WOODRUFF, ROBERT
WINSHIP.
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Writings about Robert W. Woodruff
Robert Winship Woodruff papers (bulk 1924-1986) > Writings about Robert W. Woodruff
Series 8
Writings about Robert W. Woodruff, 1940-1979
Boxes 497-505; OP 237-242
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of notes, drafts, typescripts and proofs, and reviews of published works by others about Robert W. Woodruff. It includes materials relating to Charles Elliot's books Ichauway Plantation (1974), A Biography of the Boss (1979) and "Mr. Anonymous," Robert W. Woodruff of Coca-Cola (1982) (a second edition of A Biography of the Boss with additions), as well as Ely Jacques (E.J.) Kahn's Robert Winship Woodruff (1969). This series also contains drafts of articles about Robert W. Woodruff written by Ralph McGill.
Of special interest are the drafts prepared by various collaborators for the chapter "You in a Career of Selling," published under Woodruff's name in the book Listen to Leaders in Business (1963).
In addition, this series includes correspondence about the creation and production of these works; as well as original illustrations. The original illustrations include watercolor paintings by Keats Petree, which were used in Elliots' Ichauway Plantation, and charcoal drawings for Kahn's Robert Winship Woodruff.
Arrangement Note
Arranged in alphabetical order by author of work.
Restrictions on Access
Special restrictions apply: This series is stored offsite. Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance for access to this material.
| Elliott, Charles. A Biography of the Boss (1979) | ||
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 497 | 1 | Author's Note and Prologue |
| 497 | 2 | Chapter I [1of 2] |
| 497 | 3 | Chapter I [2of 2] |
| 497 | 4 | Chapter II |
| 497 | 5 | Chapter III |
| 497 | 6 | Chapter IV [1 of 2] |
| 498 | 1 | Chapter IV [2 of 2] |
| 498 | 2 | Chapter V |
| 498 | 3 | Chapter VI [1 of 2] |
| 498 | 4 | Chapter VI [2 of 2] |
| 498 | 5 | Chapter VII |
| 499 | 1 | Chapter VIII |
| 499 | 2 | Chapter IX |
| 499 | 3 | Correspondence, 1977 |
| 499 | 4 | Correspondence, 1978 |
| 499 | 5 | Correspondence, 1979-1985 [1 of 7] |
| 499 | 6 | Correspondence, 1979-1985 [2 of 7] |
| 499 | 7 | Correspondence, 1979-1985 [3 of 7] |
| 500 | 1 | Correspondence, 1979-1985 [4 of 7] |
| 500 | 2 | Correspondence, 1979-1985 [5 of 7] |
| 500 | 3 | Correspondence, 1979-1985 [6 of 7] |
| 500 | 4 | Correspondence, 1979-1985 [7 of 7] |
| 500 | 5 | Distribution list, undated |
| 500 | 6 | Galleys |
| 595 | - | Proofs |
| 500 | 7 | "Perennial Giant" [Draft of "Ever the Boss", added to second edition Mr. Anonymous] |
| 500 | 8 | Second edition, Mr. Anonymous, reviews, 1982 |
| Elliott, Charles. Ichauway Plantation (1974) | ||
| 501 | 1 | Ichauway Plantation, 1975-1983 |
| 501 | 2 | "An Unforgettable Friend," 1971 |
| 501 | 6 | Artwork, undated |
| 501 | 3 | Correspondence, 1973 |
| 501 | 4 | Correspondence, 1974 |
| 501 | 5 | Correspondence, 1975 [1 of 5] |
| 501 | 6 | Correspondence, 1975 [2 of 5] |
| 501 | 7 | Correspondence, 1975 [3 of 5] |
| 501 | 8 | Correspondence, 1975 [4 of 5] |
| 502 | 1 | Correspondence, 1975 [5 of 5] |
| 502 | 2 | Correspondence, 1976-1985 |
| 502 | 3 | Distribution list, 1975-1985 |
| 502 | 4 | Galleys |
| 502 | 5 | Manuscript [typescript], undated |
| 502 | 6 | Notes |
| 502 | - | Illustrations by Keats Petree [pages 1-9] |
| 503 | - | Illustrations by Keats Petree [pages 13-106] |
| 595 | - | Ichauway Plantation, Illustrations by Keats Petree [pages 11, 53] |
| Kahn, E.J. [Ely Jacques], Jr., Robert Winship Woodruff (1969) | ||
| 504 | 1 | Typescript, pp. 1-89 |
| 504 | 2 | Typescript, pp. 90-212 |
| 504 | 3 | Typescript [complete] |
| 504 | 4 | Correspondence, 1970-1975 |
| Kahn, E.J. [Ely Jacques], Jr., Robert Winship Woodruff (1969), Lay-outs [Original artwork: Drawings in charcoal unless otherwise noted] | ||
| 596 | - | Illustrations [pages 1-17] |
| 596 | - | Illustrations [pages 27-66] |
| 596 | - | Illustrations [pages 79-116] |
| 596 | - | Illustrations [pages 136-159] |
| Love, Albert, and James Saxon Childers, eds., You in a Career of Selling" By Robert W. Woodruff, in Listen to Leaders in Business (1963) | ||
| 504 | 5 | "You in a Career of Selling," 1961-1967 [1 of 3] |
| 504 | 6 | "You in a Career of Selling," 1961-1967 [2 of 3] |
| 504 | 7 | "You in a Career of Selling," 1961-1967 [3 of 3] |
| McGill, Ralph | ||
| 505 | 1 | "Bob Woodruff: Born to Wealth but, He Took the Hard Way," [1940] [1 of 2] |
| 505 | 2 | "Bob Woodruff: Born to Wealth but, He Took the Hard Way," [1940] [2 of 2] |
| 505 | 3 | "Robert Woodruff of Coca-Cola", in Metropolitan Life Home Office, 1963 |
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