Guide to the Lemuel Goode Papers 1961-1972

Descriptive Summary

Repository: North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Creator: Goode, Lemuel
Title: Lemuel Goode Papers, 1961-1972
Call Number: MC 00194
Extent: 0.75 linear feet, 2 archival boxes
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Language of Material: English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access: This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information: Gift of Lemuel Goode, July 1986 (accession no. 1986-0016)
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Lemuel Goode Papers, MC 194 , Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processing Information: Processed by Judy Allen Dodson, April 2008

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Biographical Note

Lemuel Goode (1919-1995), a native of West Virginia, graduated from West Virginia University in 1942. A decorated veteran of World War II, Goode served in the Philippines as a first lieutenant in the United States Army. In 1993, Goode received the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second-highest military decoration. Goode was a professor of Animal Husbandry (animal science) at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) and internationally known for developing the Polled Dorset sheep in 1955. Goode began his career at North Carolina State College in 1947 and retired in 1986. Goode was married to Lucy Winston Goode and father of two children, daughter Candace G. Vick and son, Charles Goode.

Scope and Content Note

The Lemuel Goode Papers contain correspondence, predominantly letters regarding Polled Dorset sheep; publications such as the Annual Foundation Polled Dorset Show and Sale (1959-1967), Esso Farm News (Spring 1957), AgriLife (Spring 1966), Extension Farm-News (April 1955), and New England Shepherd (December 1956). The collection also includes news clippings, the bulk of which relate to Goode's work developing Polled Dorset sheep. See also: The NCSU University Archives Photograph Collection, (Agricultural Extension and Research series (UA 023.007), contains photos Goode took of sheep.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized by type of document and then chronologically.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Libraries' online catalog.

Individuals

Goode, Lemuel

Corporate Entities

North Carolina State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences--Faculty--History.

Topics

Agriculture--North Carolina.
Agriculture--Research--North Carolina.
Animal scientists--North Carolina--History.
Sheep--Breeding.
Polled Dorset sheep.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Correspondence, 1961 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 1]
Correspondence, 1962 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 2]
Correspondence, 1963 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 3]
Correspondence, 1964 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 4]
Correspondence, 1965 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 5]
Correspondence, 1966 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 6]
Correspondence, 1967 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 7]
Correspondence, 1968 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 8]
Correspondence, 1969 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 9]
Correspondence, 1970 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 10]
Correspondence, 1971 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 11]
Correspondence, 1972 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 12]
Annual Meetings, 1967-1970 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 13]
Sale of 66- 54 Ram , 1967-1968 [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 14]
Articles on Polled Dorset Sheep [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 15]
Miscellaneous Information on Polled Dorset Sheep [MC 00194 Box 1, Folder 16]
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog, 1959 April 10, [MC 00194 Box 2, Folder 1]
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog, 1960 April 7-8 [MC 00194 Box 2, Folder 2]
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog, 1961 April 6-7 [MC 00194 Box 2, Folder 3]
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog, 1962 April 5-6 [MC 00194 Box 2, Folder 4]
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog, 1963 April 4-5 [MC 00194 Box 2, Folder 5]
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog, 1964 April 2-3 [MC 00194 Box 2, Folder 6]
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog, 1965 April 1-2 [MC 00194 Box 2, Folder 7]
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog, 1966 March 31-April 1 [MC 00194 Box 2, Folder 8]
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog, 1966 March 31-April 1 [MC 00194 Box 2, Folder 8]
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog, 1967 April 6-7 [MC 00194 Box 2, Folder 9]