Joel R. (Joel Roscoe) Moore

Born in 1879, Joel Roscoe Moore is credited on works including The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki: Campaigning in North Russia 1918–1919 and Taxation of Corporations in Illinois, Other Than Railroads, Since 1872. Library and catalog records identify him as Joel R. Moore, and several editions list him as compiler or editor as well as author.

Moore is especially associated with the history of the American expedition to North Russia after World War I. Archival material at the University of Michigan describes a collection of his papers that includes certificates, personal documents, and photographs related to soldiers, Russia, ships, memorial services, and Polar Bear Association reunions, suggesting a close personal connection to the events covered in his writing.

Some biographical details beyond his birth year are not consistently documented in the sources reviewed here, so this overview stays close to the published and archival record. No suitable verified portrait image was confirmed from the pages examined.