Title	Finding aid for Etha Mayo Woodruff Memorial Collection of Family Papers, 1863-1925.
Creator	Woodruff family.
Extent	35 items.
Biographical Note	William Henry Mayo (1845-1905), a native of St. Landry Parish, La., enlisted in Co. F. of the 8th Regiment of Louisiana Infantry of the Confederate Army. With his regiment, he fought in in Jackson's Valley Campaign and the campaigns of 1862-1865, including the Seven Days Battles, Maryland Campaign, Gettysburg, Chancellorville, Cold Harbor, Early's operations in the Shenandoah Valley, and Appomattox. Mayo rose to the rank of the regimental adjutant. After the war he returned to St. Landry Parish and was engaged in general merchandize and farming. In 1867-69, he was mayor of Washington, La. (1867-1869). In 1871, he moved to St. Louis, Mo. where he became correspondent and superintendent of circulation of the Saint Louis Daily Times. He then was a member of the editorial board of the Freemason. A staunch Democrat, Mayo was secretary of the Democratic state central committee and for two terms secretary of the state senate of Missouri. In 1866, he married Ella Agatha Curley of New Orleans. Mayo's son Harry Nathaniel Mayo (b. 1867), was a physician and Lieutenant Colonel of the Army. He received his MD in 1895 at Baltimore Medical College. In 1890, he married Elizabeth B. Torbett of Salt Lake City, Utah. He was Medical director of the Continental Life Insurance & Investment Co., Surgeon of the Holy Cross Hospital (Salt Lake City), and was a prominent Free Mason. His daughter Etha (1895-1996) married E.R. Woodruff, son of one of the most prominent Salt Lake City families. The Woodruff family -- John M. and Lucinda M. Woodruff and their two sons, moved from their native New York to Boone County, Ill. in 1849. Their eldest son Russell O. Woodruff joined Co. B. of the 15th Illinois Infantry Regiment. John Dwight Woodruff (1847-1925) moved West in 1865. He first settled in Longmont, Colo. and then in 1867, moved to Ft. Laramie, Wyo. John D. Woodruff, known as a trapper, prospector, and Indian fighter, erved as a government scout and took part in Sheridan's expedition from Fort Washakie to Little Big Horn. He also pioneered sheep industry in Wyoming and was a member of the state legislature. The youngest son, Edward Day Woodruff (1849-1925) studied medicine in Chicago. In 1880, while visiting his brother in Wyoming, he received an offer to become surgeon for Union Pacific Coal Co. and resident surgeon for Union Pacific Railway Co. He married Minnette M. Roberts of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1882. In 1890, the Woodruffs moved to Salt Lake City. Edward D. Woodruff was one of the founders of Troy Steam Laundry and invested in various mining and agricultural operations. He served as President of the Utah Sons of the American Revolution, and in 1913 became President of the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club. Edward Day Woodruff's daughter Lesley married B. Franklin Riter (1886-1966), the prominent lawyer known was his effort to repeal the 18th Amendment, the coordinator of the boards of review the Judge Advocate General during the World War II and the first Utah lawyer ever elected to the board of governors of the American Bar Association. Lesley Day Woodruff was a family historian who published biographical sketches of her family in the Annals of Wyoming.
Scope and Content	The mansucripts include William H. Mayo's diaries; a ledger of the medical office of Harry N. Mayo (1902-1903), and three memoirs recorded by Lesley Woodruff Ritter. The correspondence includes letters from Edward R. Woorduff written from Kelly Field outside of San Antonio, Texas, where he received training while waiting for assignment from the United States Army (1918). The photographs include a Civil War tintype of William H. Mayo; photographs of Delamar, Nev. a group photograph of miners, by Rothrock Photographers, Phoenix, Ariz. and two photographs of Indian sun dance (early 1900s., Shiplers Commercial Photographies, Salt Lake City). Two Civil War diaries of William H. Mayo depict his war time experiences from June 1, 1863 through Feb. 15, 1865 (at which point he ran out of paper), including his accounts of the Gettysburg Campaign, operations along Orange and Rapidan Railway, and Cold Harbor. The young man flirted his way throughout Maryland and Virginia; the diary contains accounts of his encounters with various young ladies, ("nothing improper" in his own words), as well as with other civilians, including some Union sympathizers. His post-war diary (1868, Mar. 1 - Nov. 10) includes accounts of his farming (he operated a cotton plantation, apparently single-handedly, since an experiment with hiring a "negro Pearce" proved a disappointment), and various business pursuits as well his political career. The latter contains accounts of his activities as the Commissioner of election, including registering the voters, "a good deal of exciting talk about black & white party & candidates" attending a "Democratic Barbecue" and a "large Democratic meeting." Typewritten manuscripts prepared by Lesley Woodruff Riter include memoirs of the Civil War service of her uncle, Russell O. Woodruff of 15th Illinois Infantry, who spent time in Andersonville Prison, and the reminscences of her father Edward Day Woodruff. The latter are accompanied by photographs: copies were produced by Shiplers Commercial Photography, Salt Lake City, Utah. Edward Day Woordruff's memoirs talk about Fort Laramie, Wyo., the Chinese, the Rock Spring Massacre, mining, outlaws, the building of railroads, mountain men and trappers, the Oregon Trail, as well as the Shoshoni Indians and Chief Washakie. Edward also talks a lot about his brother John Dwight (J.D.) Woodruff. Note Gift of Edward Charles Woodruff, October 18, 2007.
Notes	All inquiries about this collection should be directed to the Norris Foundation Curator, American Historical Manuscripts.
Date	1863-1925.
Provenance	Gift of Edward Charles Woodruff, October 18, 2007.
Subject	Riter, Franklin, 1886-1966 -- Family -- Archives. Washakie, ca. 1804-1900. Woodruff, J.D. (John Dwight), 1847-1925. Woodruff family. Confederate States of America. Army. Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 8th. Democratic Party (La.) -- History -- Sources. Union Pacific Railroad Company -- Officials and employees -- Archives. United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 15th (1861-1865) Andersonville Prison. Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. Chinese -- Wyoming -- History -- Sources. Cold Harbor, Battle of, Va., 1864 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. Gettysburg Campaign, 1863 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. Mines and mineral resources -- Wyoming -- History -- Sources. Outlaws -- West (U.S.) Maryland Campaign, 1862 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. Physicians -- United States. Railroads -- West (U.S.) Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana -- Personal narratives. Rock Springs Massacre, Rock Springs, Wyo., 1885 -- Personal narratives. Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (May-August) -- Personal narratives, Confederate. Shoshoni Indians. Sun dance. Trappers -- West (U.S.) World War, 1914-1918. Delamar (Nev.) -- Pictorial works. Fort Laramie (Wyo.) Kelly Field (Tex.) Oregon National Historic Trail. Saint Landry Parish (La.) -- History -- Sources. Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History -- Sources. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources.
Form/Genre	Diaries Confederate States of America. (aat) Family papers United States. (aat) Memoirs United States 19th century. (aat) Photographs West (U.S.) 19th century. (aat) Reminiscences United States 19th century. (aat) Reminscences West (U.S.) (aat)
Contributors	Mayo family. Mayo, Harry Nathaniel, b. 1867. Mayo, William H. (William Henry), 1845-1905. Riter, Lesley Woodruff. Woodruff, Edward Day, 1847-1925. Woodruff, Edward R. Woodruff, Russell O.
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Department.
Call Number	mssHM 70372-70384
Physical Collection	Etha Mayo Woodruff Memorial Collection of Family Papers.
Digital Collection	Finding Aids, Huntington Digital Library
Physical Description	10 p.
Digitization Specifications	Original finding aid converted into PDF document by B. Black, 2011-11-18.
Date Digital	2011-11-18.
DCMI Type	text
Digital Format	pdf
Original Finding Aid	Finding aid prepared by Brooke M. Black, December 2, 2008.
Citation Information	Finding aid for Etha Mayo Woodruff Memorial Collection of Family Papers, Huntington Digital Library, San Marino, California.
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Cataloging Notes	Organized in the following series: 1) Manuscripts, 2) Correspondence and 3) Ephemera. Arranged chronologically within each series.