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Letters written by Mary F. Goodwin to various family members during World War I. She writes from New York City, England and France. As part of the American Expeditionary Forces under the auspices of the YMCA, she trains in New York City at "conferences" then travels to France to work in different capacities with the American troops and internment camps. She is connected to the 82nd Division. She tells about her trip on a transport ship to England and her experiences in New York, England and France. She describes the places she visits, the countryside, people she meets, her work, the dances and parades, friends she sees and the local people. In her November 24 [1918] letter she notes, "Mr. Bev Tucker is near here and there is to be a U.VA Alumni dinner or meeting here this week." She comments on many of the clergy in her area, particularly the Episcopal ministers and in her December 19, 1918 letter she includes a story "Take This Holy Sacrament to Your Comfort" about a service she attended in a hut. Some of her jobs include bookkeeping for the 82nd Division canteens and helping in the internment camps. She reflects on the emotional toll on the men and their future need for help. She talks of German propoganda and how they are trying to "ingratiate themselves with the Army of Occupation." In later letters, where she gives more details of her experiences, she mentions that the earlier letters went through censors.

Letter from the Treasurer of the Diocese of Virginia sending her Father's salary check for February, 1924 after her Father's death. Request from G. MacLaren Brydon for information on her Father's "List of the Colonial Clergy." March 13, 1924 letter from Rev. W.A.R. Goodwin telling her that, per Dr. Chandler, there are no available jobs in the library. 1951 correspondence with Harnett T. Kane about Miss Goodwin's Grandmother's sketch of her girlhood at Fortress Monroe Sound." 1959 letter from Rev. Ferneyhough of Christ Church Parish, Lancaster County, Virginia about a memorial fund for her sister, Mrs. Conrad Goodwin (Maria Lee Goodwin). 6 items.

Letters written to Mary F. Goodwin by her family and friends when she was in France during World War I working with the YMCA as part of the American Expeditionary Forces. Her Father's letters (Rev. Edward Lewis Goodwin) concern his ministry, his church and the "Southern Churchman" plus news of family, friends and church members. Other correspondents mainly focus on news of friends and family.

Letter to Daniel LeBaron Goodwin from Jas. Mulchahey about a deathbed conversion. March 3, 1846. 1 item.

Letter from Bishop Alexander Griswold to Henry Bradford Goodwin and Aaron B. Hard in which Bishop Griswold certifies Henry Bradford Goodwin and Aaron B. Hard as candidates for the Holy Order of the Eastern Diocese and their transfer to the Diocese of Virginia. Copied to Bishop Richard Channing Moore (1762-1841). March 26, 1829. 1 item.

Copy of an autobiography by Mary Frances (Archer) Goodwin, "Some Recollections of my Early Life." The recollections also include a family sketch by her Father with genealogical data back to his "Great-Great-Grandfather Archer" who emigrated from England in 1665. 71 pp. Original and copy of [1837] letter from M. C. Lee to Mary Frances Archer Goodwin about her surprise in seeing in the paper her marriage to Frederick Deane Goodwin. A later handwritten note on the letter says "Mrs. R.E. Lee."

Carbon copy of a typed manuscript, "Memorials of Our Father."

A copy of "Memorials of Our Father" with a subtitle "(Selections from the journals of the Rev. Frederick Deane Goodwin with commentary by the Rev. Edward Lewis Goodwin, D. D.)" Includes a photograph of The Rev. Frederick Deane Goodwin (1804-1881).

Typed manuscript, "Monographs of the Colonial Church in Virginia, and other Historical Papers," [by Edward L. Goodwin?] 18 pp. 1 item.

A note with the comments made by Mr. Boyden of Staunton about Frederick Deane Goodwin.