Box 1
Ruffin - Birth Certificate, Military Records, Transcripts and
Passports
- This file contains copies of various public records relating to
Dr. Ruffin and his life.
Chamber of Commerce
- This file contains information re: Ruffin's activities with the
Statesboro-Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce. [1992]
Ruffin Cup (1)
- This file contains correspondence and other information re: the
Ruffin Cup, an award established by Ruffin at GSU. [1982-1995]
Ruffin Cup (2)
- This file contains correspondence and other information re: the
Ruffin Cup, an award established by Ruffin at GSU. [1982-1995]
Honor Wall
- This file contains correspondence and other information re: the
honoraria wall at GSU. Ruffin was active in establishing the wall.
[1995]
Speeches (1)
- This file contains drafts and notes for speeches given by
Ruffin.
Speeches (2)
- This file contains drafts and notes for speeches given by
Ruffin.
Maine Speech
- This file contains drafts of various materials, including one
titled "Maine Speech" by E. B. White.
"Hang in There" - Play
- This file contains drafts of a one-act play written by Ruffin -
Hang in There.
"The Queen's Gambit" - Play
- This file contains drafts of and information about a play written
by Ruffin - The Queen's Gambit.
"Someday One Woman" - Novel
- This file contains a rough draft of a novel written by Ruffin -
Someday One Woman. (Originally, each chapter was in a separate
report cover.)
Miscellaneous Work (1)
- This file contains drafts of various writings of Ruffin's; most
are untitled.
Miscellaneous Work (2)
- This file contains drafts of various writings of Ruffin's; most
are untitled.
Not in Folders
1) typed manuscript bound in black binder, manuscript begins on
page 352
2) annual - The Lynx 1940, from Southwestern at Memphis
(Ruffin was a freshman there at the time)
3) annual - The Lynx 1941, from Southwestern at Memphis
(Ruffin was a sophomore there at the time)
4) annual - The Trojan 1942, from Little Rock Junior
College (Dr. Ruffin's future wife, Meralen Reed, was a freshman there at
the time)
5) booklet - Class of 1939, Byers-Hall High School, 45th
Reunion
6) certificate of appreciation in presentation binder, from
Southern Methodist University Leadership Conference, 1959
7) Guest Book from Dr. Ruffin's retirement reception at
the GSC Department of English [6-7-81]
Box 2
1) unlabeled folder - contains miscellaneous writings by Ruffin,
and copies of other authors' work, with notes by Ruffin
2) My Scrapbook - scrapbook documenting Ruffin's
graduation from Byers Hall High School [1939], bound in handmade wooded
three-ring binder
3) report cover containing list of addresses and phone numbers
of various businesses
4) paper - The Dual Theme of Realism and Idealism in Auden's
"Lay Your Sleeping Head . . ." by Meralen Sloan (later Ruffin)
[Summer 1968]
5) plaque naming Ruffin 's Professor of the Year 1972-1973.
6) plastercast portrait of E. H. Duncan, done by Ruffin [1951]
7) mounted announcement of Ruffin's wedding to Meralen Reed
Sloan [1968]
Note: The next eight items are all written by David
Ruffin.
8) bound volume containing miscellaneous short works
9) bound volume - White Wine
10) The Froilod
11) The Pencil
12) untitled, headed "Saturday, October 5, 1946"
13) untitled, deals with Oscar Wilde and ancient art
14) Commemorating Your 10th Birthday Sept. 23, 1982 - Sept.
27, 1982
15) four Memo Books containing miscellaneous
writings
16) oriental box containing four stone stamps (writing looks like
kanji)
17) two boxes - one containing small porcelain jar of rouge, one
containing rouge applicator
Box 3
1) eight 11"x14" photographs of Dr. Ruffin
2) 11"x14" photograph of unidentified young woman, in sleeve
from Bachrach Portrait Photographers
3) six framed photographs of varying size, either of Ruffin or
probably his family
4) framed written piece - "Just Plain Vanilla" by David A.
Ruffin
5) ten photographs in sleeves of some sort - unidentified, look
like family photos
6) four unidentified 8"x10" photographs - one of family, two of
lone women, 1 of unidentified couple
7) nine 8"x10" photographs of Dr. Ruffin
8) two 8"x10" photographs of artwork
9) 7"x9" photograph of people sitting at banquet table
10) 6½"x8½" photograph of two couples at dinner
11) 6"x8½" photograph of religious statue
12) 7"x11" photograph of young woman (one 11" side is torn - maybe
half of an 11"x14" photograph?)
13) sketch of Dr. Fielding Russell, done by Ruffin for Fielding
Russell Symposium, May 1975
14) 5"x7" photograph of young woman
15) 5"x7" photograph of Dr. Ruffin riding a donkey
16) 4"x7" booklet, photo of a dog and caption on each page, titled
From Baden, with Puppy Love
17) envelope containing pages from one of Ruffin's journals
18) 6"x9" notebook containing story (essay?) By Ruffin, headed
"Mobile, Alabama, July 10, 1943"
19) 4½"x11" photograph album with pictures of a house and
furnishings
20) two Memo Books containing miscellaneous
writings
21) card to "Deeda and One"
22) postcard to "Deeda" (addressee of postcard given as: Mrs.
Freeman W. Buford, 6901 Turtle Creek, Dallas, Texas)
23) envelope containing black-and-white photographs, look like old
family photos
24) envelope containing used and unused postcards
25) two envelopes containing photographs which were originally in
a big brown envelope
26) envelope containing cards and notes to Ruffin from others
27) envelopes containing photographs which originally were in a
cigar box
28) cigar box originally holding photographs in previous number
29) envelope containing photographs which were loose in box
30) envelope containing loose photographic negatives
31) envelope containing souvenirs from Ruffin's travels
Box 4
1) one green photograph album, containing pictures and
information from a trip to Arizona and the Southwest
2) two gray photograph albums, containing pictures and
information from a trip to Egypt
Box 5
1) folder containing:
- miscellaneous photographs
- two unused postcards
- miscellaneous correspondence
- obituary of Rev. Francis Bland Tucker [1-1-84]
- minutes of Trinity Episcopal Mission Council meeting
[2-12-78]
- miscellaneous writings
- Savannah Country Day School Newsletter: Special
Anniversary Edition [4/80]
2) Harvey, Paul, ed. The Oxford Companion to English
Literature. 3rd edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1946.
3) two books - Burning Desires, Chapple and Talbot,
Doubleday on spine, inside hollowed out for storing things
4) blank book with picture of angel on cover, "Meralen Ruffin"
given as owner
5) Kipling, Rudyard. Recessional and Other Poems. New
York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. (Inscription on front leaf dated "Dec.
25, 1902")
6) book of pullout painting reproductions - Illustrazioni
colori Galleria Uffizi
7) The Jerusalem Bible. Reader's Edition. Garden
City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., with inscription: "For
David with love from Meralen, Val. Day - 1986" & handwritten notes
8) envelope containing bookmarks found in books given to the
library by Dr. Ruffin
9) two envelopes containing photographs found in books given to
the library by Dr. Ruffin
10) envelope containing postcards found in books given to the
library by Dr. Ruffin
11) envelope containing blank stationery from the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel in New York
12) three plastic book covers
13) green embroidery silk
14) block of eight 25¢ stamps - subject is headed "June 21,
1788 New Hampshire"
Box 6
1) two burgundy photograph albums, containing pictures and
information from a trip to western Europe - France and Great Britain
2) brown photograph album containing pictures and information
from a trip to Italy
3) red photograph album containing pictures and information from
a tour of Europe - England, Switzerland, Austria, Italy
Note: The next twenty items are all calendars,
containing information re: Ruffin's activities that year. They are listed
by title or subject, and the year is given in brackets at the end.
4) works of Ansel Adams [1987]
5) Oriental artwork [1988]
6) Beautiful Gardens [1993]
7) Faraway Places [1986]
8) Wonders of the World [1983]
9) Gallery '80
10) Gallery '81
11) Gallery '82
12) Legends of the Flowers [1977]
13) American Watercolors [1990]
14) Nature's Almanac [1991]
15) Sierra Club Wilderness Calendar [1989]
16) Seasons of Joy [1975]
17) Victorian Treasures [1996]
18) works of Vincent Van Gogh [1992]
19) Reflections [1984]
20) 1985 engagement calendar
21) 1976 engagement calendar
22) Description de l'Egypt [1978]
23) calendar from Vanderbilt University [1979]
24) notes - Amada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth,
the subject of one of his needlepoint projects
25) four unframed pieces of needlepoint, one unfinished
Box 7
Note: The remaining boxes all contain packets of
photographs taken by Dr. Ruffin. Fortunately, he labeled most of the
original packets so we have some idea of the subjects of each set. For
each box, I will list the subjects of the packets as Dr. Ruffin gave them.
Please excuse any misspellings; I had trouble reading his handwriting.
1) Ephesus
2) David's Garden Party
3) Switzerland
4) Boulder and Denver - Storm [1994]
5) Coggins Point
6) Rome - Coliseum
7) Pompeii
8) Istanbul
9) Balloon Ride [1992]
10) Balloon Ride [1992]
11) Madrid, El Escorial, Toledo [1992]
12) Cuenca, Valencia [1992]
13) Cordoba, Madrid, Burges [1992]
14) Madrid, Easter in Cuenca [1992]
15) Valencia [1992]
16) Inside Cathedral at Burges [1992]
17) Seville, Expo, Feria [1992]
18) Seville [1992]
19) Barcelona, Costa Brava [1992]
20) Santiago [1992]
21) Balloon Breakfast, Figueres/Emparies, Gerona? [1992]
22) Barcelona, Miro/Gauchi [1992]
23) unlabeled roll [1992]
24) Southern Italy (prints only)
25) Highland (negatives only) [1991]
Box 8
1) Greece [1990]
2) Turkey [1990]
3) Cappadosia [1990]
4) Istanbul/Parthenon [1990]
5) Istanbul Rugs [1990]
6) Ephesus [1990]
7) Norway, Russia
8) Meralen's Birthday - Savannah
9) Norway, Russia
10) Norway, Russia
11) Norway, Russia
12) Norway, Russia - Last Trip
13) Norway, Russia - Last Trip
14) Norway, Russia - Last Trip
15) Copenhagen, Norway, Russia
16) Norway, Russia (prints only)
17) Georgia mountains? N. C.?
18) New York - Christmas
19) Switzerland (prints only)
20) Beechwood (negatives only)
21) West Virginia (prints only)
22) Mont Helena
23) Afton Villa
24) Louisiana Reunion and Elmwood (prints only)
25) Gingerbread landscape, George and Bobby, London, Edinburgh
Box 9
1) Memphis
2) Santa Fe, Taos
3) Richmond
4) Snow - Statesboro
5) Spring Bloom - Statesboro
6) Virginia
7) New York - Christmas
8) Norway, Russia
9) Mont Helena
10) Arkansas mountains, the Peabody, Elmwood, Memphis
11) Coggins, Shellbanks, etc.
12) Marlbourne - Second trip
13) E. R. Portrait
14) Jaipur [1996]
15) Jaipur [1996]
16) End of trip [1996]
17) End of trip [1996]
18) End of trip [1996]
19) Return to Kathmandu [1996]
20) Tharu Village [1996]
21) Tiger Tops [1996]
22) Dehli, Kathmandu [1996]
23) Short - Cremation [1996]
24) Benares, Sanrath, Kajuraho [1996]
25) Benares, Sanrath, Kajuraho [1996]
Box 10
1) Taj Mahal [1996]
2) Taj Mahal [1996]
3) Chechaouen thru Fez [1993]
4) Meknes [1993]
5) End of Fez thru Volubia [1993]
6) Guiliu/Hong Kong (prints only) [1995]
7) Shanghai/Suchow (prints only) [1995]
8) Gorges/Yangtze Dock [1995]
9) Beijing (prints only) [1995]
10) End cruise, ar. Shanghai (prints only) [1995]
11) Xiau [1995]
12) Chongquing/Gorges [1995]
13) Hong Kong, Bangkok [1995]
14) B. Tetauen [1993]
15) Enfoud [1993]
16) Risanni [1993]
17) Zagara [1993]
18) Taraudaut [1993]
19) End of trip [1993]
20) Rabat thru Tangier [1993]
21) A. Tetauen [1993]
22) End Bali (prints only) [1995]
23) Bangkok (prints only) [1995]
24) Bali (prints only) [1995]
25) Through Salt Mine (prints only) [1994]
Box 11
1) To High Tatras [1994]
2) The Grand Pupp Marienbad [1994]
3) To Auschwitz [1994]
4) Jewish Cemetery [1994]
5) Through Day 7 [1994]
6) Continued through Sea Wall [1994]
7) End of cruise to Hoorne and Tulip Garden [1994]
Note: The following four envelopes (nos. 8-11) are
from packets which had no markings on them. However, underneath the four
unmarked packets were four labeled photo shop envelopes with headers on
them. The prints look as if they might be of the subjects on the headings
so I used the four headers from the empty envelopes.
8) Days 1-4 [1994]
9) Continued through Holy Blood of Bruges [1994]
10) Cheese Market and Sailing: Einkhousen to Hoorne [1994]
11) Vienna [1994]
12) After Istanbul rugs and Cappadosia [1990]
13) The Matterhorn
14) Sleighride
15) The Ritz
16) Cotton and bittersweet; two versions of Georgia fence
17) Taylor (prints only)
18) Geneva, St. Moritz, the Matterhorn (prints only)
19) England, Scotland (prints only)
20) Spain (prints only)
21) Spain (prints only)
22) Burges and Ballvous (prints only)
23) Leningrad and ship pictures (prints only) [1989]
24) Boulder - Storm (prints only)
25) Amalfi Prince of Rome (prints only)
Box 12
Note: All the items in this box were bound
together by a rubber band.
1) Beijing and the Wall (negatives only)
2) End cruise, arrive Shanghai (negatives only)
3) Shanghai and Suchow (negatives only)
4) Guilui and Hong Kong (negatives only)
5) Bangkok (negatives only)
6) Bali (negatives only)
7) End of Bali (negatives only)
8) Unlabeled prints
9) Unlabeled prints
10) Unlabeled roll
11) Unlabeled roll
12) Unlabeled roll
13) Unlabeled roll
Box 13
1) Scotland, Bath
2) My Play (prints only)
3) Mixture (prints only)
4) Lippizaners, Halifax, Arizona (prints only)
5) Boston, Halifax, Rich Neck, Curry(?) Church (prints only)
6) Massif and Cennall
7) Savannah (prints only)
8) Bridges of Hope
9) A. A. - junk & mountains (prints only)
10) A. A. Party (prints only)
11) Vicerizia and Navae Museum (prints only)
12) Georgia fence, cotton & bittersweet (prints only)
13) "These are the ones he didn't want reprinted" (prints only)
14) End of trip (single print)
15) Erfoud (prints only)
16) Unlabeled prints
17) Unlabeled prints
Box 14
1) Unlabeled prints
2) Unlabeled prints
3) Unlabeled prints [1989]
4) Unlabeled prints [1989]
5) Unlabeled prints
6) Unlabeled prints
7) Unlabeled prints
8) Unlabeled prints
9) Unlabeled prints
10) Unlabeled prints
11) Unlabeled roll [1994]
12) Unlabeled roll [1994]
13) Unlabeled roll [1990]
14) Unlabeled roll [1990]
Box 15
1) Prints which were loose in boxes
2) Prints which were loose in boxes
3) Prints which were loose in boxes
4) Prints which were loose in boxes
5) Prints which were loose in boxes
6) Prints which were loose in boxes
7) Prints which were loose in boxes
8) Prints which were loose in boxes
9) Prints which were loose in boxes
Box 16
1) Unlabeled roll [1990]
2) Unlabeled roll [1990]
3) Unlabeled roll [1990]
4) Unlabeled roll [1990]
5) Unlabeled roll
6) Unlabeled roll
7) Unlabeled roll
8) Unlabeled roll
9) Unlabeled roll
10) Unlabeled roll
11) Unlabeled roll
12) Unlabeled roll
13) Unlabeled roll
14) Unlabeled roll
15) Unlabeled roll
16) Unlabeled roll
17) Unlabeled roll
Note: All the remaining packets contain negatives
only.
18) Shellbanks House & Mantel
19) Richneck etc. (Harrises 1st trip)
20) Sweet Hall, Windsor shades
21) St. Andrews
22) Richneck
23) Auen Amand
24) Florence & Giotto frescos; Monastery San Marco
25) Colt & Kelly
26) Carcassone, Paris, Giverney
27) Edinburgh to Dirleton
28) Carcassone, St. Papoul
29) Mayfield
30) To Moissac
31) X-mas 121 Pine Needle Rd
32) Conques, Collognes Rouge
33) Sarlat, Calais, Cinq Japopie
34) Canyon
35) Santa Fe
Box 17
Note: All these packets contain only negatives.
1) Arizona
2) New Mexico
3) Grand Canyon
4) Arizona
5) Santa Fe
6) End of Florence & beginning of Venice; Mecidi palace
7) Venice & Vicenza
8) Arrival in Florence; Baptistry doors
9) To Conques
10) Torgiant
11) Wine tasting - Perugia
12) Truli
13) Escalator, Orieto?, Assisi
14) Venice & Veicenza
15) Hallifax
16) Lippizanas
17) Bridges of Hope
18) Bridges of Hope
19) Bridges of Hope
20) Afton Villa, Catalpa [1991]
21) Highland and Greenwood [1991]
22) Myrtles, Grace Church [1991]
23) Grace Church, Rosedown [1991]
24) Oakley and Rosedown [1991]
25) Highland [1991]
26) Faison
27) Faison
28) Unlabeled negatives
29) Unlabeled negatives
30) Unlabeled negatives
31) Unlabeled negatives
32) Unlabeled negatives
33) Unlabeled negatives
34) Unlabeled negatives
35) Unlabeled negatives
36) Unlabeled negatives
37) Unlabeled negatives
38) Unlabeled negatives
39) Unlabeled negatives
40) Unlabeled negatives
41) Unlabeled negatives
Box 18
1) Partially filled photo album which contains loose photographs
2) Miscellaneous (folder)
- newspaper clippings, blank cards, other items found loose
in boxes
Note: The next six items are envelopes with the
contents of each described after the heading.
3) Greece
- items collected on a trip to Greece
4) Hotel Excelsior Napoli
- items bound by a rubber band, surrounded by a menu from the
Hotel Excelsior Napoli
5) Black Book Cover
- items contained in a black plastic book cover
6) Photographs (1)
- miscellaneous photographs found loose in boxes
7) Photographs (2)
- miscellaneous photographs found loose in boxes
8) Old Photos
- older photographs, some mounted on index cards
Note: The following twenty-three items are envelopes
containing postcards from various places around the world. They are
organized by location.
9) Nova Scotia
10) Mexico
11) St. Sargius Church
12) Egypt
13) France
14) Britain
15) Venice
16) Florence
17) Siena
18) Padova
19) Vicenza
20) Other European Cities
21) Arizona
22) Colorado
23) Georgia
24) Great Smoky Mountains
25) New Mexico
26) North Carolina
27) South Carolina
28) Tennessee
29) Virginia
30) Other U. S. Sites
31) Embroidered postcards - Portugal
Note: The remaining items are travel diaries kept by
Ruffin on his many trips. The destination of each trip is listed, and the
date of the trip, if known.
32) Santiago de Compostela
33) Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, Romania [1994]
34) Turkey, Greece [1990}
35) Christmas & New Year's in Europe [1990-1991]
36) Morocco
37) India and Nepal [1996]
38) Egypt [1989]
39) Grand Orient and Yangtze Cruise [1995]
40) Spain [1992]
41) Scandinavia at its Best and Leningrad [1989]
42) Norway, Russia [1989]
43) Britain and France [1985]
44) Hill Towns of Southern Italy [1991]
45) Europe - Britain and Italy [1984]
46) Europe - Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, England [1983]
47) book of maps and useful phrases for trip to Middle East and
North Africa (belonged to Meralen Ruffin)
48) dictionary of Islamic and Moroccan terms
Box 19
1) two 5"x7" black and white photographs of Ruffin
2) Oriental silkscreen
3) two small paintings (done by Ruffin?)
4) illustrated calligraphy copy of Chaucer's Canterbury
Tales
5) State of Florida High School Diploma for
Samuel C. Sloan [3-17-87]
6) memorial for Edgar H. Duncan [1981]
7) certificate naming Ruffin Emeritus Professor of English at Georgia Southern College