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Special Collections Research Center
William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library
400 Landrum Dr
Williamsburg, Virginia
Business Number: 757-221-3090
spcoll@wm.edu
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Finding Aid Authors: M. Cook.
Administrative Information
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Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation:
Shelton H. Short III Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Processing Information:
Processed by M. Cook.
Scope and Contents
Dates, 1970-1990, professional and research papers of Shelton H. Short III, a William Osborne Good Scholar-in-residence at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, 1987-88. Professional papers consist of correspondence, articles, and other papers that concern the Marshall-Wythe School of Law and the Institute of Early American History & Culture. Bulk of the collection consists of Short's research papers on his ancestor William Osborne Goode (1798-1859), a prominent 19th century Virginia politician and alumni of the College of William & Mary. Research papers include correspondence, photocopies of primary source materials, newspapers clippings, speeches, photographs, and other papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Goode, William Osborne, 1798-1859
- Legal documents
- Manuscripts (document genre)
- Marshall-Wythe School of Law
- Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
- United States Congress
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia--Politics and Government
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id146598
Shelton Short III's lists of his ancestral Goode family estate settlements and deeds in Mecklenburg County recordsScope and Contents
Originals in the Virginia State Library.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id146599
Photocopies of Mecklenburg County wills and estates of the family of William Osborne Goode (1789-1859)1785-1856Scope and Contents
Including Bennett Goode, John C. Goode, William Osborne Goode, and William Osborne Goode, Jr. 12 items. Originals in the Virginia State Library.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id146600
Photocopies of Mecklenburg County deeds of the family of William Osborne Goode (1798-1859)1765-1856Scope and Contents
Including Bennett Goode, John Goode, John C. Goode, William Osborne Goode, and William Osborne Goode, Jr. Circa 50 items in folders 3 and 4. Originals in the Virgina State Library.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id146601
Photocopies of Mecklenburg County deeds of the family of William Osborne Goode (1798-1859)1765-1856Scope and Contents
Including Bennett Goode, John Goode, John C. Goode, William Osborne Goode, and William Osborne Goode, Jr. Circa 50 items in Folers 3 and 4. Originals in the Virgina State Library
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id146602
Photocopies of Mecklenburg County wills and deeds relative to the Goode family1866-1962Scope and Contents
circa 50 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id146604
Photocopies of speeches given by William Osborne Goode (1798-1859) in the Virginia Constitutional Convention (1829-1830), Virginia House of Delegates, and U.S. Congress.1832-1858Scope and Contents
Originals in the Duke University Library. 8 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id146605
Photocopies of biographical material1970'sScope and Contents
Re: Shelton H. Short III including material on his parents, articles by Short, book reviews and editorials. Subjects covered include Patrick Henry, Great Britain, Meherrin River, Randolph-Macon College, among other historical topics. circa 200 items in Folders 2-6.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3 id146606
Photocopies of biographical material1970'sScope and Contents
Re: Shelton H. Short III including material on his parents, articles by Short, book reviews and editorials. Subjects covered include Patrick Henry, Great Britain, Meherrin River, Randolph-Macon College, among other historical topics. circa 200 items in Folders 2-6.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 id146607
Photocopies of biographical material1970'sScope and Contents
Re: Shelton H. Short III. Including material on his parents, articles by Short, book reviews and editorials. Subjects covered include Patrick Henry, Great Britain, Meherrin River, Randolph-Macon College, among other historical topics. circa 200 items in Folders 2-6.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 id146608
Photocopies of biographical material1970'sScope and Contents
Re: Shelton H. Short III. Including material on his parents, articles by Short, book reviews and editorials. Subjects covered include Patrick Henry, Great Britain, Meherrin River, Randolph-Macon College, among other historical topics. circa 200 items in Folders 2-6.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6 id146609
Photocopies of biographical material1970'sScope and Contents
Re: Shelton H. Short III including material on his parents, articles by Short, book reviews and editorials. Subjects covered include Patrick Henry, Great Britain, Meherrin River, Randolph-Macon College, among other historical topics. circa 200 items in Folders 2-6.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1 id146611
Photocopies of articles and clippings by and about Shelton H. Short III1980Scope and Contents
Re: historical and environmental topics. Circa 150 items in Folders 1 and 2
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2 id146612
Photocopies of articles and clippings by and about Shelton H. Short III1980Scope and Contents
Re: historical and environmental topics. Circa 150 items in Folders 1 and 2
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1 id146614
Clippings by and about Sheldon H. Short III1972-1975Scope and Contents
Including articles relating to him as Patrick Henry researcher at Hampden-Sydney. circa 50 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2 id146615
Clippings1974Scope and Contents
Re: Shelton H. Short III's trip on the river Meherrin. Circa 25 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3 id146616
Newspaper articlesScope and Contents
Re: William O. Goode (1798-1859) and his family into the twentieth century. Includes material on gifts to Randolph-Macon College by Shelton H. Short III where his ancestor William O. Goode served on the Board of Visitors in the 1830s. 15 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4 id146617
Photocopies of articles and clippings re Shelton Short III1980'sScope and Contents
Re: historical, social, and environmental topics. Circa 100 items in Folders 4 and 5.
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5 id146618
Photocopies of articles and clippings re Shelton Short III1980'sScope and Contents
Re: historical, social, and environmental topics. Circa 100 items in Folders 4 and 5
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1 id146620
Biographical material concerning Shelton Short III and articles and correspondence by him1980'sScope and Contents
75 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2 id146621
Shelton Short correspondence1982-1984Scope and Contents
Re: portraits of William Osborne Goode presented to Randolph-Macon College and to the Virginia House of Delegates Chamber. Circa 100 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3 id146622
Copy of "The Wise Brigade, 34th, 26th, 46th, 59th Virginia Volunteer Infanty" by Lon F. Southard, Jr.Scope and Contents
Presented to Shelton H. Short III, May 1984, in honor of the participation of his ancestor, Thomas Goode, in the Wise Brigade. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4 id146623
Papers relating to Shelton H. Short III's tenure as visiting William Osborne Goode scholar at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law1987Scope and Contents
circa 12 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5 id146624
Notebook kept by Shelton H. Short III1987-1988Scope and Contents
Notebook kept during his tenure as scholar-in-residence at the Law School, studying his ancestor, William Osborne goode, an alumnus of the College of William and Mary.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6 id146625
Shelton H. Short III correspondence with the Institute of Early American History and Culture with publications of the Institute.1988Scope and Contents
circa 25 items.