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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Robert G. Moore Collection, 1910-1925, Ms2023-052, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Robert G. Moore Collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in June 2015.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Robert G. Moore Collection was completed in June 2023.

Biographical Note

Robert Garrett Moore was born to John R. and Mary Elizabeth Ford Moore on August 15, 1897, in Washington, D.C., where his father worked for the U.S. Treasury Department. He moved to Roanoke, Virginia, with his mother following the death of his father, and there attended high school. Moore attended Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, graduating with honors in Civil Engineering in 1922 and becoming a 2nd Lieutenant in the Corps of Cadets. On June 18, 1925, Moore drowned at Fort Humphreys, Virginia, while working as a reserve officer in the U.S. Army.

External source:

U.S. Federal Census, 1900-1920

"Robert Garrett Moore", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14548325/robert-garrett-moore , accessed on June 13, 2023.

"Robert Garrett Moore" in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/336301:9278 , accessed March 4, 2024.

Scope and Content

The Robert G. Moore Collection, 1910-1925, contains school notes and notebooks, correspondence, engineering drawings, memorabilia, newspaper articles, and his diploma from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute.

Arrangement

The material in this collection is arranged by material type.

Related Material

See the Robert G. Moore Photo Album, 1918-1922, Ms1992-051 also at the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Students and alumni
• University Archives
• University History
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Robert G. Moore Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).