Series I: Personal, 1919-1969, inclusive

Extent

1 Linear Feet in 1 manuscript box and 3 flat boxes.

Scope and Contents

Series I contains correspondence with Goddard's mother, Alta, her third husband Erich Maria Remarque, and other friends and colleagues, including Louella Parsons, Carmel Snow, Diego Rivera, Walter Plunkett, Helga Löwenstein, and Catherine Hunter, secretary of Chaplin Studios. There is also some correspondence from fans and veterans who saw her shows touring with the United Service Organizations.

The series also includes personal photographs of her travel and family, art, awards, and other personal materials related to her and Remarque's publishing activities. Goddard's portrait was drawn by multiple different artists and included in the collection. There is also some material related to her other husbands, including photographs from her wedding to Burgess Meredith and pictures of her with Charlie Chaplin.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by format.

Award Certificates, 1940s, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Book Plate, undated

Box: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1935-1949, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1951-1963, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1952-1960, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1959, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1959-1961, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1961, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence--Alta Goddard, 1952-1964, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Drawing, undated

Box: 9, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Drawing of Goddard, 1935, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Drawings of Goddard, 1940-1961, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fine Art Reprints--Lillian MacKendrick, Diego Rivera, circa 1950s, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Jewelry Box, undated

Box: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photo Album, 1919-1929, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs--Burgess Meredith, 1940s, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs--Charlie Chaplin, circa 1936-1942, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs--Mexico, 1949, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs--Mexico Trip, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs--Remarque, 1950s-1960s, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs--Wedding to Burgess Meredith, 1944, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Receipts, 1961, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ron Rico Membership Certificate, 1943, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Telegrams, 1957-1962, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Black Obelisk Poster, 1956, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

United Jewish Welfare Fund Award, undated

Box: 9, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)