Copy of a typed manuscript entitled "Goodwin Ancestry & History." Notation on document, "written evidently be the Rev. Edward Lewis Goodwin up to p. 21. Thence, evidently, continued by Miss Mary Frances Goodwin, his daughter. RSB." 34 pp.

Copies of Bible entries from the Goodwin Family Bible for marriages, births and deaths.  6 pp. 1 item.

Manuscript of the book "The Archer and Silvester Families" written and signed by Robert Archer, April 1870. One printed version, with signature of Edward Goodwin Ballard. Printed in April 1937 by William Byrd Press, Inc. 28 pp.

Copies of 2 genealogical charts with some handwritten notes.

Handwritten genealogical chart entitled "Genealogy of Edward Louis (sic) Goodwin and Maria Love Smith. Married 11 January 1881." Includes the families of Goodwin, LeBaron, Briggs, Archer, Smith, Hawkins-Lee, Marshall and Ambler.

Copy of handwritten genealogical chart of the Goodwin Family, "last four generations, continued from Page 14."  Copy of handwritten narrative about the Goodwin Family with cover sheet noting "Please leave each section exactly in order - Written (sic) by his son, Edward Lewis Goodwin, 1886, E.G. B.  68 pages.

Copy of a typed manuscript "A Small Boy's Recollections of the War," by Edward L. Goodwin. 29 pp. 1 item.

Copy of a typed manuscript "Recollections of My First Parish, 1880-1885," by E[dward] L[ewis] Goodwin. 17 pp. Photo included. 1 item.

Manuscript Christmas sermon by Edward L. Goodwin.

Letter about family news, dated September 26, 1868.  1 item.

Letter from Maria L. Smith Goodwin to Edward L. Goodwin, dated August 28, 1893.

Friends and fellow ministers about family and friends, scholarship, ministry and the Episcopal Church. Some correspondents are Rev. Robert White, E.A. Penick, Charles Mayo, J.R. Winchester, C.C. Penick, Charles F. Taylor, Francis M. Whittle (Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia) and others. 15 items.

Letters mostly from friends about his ministry. Correspondents include Charles F. Taylor, George Greer, Peter Saunders, Thomas Packard, J. J. Gravatt, James Wheeler Warden, W.M. Clark and others. 14 items.

Letter from M. C. Pelton acknowledging Edward L. Goodwin's resignation as minister of a church in Christiansburg, Va. Other letters concern the death of his wife, Maria Love (Smith) Goodwin. 5 items.

Letters about the Episcopal Church, "The History of Truro Parish," Custis/Washington family history and Virginia History. Correspondents include C.M. Beckwith, Lawrence Washington of the Library of Congress, N. B. Nevitt, P. C. Bagby, Gen. G. W. C. Lee about the Washington Family, C. C. Penick and others. 9 items.

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

Private Journal of Edward Lewis Goodwin. Front cover states "Theological Seminary, Virginia, Sept. 1874 - Oct. 1877." Some pages have been removed, probably by Edward Goodwin. Manuscript volume 1. 1 item.

Private Journal of Edward Lewis Goodwin from October 1877 to January 1, 1881. He notes in a postscript at the end of the journal that since his last entry, he has married "my darling Maria" and he's not sure if he will continue recording his life and "I know not what disposition I shall make of my journals...." Some pages have been removed. Manuscript volume 2. 1 item.

Private Journal of Edward Lewis Goodwin. Newclippings have been pasted into the journal. The clipping on page 7 is about the "Late Rev. Mr. Goodwin [Frederick Deane Goodwin]." Manuscript volume 3. 1 item.

"Private Register of Ministerial Acts" by Edward Lewis Goodwin. Rev. Goodwin notes each activity he has performed as a minister. Some days have the time noted. June 1880-June 1890. Manuscript Volume 4. 1 item.

Private Record of Ministry by Edward Lewis Goodwin. As the journal progresses, Dr. Goodwin begins to expand his daily entries to include the weather, personal reflections and other events. July 1, 1890 - September 30, 1893. Manuscript volume 5. 1 item.

Private Journal and Records of Ministry by Edward Lewis Goodwin. Journal entries are more personal. Goodwin notes his daily schedule with personal reflections on the events of the day and his personal life. October 1, 1893 - July 31, 1897. Manuscript Volume 6. 1 item.

Scope and Contents Three printed sermons and addresses by Rev. Edward L. Goodwin. Baccalaureate Sermon for the Gunston Institute on June 10, 1900, "The Sower of the Seed" given at the Piedmont Convocation, April 26, 1905 and "Historical Address on the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Mark's Church in Richmond, Virginia," undated.

Scope and Contents Letter from Robert Smith to his sister, Maria L. Smith Goodwin, about her marriage and family news. January 29, 1881.1 item.

Title of handwritten notes, "On the Life of Maria Love Smith" (1848-1892), written probably by Edward Lewis Goodwin (EGB). 6 pp. 1 item.

Copy of a typed transcription of a letter written by Henry Lee Smith to his descendants telling about his life. Baltimore, Md, November 1947.

February 16, 1924 issue of "The Southern Churchman" with picture of "The Late Rev. Edward L. Goodwin, D.D." on the cover and article on page 13.

Papers of Frederick Deane Goodwin, Episcopal minister. Manuscript sermons, circa 1831-1865, and journal entries, 1838 and October 19, 1853; personal and ecclesiastical correspondence, 1827-1869; reports made to the Diocesan Missionary Society, 1859-1861, 1863; and "Memorials of Our Father (Selections from the journals of the Rev. Goodwin, D. D.)." Papers of Frederick Deane Goodwin's wife, Mary Frances Archer (1817-?), including her reminiscences of her early life, and an account of Wytheville, Va. during the Civil War by their oldest daughter, Fanny Archer Goodwin Ribble.

Personal corespondence between the brothers and sisters of Frederick Deane Goodwin, all of them children of Mary (Polly) Briggs and Daniel Goodiwn. Letters of Henry Bradford Goodwin (Henry Briggs Goodwin) refer to his life as a minister and planter in Maryland and to his views on slavery. The correspondence of brothers Daniel LeBaron Goodwin and James Briggs Goodwin refer to their own activities in the Episcopal ministry. Other correspondents include their mother, Polly (Briggs) Goodwin and Hannah LeBaron Goodwin.

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.

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 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.

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.

Booklet entitled, "Steps to be taken by A.E.F.-Y.M.C.A Secretaries returning to America."  Handwritten are Mary Goodwin's date and place of birth, date of arrival in France, issue date of June 16, 1919 and department, Canteen.

Copy of a typed manuscript "From our Younger Years" by Margaret [Lewis] Goodwin Ballard.  Written in 2 parts.  37 pp.  Margaret Lewis Goodwin Ballard is the daughter of Maria Love Smith and Edward Lewis Goodwin.

Copy of typed transcript entitled "Some Notes on the Ballard Family" by Margaret Lewis (Goodwin) Ballard. 6 pp.

Copy of typed transcriptions of letters from James William Ballard (1875-1920) while in the U.S. Army in the Philippines, mostly to his mother, Mary Reid Thrift Ballard (circa 1852-1927). Selection of letters is by Margaret Lewis Goodwin Ballard (1881-1981) his daughter. 12 pp.

Copies of typed transcriptions of 2 letters from Agnes H. Marshall to John Marshall, 1825 and 1832 and 1 letter from Joseph Story to The Honorable John Marshall, 1833.

Clipping of a photograph of "Incline Plane at Johnstown" and a "Historical Map of the Old Northwest Territory" owned by J. F. Goodwin. 2 items.

2 letter fragments, one to "Dear Brother" dated March 18 and one from "Your Grandfather" with advice for farming. 2 items.

Empty folders that contained the letters in this collection, some with notations of importance, recipient, writer, dates and if copied for others. Empty envelopes.