UA36I Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Series 23 - Earl Moore

Description: Documents regarding Earl Moore and his work at Western Kentucky University. The bulk relates to WHAS radio programs which includes scripts, lists of music performed, correspondence with the radio station and fan mail. The remaining records include information on Phi Beta Kappa, the Class of 1937, grade sheets and some personal correspondence.

Extent: 2 boxes

Dates: 1935-1939

Biographical / Historical Note: Earl Moore (1892-1978) Allerton, Iowa native came to WKU in 1929 as an English teacher, a position he held until 1962. He was Director of Broadcasting from 1933-1937 which involved producing WKU programs for WHAS radio in Louisville and WSM in Nashville. Moore was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and served as the class sponsor for the Class of 1937. Moore left WKU to take positions at Malone College in Ohio, Indiana University and Campbellsville College in Kentucky.

Box 1

Folder 1 1935-1936 Attendance at WHAS Broadcasts

Folders 3-20 1935-1938 WHAS Broadcast Scripts

Box 2

Folder 1-2 1938 WHAS Broadcast Scripts

Folder 3-5 1935-1938 WHAS Broadcasts – Music

Folders 6-7 1935-1939 WHAS Broadcasts – Correspondence

Folder 8 1935-1938 Correspondence – A.L. Crabb

Folders 9-16 1935-1938 Correspondence – Fan Mail arranged in alpha order by surname

Folder 17 nd Publicity

Folders 18-19 nd Student Organizations - Phi Beta Kappa and the Class of 1937

Folder 20 1932-1936 Grade Sheets

Folder 21 1936-1937 Correspondence

Subjects:
Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979
Moore, Earl Austin
Phi beta kappa
Radio broadcasting
WHAS (Louisville, Ky.)

Accession Information: These records were transferred to the University Archives upon its creation.

Access Restrictions: none

Copyright Notice:

Preferred Citation: UA36I Faculty/Staff Personal Papers, Series 23 Early Moore, WKU Archives, Kentucky Library & Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA.

Processing Information: Processed and described by Suellyn Lathrop, 2008.