Samuel Goddard Papers

The Samuel Goddard Papers contain correspondence, personal papers, photographs, audio recordings, speeches, campaign materials, and printed matter. Although the collection dates 1952 to 1997, the bulk documents Goddard's political activities and relationships during the 1960s. The collection has been divided into ten series.

Series I: Correspondence houses Goddard's personal and political correspondence dating from the 1960s. Correspondence between Democratic county leadership and Goddard (acting in his capacity as head of the state committee) are listed by county. Folders pertaining to specific individuals are filed alphabetically by first name.

Series II: Administrative Files consists primarily of materials documenting various political issues that Goddard was involved in as State Committee Chairman or Governor. Also included is political correspondence from 1962.

Series III: Legislative Files houses materials showing legislation proposed during the Second Session of the 27th Legislature (1966). These folders are arranged by legislative branch and bill number and usually contain a copy of the legislation, drafts, revisions, and/or notes.

Series IV: Legal Files includes case notes, filings, and judgments on cases heard before the Arizona Court of Appeals. A few other legal files are also included.

Series V: Central Arizona Water Conservation District contains meeting announcements, agendas and meeting notes, materials regarding budgetary issues, and goals and objectives statements showing the activities of the executive and internal review committees of the CAWCD. General issues of water allocation and project development for the Central Arizona Project are also described. The files generally date from the early 1990s.

Series VI: Political Files (1960-1992) documents Goddard's involvement in both the Arizona and national arms of the Democratic Party. Files regarding the organization and operations of the Arizona State Democratic Committee are included as are more general files showing the activities of Democrats at the local, state, and national levels. Also included are materials showing Terry Goddard's unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign in 1990.

Series VII: Campaign Files (1960-1968) consists primarily of calendars and schedules, correspondence, issue papers and platforms, publicity material, reports of contributions, financial records, reports on opponents, and campaign speeches documenting Goddard's four political campaigns.

Series VIII: Subject Files houses correspondence, printed materials, notes, and newspaper clippings showing Goddard's civic and political interests and covering individuals, issues, and organizations. Series IX: Newspaper Clippings is a subject file composed almost exclusively of clippings. A small number of files, especially the District records, contain a combination of clippings and other documents.