The Colonel Ralph J. Moore Collection consists of primarily of manuscripts and photographic items collected by Col. Moore during his career in the Army Air Forces. Col. Moore commanded the 61st Troop Carrier Group during World War II, but the documents in this collection do not relate to that part of his career. They mostly relate to the 1937-1943 period of training and flight safety work that Col. Moore seems to have been heavily involved in during his military service.

At the beginning of the collection are assorted manuscripts items, which are divided up by subject and range from 1937-1943. There are several folders of Civil Aeronautics Authority publications, a folder of Army Air Corps memos and orders, and a folder of Air Line Pilots Association newsletters.

Following the manuscripts are Aircraft Accident Reports from the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA), circa 1937-1944. These reports were originally stored in the envelopes which were sent to Colonel Moore from the CAA; the envelopes have been removed for preservation reasons, but the original organization and order of these items has been preserved. The reports are organized by their publication date, and were generally published a few months after the accidents they describe. It is unknown if Col. Moore worked with the CAA in some capacity, or if these reports were sent purely for his own information.

At the end of the collection are standard Sectional Maps published by the Department of Commerce and one (1) clipping from an unidentified publication, "Air Bureau Gives Detailed Report on Rogers-Post Crash," dated October 1935. Also included is a panoramic photograph of the 61st Troop Carrier Group, taken in 1943.