Correspondence, minutes, reports, conference materials, newspaper and magazine clippings, periodicals, newsletters, pamphlets, brochures, and other ephemeral printed matter documenting Goodrich’s career as an advocate for the mentally ill in the criminal justice system. While the main geographic focus of her advocacy was on New York State, Goodrich’s papers also illustrate national concerns relating to this topic in the last quarter of the 20th century.

The bulk of the papers concerns her work in forensics, the relation of mental illness to law, and her advocacy on behalf of the imprisoned mentally ill. Goodrich largely accomplished this as a member of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill (AMI), which later became the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and, in the early 21st century, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Included are minutes, agenda, correspondence, position papers, and brochures created by the Forensic Committee of NAMI New York State – originally known as HELP-MI (Help Exists for Loved Ones in Prison Who are Mentally Ill) – as well as background information such as newspaper and magazine articles, and government reports.

Goodrich also created extensive subject files which can be found in Series I. These include not only newspaper and magazine articles, reports, and ephemera, but may also hold correspondence with other NAMI members, members of other advocacy and research groups, and with state government mental health professionals. There are also records of mental health conferences, largely in New York, and material documenting other mental health organizations.

In addition, there are a few of Goodrich’s presentations and runs of several periodicals (with gaps), mostly NAMI publications.