Joseph Mora Moss Papers, and Dr. J. Mora Moss, III Papers, 1849-1867,, 1863-1915
Collection context
Summary
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Business and personal papers of Joseph Mora Moss. The collection includes receipt, record and ledger books, photographs as well as papers of Dr. Joseph Mora Moss, III.
- Biographical / historical:
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Joseph Moravia Moss was born in Philadelphia, PA on March 1, 1809, the son of Samuel and Eleanor Titterway Mercer Moss. He arrived in California about 1850. He was a partner in the banking firm of Pioche and Bayerque until 1859. J. Mora Moss was the first vice-president and the third president of the San Francisco Gas Co. (later to become P.G.& E.) and a trustee of the Sacramento Valley Railroad Co. in the early 1860s. In the late 1860s, his business interests expanded to include the California State Telegraph Co., Market Street Railroad and the Sitka Ice Industry. He was a Regent for the University of California and one of the directors of the School for the Deaf and Blind. In 1867, he married his housekeeper, Julia Wood. On November 21, 1880, he died at his estate, Mosswood, in Oakland.
Dr. Joseph Mora Moss, III was a San Francisco physician who served as Chief Medical Officer of the 12th District (California, Nevada and Arizona) of the Federal Board for Vocational Education. In 1919 he was promoted to Chief Associate Medical Officer of the Federal Board for Vocational Education in Washington, DC. He attained the rank of Major in the U.S. Army. His interest in art led him to become a lecturer on the subject. He died in Washington, DC on April 23, 1921.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
- Contact:
- (916) 654-0176