Hiram Moore Collection
c.00285

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society.
Creator
Wilcox, Lucille V.
Creator
Wisconsin Historical Society.
Title
Hiram Moore collection
ID
c.00285
Date [inclusive]
1836-1931
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Biographical Note

Born in Shirley, Massachusetts, Hiram Moore moved west with his brother Levell, in 1830, to Michigan. A friend, John Hascall, encouraged him to build a machine that would harvest wheat. By harvest time, 1835, at Flowerfield, Michigan, Moore had completed a temporary machine.

The biographical sketch of Hiram Moore is taken from a thesis written in the early 1940s by Lucille Wilcox.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection consists of letters, articles, newspaper clippings, and biographical notes of Hiram Moore (1801-1875), one of the first to invent a wheat thresher.

The letters, articles, and newspaper clippings discuss the origin of the combine, which is mired in controversy, as well as its history and mechanical makeup. Also included is a letter extending Moore's patent.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  April 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

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Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

  • Farrall, Arthur William, 1899-
  • Mitchell, Roger
  • Moore, Hiram

Subject(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Inventors

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Biographical Notes 1836-1931 

 1