Scope and Contents From the Series: Beatrice J Moore was born in 1907. She grew up in Battle Creek with her father, mother and sister. Her father was a truck driver and her mother stayed at home. Whilst still living at home, Moore attended Western State Normal School under the rural education department. Information about her attendance is scattered; but it is confirmed she was a sophomore in 1925, graduated from the Rural Education Department in the summer of 1926, rented a cap and gown in 1927 and continued to take courses...