Document Type
Finding Aid
Publication Date
10-17-2022
Inclusive Dates--Span
1980-2008
Inclusive Dates--Bulk
1980-2008
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of Dr. Robert Woodward's original notes for his set of New Testament Commentaries. Also included are Woodward's New Testament Studies. A Bible studies book, “Far Above Rubies: A Study for Christian Women”, is included and was filled out by Grace Woodward.
Biographical Note
The following biographical note is excerpted from an ACU Remembers article:
“Bob was born July 13, 1927, in Houston to Grace Logan Woodward and Harley Emerson Woodward. He served in the Navy during World War II and enrolled at Texas A&M University afterward, but was called away to run a ranch owned by his grandfather. He became a highly successful rancher and businessman, and a respected Bible teacher who authored a set of commentaries on the New Testament. For decades after his father’s death in 1936, Bob and his mother, Grace, followed through on a longstanding Woodward family tradition of being anonymous benefactors of countless churches and children’s homes.
In 1998, Bob established the Grace L. Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust at ACU in honor of his mother, who died in 1997. The $26.5 million estate gift was, at the time, one of the 10 largest private gifts in Texas higher education history. Jacob’s Dream, a dramatic outdoor sculpture on campus by ACU art and design department chair Jack Maxwell, was dedicated in September 2006 to commemorate the Woodwards’ extraordinary generosity.”
“ACU Benefactor Robert Woodard Dies in Kerville,” ACU Remembers, https://acu.edu/2010/09/02/acu-benefactor-robert-woodward-dies-in-kerrville/
Donor Note
Woodward Family
Arrangement
The processors retained the original order as received.
Content List
See PDF finding aid for folder inventory.
Language
ENGLISH
Extent of Collection
6 linear feet (4 boxes)
Manuscript Number
Center for Restoration Studies Manuscripts #151
Physical Location
Center for Restoration Studies
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [file or folder name], Robert Woodward Papers, 1980-2008. Center for Restoration Studies MS #151. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.
Use Restrictions
Open to researchers. Contact Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives to make an appointment.
Processing Status
Processed
Finding Aid created by
Ron Longwell, Audrey Schaffner, Amanda Dietz, Mac Ice, Avery Reinoehl
Subjects--Personal Names
Woodward, Robert; Woodward, Grace
Comments
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