John Edward Goodwin (1876-1948) was head of stacks and loans at Stanford University Library and a librarian at the University of Texas before becoming a librarian at the University of California Southern Branch (later UCLA) in 1923. The collection consists of correspondence, articles, photographs, clippings, notes, memorabilia, and printed material related to Goodwin's career as a librarian.

Goodwin was born in 1876; attended University of Wisconsin and New York State Library School, Albany; became head of stacks and loans at Stanford University Library; Librarian, University of Texas; became Librarian, University of California Southern Branch (later UCLA) in 1923; in 1923, the UCLA library had a staff of twelve and a collection of 42,000 volumes; by his retirement in 1944, UCLA's collection had increased to 52 staff members and 462,000 volumes; died in 1948.

10 boxes (5 linear ft.) 1 oversize folder

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