A Guide to the Ike Moore Papers, 1850-1867
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Moore, Ike | |
| Title: | Moore, Ike, Papers | |
| Dates: | 1850-1867 | |
| Abstract: | Two drafts of the biography, Life and Diary of Reading W. Black, and a letter composes the Ike Moore Papers, 1850-1867, documenting the history of the upper Nueces region and its development by Reading Wood Black, a pioneer settler, land developer, and entrepreneur. | |
| Accession No.: | 1952 | |
| OCLC No.: | 754914359 | |
| Extent: | 3 items | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Author and historian Ike Moore was a state supervisor for the Historical Records Survey in San Antonio, Texas.
Scope and Contents
Two drafts of the biography, Life and Diary of Reading W. Black, and a letter composes the Ike Moore Papers, 1850-1867, documenting the history of the upper Nueces region and its development by Reading Wood Black, a pioneer settler, land developer, and entrepreneur. The papers describe the establishment of San Antonio and the Republic of Texas, along with political and social affairs, during the 19th century. Additionally, an 1866 copy of a letter to “Jennie” from Black concerns familial matters.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Moore, Ike -- Archives. | ||
| Black, Reading W. (Reading Wood), 1830-1867. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas -- History. | ||
| Places | ||
| Uvalde (Tex.) -- History. | ||
| San Antonio (Tex.) -- History. | ||
| Texas -- History | ||
| Texas -- History -- Republic, 1836-1846. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Ike Moore Papers, 1850-1867, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory | |||||||||||||
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| 2F58 | Biography of Reading W. Black, 1850-1867 | ||||||||||||
| Letter to “Jennie,” 1866 | |||||||||||||