In addition to the extensive information found in the hundreds of letters during Ozzie’s CPS service from 1943 through 1946, the papers also document his research, teaching and publications (although the actual teaching and administrative files at Bethel and North Illinois are quite limited). The collection does not contain significant materials related to his later work at the Kauffman Museum. The grants and projects from Rotary and Heifer International are well represented in the documentation as are various travels for these projects and numerous consulting assignments. He often kept a diary during many trips.
The collection also includes the papers of Goering’s father, Henry J. Goering. In addition to some family correspondence, poems, and a few other assorted personal papers, most notable are many ledgers documenting his farming and then carpentry businesses. As is often the case with ledgers during this period, the ledgers list every expenditure on anything and everything during the period covered by each ledger. The ledgers also indicate all income from selling cream, wheat, or other farm products. He also lists all expenses for seeds, and especially when doing construction, for all of the hours worked and wages paid to employees. So an intimate portrait of the financial side of his work is provided.
