Doris Langley Moore papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a letter regarding Moore's writing of a biography on E. Nesbit, a church program, and a newspaper article on the Nesbit children.
Dates
- Creation: 1958
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
Doris Langley Moore OBE (1902 - 1989), also known as Doris Langley-Levy Moore, was one of the first important female fashion historians. She exploded the Victorian Era myth of the 18-inch waist by measuring over 200 dresses to find that the 19th century waist was within in the 20-30-inch range. In addition to her work in fashion, Doris Langley Moore also wrote biographies, including one on E. Nesbit.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in one folder containing three items.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession information unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Leslie M. Behm in August 2011.
Geographic
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Doris Langley Moore papers,1958
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository