TABLE OF CONTENTS A Guide to the Ike Moore Papers, 1850-1867
Author and historian Ike Moore was a state supervisor for the
Historical Records Survey in San Antonio, Texas. Two drafts of
the biography, Life and Diary of Reading W. Black, and a letter
composes the Ike Moore Papers, 1850-1867, documenting the
history of the upper Nueces region and its development by
Reading Wood Black, a pioneer settler, land developer, and
entrepreneur. The papers describe the establishment of San
Antonio and the Republic of Texas, along with political and
social affairs, during the 19th century. Additionally, an 1866
copy of a letter to “Jennie” from Black concerns familial
matters. This collection is open for research use. Ike Moore
Papers, 1850-1867, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
University of Texas at Austin. Basic processing and cataloging
of this collection was supported with funds from the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the
Briscoe Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Col