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Frank Lincoln Moore family papers, 1827-1935
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Moore, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1935.
- Title
- Frank Lincoln Moore family papers
- Dates
- 1827-1935 (inclusive)18271935
1886-1935 (bulk)18861935 - Quantity
- 2.70 cubic feet (6 boxes) + artifacts.
- Collection Number
- 01074
- Summary
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Moore (1866-1935) was born in Olivet, Michigan, the son of Merritt (1834-1908) and Mary Ann Wright Moore (1836-1923).
Frank Moore graduated from Ionia High School, a private preparatory school in Ionia, Michigan, in 1888. Although his parents were Congregationalists, Frank converted to the Presbyterian church in 1886 and from 1888-1890 organized sunday schools in Wyoming Territory. He was married in 1891 to Coral Evelina Leigh (b. 1867), whom he met while attending Ionia High School.
From 1890-1891 Frank attended the University of Michigan and switched back to Congregationalism. He was ordained as a Congregational minister in 1892 and graduated from the Chicago Theological Seminary in 1897. From 1892-1897 he also served as a home missionary in Wyoming and Colorado. Following his graduation from the seminary, Frank served as a pastor in the First Congregation Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming from 1905-1913 before assuming the position of secretary of the Congregational Home Missionary Society of Colorado and Utah from 1913-1918. Frank served as National Secretary of Missions for the Congregational Home Missionary Society from 1918-1926 and from 1926-1935 he was secretary of the Congregation Church Home Extension Boards western division.
In 1962 Frank's son, Austin L. Moore, edited Frank's diaries and letters and published "Souls and Saddlebags: The Diaries and Correspondence of Frank L. Moore, Western Missionary, 1888-1896."
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists mainly of correspondence from 1886-1935 between Moore and his family and other Congregational leaders, mostly while Moore was working in Wyoming and Colorado as a home missionary. He describes his work in Wyoming and an 1890 trip to Yellowstone National Park. There are also 18 pieces of correspondence from 1919-1940 between Coral Moore and May and Herbert Powell, childhood friends of Coral.
The collection also includes diaries (transcripts are also available), reports, sermons, and correspondence relating to Frank's work while in Wyoming and Colorado and for the National Home Missions and the Extension Board. The collection also includes a pastor's register from 1896-1901; and genealogical research material.
There are copies of the sermon and memorials presented at Moore's funeral, letters of condolences sent to Coral; miscellaneous photographs; an undated reminiscence of H.C. Herring, a Congregational minister; a partial copy of the "Souls and Saddlebags" manuscript; and miscellaneous other materials and artifacts.
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Subordinate Component # 1Return to Top
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Congregationalists -- Colorado.
- Congregationalists -- Minnesota.
- Congregationalists -- Wisconsin.
- Congregationalists -- Wyoming.
- Home missions -- West (U.S.)
Personal Names
- Herring, Hubert Clinton, 1889-1967.
Corporate Names
- Congregational Church Extension Boards.
- Congregational Home Missionary Society.
Family Names
- Moore family.
Geographical Names
- Colorado -- History -- 1876-1950.
- Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)
- Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
- Wyoming -- History -- To 1889.
- Yellowstone National Park.
Form or Genre Terms
- Artifacts.
- Diaries.
- Photographs.
- Reminiscences.
- Sermons.
Occupations
- Clergy.
- Missionaries.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Moore, Alice, 1858-1907.
- Moore, Austin Leigh, 1901-, ed. -- Souls and saddlebags.
- Moore, Charles Merritt, 1863-1936.
- Moore, Coral E. Leigh, b. 1867.
- Moore, Ellen, 1860-1888.
- Moore, Howard.
- Moore, John, d. 1907.
- Moore, Mary Ann Wright, 1836-1923.
- Moore, Merritt, 1834-1908.
- Powell, Herbert.
- Powell, May.
