Lemuel Goode Papers
MC 00194
Special Collections Research Center
0.75 Linear feet
1961-1972
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 (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.
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2 archival boxes
Goode, Lemuel
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
Encoded by Judy Allen Dodson,
April 2008
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.
Goode, Lemuel
North Carolina State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences--Faculty--History.
Agriculture--North Carolina
Agriculture--Research--North Carolina
Animal scientists--North Carolina--History
Catalogs
Letters (correspondence)
Polled Dorset sheep
Sheep--Breeding
Correspondence
1
1
1961
Correspondence
1
2
1962
Correspondence
1
3
1963
Correspondence
1
4
1964
Correspondence
1
5
1965
Correspondence
1
6
1966
Correspondence
1
7
1967
Correspondence
1
8
1968
Correspondence
1
9
1969
Correspondence
1
10
1970
Correspondence
1
11
1971
Correspondence
1
12
1972
Annual Meetings
1
13
1967-1970
Sale of 66- 54 Ram
1
14
1967-1968
Articles on Polled Dorset Sheep
1
15
Miscellaneous Information on Polled Dorset Sheep
1
16
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog
2
1
1959 April 10,
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog
2
2
1960 April 7-8
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog
2
3
1961 April 6-7
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog
2
4
1962 April 5-6
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog
2
5
1963 April 4-5
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog
2
6
1964 April 2-3
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog
2
7
1965 April 1-2
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog
2
8
1966 March 31-April 1
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog
2
8
1966 March 31-April 1
Polled Dorset - Sale Catalog
2
9
1967 April 6-7