Carolyn V. Adkins papers, 1942-1987

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Carolyn V. Adkins papers, 1942-1987

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The collection consists of the papers of Carolyn V. Adkins from 1942-1987. The papers include correspondence, photographs, and printed material. The correspondence includes letters from fellow nurses including Lucille Huffman and Edith Honeycutt. There is extensive correspondence from Robert W. Woodruff from 1946 to his death in 1984. The photographs include images of Adkins, Nell Hodgson Woodruff, and Robert W. Woodruff and some relating to events including the groundbreaking and dedication of Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and the Woodruff Room in the Robert W. Woodruff library. The collection also includes printed material relating to Carolyn Adkins, Edith Honeycutt, Nell Hodgson Woodruff, and Robert W. Woodruff.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8195572

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Huffman, Lucille.

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Adkins, Carolyn V.

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Carolyn V. Adkins, registered nurse, born November 8, 1908 in Brewton, Alabama, was the daughter of Bland Wallace Adkins (1874-1945) and Winona Morgan Atlkins (1885-1972). Bland Wallace Adkins was a newspaper publisher and printer, who worked for the Waycross Georgian in Waycross, Georgia, where he lived for 20 years. lCarolyn graduated from Emory University in 1932 and then attended the Sheppard Pratt Psychiatric Institute (Baltimore, Maryland). After graduating from Sheppard Pratt she joined t...

Honeycutt, Edith.

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Woodruff, Nell Hodgson, 1892-1968

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Nell Kendall Hodgson Woodruff was born October 20, 1892 in Athens, Georgia, to Edward Hodgson and Mary Strahan. She graduated from a two-year nursing program at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens before marrying Robert Winship Woodruff on October 17, 1912. During World War I, Nell Woodruff served as an American Red Cross nurse aide volunteer, training other nurse aides. She volunteered again during World War II and was given permission to serve as a nurse's aid in any United States hospital. In 1946 ...

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...