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Sources consulted for the biography of:Mills Edwin Godwin (1914–1999)
Primary Sources
- Mills E. Godwin Jr., Some Recollections (1992), with birth date on 1 and 120.
- Godwin Family Genealogical Notes, Accession 31508, Library of Virginia.
- LL.B. in 1940 confirmed by Registrar's Office, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
- Marriage Certificate, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Va.
- Mills E. Godwin Papers, 1943–1978, Swem Library, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
- Mills E. Godwin Executive Papers, 1966–1970, Record Group 3, Accession 27210, Library of Virginia.
- Mills E. Godwin Executive Papers, 1974–1978, Record Group 3, Accession 29320, Library of Virginia.
- Numerous sound recordings in WRVA Radio Collection, including first inaugural address, January 15, 1966 (WRVA-399), Accession 38210, Library of Virginia.
Secondary Sources
- J. Harvie Wilkinson, III, Harry Byrd and the Changing Face of Virginia Politics, 1945–1966 (1968).
- M. Carl Andrews, No Higher Honor: The Story of Mills E. Godwin, Jr. (1970), with first quotation on 42.
- James L. Bugg Jr., "Mills Edwin Godwin Jr., A Man for All Seasons," in The Governors of Virginia, 1860–1978, ed. Edward E. Younger and James Tice Moore (1982), 373–391 (fourth quotation on 378).
- Frank B. Atkinson, The Dynamic Dominion: Realignment and the Rise of Two-Party Competition in Virginia, 1945–1980, 2d ed., rev. (2006).
Newspapers
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 4, 1961 (second quotation); July 6, 1961 (third quotation); January 8, 1978
- Washington Post, October 11, 1973 (fifth quotation)
- Richmond News Leader, August 5, 1987
Obituaries
- New York Times, February 2, 1999
- Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, February 1, 1999; February 2, 1999; February 3, 1999 (account of funeral).
- Richmond Free Press, February 11–13, 1999
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 1, 1999; February 3, 1999 (with account of funeral)
- Washington Post, February 1, 1999; February 3, 1999
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