http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8v41181 No online items Betty C. Moore papers Finding aid prepared by Serena Rodholm, 2017. Special Collections & University Archives The UCR Library P.O. Box 5900 University of California Riverside, California 92517-5900 Phone: 951-827-3233 Fax: 951-827-4673 Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives 2017 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Betty C. Moore papers UA 370 1
Descriptive Summary Title: Betty C. Moore papers Date (inclusive): 1936-2009 Collection Number: UA 370 Creator: Moore, Betty Clark, 1915-2011 Extent: 1.46 Linear Feet(2 boxes) Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department. Riverside, CA 92517-5900 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, 2012. Processing History The collection was processed by Serena Rodholm in 2017. 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 2015. 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 1949. 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, 2011. 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, 1818-2005 Series 2. Research and Publications, 1939-2009 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
Developmental biology. Drosophila. Embryology. Moore, Betty Clark, 1915-2011 University of California, Riverside Zoology. Genres and Forms of Materials Black-and-white photographs. Research notes. Series 1. Personal 1818-2005 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 2004-2005 Box 1, Folder 2 Clark Family - B.F. Sturtevant 1890, 2002 Box 1, Folder 3 Clark Family - Geneaology 1818-1974 Box 1, Folder 4 Correspondence 1948-2005 Box 1, Folder 5 Finances 1985-2002 Box 1, Folder 6 Loda May Davis Archive 1986-1999 Box 1, Folder 7 Notes and Articles - Gender Relations 1940-1948 Box 1, Folder 8 Photographs - Buildings and Miscellaneous 1949-1990 Box 1, Folder 9 Photographs - New York circa 1967 Box 1, Folder 10 Radcliffe - College Reunion 1981-1986 Box 1, Folder 11 Radcliffe - L.G. Henderson 1935 Series 2. Research and Publications 1939-2009 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, 1954-1988 Subseries 2.2. Notes, 1975-1989 Subseries 2.3. Photographs and Photograph Tests, 1958-2005 Subseries 2.4. Publications, 1939-2009 Sub-Series 2.1. Professional Career 1954-1988 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
Series 2.Research and Publications 1939-2009 Sub-Series 2.1.Professional Career 1954-1988 Box 1, Folder 12 Columbia University 1960-1969 Box 1, Folder 13 Correspondence 1954-1988 Box 1, Folder 14 Curriculum Vitae 1968-1987 Box 1, Folder 15 Gordon Conference on Cell Structure and Metabolism 1957 Sub-Series 2.2. Notes 1975-1989 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 1 1977-1986 Box 1, Folder 17 Fly Genetic Experiment Folder 2 1977-1989 Box 1, Folder 18 General Notes Undated Box 1, Folder 19 Notebook I 1975-1976 Box 1, Folder 20 Notebook II 1976-1978 Box 1, Folder 21 Notebook III 1977-1980 Box 1, Folder 22 Notebook IV 1980-1982 Box 1, Folder 23 Notebook V 1976-1986 Box 1, Folder 24 Notebook VI 1975-1981 Sub-Series 2.3. Photographs and Photograph Tests 1958-2005 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 #509-520 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 1977-1984 Folders 36-37 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 1939-2009 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
Series 2.Research and Publications 1939-2009 Sub-Series 2.4.Publications 1939-2009 Box 1, Folder 41 Publications by Others 1939-2000 Box 1, Folder 42 Personal Publications 1936-1956 Box 1, Folder 43 Personal Publications 1957-1963 Box 2, Folder 1 Personal Publications 1963-1986 Box 2, Folder 2 Personal Publications 1986-2009 Box 2, Folder 3 James Reserve Online Technical Report 1986-1998 Betty C. Moore papers UA 370 5