
Robinson, Charles M.
The Buffalo Hunters.Austin, Texas:
State House Press, 1995.
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- John Wesley Mooar Papers, 1871-1917 and undated
- Margaret McCollum (Mrs. John Wesley) Mooar Papers, 1870-1920
Collection Inventory
Papers, 1876-1971 and undated
1
1
Business Correspondence and Receipts,
1910-1914
1
2
Business Correspondence,
1915-1918
1
3
Business Correspondence,
1919-1927
1
4
Business Correspondence,
1928-1929
1
5
Business Correspondence,
1930-1932
1
6
Business Correspondence,
1933
1
7
Business Correspondence,
1934-1959
1
8
Correspondence, Financial Documents, and Hand Notes,
undated
1
9
Correspondence with J. Wright Mooar, transcribed
letters,
1872-1882
1
10
Correspondence with Lydia Louise Mooar,
1965-1971
1
11
Financial and Legal Documents,
1881-1915
2
1
Financial and Legal Documents,
1885-1906
2
2
Financial and Legal Documents,
undated
2
3
Financial Documents,
1876-1885
2
4
Legal Documents,
1908-1928
Literary Production
2
5
Interview notes with J. Wright Mooar, 2 6 2 7 2 8
1938
2
6
The Mooar Brothers and Adobe
Walls by Lydia Louise Mooar,
ca. 1960s
2
7
The Mooar Brothers and Adobe
Walls by Lydia Louise Mooar,
ca. 1960s
2
8
My Longest Day by Lydia
Louise Mooar,
undated
Printed Material
2
9
Beginning of the Buffalo
Slaughter article,
undated
2
10
History That Will Never Be
Repeated by Lan Frank, partial photocopied pages,
undated
2
11
Photographs of Family Members,
undated
Scrapbook Material
2
12
Certificate of Baptism of John Combs Mooar, torn page,
1886
2
13
James de la Fuente programs and news clipping,
undated
2
14
Marriage Certificate of John W. Mooar and Margaret
McCollum,
1885
2
15
Note on Lydia Louise Mooar,
1959
Memorabilia
2
16
Two empty wallets,
undated
2
17
Valencia, New Mexico print,
undated