Mary Mouat Abbot papers

Record Group

Identifier: UA-17.123

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Mary Abbot papers consist of an autograph book given to her for Christmas in 1875, and signed in 1876.

Dates

Creation: 1875 - 1876

Creator

Abbot, Mary Mouat, 1863-1903 (Person)
Abbot, Theophilus Capen, 1826-1892 (Signer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

Mary Mouat Abbot, born on the Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) campus in 1863, was the daughter of M.A.C. President T. C. Abbot and served as librarian at M.A.C. from 1888-1889. She married Cleaves M. Moore of Cincinnati, Ohio, and after her father’s death in 1891, she and her mother and family moved to San Gabriel, California. There she worked as a librarian and secretary at a ladies’ library club. She died in 1903 from the effects of anesthetics administered for a slight surgical operation.

Source: Beal, W. J., History of the Michigan Agricultural College, 1915.