George Henry Moore (April 20, 1823 – May 5, 1892 in
New York City
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) was an American historical writer and
librarian
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The role of the librarian has changed much over time ...
.
Moore was born in Concord, New Hampshire.
Frank Moore, a journalist, was a brother. He moved to
New York City
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in 1839 and in 1843 graduated at
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, th ...
. Before leaving college, he had become connected with the
New-York Historical Society
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, as an assistant to his father,
Jacob Bailey Moore, the librarian, and in 1849 succeeded him as its librarian. In this position he remained until 1872, when, on the opening of the
Lenox Library (now a part of the
New York Public Library), he became its first superintendent. Here he remained until his death on May 5, 1892. He was a frequent contributor to historical magazines and to the proceedings of
historical societies
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. The
University of New York gave him the degree of
LL.D.
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Moore was elected a member of the
American Antiquarian Society
The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and a national research library of pre-twentieth-century American history and culture. Founded in 1812, it is the oldest historical society i ...
in 1880.
American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
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Works
*''The Treason of Charles Lee'' (1858)
*''The Employment of Negro
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es in the Revolutionary Army
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'' (1862)
*''Notes on the History of Slavery
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in Massachusetts
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'' (1866)
*''A History of the Jurisprudence of New York'' (1872)
*''Notes on the Witchcraft in Massachusetts'' (1883–85)
*''Washington as an Angler'' (1887)
He wrote numerous pamphlets.
Notes
References
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External links
New York Times Obituary
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore (author), George Henry
1823 births
1892 deaths
19th-century American historians
19th-century American male writers
American librarians
New York University alumni
Writers from New York City
People from Concord, New Hampshire
Members of the American Antiquarian Society
Historians from New York (state)
American male non-fiction writers