Moran (Thomas M.) Collection, 1909-1955

Summary

Title:

Thomas M. Moran Collection,

Dates:

1909-1955

Creators:

Thomas M. Moran

Language:

English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Thomas M. Moran Collection, Mss17, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Scope and content:

Moran's papers contain family and business correspondence, including a large collection of picture postcards, photographs, and a small amount of memorabilia.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas Moran (1882-1963) was a Stockton, Calif. bakery truck driver and bibliophile. He came to Stockton in 1904, working first as a streetcar motorman, and, from 1909 until his retirement in 1951, for the Gravem-Inglis Bakery. Moran began collecting books in 1929. When he died, he left behind a library of some 15,000 volumes. Among other treasures, this library included a first edition copy of Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, as well as first edition copies of the works of Thornton Wilder, Erskine Caldwell and Conrad Richter.

Physical location:

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Physical description:

0.5 linear ft.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker

Date Prepared:

© 1998

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: November 23, 1993.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Thomas M. Moran Collection, Mss17, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:

University of the Pacific

University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library

Stockton, CA 95211, US

Contact:

(209) 946-2404

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