Index to the E. L. Moore files excerpts

Over the last 8 or so months I’ve been reading and scanning a stack of E. L. Moore’s manuscripts and letters that were generously loaned to me by a collector. There were 1,189 pages, and as the lead photo of my reading copy shows, the scans more-or-less fill 3, 3” binders. This material covers the years,

June 1961 to December 1963

February 1964 to January 1968

June 1968 to July 1976

January 1977 to July 1978

As you can see there are gaps in the record, and material prior to mid-1961 and after mid-1978 is missing. Given that Mr. Moore died in August 1979, there might not be much material for the post July '78 period, but there could be extensive material missing for the pre-1961 era given that his first published article was in 1955. As well, there could be missing items from the time periods shown in the list, but frankly, it's amazing that anything has survived all these years, and I'm very glad to have been able to see it.

From my reading of the surviving collection, I suspect there could be up to an equal amount of manuscripts and correspondence in addition to this material. It might be still out there somewhere; it might be lost; I have no idea. However, I've been alerted that there is a small collection of E. L. Moore original photographs in existence, and if all goes well I hope to see them before the end of the summer. I'm keeping my fingers crossed :-) My plan is to assemble all the E. L. Moore material I can find and put together some sort of book or digital collection. 

Anyway, since I’ve come to the end of the collection I thought I’d create an index of the excerpt posts I’ve made along the way,

E. L. Moore's Autobiography

Emma's = 2 x Ma's

One last like

It was right in front of my eyes!

E. L. Moore dug Thatcher's Inlet

E. L. Moore's January 1970

Train Wreck & Golden Quill Mining Co.

What would E. L. Moore do?

E. L. Moore reconnects with Bill Rau

Bill Rau and MR's 1,000th issue

Pud has Putty Knives

E. L. Moore on constructing the Enskale Hoentee

Canal boat hull templates

E. L. Moore's Court House

Canal boats by E. L. Moore

Stuckem Glue Works

Burning, Man

Prospect & Upper Ridge Railroad, PURR

Keeping time with the Ceresota Method

E. L. Moore in Good Old Days

E. L. Moore gets suggestions from Hal Carstens

E. L. Moore on getting older

E. L. Moore on the trials and tribulations of kits and kitbashing

I do my talking with a typewriter

E. L. Moore, The Almost Clinician 

E. L. Moore and the preamble to the RMC Paper Mill Controversy 

E. L. Moore on Brevity

Speculations on E. L. Moore, Folk Art and The Pulps

E. L. Moore and The Frank Ellison Style

E. L. Moore and The Drugstore Eyeglasses

E. L. Moore and The Schoolmarm

E. L. Moore and Tomcat Troubles

E. L. Moore and his Union Pacific Windmill

Fella from up Canada way ....

E. L. Moore and the Influence of Bill Schopp

E. L. Moore: The almost household name in N-scale model railroading

E. L. Moore on reading

Clear the Tracks!

HOJPOJ Reno: Cover letter and manuscript

E. L. Moore's Ode to Emmett

E. L. Moore, TV star

E. L. Moore on selfies

End of the 1900 era shortline terminal letters

The 1900 era shortline terminal project gets accepted

E. L. Moore pitches the 1900 Shortline Engine Facility

Andy replies; Hal inspires; E. L. proposes

E. L. Moore's "Great Handcar Getaway"

An E. L. Moore letter from 50 years ago today

The E. L. Moore Files: The Buddha, The Bookery and The Man Cave

The E. L. Moore Files: Characters or People or Both?

The E. L. Moore Files: Jones Chemical Co.

The E. L. Moore Files: Grandpa Bunn's Feed and Seed

The E. L. Moore Files: Ma's Place and the files of E. L. Moore

I do plan to post further excerpts as I go back, re-read stuff and make connections I didn't see on the first reading.

[Last updated 10 October 2017]