Lydia Louise Mooar: An Inventory of Her Papers, 1876-1971 and undated, in the Southwest Collection, Special Collections Libraries

Lydia Louise Mooar:

An Inventory of Her Papers, 1876-1971 and undated, in the Southwest Collection, Special Collections Libraries


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Mooar, Lydia Louise, b. 1887
	Title:	Lydia Louise Mooar Papers,
	Dates:	1876-1971 and undated
	Abstract:	Papers of Lydia Louise Mooar relating to activities of Mooar family members.
	Collection #	S 722.1
	Quantity:	2 boxes (1.3 linear feet)
	Language	English.
	Repository	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

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.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research


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

Related Material


	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



		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.

Collection Inventory



Papers, 1876-1971 and undated
box	folder
1	1	Business Correspondence and Receipts, 1910-1914
	2	Business Correspondence, 1915-1918
	3	Business Correspondence, 1919-1927
	4	Business Correspondence, 1928-1929
	5	Business Correspondence, 1930-1932
	6	Business Correspondence, 1933
	7	Business Correspondence, 1934-1959
	8	Correspondence, Financial Documents, and Hand Notes, undated
	9	Correspondence with J. Wright Mooar, transcribed letters, 1872-1882
	10	Correspondence with Lydia Louise Mooar, 1965-1971
	11	Financial and Legal Documents, 1881-1915
box	folder
2	1	Financial and Legal Documents, 1885-1906
	2	Financial and Legal Documents, undated
	3	Financial Documents, 1876-1885
	4	Legal Documents, 1908-1928
		Literary Production
box	folder
2	5		Interview notes with J. Wright Mooar, 2 6 2 7 2 8 1938
	6		"The Mooar Brothers and Adobe Walls" by Lydia Louise Mooar, ca. 1960s
	7		"The Mooar Brothers and Adobe Walls" by Lydia Louise Mooar, ca. 1960s
	8		"My Longest Day" by Lydia Louise Mooar, undated
		Printed Material
box	folder
2	9		"Beginning of the Buffalo Slaughter "article, undated
	10		"History That Will Never Be Repeated" by Lan Frank, partial photocopied pages, undated
	11	Photographs of Family Members, undated
		Scrapbook Material
box	folder
2	12		Certificate of Baptism of John Combs Mooar, torn page, 1886
	13		James de la Fuente programs and news clipping, undated
	14		Marriage Certificate of John W. Mooar and Margaret McCollum, 1885
	15		Note on Lydia Louise Mooar, 1959
		Memorabilia
box	folder
2	16		Two empty wallets, undated
	17		Valencia, New Mexico print, undated