Betty C. Moore papers

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1 No online items Betty C. Moore papers Finding aid prepared by Serena Rodholm, Special Collections & University Archives The UCR Library P.O. Box 5900 University of California Riverside, California Phone: Fax: URL: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Betty C. Moore papers UA 370 1

2 Descriptive Summary Title: Betty C. Moore papers Date (inclusive): Collection Number: UA 370 Creator: Moore, Betty Clark, Extent: 1.46 Linear Feet(2 boxes) Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department. Riverside, CA Abstract: This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Betty Clark Moore, a biologist and former research associate at UC Riverside. Materials in the collection include correspondence, photographs, research notes, and scientific publications written by Moore and others. Languages: The collection is in English. Access This collection is open for research. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Preferred Citation [identification of item] [date if possible]. Betty C. Moore papers (UA 370). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside. Acquisition Information Gift of Sally M. Gall, Processing History The collection was processed by Serena Rodholm in Processing of the Betty C. Moore papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian. Biographical Note Betty C. Moore, originally named Anna Elizabeth Clark, was born on January 1, 1915 in Dedham, Massachusetts. She graduated from Radcliffe College in 1936 with a degree in mathematics, and received her graduate degree in Zoology in 1937 at Columbia University followed by a doctorate in Moore s research focused on very early egg development, working with two species of frog eggs to manipulate parental genetic material. She She moved to Riverside in 1969 when her husband John Clark was hired as a professor in the biology department at the University of California, Riverside. Moore worked as an independent research associate for the department, where she continued her work on frog chromosomes and also worked on the fruit fly Drosophila. She also developed a strong interest in the Botanical Gardens at UC Riverside, attending meetings and serving on their board. She passed away on June 1, Collection Scope and Contents This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Betty Clark Moore, a biologist and former research associate at UC Riverside. Materials in the collection include family information, correspondence, photographs, research notes, and scientific publications written by Moore and others. Collection Arrangement This collection is arranged into two series as follows: Series 1. Personal, Series 2. Research and Publications, Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Betty C. Moore papers UA 370 2

3 Developmental biology. Drosophila. Embryology. Moore, Betty Clark, University of California, Riverside Zoology. Genres and Forms of Materials Black-and-white photographs. Research notes. Series 1. Personal Series Scope and Contents The collection consists of personal and family materials from Betty C. Moore, including biographical articles, correspondence, geneaology, photographs, and items related to Radcliffe College. The series also includes materials from Moore's work with the Loda May Davis Archive at the UC Riverside Library. Series Arrangement This series is arranged alphabetically. Box 1, Folder 1 Articles on Betty Moore Box 1, Folder 2 Clark Family - B.F. Sturtevant 1890, 2002 Box 1, Folder 3 Clark Family - Geneaology Box 1, Folder 4 Correspondence Box 1, Folder 5 Finances Box 1, Folder 6 Loda May Davis Archive Box 1, Folder 7 Notes and Articles - Gender Relations Box 1, Folder 8 Photographs - Buildings and Miscellaneous Box 1, Folder 9 Photographs - New York circa 1967 Box 1, Folder 10 Radcliffe - College Reunion Box 1, Folder 11 Radcliffe - L.G. Henderson 1935 Series 2. Research and Publications Series Scope and Contents This series consists of materials related to Betty Clark Moore's career and research. Items in the series include photographs of Chromosomes, research notes, publications written by Moore, and correspondence related to her work. Series Arrangement The series is arranged into four subseries as follows: Subseries 2.1. Professional Career, Subseries 2.2. Notes, Subseries 2.3. Photographs and Photograph Tests, Subseries 2.4. Publications, Sub-Series 2.1. Professional Career This subseries consists of items related to Moore's career, including job offer letters from Columbia University, Moore's curriculum vitae, professional correspondence, and notes and pictures from the Gordon Conference on Cell Structure and Metabolism. Betty C. Moore papers UA 370 3

4 Series 2.Research and Publications Sub-Series 2.1.Professional Career Box 1, Folder 12 Columbia University Box 1, Folder 13 Correspondence Box 1, Folder 14 Curriculum Vitae Box 1, Folder 15 Gordon Conference on Cell Structure and Metabolism 1957 Sub-Series 2.2. Notes This subseries consists of Moore's research notes and notebooks, most notably on her work concerning fruit fly genetics. Box 1, Folder 16 Fly Genetic Experiment - Folder Box 1, Folder 17 Fly Genetic Experiment Folder Box 1, Folder 18 General Notes Undated Box 1, Folder 19 Notebook I Box 1, Folder 20 Notebook II Box 1, Folder 21 Notebook III Box 1, Folder 22 Notebook IV Box 1, Folder 23 Notebook V Box 1, Folder 24 Notebook VI Sub-Series 2.3. Photographs and Photograph Tests This subseries consists of photographs, mostly related to Moore's research with fly genetic material. Materials in the subseries also include notes on photographic tests, and some photographs of the Moores in a laboratory. Box 1, Folder 25 Beerman Undated Box 1, Folder 26 Chromosomes October 1972 Box 1, Folder 27 Chromosomes # Undated Box 1, Folder 28 Combination of 2 Chromosomes Undated Box 1, Folder 29 Extra Prints Undated Box 1, Folder 30 Haploid & Diploid 2004 March 11 Box 1, Folder 31 For James Reserve Worksheet (Chromosomes) September 1998 Box 1, Folder 32 Laboratory 1958 Box 1, Folder 33 MP/ST (Chromosomes) 1986 August 8 Box 1, Folder 34 Negatives Undated Box 1, Folder 35 Paper Photographs Published 1986 Box 1, Photograph Tests Folders Box 1, Folder 38 TAICHQ Chromosomes 2005 February 15 Box 1, Folder 39 Testis Squashes Meiosis Undated Box 1, Folder 40 TL/ST, AR/ST, EP/ST 1977 April 26 Sub-Series 2.4. Publications This subseries consists of research publications written by Moore and other scientists. The topics covered in the publications include visual adapation and the chemistry of rods, and normal/hybrid frog embryos. The subseries is arranged topically. Betty C. Moore papers UA 370 4

5 Series 2.Research and Publications Sub-Series 2.4.Publications Box 1, Folder 41 Publications by Others Box 1, Folder 42 Personal Publications Box 1, Folder 43 Personal Publications Box 2, Folder 1 Personal Publications Box 2, Folder 2 Personal Publications Box 2, Folder 3 James Reserve Online Technical Report Betty C. Moore papers UA 370 5