Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Glenn Moore Collection of Fairfax County Ham Radio QSL Calling Cards, MSS 06-101, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Karen A. Moore on September 19, 2018.

Processing Information

Chris Barbuschak, October 2018
EAD generated by Ross Landis, 2023

Historical and Biographical Information

Glenn Moore was born on November 24, 1913, to William N. and Ethel Moore in Milton, West Virginia and raised in Strafford, Missouri. He moved to the Washington, D.C. area in 1934, first working for the Department of Agriculture, and later the U.S. Navy. In 1940, Glenn Moore married Bethel Triplett. Moore enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 8, 1943, and served in the South Pacific until discharged in 1946. The Moores moved to Fairfax, Virginia in 1950, and had one daughter, Karen, born in 1953. Moore retired in 1969 as chief medical records administrator at the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. As a hobby, Glenn Moore operated an amateur radio station and sent emergency messages for the Red Cross. He was a member of the Northern Virginia FM Association. Moore died on December 16, 1998, at his home in Fairfax, Virginia.

Scope and Content

The Glenn Moore Collection of Fairfax County Ham Radio QSL Calling Cards, consists of 0.25 linear feet, and spans the years 1962-1977, and contains 11 calling cards for amateur radio operators in Fairfax County, Virginia. These unique decorative cards collected by Glenn Moore of Fairfax, Virginia, includes the radio operator’s name, call sign, and occasionally a personal note. Subjects include amateur radio operation in Fairfax County, Virginia.

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Separated Material

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Index Terms

• Amateur radio stations - Virginia - Fairfax County
• Moore, Glenn (1913-1998)

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