Goodykoontz family papersGoodykoontz family papers MSS 16143Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

5/11/17

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:

Revised 10/19/2017 and in progress again to combine new collection ViU-2019-0167.

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:49:07 +0000.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Goodykoontz family papers MSS 16143 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/357 0.03 Cubic Feet One folder 1895-1960 English BW 6 1 [X031589280] Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Crown Collectibles, 5 May 2016 and 2nd purchase of Goodykoontz family collection on 22 August 2016.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Scope and Contents

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.

 letters (correspondence)