Moore, Thomas O. Papers, 1832-1977 (bulk 1856-1871). 0.6 linear ft., 7 vols., 1 OS folder, and 1 microfilm reel. Location: U:231, H:3, OS:M, Mss. MF:M. Sugar planter of Rapides Parish, Louisiana; member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and state Senate; and governor of Louisiana for most of the Civil War (1860-1864). Moore fled Louisiana after the Civil War but later returned. Papers include personal correspondence, business papers, and political and legal documents. Antebellum materials include sale documents for enslaved persons and accounts by physicians treating them. Papers from 1859 to 1871 deal largely with Moore's political activities. They include gubernatorial papers concerning his nomination, the Democratic Party, the transport of the state archives from Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Secession Convention, and other matters. Available (with some omissions) on microfilm: University Publications of America 5322 (Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations), Series I, Part 2, Reels 18-19. Mss. 305, 893, 1094.