Mary Joe Goodwin Antarctica Collection, 1908-1991

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Summary

Creators:
Goodwin, Mary P. (Mary Pearson), 1920-
Abstract:
Mary Pearson Goodwin (1920- ) was born in Newport, Rhode Island. She was a prolific and award-winning medical illustrator and a member of the first public expedition to Antarctica in mid-1960s. The collection contains books, journals, notebooks, photographs, clippings, drawings, video cassettes, audio cassettes, memorabilia, a diary, correspondence, catalogs, slides, invoices, scrapbooks, index cards, films, maps, and paintings relating to Antarctica compiled by Goodwin.
Extent:
129 boxes (64.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains books, journals, notebooks, photographs, clippings, drawings, video cassettes, audio cassettes, memorabilia, a diary, correspondence, catalogs, slides, invoices, scrapbooks, index cards, films, maps, and paintings relating to Antarctica compiled by Goodwin. Also contains writings by Goodwin, an author and title bibliography, a jigsaw puzzle and a stuffed penguin. Includes books on exploration (including a rare copy of Earnest Shackleton's Aurora Australis (1908) and biographical accounts. Subjects include geology, mapmaking, natural history, flora, fauna, fish, whales, penguins, and the important expeditions sponsored by Australia, Britain, and France.

Biographical / historical:

Mary Pearson Goodwin (also known as Mary Joe Goodwin) was born in 1920 in Newport, Rhode Island; attended Sarah Lawrence College and Boston Museum School, where she was trained in art; settled in Los Angeles in 1951; became a prolific and award-winning medical illustrator; member of first public expedition to Antarctica in mid-1960s, and returned twice; wrote A Mountain Reprieve: Trekking in Nepal (1975); she died on September 13, 1993 in Los Angeles.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Willard E. Goodwin, 1993.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Books and miscellaneous serials.
  2. Research materials and writings by Goodwin.
  3. Correspondence.
  4. Catalogs.
  5. Slides.
  6. Scrapbooks.
  7. Antarctica title and author index.
  8. Films.
  9. Memorabilia.
  10. Miscellaneous.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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