Marie L. (Savage) Moree (1910-2011) was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Arts from Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University) before marrying Ray Moree (1913-1998) of Ellensburg, WA, in 1941. Ray and Marie moved to Pullman, WA, where he served as a Professor of Zoology at Washington State University from 1942-1977. Marie remained in Pullman until her death in 2011.
This collection consists of personal papers and household records of Marie L. Moree (1910-2011) of Pullman, WA, from 1928 to 1995. This collection contains diaries with daily entries throughout Marie's lifetime, as well as handwritten household account books noting weekly and monthly expenses, records of food canning, and local events. These papers provide extensive information about the household economics of the Moree family, specifically from the time they moved to Pullman in 1942 to 1995.
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
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Preliminary Guide to the Marie Moree Papers, 1928-1995 (MS.1997.12)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
This collection was donated to Washington State University Libraries by Marie Moree in 1997 (MS.1997.12).
Ray Moree Papers (MS.2011.20)
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