Emily and Ernest Woodruff Foundation records, 1938-1986.

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Emily and Ernest Woodruff Foundation records, 1938-1986.

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The collection contains the records of the Emily and Ernest Woodruff Foundation from 1938-1996. The records include correspondence, financial records, grant files, and subject files. Of particular interest are the grant files, which detail the foundation's relationship with and support of local Atlanta, Georgia organizations.

20.75 linear ft. (42 boxes and 6 bound volumes)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7670224

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Woodruff, Robert Winship

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Robert Winship Woodruff (1889-1985), business leader and philanthropist, was born in Columbus, Georgia, the son of Ernest and Emily (Winship) Woodruff. He married Nell Hodgson of Athens, Georgia. In 1912, he joined his father's business, Atlantic Ice and Coal Company, serving as the purchasing agent until he joined the White Motor Company. At White Motor, he ascended to vice-president and general manager and when White died in 1929, Woodruff became president of the company. In the meantime his f...

Emily and Ernest Woodruff Foundation.

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The Emily and Ernest Woodruff Foundation was a charitable foundation organized by Emily and Ernest Woodruff in 1938. Ernest Woodruff was the president of the Trust Company of Georgia and had bought the Coca-Cola Company from the Candler family in 1919. The principle assets of the foundation were gifts and bequests of Coca-Cola International Corporation stock from Ernest, his wife Emily, and their son, Henry F. Woodruff. The foundation provided grants to religious, charitable, and educational ins...

Emory university

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The Baccalaureate service is an inter-religious ceremony for all graduating Emory University students receiving bachelor's degrees and consists of prayers, music, and an address by the Emory University President. The Commencement ceremony includes all Emory University graduates and consists of an address by the commencement speaker, the conferral of honorary degrees and awards, and the conferral of degrees en masse. From the description of Emory University Baccalaureate and Commencem...