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Moody family papers, 1820-1950
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Moody family
- Title
- Moody family papers
- Dates
- 1820-1950 (inclusive)18201950
- Quantity
- 6 cubic feet, (5 record cartons and 2 flat boxes)
- Collection Number
- Mss 699
- Summary
- Papers of the Moody family include correspondence, financial records and other documents of Malcolm A. Moody and Zenas F. Moody, as well as miscellaneous family correspondence and records. Also included are correspondence, financial records, and genealogical material (including the Nesmith family) of Anne and Elizabeth Lang, employees of Malcolm A. Moody; and correspondence, diaries, and other materials of Thomas and Mary Lang. Zenas Ferry Moody was an Oregon merchant and governor, 1882-1887. One of his sons, Malcolm A. Moody, served on The Dalles city council, as Dalles mayor and as Oregon representative to U. S. Congress.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Zenas Ferry Moody was an Oregon merchant and governor, 1882-1887. He operated a business in The Dalles and surveyed the Umatilla Indian reservation. He married Mary Stephenson in 1853 and they had five children: Zenas A., Ralph E., Drusilla, and Malcolm A. Moody, who later served on The Dalles city council, 1885-1889, The Dalles mayor, 1884-1893, and as Oregon representative to U. S. Congress, 1899-1903.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Papers of the Moody family include correspondence, court trial records, financial records and speeches of Malcolm A. Moody, 1881-1925; correspondence, deeds, and financial records of Zenas F. Moody, 1871-1914; miscellaneous family correspondence and records, 1862-1921; correspondence, financial records, and genealogical material (including the Nesmith family) of Anne and Elizabeth Lang, employees of Malcolm A. Moody, 1820-1950; and correspondence, diaries, etc., of Thomas and Mary Lang.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Moody family papers, Mss 699, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Legislators--United States
Personal Names
- Lang, Anne Margaret, 1861-1952
- Lang, Elizabeth Louisa
- Lang, Mary Varney
- Lang, Thomas Stockpole
- Moody, Malcolm A., 1854-1925
- Moody, Z. F. (Zenas Ferry), 1832-1917
Family Names
- Moody family
- Nesmith family
Geographical Names
- Oregon--Politics and government
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- diaries
- financial records
- legal documents
