Moore, Frederick F., 1877-1956

Person

Dates

Existence: 1877 - 1956

Biography

Frederick Ferdinand Moore, Jr. was a writer an American advisor to Japan before World War II and wrote about his experience and impression of Japan's interest in war. He married Edith Mary Thomson Moore and lived in Washington, D.C. during the 1930-1940s. He was born November 17, 1877 in New Orleans, Louisiana and died August 4, 1956 in Roswell, New Mexico. He is buried with his wife at South Park Cemetery, Roswell, New Mexico.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Letter from Frederick Moore, 1868 Columbia Road, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, May 13, 1939 Digital

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Mildred Bliss Office Files, A-Havey / Sub-Group: Dumbarton Oaks, Garden, Appreciation Letters

File — Box E, Folder: 4, item: 89Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, E4:Moore 1939.05.13

Scope and Contents: Signed handwritten letter from Frederick Moore, Advisor to Japan, to Mildred Bliss thanks her for allowing him to show Japanese gardeners the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. He said James Bryce lead the tour and was very informative. He asks to give his regards to Robert Woods Bliss, who he has the pleasure to be acquainted with. Also included is a handwritten transcript of a telephone call made by Frederick Moore probably to Mildred Bliss' secretary shortly after the visit thanking her for the...