<I>The Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Archival Collection</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1945-1949
name: label: Subject of
content: Harry Tyson Moore, American, 1905 - 1951
label: Subject of
content: Harriette Vyda Simms Moore, American, 1902 - 1952
label: Owned by
content: Juanita Evangeline Moore, 1930 - 2015
label: Subject of
content: Ella Baker, American, 1903 - 1986
label: Subject of
content: Mary McLeod Bethune, American, 1875 - 1955
label: Subject of
content: Bethune-Cookman University, American, founded 1904
label: Subject of
content: Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887
label: Subject of
content: Charles Hamilton Houston, American, 1895 - 1951
label: Subject of
content: Thurgood Marshall, American, 1908 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: Juanita Evangeline Moore, 1930 - 2015
label: Subject of
content: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
label: Subject of
content: Pittsburgh Courier, American, 1907 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Progressive Voters League of Florida, American, founded 1944
label: Subject of
content: Walter F. White, American, 1893 - 1955
notes: label: Caption
content: See more about this collection in the Smithsonian Online Virtual Archive (SOVA) here: https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAAHC.A2018.12 or contact NMAAHC Archives at nmaahc-archivalcollection@si.edu.
label: Description
content: Scope and Contents: The Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Archival Collection chronicles Harry Moore's career in civil rights and education that ultimately led to his and his wife's murder. The materials in this collection were originally located in Harry T. Moore's briefcase and are dated from 1942 to 1949.
label: Description
content: The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, business records, ephemera, and newspaper clippings. The bulk of the material reflects Moore's work as a community leader working with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Progressive Voters League (PVL). The materials include original typed correspondence to and from Harry T. Moore as well as mimeographed letters that were saved for recordkeeping purposes. The briefcase and Moore's wallet (part of the NMAAHC Collection) were found by Harriette Moore's brother, George Simms, after the firebombing of the Moore's home on Christmas night in 1951. Both were given to the local authorities for the investigation. The briefcase was lost during the initial 1951-1952 investigations. It was found in 2006 by FBI Investigators in a barn close to the Moore's former home. The investigation was closed the same year and the briefcase and its contents were returned to the family. J. Evangeline Moore served as the steward of the collection, lending out materials to various organizations, journalists, writers, and filmmakers over the years to educate the masses about her father's work and her parents' legacy. This work continued until her death in 2015. This collection and related Moore family heirlooms were donated to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2013 and 2018, respectively.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Mims, Brevard County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Groveland, Lake County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Sanford, Seminole County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Hate crimes
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Lynching
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Suffrage
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1945-1953
label: Topic
content: Violence
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Archival Collection
label: Classification
content: Archival Collections
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Drapher "Skip" Pagan, Jr. in memory of Juanita Evangeline Moore
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2018.12
objectType: label: Type
content: documents
label: Type
content: administrative records
label: Type
content: legal documents
label: Type
content: correspondence
label: Type
content: clippings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Dimensions
content: 1 cubic ft