Scope and Contents From the Series: This series covers Alfred T. Goodwin's more than 40-year career as a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. A small amount of material relates to instances where Goodwin sat on a Ninth Circuit Court panel by designation while still a U.S. District Court judge. The bulk of this series consists of case records, primarily in the form of individual case files. Other materials in the series include records relating to the case Newdow v. U.S. Congress, et al; general correspondence;...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of papers relating to Goodwin's other professional activities, as well as correspondence and memorabilia that span multiple phases of his career. Activities include Goodwin's involvement with multiple bar associations; his involvement with the University of Oregon, from which he had received his bachelor's degree and law degrees; and visits to and audits of law schools, as well as teaching. Also included in this series are papers relating to Goodwin's interest in the...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of papers relating to Goodwin's other professional activities, as well as correspondence and memorabilia that span multiple phases of his career. Activities include Goodwin's involvement with multiple bar associations; his involvement with the University of Oregon, from which he had received his bachelor's degree and law degrees; and visits to and audits of law schools, as well as teaching. Also included in this series are papers relating to Goodwin's interest in the...

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This subseries consists of records from Goodwin's service during World War II and his service in the Army Reserves after World War II through the 1960s; reminiscences about his experiences during World War II; materials relating to veterans' organizations; and other materials relating to World War II that Goodwin collected.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of the professional, personal, and biographical papers of Alfred T. Goodwin, a judge from Oregon. The majority of the professional papers relate to Goodwin's career as a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. These papers include more than 5,000 files for individual cases, as well as extensive records for the case Newdow v. United States Congress, et al. Other professional papers consist of records relating to Goodwin's work as a Lane County Circuit Court judge,...