May Hope Moose Papers
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Scope and Content Note
The papers include photocopied genealogies and memoirs by May Hope Moose and Florence Cazort Byrd (first cousin to May Cazort McClurkin); a photocopy of the memoirs of May Cazort McClurkin constitutes part of the collection as well, as do photocopies of familial correspondence. Clippings, pamphlets, and programs related to Conway County churches and the Morrilton centennial are also present in the May Hope Moose Papers, as is a series of photographs. May Hope Moose, who retained the originals of her mother May Cazort McClurkin's memoirs, assembled photocopies of memoirs, genealogies, and correspondence, and clippings, pamphlets, and photographs, as well, to provide a record of her own and her husband's families.
Dates
- 1879-1962
Creator
- Moose, May Hope (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
May Hope Moose (b. 1908) assembled materials concerning not only her husband's paternal forbears, the Moose family (descended from German immigrants David and Elizabeth Mussgenung), but several branches of her own family as well. She was born May Hope McClurkin, the daughter of John Irving McClurkin, Treasurer-Business Manager of Hendrix College from 1912-26. Her brother, William Dean McClurkin, achieved prominence in the field of education. Her mother was May Cazort McClurkin, a member of the Cazort family that founded Lamar (Johnson County), Arkansas and at one time owned the Cazort Brothers Stores that could be found all over Arkansas in their heyday; May Cazort McClurkin was first cousin to Lee Cazort, Arkansas Lieutenant-Governor from 1928-30 and 1932-36. The Cazorts in their turn were related to the Garners, Huddlestons, and Hodnetts.
The Mooses were also a noted family: Judge William Lewis Moose graduated in law from Vanderbilt University in 1879. He was elected Arkansas State Senator in 1895, reelected in 1897, and elected Attorney General of the state of Arkansas in 1912. Reelected to this post in 1914, he died in office the following year. James Sayle Moose, Jr., who studied modern Oriental languages in Paris, held several significant diplomatic posts, including the ambassadorship to Syria, 1952-57, and to the Sudan, 1958-62.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Arrangement of the Papers
- Series 1. Cazort Family Materials. Box 1.
- Series 1. Subseries 1. May Cazort McClurkin Memoirs.
- Series 1. Subseries 2. Florence Cazort Byrd Memoirs.
- Series 2. Garner-Huddleston Family Materials. Box 2.
- Series 2. Subseries 1. Garner Family Correspondence.
- Series 2. Subseries 2. Garner-Huddleston Family Notes.
- Series 3. Hodnett-McClurkin Family Papers. Box 2.
- Series 3. Subseries 1. Hodnett Family Materials.
- Series 3. Subseries 2. McClurkin Family Materials.
- Series 4. Moose Family Materials. Box 2.
- Series 4. Subseries 1. Histories.
- Series 4. Subseries 2. Clippings.
- Series 5. Materials concerning Conway County, Arkansas. Box 2.
- Series 6. Photographs. Box 2.
Acquisition Information
The May Hope Moose Papers were donated by May Hope Moose of Morrilton (Conway County), Arkansas to Special Collections on August 28, 1986.
Processing Information
Processed by Janet G. Tucker; completed in 1988.
- Title
- May Hope Moose Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Janet G. Tucker
- Date
- 1988
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu