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Goin family collection

Title
Goin family collection, 1894-1967.
Author
Goins family.

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folder 1Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 558 folder 1Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
folder 2Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 558 folder 2Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
folder 3Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 558 folder 3Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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3 folders
Summary
  • The Goin family Collection is a miscellaneous assortment of documents representing four members of this family. Material for Reverend Edward F. Goin include church programs, a letter to his son, a congratulatory telegram from Adam Clayton Powell Sr., and a news clipping (1894-1957).
  • Included are letters from Edwin F. Blair, an attorney and classmate of Edward H. Goin, recommending him for a position and referring to funds he provided for Viola Palmer's daughters' college education. Also letters recommending Goin for the quality of his work, an article and obituary.
  • Material for Marie C. Goin includes personal letters, a clipping re her employment with the State Welfare Board of Greensboro, North Carolina, and a letter referencing her work in New Haven. Viola Goin Palmer is represented by letters from her to Edwin Blair requesting assistance in financing her daughters' education, and Blair's note to Goin advising that he had sent her the money.
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Note
  • Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
Source (note)
  • Zella Crawford Jackson
Biography (note)
  • Members of the Goin family of New Haven, Connecticut, including Reverend Edward F. Goin, pastor of the Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church from 1901-1943; his son, Edward H. Goin, an educator and civic leader in New Haven, Marie Crawford Goin, wife of Edward H., and the latter's sister, Viola Goin Palmer.
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  • Collection guide available.
Call Number
Sc MG 558
OCLC
79463366
Author
Goins family.
Title
Goin family collection, 1894-1967.
Biography
Members of the Goin family of New Haven, Connecticut, including Reverend Edward F. Goin, pastor of the Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church from 1901-1943; his son, Edward H. Goin, an educator and civic leader in New Haven, Marie Crawford Goin, wife of Edward H., and the latter's sister, Viola Goin Palmer.
Indexes
Collection guide available.
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Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc MG 558
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