The Grace Moore Papers (1898-1947) detail Moore’s career as an opera singer and actress from Tennessee. Correspondence, notes, photographs, concert programs, movie and play scripts, along with newspaper clippings, fan club publications, vinyl performance records and a series of scrapbooks that follow the life, career, and death of Grace Moore are included. Performance posters and a series of sheet music used, performed, and signed by Grace Moore, along with a group of letters written by famous composers and assembled by Miss Moore are aslo included.

Series I. Correspondence, 1916-1948 This series includes personal correspondence (Sub-series A) with letters to Ben Bower, and Helen Ruth Matthews, Grace Moore’s Secretary, along with telegrams to her husband and friends. This series also consists of business correspondence (Sub-series B) regarding Grace Moore's finances and her dealings with the Metropolitan Muscial Bureau, Inc. Handwritten notes and telephone messages (Sub-series C) are also included. The fan mail (Sub-series D) is comprised of messages held for personal responses, photograph requests, and responses from Grace Moore.

Series II. Photographs, 1930-1939 This series consists of photographs of Grace Moore from her performances and movie sets (Sub-series A) such as “One Night of Love,” “King Steps Out,” and “I’ll Take Romance.” Signed photographs of Grace Moore (Sub-series B) along with photographs from various movies in which Grace Moore did not act are also included.

Series III. Programs, 1928-1951 This series consists of programs featuring Grace Moore (Sub-series A) including her debut concert, and programs honoring Grace Moore (Sub-series B).

Series IV. Scripts, 1934-1940, undated This series consists of bound scripts from movies, radio shows, and plays. Many of these scripts include revisions and handwritten notes. Series V. Newspaper Clippings, circa 1930-1947 This series consists of newspaper clippings that span the life and death of Grace Moore and includes articles related to the actress and singer, her personal life, her performances, her death, as well as articles about her hometown, her induction to the Hall of Fame, biographies, and her family.

Series VI. Fan Club Publications, 1936-1947 This series consists of fan club newsletters titled “Fan Club News,” that cover Grace Moore’s career and death.

Series VII. Scrapbooks, 1924-1955 This series consists of a collection of scrapbooks from multiple sources, including scrapbooks that have been taken out of their original binding from 1930-1940 complied by her secretary Helen Ruth, along with 18 scrapbooks still in their original binding (circa 1876-1955), covering Grace Moore’s life and career. These scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, letters, telegrams, correspondence and various ephemera.

Series VIII. Sheet Music, 1838-1958 This series consists of 5 sheet music boxes. It includes individual sheets of music (Sub-series A) arranged by date, sheet music personlized and annotated by Grace Moore and various composers (Sub-series B), including music signed by Moore, and sheet music signed by composers addressed to Grace Moore. Compilations and collections of music arranged by title (Sub-series C), handwritten sheet music (Sub-series D), and materials relaed to music (Sub-series E) consisting of letters by composers, and the singing method of Manuel Gracia, are also included.

Series IX. Promotional Material, 1949, undated This series consists of re-releases of promotional movie posters and large performance posters.

Series X. Vinyl Records Filed in record boxes: Includes 8 vinyl records of Grace Moore’s performances and souvenir albums.