Packet Cover for World War I Letters
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Papers of Mary Frances Goodwin, daughter of Rev. Edward Lewis Goodwin and researcher for Colonial Williamsburg. Includes letters to and from her family and friends while working as part of the American Expeditionary Forces for the YMCA in France at the end of World War I. She worked in canteens in internment camps and later as a bookkeeper for the 82nd Division. A few later letters deal mostly with family matters. Transcripts of correspondence between Dr. W. A. R. Goodwin's Office and Mary F. Goodwin during the discovery of the Bodleian Plate in England. Typed rough draft "Researching in England, 1929-1930" describing the history of the Bodleian Plate and the search to find it.
Dates
- Creation: 1826-1959
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