Becker, Robert S. 1994 January 2-1997 December

This collection houses correspondence with researchers and rare book dealers, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, galley proofs, articles, book excerpts, photocopies of letters, and other materials documenting Edwin Gilcher's extensive research regarding Irish author George Moore and his publication of A Bibliography of George Moore (1970) and Supplement to a Bibliography of George Moore (1988). It has been divided into seven series.

Series I: Correspondence houses letters exchanged between Gilcher and other Moore scholars regarding Moore's books and articles. Of particular note is Gilcher's extensive correspondence with Clint K. Krauss, who owned a substantial collection of Moore's work and contributed to several of Gilcher's publications. Gilcher also corresponded frequently with Helmut Hal E. Gerber, founder of English Literature in Transition, and his successor, Robert Langenfeld.

Series II: Research Materials consists primarily of photocopies of articles, correspondence with book dealers offering works by Moore, photographs (including images of George Moore and Moore Hall), notes, and other materials showing Gilcher's collection of Moore's works and research on Moore, the Moore family, and the family's home, Moore Hall, in County Mayo, Ireland. Of particular note are six scrapbooks documenting George Moore's life from 1895 to 1928; photocopies of letters written by Moore; and Gilcher's notes regarding the locations of various editions of Moore's work.

Series III: Publications by Edwin L. Gilcher consists primarily of draft and galley copies of his A Bibliography of George Moore (1970) and Supplement to a Bibliography of George Moore (1988). Also included is correspondence with his publishers, reviews of his work, and short pieces written for such journals as English Literature in Transition.

Series IV: Publications by Other Authors houses works by and about George Moore written by authors other than Gilcher. Of particular interest are several short publications by Moore and a photocopy of the trial revised edition of his Sister Theresa. With the notable exception of Adrian Frazier's George Moore, 1852-1933, Robert Becker's George Moore: Collected Letters, and Becker's Collected Letters of George Moore, the majority of these materials are articles and photocopies of sections of books either discussing (in the case of scholarly works) or mentioning (in the case of contemporary accounts) Moore.

Series V: George Moore Society consists primarily of correspondence regarding the Society's George Moore Extravaganza. Also included are materials documenting the Society's Summer Festival and history. Series VI: Other Papers houses personal correspondence, donation agreements, biographical information regarding Gilcher, photographs of Gilcher and his library, and other materials documenting Gilcher's personal life.