Goodykoontz family papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16143, Goodykoontz family papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet One folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16143, Goodykoontz family papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

Goodykoontz family papers (1895-1960,bulk 1912-1930) focus on Robert Goodykoontz (1884-1970), and his wife "Sara" Nelle Neal Goodykoontz (1926-1930; 0.03 cubic feet).There are 80 or more letters including 13 to Robert Goodykoontz from his sister-in-law Irene; 39 letters from his mother Lucinda Kathering Woolwine Goodykoontz; letters from family at Virginia College for Women, Harris Military Institute, Roanoke, Va., and a few letters from family members in Kansas City, Mo. Also included are several telegrams, and one V-Mail, Dec.5, 1944 from a nephew in the line of duty,and an original deed signed in 1895 by S. W. Jamison, George E. Keene and the Roanoke Stock Yards Company in Roanoke, Virgina. It also contains three report cards, two commencement announcements, invitations,and tuition statements. There are also four hand-written letters from Laura Lee Dorsey, principal of St. Anne's school.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Crown Collectibles, 5 May 2016 and 2nd purchase of Goodykoontz family collection on 22 August 2016.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
letters (correspondence)