urn:taro:utexas.hrc.00343 Ruth Moore: A Preliminary Inventory of Her Papers in the Manuscript Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Finding aid created by Hope Rider Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, 2004 Finding aid encoded by Joan Sibley, January 2008 Finding aid written in English. The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Ruth Moore, 1903-1989 Ruth Moore Papers 1943-1962 5 boxes and 9 galley folders (2.1 linear feet) The Ruth Moore Papers contain manuscripts for eight of her works of fiction, as well one for a book of poetry, Cold as a Dog and the Wind Northeast: Ballads (1958). English Scope and Contents

The Ruth Moore Papers contain typescript drafts and galley files for eight of her works of fiction, as well a typescript for a book of poetry, Cold as a Dog and the Wind Northeast: Ballads (1958). There is also a letter to Moore from Elisabeth Hamilton at William Morrow & Company, Inc., concerning an award for her novel Jeb Ellis of Candlemas Bay (1952).

Acquisition:

Gift, 1964

Access:

Open for research

 Processed by:

Hope Rider, 2004

Additional Moore correspondence can be found in the papers of Thayer Hobson, her editor at William Morrow & Company, Inc.

 Container List Series I. Works, 1943-1962 1 Candlemas Bay (novel, 1950) 1 1-2 Typescript 1 3-5 Typescript worksheets 2 1 Typescript worksheets, cont'd 2 * Galley (*removed to galley files) 2 2 Cold as a Dog and the Wind Northeast: Ballads (poetry, 1958), printer's copy typescript with cover art 2 A Fair Wind Home (novel, 1955) 2 3-4 Typescript 2 * Galley (*removed to galley files) 2 The Fire Balloon (novel, 1948) 2 5-6 Typescript 3 1 Typescript, with cover art 3 * Galley (*removed to galley files) 3 2 Jeb Ellis of Candlemas Bay (novel, 1952), correspondence only 3 Second Growth (novel, 1962) 3 3-4 Printer's copy typescript 3 * Galley (*removed to galley files) 3 Speak to the Winds (novel, 1956) 3 5 Typescript 4 1 Typescript, cont'd 4 * Galleys (*two folders removed to galley files) 4 Spoonhandle (novel, 1948) 4 2-5 Typescript 4 * Galley (*removed to galley files) 4 The Walk Down Main Street (novel, 1960) 5 1-2 Typescript 5 * Galley (*removed to galley files) 5 The Weir (novel, 1943) 5 3-4 Typescript 5 * Galley (*removed to galley files)