Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
@robert_w_woodruff_library
Atlanta, Georgiahttps://www.auctr.edu/ Higher EducationOverview
About Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Established in 1982, the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W.
Woodruff Library is named in honor of the late Robert Winship Woodruff, a
philanthropist and former CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. The Library serves
three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Clark Atlanta
University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College. Beyond its aesthetic
appeal, this state-of-the-art facility has become a leading repository of
information resources and an innovator in the delivery of digital content.
In August 2024, Dr. Kimberley Bugg assumed the position of CEO and
Library Director.
The AUC Woodruff Library received the 2016 Excellence in Academic
Libraries Award in the university category from the Association of College
and Research Libraries (ACRL). In July 2022, the Library became the 127th
member of the Association of Research Libraries, marking it as the second
HBCU to achieve this distinction. The Library operates as a nonprofit
corporation under the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code and is dedicated
to educational and charitable purposes as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of
the IRS Code. It is governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees.
The AUC Woodruff Library also houses the Archives Research Center,
renowned for its extensive collection of materials related to the African
American experience. This includes the John Henrik Clarke Africana and
African American Collection, the Henry P. Slaughter and Countee Cullen
Memorial Collection, and the Southern Education Foundation Collection.
Additionally, at the request of Morehouse College, the Library serves as the
custodian of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection, as
well as the Joseph Echols Lowery and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection.
Woodruff Library is named in honor of the late Robert Winship Woodruff, a
philanthropist and former CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. The Library serves
three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Clark Atlanta
University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College. Beyond its aesthetic
appeal, this state-of-the-art facility has become a leading repository of
information resources and an innovator in the delivery of digital content.
In August 2024, Dr. Kimberley Bugg assumed the position of CEO and
Library Director.
The AUC Woodruff Library received the 2016 Excellence in Academic
Libraries Award in the university category from the Association of College
and Research Libraries (ACRL). In July 2022, the Library became the 127th
member of the Association of Research Libraries, marking it as the second
HBCU to achieve this distinction. The Library operates as a nonprofit
corporation under the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code and is dedicated
to educational and charitable purposes as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of
the IRS Code. It is governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees.
The AUC Woodruff Library also houses the Archives Research Center,
renowned for its extensive collection of materials related to the African
American experience. This includes the John Henrik Clarke Africana and
African American Collection, the Henry P. Slaughter and Countee Cullen
Memorial Collection, and the Southern Education Foundation Collection.
Additionally, at the request of Morehouse College, the Library serves as the
custodian of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection, as
well as the Joseph Echols Lowery and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection.
