A.G.T. Moore papers

Collection

Identifier: LaRC-912

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A.G.T. (Andrew Given Tobias) Moore was active in the forestry and lumber industries while also a forest conservationist. He wrote articles and papers on land utilization in addition to giving speeches throughout the United States. Moore was on the Board of Trade, New Orleans and Gainesville, Florida; traffic manager of Southern Pine Association, New Orleans; and director of the Southeast and Southwest Shippers Regional Advisory Board. The collection includes biographical material, correspondence (1920s-1970s), addresses and articles written by Moore on lumber transportation cost problems and forest conservation, as well as photographs of logging operations.

Dates

1913-1970
Other: Majority of material found in 1920s-1950s
Other: Date acquired: 11/08/1981

Creator

Moore, A. G. T. (Andrew Given Tobias), 1889-1961. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

A.G.T. (Andrew Given Tobias) Moore (1889-1961) was active in the forestry and lumber industries while also a forest conservationist. He wrote articles and papers on land utilization in addition to giving speeches throughout the United States. His addresses and articles were often about lumber transportation cost problems and forest conservation. Moore was on the Board of Trade, New Orleans and Gainesville, Florida; was traffic manager of Southern Pine Association, New Orleans; and was director of the Southeast and Southwest Shippers Regional Advisory Board.

Extent

10.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged by topic, then chronologically, as follows: biographical material, correspondence, addresses by Moore, forest and lumber-related articles and papers, Southern Pine Association material, photographs, and volumes. The collection consists of ten boxes.

Source of Acquisition

Children of A.G.T. Moore.

Other Descriptive Information

OCLC Number: 792753800

Processing Information

Collection processed by H.B.

Subjects

Moore, A. G. T. (Andrew Given Tobias), 1889-1961.
Articles Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Forest conservation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Forests and forestry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lumber -- Transportation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lumber trade -- Louisiana -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
Southern Pine Association.
Speeches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
United States. Interstate Commerce Commission.