Lynne Goodhart papers
Scope and Contents
This collection primarily focuses on teaching and organizing related to Goodhart's work in promoting economic sustainability. Materials include correspondence, teaching and lecture notes, and Bioneers (both state and national) conference records. Also included are files dealing with Paul Hawken, author and founder of The Natural Step USA, and Goodhart's efforts to bring Hawken to USU to lecture, then as faculty in the late 1990s.
Dates
- Creation: 1995-2023
Creator
- Goodhart, Lynne (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Lynne Goodhart papers must be obtained from the University Archivist and/or the Special Collections Section Head.
Biographical / Historical
Lynne Mary Howard Goodhart (1938-2023) earned a BA in French literature from the University of Utah (1960) and a PhD from the University of Colorado (1973). She taught French literature at the University of Wisconsin and Utah State University (USU), where she also developed a France Summer Abroad program. Goodhart was honored with several academic awards, including USU Professor of the Year in 1990. Her scholarly work, particularly on French poets, earned international recognition, and she held various prestigious fellowships. Beyond academics, she was a conservationist, pianist, and active in music, directing a choir and contributing to the arts community. She also co-founded a scholarship in choral music at USU in honor of her parents.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence, teaching files, conference materials of Lynne Mary Howard Goodhart, USU Emeritus Associate Professor of Languages and Philosophy, especially relating to Bioneers and ecological sustainability efforts.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged in chronological order. Bioneers Conference materials relate to both the national organization, and the Utah satellite organization.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to USU Special Collections in 2024 by Leslie Black.
Subject
- Bioneers (Organization) (Organization)
- Hawken, Paul. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Lynne M.H. Goodhart papers
- Author
- Finding aid created by Heather Housley and Kelly Rovegno
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
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