John Thomas Goode Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC597

Scope and Contents

Includes a contract between freed slaves Mary and Martha McKinny and their former master Edward B. Goode (1866) for housework; a memoir and a research paper on Colonel John Thomas Goode; and newspaper articles by Shelton Hardaway Short about Goode.

Dates

  • 1867-1967

Creator

Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Biographical Note

Served as a First Lieutenant at Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, from 1858 to 1861, then returned to the south to fight with the Confederacy.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (14 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Includes a contract between freed slaves Mary and Martha McKinny and their former master Edward B. Goode (1866) for housework; a memoir and a research paper on Colonel John Thomas Goode; and newspaper articles by Shelton Hardaway Short about Goode.

Arrangement

Arranged without hierarchy.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Shelton H. Short circa 1975.

Separated Materials

Photographs have been transferred to the Special Collections Department photo archive as collection number UNRS-P1988-21

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the John Thomas Goode Papers
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository

https://library.unr.edu/SpeColl
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