Scope and Content Note
The Genevieve Moore Papers consist of correspondence and research files that Moore compiled in her capacity as editor of Pay Dirt magazine and The Mining Journal. These files contain extensive information on federal regulations relating to mining operations including labor, mine safety, monetary policy, environmental protection, use of public lands, taxation, and trade policy. Although the papers extend from 1912 to 1971, the bulk of the collection concerns federal regulations and corporate management of mining operations in the Southwestern United States from 1945 to 1970.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1971
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1945-1970
Language of Materials
Material in English
Access Restrictions
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Copyright
Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Biographical Note
Genevieve Moore was born to Thomas Taylor and Laura Rosalie (Allen) Moore in 1895. She was one of three children, including Kathryn and Thomas Allen. She worked as associate editor and editor of Pay Dirt magazine and The Mining Journal from 1923 to 1973. Moore most likely died in June of 1988.
Full extent
7 Box(es)
Full extent
10.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Genevieve Moore Papers consist of correspondence and research files that Moore compiled in her capacity as editor of Pay Dirt magazine and The Mining Journal. These files contain extensive information on federal regulations relating to mining operations including labor, mine safety, monetary policy, environmental protection, use of public lands, taxation, and trade policy. Although the papers extend from 1912 to 1971, the bulk of the collection concerns federal regulations and corporate management of mining operations in the Southwestern United States from 1945 to 1970.
Arrangement
This collection consists of seven boxes.
Provenance
Genevieve Moore donated these papers to the Arizona Collection in 1975 (ACC# 1990-00391).
Subject
- United States. Public Land Law Review Commission (Organization)
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Mine safety -- Southwest, New
- Mineral industries -- Environmental Aspects -- Southwest, New
- Mineral industries -- Government policy -- Southwest, New
- Mineral industries -- Taxation -- Southwest, New
- Mines and mineral resources -- Southwest, New
- Mining law -- United States
- Public Lands -- Southwest, New
- Title
- Genevieve Moore Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Robert P. Spindler in October of 1993; machine-readable finding guide created by Michael Lotstein in March of 2003.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide encoded in English.
Repository details
Part of the Greater Arizona Collection Repository
Contact
Arizona State UniversityP.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932
archives@asu.edu