A Guide to the Thomas Overton Moss papers, 1891-1939 #45245

Library of Virginia

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Preferred Citation

Thomas Overton Moss papers, 1891-1939. Accession 45245. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Crown Collectibles, Chesterfield, Virginia.

Thomas Overton Moss was born 13 October 1893 in Hanover County, Virginia, to Thomas Overton Moss (b. 1839) and Nina Wood Moss (1857-1930). He attended Hampden-Sydney College and received his law degree from T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. Moss moved to Richmond, Virginia, where he began practicing law. He also became active in local and state politics. Moss married Virginia Johnson in 1919 and they divorced ca. 1931. His second wife was named Louise. Moss married a third time on 9 August 1937 to Doris Braur Mann of Washington D.C., and they had an adopted daughter. Moss died 23 June 1939 in Richmond, and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1891-1939, of Thomas Overton Moss (1893-1939) of Richmond, Virginia, consisting of accounts, agreements, contracts, deeds, insurance policies, letters, plats, receipts, and other papers concering his activities as a practicing lawyer, his involvement in state politics, and his activities in real estate and business, as well as regarding his homes, especially the construction of his house in Windsor Farms.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

I: Correspondence, 1925-1939 II: Real property, 1891-1938 III: Old Dominion Mortgage Corporation, 1928-1934 IV: Insurance, 1907-1933 V: Accounts and Receipts.

Contents List

Series I: Correspondence , 1925-1939 .

Folder 1-8

Extent: 8 folders.

folder 1
Correspondence, 1925-1927 .
folder 2
Correspondence, 1928 .
folder 3
Correspondence, 1929 .
folder 4
Correspondence, 1930 .
folder 5
Correspondence, 1931-1933 .
folder 6
Correspondence, 1934-1936 .
folder 7
Correspondence, 1937 .
folder 8
Correspondence, 1938-1939 .

Series II: Real Property , 1891-1938 .

Folder 9-14

Extent: 6 folders.

folder 9
Real property: Hampton Gardens home (Roslyn Road and Harlan Circle) plat, 1926-1927 .
folder 10
Real property: Windsor Farms home--Windsor Farms, Inc., 1938 .
folder 11
Real property: Windsor Farms home--Joseph F. Black, general contractor.
folder 12
Real property: Windsor Farms home--Laburnum Realty Corporation.
folder 13
Real property: Windsor Farms home, plat, 24 November 1937 .
folder 14
Real property: Hanover County, Virginia, 1891-1908 .

Series V: Accounts and Receipts .

Folder 17-22

Extent: 6 folders.

folder 17
Accounts and receipts: automobile.
folder 18
Accounts and receipts: clothing and accessories.
folder 19
Accounts and receipts: florists.
folder 20
Accounts and receipts: Home furnishings/repairs.
folder 21
Accounts and receipts: newspapers.
folder 22
Accounts and receipts: miscellaneous--American Legion, cameras, country club, dairies, nurseries, medical, printing, stationery and office supplies, telephones, and theater.