A Guide to the Dorothy C. Goodwin Papers

Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries

Summary Information

Repository:
Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries
Creator:
Goodwin, Dorothy C.
Title:
A Guide to the Dorothy C. Goodwin Papers
ID:
1992.0036
Date [bulk]:
Bulk, 1974-1992
Date [inclusive]:
undated, 1925-1993
Physical Description:
13.0 Linear feet
Language of the Material:
English
Abstract:
Dorothy C. Goodwin was born in Hartford, CT, on 2 September 1914. Goodwin grew up in Connecticut and graduated magna cum laude from Smith College in 1937 (B.A., Sociology). In 1974, Goodwin returned to government service by winning a seat in the Connecticut General Assembly as a Democratic representative of the 54th district (includes Mansfield). She held positions on the Education, Finance and Human Services Committees, and co-chaired the Education Committee for much of her career.

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], Dorothy C. Goodwin Papers. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

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Biography

Dorothy C. Goodwin led a diverse and distinguished life, one that included great accomplishments in academics and public service. She was born in Hartford, CT, on 2 September 1914 to Charles and Ruth Goodwin. Goodwin grew up in Connecticut and graduated magna cum laude from Smith College in 1937 (B.A., Sociology). She worked in the Bureau of Indian Affairs (1937-1939) and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (1939-1942). Goodwin transferred to the Department of Economic Warfare and completed her wartime service in India. She attempted to enter the State Department upon her return from overseas, but alleged ties with Communists dogged her efforts. After a lengthy effort that ultimately cleared her of these charges, Goodwin was told that she was not sufficiently qualified for admission. She then proceeded to take part in the occupation of Japan as a government agricultural economist concerned with issues of land reform (1947-1951).

Goodwin left government service to begin graduate studies at the University of Connecticut, receiving the institution's first Ph.D. in agricultural economics (1957). She subsequently began a twenty-two year academic career at the University as a professor and assistant provost. During this period she published widely, particularly with respect to issues of state taxes and state aid to education.

In 1974, Goodwin returned to government service by winning a seat in the Connecticut General Assembly as a Democratic representative of the 54th district (includes Mansfield). She held positions on the Education, Finance and Human Services Committees, and co-chaired the Education Committee for much of her career. Goodwin's influence was crucial in designing new formulas for state educational aid to towns. She also figured prominently in the passage of the “Bottle Bill” and the adoption of programs to preserve agricultural land. Retiring from the House in 1984, she was appointed to the Connecticut State Board of Education by Governor William O'Neill and served in that position until 1990.

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Scope and Content

The Goodwin papers contain correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, photographs, awards, and financial and political materials pertaining to the many careers of Dorothy C. Goodwin.

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Arrangement

Series I: Political Papers ( 1969-1972) includes materials on Goodwin's five successful campaigns for the Connecticut House of Representatives and her involvement with the Mansfield Housing Committee. Also included are newspaper clippings concerning her political career, major issues of state politics and ephemeral materials pertaining to other Democratic candidates for state office.

Series II: Professional Papers ( 1940-1992) contains Goodwin's official reports on postwar land reform in Japan and many published articles and documents spanning her academic career at UConn. These materials are concerned, primarily, with the utilization of state tax revenues, modifications to the state tax system and education.

Series III: Personal Papers ( 1925-1993) houses a wide variety of personal and professional correspondence, reports, sketches, and information on the Goodwin family. Security statements prepared for the State Department in the 1940s to answer charges of Communist sympathies are found in Box 6. Also included are appointment calendars, college papers and a children's book she prepared.

Series IV: Awards ( undated, 1935-1992) contains degrees, certificates and plaques that recognize Goodwin's professional achievements, particularly in politics. The awards include several honorary law degrees from Connecticut universities, recognition from community groups and wards for legislative service.

Series V: Photographs ( undated, 1934-1991) includes photographs primarily from Goodwin's work with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and her overseas service in India and Japan. There are also photographs from her visit to China in 1947.

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Administrative Information

Publication Statement

Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries December 1994

University of Connecticut Libraries405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-1205860.486.2524archives@uconn.edu

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated by Ms. Goodwin to Historical Manuscripts and Archives (now Archives & Special Collections) of the University of Connecticut Libraries in 1992.

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

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Controlled Access Headings

  • Connecticut. State Board of Education.
  • Administrative records
  • Agricultural economists
  • Connecticut
  • Correspondence
  • Education
  • Educators
  • Financial Records
  • Local government
  • Manuscripts (document genre)
  • Notebooks
  • Personal narratives
  • Personal papers
  • Photographs
  • Politicians
  • Publications
  • Twentieth century.
  • Universities and colleges
  • Videocassettes

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Collection Inventory

Series I: Political Papers, ,, undated, 1969-1972

Title/DescriptionInstances
Campaign papers,, 1974-1982
Box 1: Folder 1-12
Campaign materials,, undated, 1983-84
Box 1: Folder 13
Campaign buttons,, undated
Box 1: Folder 14
League of Women Voters—Mansfield,, 1990
Box 1: Folder 15
“An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Governor's Commission on Higher Education and the Economy”,, 1982
Box 1: Folder 16-18
Friends of Dorothy Goodwin (financial),, 1985
Box 1: Folder 19
Mansfield Housing Committee,, 1969-1992
Box 2: Folder 20-22
Newspaper clippings/articles,, 1974-1986
Box 2: Folder 23-28
Connecticut General Assembly directories,, 1977-1980
Box 2: Folder 29

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Series II: Professional Papers,, 1940-1992

Title/DescriptionInstances
Yearbook of Agriculture—Appendix A,, 1940
Box 3: Folder 30
“A Place on Earth: A Critical Appraisal of Subsistence Homesteads”,, 1942
Box 3: Folder 31
“Project and Execution of Second Extension Work of Ogochi Reservoir Water System”,, 1949
Box 3: Folder 32-33
“Ryukyu Islands: Land Tenure Practices and Problems”,, 1949
Box 3: Folder 34-35
“On the Agricultural Credit Problem From the Standpoint of Present Farmers' Cooperative Associations”,, c. 1949
Box 3: Folder 36-37
“Japan's Agricultural Insurance System: A Statistical Description”,, 1952
Box 4: Folder 38-39
“Impact of State Participation in Financing of Education on Towns In Hartford County”,, 1952
Box 4: Folder 40
“Impact of State Participation in Town Highway Finance on Towns in Hartford County”,, 1952
Box 4: Folder 41
“The School Finance Problem in Connecticut”,, 1954
Box 4: Folder 42
“Five Years with the Japanese Occupation”,, 1954
Box 4: Folder 43
“Tax Problem of Connecticut School Expansion”,, 1954
Box 4: Folder 44
Untitled article for Oxford Bulletin,, 1954
Box 4: Folder 45
“The School Tax Crisis in Connecticut”,, 1955
Box 4: Folder 46
“Fiscal Needs and Capacity of Connecticut Towns”,, 1956
Box 4: Folder 47
Report to the Connecticut Commission on Agriculture,, 1957
Box 4: Folder 48
Dissertation: “State Grants and the Property Tax in Connecticut”,, 1957
Box 4: Folder 49-52
“State Grants and Property Tax Equalization in Connecticut”,, 1957
Box 4: Folder 53
“Suggested program of Economic Research and Extension for the Institute of Public Service, University of Connecticut”,, 1957
Box 4: Folder 54
“Blueprint for a Blueprint—The Booz, Allen and Hamilton Report”,, 1960
Box 4: Folder 55
“Some Approaches to the Problem of How to Distribute State Aid to Education”,, 1961
Box 4: Folder 56
“State Grants and Taxes”,, 1961
Box 4: Folder 57
“Connecticut's Tax Dilemma” (address),, 1961
Box 4: Folder 58
“Connecticut's Tax Problem: A Phony Dilemma?”,, 1962
Box 4: Folder 59
“Equalization as a Basis of State Aid”,, 1963
Box 4: Folder 60
“Do Equalization Grants for Education Equalize?”,, 1963
Box 5: Folder 61
“Connecticut's Tax Dilemma: What Choices Do We Have?”,, 1969
Box 5: Folder 62
“Statement in Support of a Progressive State Income Tax”,, 1971
Box 5: Folder 63
“Total Planning in Connecticut”,, 1971
Box 5: Folder 64
“The Coming Crisis in Education”,, 1982
Box 5: Folder 65
“White Horses Do Not Make Good Transportation”,, 1988
Box 5: Folder 66
“Principle vs. Compromise in the Legislative Process”,, 1991
Box 5: Folder 67
“Final Report—Commission to Effect Government Reorganization”,, 1992
Box 5: Folder 68
“The Coming Educational Crisis”,, undated
Box 5: Folder 69
“The Guaranteed Tax Base Program for Financing Connecticut Public Schools: Is Full Funding Enough?”,, undated
Box 5: Folder 70
“State Grants and Their Relation to Tax Burdens”,, undated
Box 5: Folder 71
“The Last Battle”,, undated
Box 5: Folder 72

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Series III: Personal Papers,, 1925-1993

Title/DescriptionInstances
Education,, 1928-1956
Box 6: Folder 73-75
Talk on Irish Free State,, 1931
Box 6: Folder 76
Talk on Father Damien,, c. 1931
Box 6: Folder 77
Talk on J. M. Synge,, 1933
Box 6: Folder 78
Reviews for Smith College Weekly,, 1934
Box 6: Folder 79
“ Noah Scovill and Samuel Colt: Two Contrasting Eras of American History”,, 1936
Box 6: Folder 80
Bureau of Indian Affairs,, 1937-1938
Box 6: Folder 81-82
Income Tax returns,, 1939-1948
Box 6: Folder 83
India,, 1944-1945
Box 6: Folder 84-85
Applications for federal employment,, 1946-1951
Box 6: Folder 86-87
Security statement,, 1946-1947
Box 6: Folder 88-92
“Submarginal Comfort Battalion”,, 1946
Box 6: Folder 93
Japanese occupation,, undated, 1947-52
Box 6: Folder 94-96
Résumés/curriculum vita,, undated, 1956-57
Box 6: Folder 97
Correspondence,, 1925-1950
Box 7: Folder 98-119
Correspondence,, undated, 1951-92
Box 8: Folder 120-141
Videotape—“Federal Tax Reform” League of Connecticut Women Voters,, undated
Box 8: Folder 142
Videotape—“Dorothy Goodwin”,, undated
Box 8: Folder 143
Chinese Hotel bills,, 1948
Box 8: Folder 144
Newspaper clippings,, undated, 1961-93
Box 9: Folder 145-149
Goodwin family,, undated
Box 10: Folder 150
Home documents,, 1963
Box 10: Folder 151
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/findaids/Beck/MSS19920020.html,, 1983
Box 10: Folder 152
Chinese postcards,, undated
Box 10: Folder 153-155
Taped speeches,, 1984
Box 10: Folder 156
Appointment calendars,, 1959-1991
Box 10: Folder 157-175
Unidentified materials,, undated, 1945-86
Box 10: Folder 176-184
Land surveys/drawings/plans for Dorothy Goodwin home on Browns Road, Mansfield, CT,, 1963
Box 11
Sketches for children's book,, undated
Box 12
Sketches,, undated
Map of Peiping,, undated
Box 13
Japanese posters on land reform,, ca. 1948

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Series IV: Awards,, undated, 1935-1992

Title/DescriptionInstances
Gift--Rear Admiral Chen Ming-Cheng, Director Taichung Harbor Bureau, Taiwan,, undated
Box 14
Gift--Taoyuan County Magistrate, Taiwan Province, China,, undated
Box 14
Placque--Minister Chu Mwei-Sen, Ministry of Education, China,, undated
Box 14
Certificate--General Headquarters, Allied Commander for Allied Powers, Pacific,, 1951
Box 14
Certificate-- University of Connecticut Alumni Association, Century Club,, 1973-1974
Box 14
Certificate-- University of Connecticut staff,, 1974
Box 14
Placque-- Northeastern COnnecticut Community Development Corporation,, undated
Box 14
Placques (2)-- Boy Scouts of America,, 1975
Box 14
Certificate-- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society,, 1954
Box 15
Certificate-- Gamma Sigma Delta Agricultural Honor Society,, 1955
Box 15
Award-- American Farm Economic Association,, 1956
Box 15
Ph.D. University of Connecticut,, 1957
Box 15
Certificate--State of Connecticut Tax Department course in Assessment Procedures,, 1957
Box 15
Certificate--State of Connecticut Tax Department course in Advanced Assessment Procedures,, 1958
Box 15
Membership-- Omicron Delta Gamma,, 1958
Box 15
Certificate--Election to General Assembly,, 1975
Box 15
Award--ASPA Outstanding Legislator,, 1978
Box 15
Award--Outstanding Legislator, http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/findaids/CCD/MSS19990081.html,, 1979
Box 15
Appointment, Connecticut Heritage Task Force,, 1980
Box 15
Honorary Member, Delta Kappa Gamma Society,, 1980
Box 15
Distingusihed Connecticut Citizen, UConn Alumni Association,, 1980
Box 15
Silver Beaver Award, Citation-- Boy Scouts of America,, 1981
Box 15
Medal-- Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce,, 1982
Box 15
Appreciation--State Department of Environmental Protection,, 1983
Box 15
Connecticut State Assembly Membership,, 1983
Box 15
Administration and Supervision Association, Southern Connecticut State University,, 1984
Box 15
Award-- Connecticut Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs,, 1984
Box 15
Award-- Connecticut State Board of Education,, 1984
Box 15
Certificate--Phi Delta Kappa,, 1984
Box 15
Resolution-- Connecticut Association of Boards of Education,, 1984
Box 15
Appointment--State Board of Education,, 1985
Box 16
Award-- Quinebaug Valley Community College,, 1985
Box 16
Award--Board of Governors for Higher Education,, 1985
Box 16
Award-- Connecticut Valley Girl Scout Council,, 1985
Box 16
Honorary Doctor of Laws-- Connecticut College,, 1986
Box 16
Award-- Hartford College for Women,, 1988
Box 16
Award-- Connecituct State Board of Education,, 1988
Box 16
Honorary Alumna-- Dorothy C. Goodwin Elemnetary School,, 1992
Box 16
Award-- Connecticut Trails Council of Girl Scouts,, 1992
Box 16
Presentation-- Richard D. Tulisano,, undated
Box 16
Honorary Doctor of Laws-- University of Hartford,, 1982
Box 17
Honorary Doctor of Laws-- Trinity College,, 1983
Box 17
Citation-- Connecticut General Assembly,, 1984
Box 17
Honorary Doctor of Laws-- Briarwood College,, 1984
Box 17
Resolution-- Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation,, 1985
Box 17
Recognition--Phi Delta Kappa Fellow,, 1985
Box 17
Award-- Elementary and Middle School Principals' Association of Connecticut,, 1983
Box 17
Award-- United Social and Mental Health Services, Inc.,, undated
Box 17
Award-- Connecticut Library Association,, 1981
Box 17
Award--Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights,, 1980
Box 17
Award--Joshua's Trust,, 1983
Box 18
Award--Contributions to the Humanities in Connecticut,, 1991
Box 18
Resolution-- United States Senate,, 1992
Box 18
Award--National Conference of Christians and Jews,, 1980
Box 18
Honorary Doctor of Laws-- University of Connecticut,, 1988
Box 18
Commencement Connecticut College,, 1986
Box 18
Award-- Association of Episcopal Colleges,, 1985
Box 18
Certificate--Easter Seals,, 1982
Box 18
American Civil Liberties Union Membership,, 1974
Box 18
Placque--Japanese Minister of Agriculture and Forestry,, 1952
Box 18
Placque--UConn Alumni Association,, 1976
Box 18
Appreciation Award-- Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center of Southeastern Connecticut,, undated
Box 19
Distinguished Alumni Award-- University of Connecticut,, 1982
Box 19
Citation-- Connecticut General Assembly honoring service and induction into Mansfield Democratic Town Committee,, 1989
Box 20
Distingusihed Alumni Award-- Kingswood-Oxford School,, 1983
Box 20
Placque-- Asnuntuck Community College,, 1980
Box 20
Citation-- Connecticut General Assembly on dedication of Dorothy C. Goodwin Elementary School,, 1992
Box 20
Diploma from Milton Academy,, 1935
Box 21
Bachelor of Arts from Smith College,, 1937
Box 21
Appreciation from NAACP,, 1982
Box 21

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Series V: Photographs,, undated, 1934-1991

Title/DescriptionInstances
Children at summer camp,, 1934
Box 22
Bureau of Indian Affairs (13),, 1937-1938
Box 22
Bureau of Indian Affairs (6),, 1937-1938
Box 23
Milton Academy,, 1938
Box 23
Dorothy C. Goodwin,, 1940-1952
Box 23
India (6),, 1944-1945
Box 23
Delegates from four nations draw for Japanese machine tools,, 1947
Box 23
Japan,, 1947-1952
Box 23
China trip,, 1948
Box 23
Wedding of Asian couple,, undated
Box 23
Charles Goodwin residence (Hartford),, 1948
Box 23
Charles Goodwin christening of boat,, undated
Box 23
Representative Dorothy C. Goodwin (2),, 1975-1984
Box 23
Trinity College degree conferral,, 1983
Box 23
U.S. Representative http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/findaids/Gejdenson/MSS20010008.html,, 1980s
Box 23
Dorothy Goodwin and William O'Neill,, 1985
Box 23
Rita Jaro's retirement,, 1985
Box 23
Dorothy Goodwin roast, UConn FAculty-Alumni Center,, 1985
Box 23
Honorary degree ceremony at UConn,, 1988
Box 23
Wedding and family pictures,, undated
Box 23
Family property,, undated
Box 23
Unidentified,, undated, 1991
Box 23
Unidentified,, undated
Box 24

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