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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Edward P. Moses Papers, #2065, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Herbert H. Moses of Nashville, Tenn., July 1950.

Additional Descriptive Resources

A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1a.

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• Dabney, Charles William, 1855-1945.
• Education--United States--History--20th century.
• Family--United States--Social life and customs.
• Graves, Mildred Moses, 1892-1976.
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)--History.
• Libraries--Florida--History--20th century.
• Moses, Edward P. (Edward Pearson), 1857-1948.
• Moses, Herbert H.
• National parks and reserves--North Carolina--History--20th century.

Edward Pearson Moses (1857-1948) was a public school teacher and administrator of Florida, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

The collection includes correspondence, a scrapbook, and miscellaneous clippings of Edward Pearson Moses. The material primarily reflects Pearson's interests in education and public afairs; most coverage is for 1924-1948, following Moses's retirement. Papers reflect Moses's interest in public libraries and library legislation during his residence in Tampa, Fla. Other material concerns land acquisition, legislation, and development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 1932-1940s. Also included are letters from Charles W. Dabney and others regarding educational matters, and family letters from his son, Herbert H. Moses, and his daughter, Mildred Moses (Mrs. Louis) Graves. The scrapbook contains clippings related to agriculture in Florida and various notes and lists.