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Guy D. Goff Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0017

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, clippings, printed material, speeches, and essays of Guy Despard Goff (September 13, 1866 - January 7, 1933), son of Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843-1920).

Guy D. Goff was United States district attorney for the eastern district of Wisconsin (1911-1915), assistant to the Attorney General of the United States (1917, ca. 1920-1923), and a U.S. Senator from West Virginia (1925-1931), among other things.

Correspondence includes letters on family matters, post-World War I Europe, and Goff's career (1 inch; 1919-1931). Speeches date from the years 1920-1931, when Goff was assistant to the U.S. Attorney General and Senator from West Virginia.

Correspondence includes letters on family matters, world affairs, and Goff's career (5 items; 1930-1931) and a bound volume of letters written by Goff from Europe while he was a member of General Pershing's legal staff (1 inch, 1919-1920). Letters in the bound volume do not include recipients; they concern Goff's work in the military, his travels in France and Germany, and his observations on the political, economic, and social conditions in post-World War I Europe. He also discusses the Treaty of Versailles, the League of Nations, and international relations. Please note, this bound volume of letters is identical to the volume in A&M 622.

Speeches and essays include topics such as "The Chinese Republic and the Truth about its Existence" and "The Soviet and the Jews."

Dates

  • Creation: 1918-1931

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each))

Overview

Correspondence, clippings, printed material, speeches, and essays of Guy Despard Goff (September 13, 1866 - January 7, 1933), son of Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843-1920). Guy D. Goff was United States district attorney for the eastern district of Wisconsin (1911-1915), assistant to the Attorney General of the United States (1917, ca. 1920-1923), and a U.S. Senator from West Virginia (1925-1931), among other things. Correspondence includes letters on family matters, post-World War I Europe, and Goff's career (1 inch; 1919-1931). Collection also includes speeches made in the years 1920-1931, when Goff was assistant to the U.S. Attorney General and Senator from West Virginia.

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Related A&M Collections

17, 622

Title
Guy D. Goff Papers, 1918-1931
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
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Language of description
English
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536