Series 10
Memorabilia
Boxes 544-563, 578-579
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of memorabilia associated with Robert W. Woodruff and members of his family. It includes objects like Woodruff's calling cards, letter openers and paperweights. The family memorabilia consists of items like a bottle opener, eyeglasses, a magnifying glass and playing cards associated with his parents, Emily and Ernest Woodruff, as well as his brothers, George W. Woodruff and Henry F. Woodruff. This series also includes decorative memorabilia, furnishing, associated with Woodruff, including ash trays, cigar boxes, sculptures and vases.
Arrangement Note
Arranged in alphabetical order by type of item where possible.
Restrictions on Access
Special restrictions apply: This series is stored offsite. Researchers must contact MARBL in advance for access to this material.
| Robert W. Woodruff | ||
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 544 | 1 | Badge, American Protective League (2 items) |
| 544 | 2 | Badge, Atlanta Fire Department |
| 544 | 3 | Badge, Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office |
| 544 | 4 | Badges, Fulton County Police (2 items) |
| 544 | 5 | Barometer, in case |
| 544 | 6 | Belt Buckle, Georgia Military Academy |
| 544 | 7 | Belt, monogrammed with "RWW leader 1917, the White Company |
| 544 | 8 | Book cover, monogrammed |
| 544 | 9 | Bookmark, 50th Wedding anniversary, 1962 |
| 544 | 10 | Bookplate, "Ex Libris, R.W. Woodruff" |
| 544 | 11 | Bottle opener, inscribed to RWW from Sico Bottling Plants, Egypt, 1955 |
| 544 | 12 | Bottle opener, monogrammed |
| 544 | 13 | Box, Silver, monogrammed, 38th Wedding Anniversary |
| 544 | 14 | Bracelet, "Gainsborough Best Dog, Won by Ichauway's Maritana, September 1941" |
| 544 | 15 | Business card, "Robert W. Woodruff" |
| 544 | 16 | Calling cards, "Mr. Robert Winship Woodruff" |
| 578 | 1 | Cane, monogrammed "RWW, USA, F.A.S.G, London |
| 578 | 2 | Cane, plain |
| 544 | 17 | Card, driver's license |
| 544 | 18 | Card, firearms license, 1976 |
| 544 | 19 | Card, insurance, 1966-1977 |
| 544 | 20 | Card, memberships |
| 544 | 21 | Card, Social Security |
| 544 | 22 | Castanets (2 items) |
| 544 | 23 | Checkbook cover, monogrammed |
| 544 | 24 | Cigar holders (4 items) |
| 544 | 25 | Cigarette trading cards, political figures (10 items) |
| 544 | 26 | Cigarette trading cards, flags of various countries (6 items) |
| 544 | 27 | Cock fighting supplies (12 items) |
| 544 | 28 | Commemorative baseball bat (minature), Hanna Batrite, compliments Steamboat Johnson, Wilson Truck Company, Nashville, Tenn. |
| 544 | 29 | Commemorative coin, Boys Clubs of America Charter Member |
| 544 | 30 | Commemorative coin, Chile [gift of Sergio Vergara Bruce, 1980) |
| 544 | 31 | Commemorative coin, Commerce Club, Atlanta, Georgia, RWW Director, 1960-1967 |
| 544 | 32 | Commemorative coin, Dwight David Eisenhower (2 items) |
| 544 | 33 | Commemorative coin, Florence McDonnell - People of Vision |
| 544 | 34 | Commemorative coin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1935 |
| 544 | 35 | Commemorative coins, Georgia Bulldogs, 1973, 1979 (2 items) |
| 544 | 36 | Commemorative coins, Pope Pius XII Golden Anniversary of his ordination to the Priesthood, April 2, 1949 (4 items) |
| 544 | 37 | Commemorative coin, Rames Agricultural Company, May 1978 |
| 544 | 38 | Commemorative coin, Rich's Department Store, 75th Anniversary, 1942 |
| 544 | 39 | Commemorative coin, Robert E. Lee's birthplace |
| 544 | 40 | Commemorative coin, Sagittarius |
| 544 | 41 | Commemorative coin, San Diego 200th Anniversary, 1969 |
| 545 | 1 | Commemorative coin, St. Clemens Cathedral, Germany |
| 545 | 2 | Contract bridge score pad, monogrammed |
| 545 | 3 | Cuff links, Argentina (2 items) |
| 545 | 4 | Cuff links, Dogs |
| 545 | 5 | Cuff links, Horses |
| 545 | 6 | Cuff links, Monogrammed |
| 545 | 7 | Cuff links, Plain |
| 545 | 8 | Currency, $20.00 note, Confederate States of America, 1864 |
| 545 | 9 | Currency, 10 cents note, United States |
| 545 | 10 | Currency, 25 cents note, United States, 1874 (2 items) |
| 545 | 11 | Currency, $2.00 bill with RWW in center |
| 545 | 12 | Currency, 20, 50 and 100 pesos (3 items) |
| 545 | 13 | Dice, monogrammed, in box (5 die) |
| 545 | 14 | Engraving plate, bookplate, "Ex Libris R. W. Woodruff |
| 545 | 15 | Fish hook, Munda, New Georgia Island |
| 545 | 16 | Folder, leather, "To-Day's Mail, R.W. Woodruff" |
| SL | - | Gun, Winchester 94 "Buffalo Bill" commemorative .30/.30 rifle, with Coca-Cola bottle inlay "RWW from WW" |
| SL | - | Gun, Winchester Model 21 shotgun [On display in the Woodruff Room] |
| SL | - | Gun, L.C. Smith double-barrel shotgun [On display in the Woodruff Room] |
| SL | - | Gun, Double-barrel shotgun, gift of Dwight D. Eisenhower [On display in the Woodruff Room] |
| SL | - | Gun barrel, Winchester Model 21 .20 gauge custom double barrel with case |
| SL | - | Gun case (brown) |
| SL | - | Gun case, Winchester Model 21 shotgun |
| 545 | 17 | Handkerchief, monogrammed |
| 545 | 18 | Harmonica, miniature, Hohner |
| 545 | 19 | Headstone insert, ceramic, photograph of the dog, Lloyd's Boy, for headstone in the dog cemetery at Ichauway Plantation |
| 545 | 20 | Jewelry, Mallard duck tie pin and earrings |
| 545 | 21 | Jewelry, Pheasant tie tac and 2 sets of earrings |
| 545 | 22 | Jewelry, Richard Nixon pin and bracelet |
| 545 | 23 | Jewelry, Rings, Gold band engraved "Robert from Mama, 1901, Georgia Masons (2 items |
| 545 | 24 | Key ring, inscribed to RWW commemorating the 500 millionth gallon of Coca-Cola syrup, June 1953 |
| 545 | 25 | Key ring, St. Christopher, inscribed to RWW from Bishop Choi |
| 545 | 26 | Letter opener, engraved, "Bob from Chip, Xmas 1960 |
| 545 | 27 | Letter opener, monogrammed (2) |
| 545 | 28 | Lighter, Coca-Cola, engraved "To Buddy from George," December 6, 1954 |
| 545 | 29 | Lighters, monogrammed (3) |
| 545 | 30 | Lighter, "Souvenir of Mr. Woodruff's Dinner," Coca-Cola Export Corporation Area Sales Meeting, April 1956 |
| 545 | 31 | Luggage tag, Kappa Alpha Knight Commander's Club, 1981 and 1982 (2 items) |
| 545 | 32 | Magnifier, Boys Club of America |
| 545 | 33 | Matchbooks, Ichauway plantation (2), TE Ranch (1), Matchbooks, Robert W. (3) |
| 545 | 34 | Medal, Augusta National Golf Club, 1949, inscribed to RWW |
| 545 | 35 | Medal, Emory University Omega Delta Kappa, 1940, inscribed to RWW |
| 545 | 36 | Medal, Free and Accepted Masons, Palestine Lodge 486, Georgia |
| 545 | 37 | Medal, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution |
| 545 | 38 | Medal, St. Christopher, monogrammed |
| 545 | 39 | Money clip, American Express Company, monogrammed, 1966 |
| 545 | 40 | Money clip, monogrammed, "N.H.W.-R.W.W. 1912-1957," 55th wedding anniversary |
| 545 | 41 | Nail clippers (3) |
| 545 | 42 | Notebook, with Coca-Cola logo, monogrammed |
| 545 | 43 | Paperweight, "Boss" [Robert W. Woodruff Room exhibit] |
| 545 | 44 | Paperweight, Dwight D. Eisenhower dollar |
| 546 | 1 | Paperweight, monogrammed, 1961 |
| 546 | 2 | Paperweight, Rotary Club |
| 546 | 3 | Paperweight, Ryder Cup, 1963 |
| 546 | 4 | Paperweight, Tower Club, Connell University |
| 546 | 5 | Pen, "Made especially for Robert W. Woodruff by James V. Carmichael, Scripto, Inc." |
| 546 | 6 | Pencils, Mechanical, Cross, monogrammed (3 items) |
| 546 | 7 | Pencils, Mechanical, monogrammed (2 items) |
| 546 | 8 | Pendants, Governor's staff and unidentified (4 items) |
| 546 | 9 | Pill box, Sands Casino, Las Vegas |
| 546 | 10 | Pins, American Eagle (4 items) |
| 546 | 11 | Pin, American Legion |
| 546 | 12 | Pin, Army Ordnance Association |
| 546 | 13 | Pin, Augusta National Golf Club |
| 546 | 14 | Pins, Colonial National Invitation Golf Tournament, 1941, 1946 (2 items) |
| 546 | 15 | Pin, Delaware Turf Club (3 items) |
| 547 | 1 | Pin, Ducks Unlimited (10 items) |
| 547 | 2 | Pins, Dwight D. Eisenhower (4 items) |
| 547 | 3 | Pins, Georgia Free and Accepted Masons, 25 years and 50 years (2 items) |
| 547 | 4 | Pin, Georgia Game and Fish Commission |
| 547 | 5 | Pins, Georgia Military organizations (4) |
| 547 | 6 | Pin, Old Timers Club |
| 547 | 7 | Pins, Plantations, Blue Springs (2 items), Ichauway (3 items), Milestone, Nilo (3 items) |
| 547 | 8 | Pins, Plantations, Norias (2 items), Pinebloom (2 items), Pineland |
| 547 | 9 | Pins, Plantations, Sunny Hill, Tarra, Unidentified, Wildfair, Wingmead |
| 547 | 10 | Pins, Unidentified (4 items) |
| 547 | 11 | Pins, United States Stars (2 items) |
| 547 | 12 | Pins, Universities, Georgia Tech, 75th Anniversary, University of Georgia |
| 547 | 13 | Pocket knives (3 items) |
| 547 | 14 | Pocket knives, monogrammed (3 items) |
| 547 | 15 | Stamp, rubber, "R.W. Woodruff" |
| 547 | 16 | String tie, TE Ranch |
| 548 | 1 | Tie-tac, Coca-Cola, Given to Woodruff for 55 years of service with the Coca-Cola Company |
| 548 | 2 | Tie tac, gold, RWW 60-year service award |
| 548 | 3 | Tie tacs and pins, A.D.G.W, Horseshoe, monogrammed, Stone with gold setting, Wedding anniversary, 40th |
| 548 | 4 | Wallets, monogrammed (5 items) |
| 548 | 5 | Wallet, monogrammed, large tooled leather |
| 548 | 6 | Wallet, travel, monogrammed |
| 548 | 7 | Watch, inscribed to RWW with Coca-Cola logo |
| 548 | 8 | Watch, Rolex, inscribed to RWW for 25 years of service to Coca-Cola |
| 549 | 1 | Pipes (15 items) |
| 549 | 2 | Pipe rest (1 item) |
| 549 | 3 | Pipe and cigar cleaning instruments (7 items) |
| Other family member | ||
| 550 | 1 | Emily Winship Woodruff, compact, silver, monogrammed |
| 550 | 2 | Emily Winship Woodruff, eyeglasses with monogrammed silver case |
| 550 | 3 | Emily Winship Woodruff, playing cards from Virginia Iron, Coal, and Coke Company, monogrammed |
| 550 | 4 | Emily Winship Woodruff, silverware place setting, monogrammed |
| 550 | 5 | Emily Winship Woodruff, testaments inscribed by her father, 1877 |
| 550 | 6 | Ernest Woodruff, magnifying glass, gold case |
| 550 | 7 | Ernest and Emily Woodruff, engraving plate, calling card, "Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Woodruff" |
| 550 | 8 | Henry F. Woodruff, bottle opener, monogrammed |
| 550 | 9 | Henry F. Woodruff, lighter, monogrammed |
| 550 | 10 | Henry F. Woodruff, pill box, silver |
| 550 | 11 | George W. Woodruff, money clip, monogrammed |
| Decorative memorabilia | ||
| 551 | 1 | Ash tray, Coca-Cola bottle cap, "Commemorating the birthday of Robert W, Woodruff, December 6, 1959 |
| 551 | 2 | Ash tray, Engraved with "RWW" and R.W.W. and N.H.W., 1912 Oct. 17 1956 |
| 551 | 3 | Ash tray, The New York Times front page, October 29, 1958 |
| 551 | 4 | Ash tray, "Robert W. Woodruff, 'Boys' Club Boys Greatest Friend,' Whitehead Boys' Club, Southern Region, Boys' Clubs of America" |
| 551 | 5 | Ash tray, TE Ranch |
| 551 | 6 | Bookends, Pistols (2) |
| 552 | 1 | Bookends, wood, elderly man and elderly woman |
| 552 | 2 | Bottle, Coca-Cola from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), circa 1960s |
| - | - | Box, glass, with Coca-Coca bottle etched in the top, commemorating the opening of a bottling plant in Beijing, China, 1981 [On display in the Woodruff Room] |
| 552 | 3 | Box, Silver, with horse on top, monogrammed |
| 552 | 4 | Box, wood, Masters Tournament, "Robert W. Woodruff," 1951 |
| 552 | 5 | Brass letter "W" |
| - | - | Can, Coca-Cola commemorative can from the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics [On display in the Woodruff Room] |
| - | - | Chair, wood, presented to Robert W. Woodruff by Emory University, December 6, 1969 [On display in the Woodruff Room] |
| 553 | 1 | Cigar box, wood, from Israel |
| - | - | Cigar box, wood, gift of Fidel Castro, 1977 [On display in the Woodruff Room] |
| 553 | 2 | Clock, Le Coutre Atmos, given to Woodruff from Gene Tunny, Dick Garlington, Bob Jones, and Cliff Roberts |
| 579 | 1 | Clock, Norben with a hunter, bird dog, and horse on top, engraved, "RWW 1912-1949" |
| 553 | 3 | Cup, silver, collapsible, engraved "R. Winship, Atlanta" |
| 553 | 4 | Cup, silver, "Southern Field Trial Club, Albany, Ga., Amateur All-Ages, 3rd, Ichauway's Stylish Peggy |
| 553 | 5 | Desk set, brass and glass |
| 554 | 1 | Dumb bells, black (2) |
| - | - | Eagle, Ivory in exhibit case [On display in MARBL] |
| 554 | 2 | Etching, glass, with wooden base from Max Keith, 1969 |
| 554 | 3 | Gavel, Plastic, "Bob Woodruff" |
| 554 | 4 | Horn, Engraved with the initials "RWW" |
| 554 | 5 | Magnifying glass, brass |
| 554 | 6 | Measure, Pewter, baluster shaped, half-gill, circa 1826 |
| 554 | 7 | Poker set, miniature, monogrammed |
| - | - | Pheasant, Yamadori, mounted, "Compliments of W.H. Roberts" [On display in MARBL] |
| 554 | 8 | Plaque, Dwight D. Eisenhower medallion, engraved, "Bob Woodruff from his devoted friend" |
| 554 | 9 | Plaque, "There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit" |
| 554 | 10 | Plaque, "When I compare the things I've lost with the things I've gained, and the things I've missed with what I might have attained, there is little room left for pride. RWW." |
| 555 | 1 | Plate, with Chaffinch illustration |
| 555 | 2 | Plate, with Kingfisher illustration |
| 555 | 3 | Plate, with Nuthatch illustration |
| 555 | 4 | Plate, Prayer Chapel, Oxford College of Emory University, World Wide Art Studios, 1974 |
| 555 | 5 | Plate, Seney Hall, Oxford College of Emory University, World Wide Art Studios, 1974 |
| 555 | 6-17 | Plates, China with quotations describing Woodruff on them (12 items) |
| 556 | 1 | Polygon, wood, from Bob Dews |
| 556 | 2 | Porcelain figurine, Royal Worcester Dorothy Doughty quail (2 items) |
| 556 | 3 | Reproduction on canvas, Maestri Della Tavolozza, Teatro alla Scala di Milano, from The Coca-Cola Export Company, Milan, Italy, 1979 |
| 556 | 4 | Robe, Academic, for honorary degree from Morris Brown College, 1981 |
| Rug, "Drink Coca-Cola" in Arabic and English, Asyut, Egypt circa 1920s | ||
| Rug, "Drink Coca-Cola in Bottles" | ||
| 556 | 5 | Sculpture, alabaster, "Rock Fish," alabaster by Ralph Hurst, Left Bank Art gallery |
| - | - | Sculpture, bronze, "Cowboy Dodging a Snake" by Solon Hannibal Borglum [On display in the Woodruff Room] |
| 556 | 6 | Sculpture, bust of Dwight D. Eisenhower by E. Amateis, 1962 |
| - | - | Sculpture, bust of Robert W. Woodruff by Rittaizo Sculptors [On display in the Woodruff Room] |
| 557 | 1 | Sculpture, glass, phoenix, presented to Robert W. Woodruff, December 6, 1974 |
| 558 | 1 | Sculpture, glass, quail, with acrylic base from Lee Talley, 1974 |
| - | - | Sculpture, ivory, eagle perched on branches [On display outside of the Reading Room] |
| 558 | 2 | Sculpture, wood, deer by K.L. Willis |
| 558 | 3 | Sculpture, wood, ducks from Indonesia (2 items) |
| 559 | 1 | Sculpture, wood, owls by C.M. Copeland, Jr. (2 items) |
| 559 | 2 | Sculpture, wood, quail (2 items) |
| 559 | 3 | Sculpture, wood, "Woodruffs," [Robert W. Woodruff and Ernest Woodruff] |
| - | - | Serving tray, silver, engraved "Birthdays are for celebrating. So best wishes . . and happy celebrating," -- Neal Gilliat [On display in the Woodruff Room] |
| 559 | 4 | Shaker, silver |
| 560 | 1 | Toy, White Motor Company bus |
| - | - | Toy, White Motor Company transport truck [On display in the Woodruff Room] |
| 560 | 2 | Tray, silver, White House, "Triple Play," Carl E. Sanders and Benjamin H. Oehlert, August 1966 |
| 560 | 3 | Trivet, Prayer Chapel, Oxford College of Emory University, World Wide Art Studios, 1974 |
| 560 | 4 | Trivet, Seney Hall, Oxford College of Emory University, World Wide Art Studios, 1974 |
| 560 | 5 | Trophy, Coca-Cola Company, Commemorating the sale of three billion gallons of Coca-Cola syrup, 1959 |
| 560 | 6 | Trophy, Coca-Cola Company, Fountain Sales Department, Sales Meeting, 1957 |
| 561 | 1 | Trophy, Junior Achievement, Atlanta Business Hall of Fame Laureate, 1990 |
| 561 | 2 | Trophy, "Robert W. Woodruff 1931-1956" |
| 561 | 3 | Trophy, silver, "Southern Field Trial Club, Albany, Ga., Second All Ages, Ichauway's Norias Ike, Owner R.W Woodruff, Handler Trammell Scott," 1941 |
| - | - | Urn, "Coca-Cola," used to dispense Coca-Cola syrup at soda fountains, circa 1890s [On display in the Woodruff Room] |
| 562 | 1 | Vase, "Drink Coca-Cola" |
| 562 | 2 | Vase with lid, "Robert W. Woodruff, 'Boys' Club Boys Greatest Friend,' Whitehead Boys' Club, Southern Region, Boys' Clubs of America" |
| Equipment | ||
| 563 | 1 | Barometer, Taylor (in case) |
| 563 | 2 | Camera, Minox B, engraved "To the Understanding Boss, The German Boys, September 14, 1966" |
| 563 | 3 | Radio, Transistor, General Electric |
| 563 | 4 | Scale, 2 ounces |
| 563 | 5 | Stereoscope, Stereo Realist |
| 563 | 6 | Stereoscope, View-master |
| 563 | 7 | Telephone, Silvertone |
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