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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 NC State University University Archives Photograph Collection, (Agricultural Extension and Research series (UA023.007), contains photos Goode took of sheep.
Lemuel Goode (1919-1995) a native of West Virginia graduated from West Virginia University in 1942. Goode was a professor of Animal Husbandry (animal science) at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) and was 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.
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 was 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.
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 NC State University University Archives Photograph Collection, (Agricultural Extension and Research series (UA 023.007), contains photos Goode took of sheep.
This collection is organized by type of document and then chronologically.
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[Identification of item], Lemuel Goode Papers, MC 00194, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Lemuel Goode, July 1986 (accession no. 1986-0016)
Processed by Judy Allen Dodson, April 2008
Encoded by Judy Allen Dodson, April 2008
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[Identification of item], Lemuel Goode Papers, MC 00194, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.