John O. Moseley Papers
Collection
Identifier: AC 0369
Scope and Contents
The John O. Moseley Papers contains correspondence from 1945-1949, and provide information on housing returning world war two veterans, fund raising, donors. The original letters were sent to the Board of Regents. The bound volumes of correspondence include general correspondence with the faculty of the university, personal correspondence, correspondence with Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, but the letters are not arranged chronologically. One volume contains the scripts of three movies ("Apartment for Peggy", "Mother is a Freshman," and "Mr. Belvedere Goes to College") filmed on the university campus in the 1940s.
Series 2 consists of eight bound volumes and a copy of "The Man with the Upturned Face" written by Dr. Moseley about Comstock-era miner John Mackay and the Mackay Statue on the University campus.
Series 2 consists of eight bound volumes and a copy of "The Man with the Upturned Face" written by Dr. Moseley about Comstock-era miner John Mackay and the Mackay Statue on the University campus.
Dates
- 1939-1949
Creator
- Moseley, John O. (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Biographical Note
Dr. John O. Moseley (1893-1955), of Texas, received his B. A. degree from Austin College in Sherman, Texas, and later attended Oxford University. He received an honorary LL.D. degree from Austin College. Moseley was appointed president of the University of Nevada in 1945, and served in that capacity until he resigned in 1949. After his resignation, he became a national officer for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Extent
1.21 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Dr. John O. Moseley (1893-1955) was appointed president of the University of Nevada in 1945, and served in that capacity until he resigned in 1949. After his resignation, he became a national officer for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. The collection consists of general correspondence with the faculty of the university, personal correspondence, correspondence with the national Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity concerning Greek life, scripts from movies produced during that period on the university campus, and Board of Regents correspondence that provide information on local housing, fund raising, donors, and scholarships.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series: 1: Correspondence; 2: Miscellaneous
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by John Moseley Newman in 1996.
Creator
- Moseley, John O. (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the John O. Moseley Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Betty Glass
- Date
- September 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives Repository
Contact:
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu