Douglas O. Woodruff papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2982

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Douglas O. Woodruff papers (1843-1979) consist of the Woodrufff family correspondence, genealogical and autobiographical information, documents, photos, newspaper clippings, L.D.S. missionary and religious materials, University of Utah student union and alumni association materials, and correspondence from the Association of College Unions, the American Alumni Council, the United States Figure Skating Association, and the American Association of Retired Persons (A.A.R.P.). The largest component of the Woodrufff papers, i.e., boxes 36-48, is comprised of correspondence and materials related to the A.A.R.P. Douglas Woodruff was president of the A.A.R.P. from 1974-1976.

Dates

1843-1979

Creator

Woodruff, Douglas Owen, 1895-1989 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical / Historical

Douglas O. Woodruff was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on 10 July 1895. He was the grandson of Wilford Woodruff, the fourth president of the Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints. Graduating from Granite High School in 1916, Douglas commenced his undergraduate studies that fall at the Agricultural College of Utah. The following year the L.D.S. church sent him on a three year mission stint to the Northern States Mission. After completing his missionary service, Woodruff entered the University of Utah where he majored in business administration and received a B.S.degree in 1922. From the mid 1920s and through the mid 1930s, Douglas was involved in a variety of business ventures including a land and livestock partnership and a pop corn confection company. The bulk of his professional career was centered upon his employment at the University of Utah where between 1931 and 1964 Woodruff managed the U of U's student union. While at the U of U, Douglas served as the executive director of the alumni's U of U development fund and acted as the managing director of the publication "Utah Alumnus".

Woodruff joined several professional, sport, and social organizations, the most prominent of which were the Association of College Unions, the American Alumni Council, the United States Figure Skating Association, and the American Association of Retired Persons. In all of the aforementioned groups Douglas served a committee and board member and as an officer. He was president of the Association of College Unions (1947-1948), the Utah Figure Skating Club (1950-1958), the Salt Lake City chapter of the A.A.R.P. (1964-1966) and the American Association of Retired Persons (1974-1976). As an active member of the L.D.S. church, Woodruff was a member of Salt Lake City's Ensign Third ward, held the position of stake superintendent in charge of the Sunday School program from the mid 1930s through the mid 1960s, and served as a member of the 316th Quorum of the Seventies. He died on 14 May 1989.

Extent

23.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Douglas O. Woodruff papers (1843-1979) consist of the Woodruff family correspondence, genealogical and autobiographical information, documents, photos, newspaper clippings, L.D.S missionary and religious materials, University of Utah student union and alumni association materials, and correspondence from the Association of College Unions, the American Alumni Council, the United States Figure Skating Association, and the American Association of Retired Persons (A.A.R.P.). The largest component of the Woodruff papers, i.e., boxes 36-48, is comprised of correspondence and materials related to the A.A.R.P. Douglas Woodruff was president of the A.A.R.P. from 1974-1976.