Bodleian Plate Discovery, 1929-1930
Scope and Contents
Account of, and copies of, letters concerning the history and rediscovery of the Bodleian Plate. January 1, 1930 telegram from Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin to Mary Goodwin: "Woods and Perry here join in congratulations considered greatest find in American Research Pictures Received Today Invaluable." Typed transcripts of January and February 1930 letters between Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin's Office and Mary F. Goodwin about the discovery of the Bodleian Plate. Typed draft of an account by Mary F. Goodwin entitled, "Researching in England, 1929-1930" where she relates the history of the Rawlinson Collection, the history of the beginning of Colonial Williamsburg and the trail of her research that led to the discovery of the Bodleian Plate.
Dates
- Creation: 1929-1930
Creator
- From the Collection: Ballard, James William, 1875-1920 (Family)
- From the Collection: Goodwin, Benjamin Lewis, 1819-1852 (Person)
- From the Collection: Goodwin, Daniel LeBaron, 1800-1867 (Person)
- From the Collection: Goodwin, Edward Bryam, 1810 - (Person)
- From the Collection: Goodwin, Hannah LeBaron, 1814-1852 (Person)
- From the Collection: Goodwin, Henry Bradford, 1802-1859 (Person)
- From the Collection: Goodwin, James Briggs, 1806-1886 (Person)
- From the Collection: Goodwin, Mary De Wolf, 1812-1841 (Person)
- From the Collection: Goodwin, Mary Frances (Archer), 1817-1900 (Person)
- From the Collection: Ribble, Fanny Archer Goodwin, 1838- (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
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Extent
From the Collection: 1.85 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository