Edith Janet Allen Mayo (nee Simpson) and family 
Personal Papers, Correspondence and Journals

MSS 0257

Contents

Series 1: Edith Janet Mayo

1.1   Correspondence to and from Edith Janet (contents note: more detailed listing of correspondence to follow)

• Pre-War
• Post War

1.2   Letter Books

22 letter books. Dates as follows:

• 1939-1940
• 1961. 3 – 27 January
• 1961. 28 January – 8 March (United states of America)
• 1964
• 1966
• 1968
• 1970
• 1970-1971. 31 December – 6 May
• 1971. 10 May – 1 July
• 1971. 6 July – 14 September
• 1971-1972. 7 October – 15 May
• 1972-1973. 12 June – 25 May
• 1973 – 1974. May – March
• 1974. March – April
• 1974-1975. 13 August – 19 November
• 1975-1976. 11 December – 21 October
• 1976-1977. 22 October – 30 September
• 1977-1979. 10 October – 18 July
• 1979-1981. 29 July – 25 May
• 1981-1983
• 1983-1984
• 1985-1989

1.3. Journals, Diaries and notebooks

• 1925 – Exercise book, composition
• 1929-1930 – black bound notebooks. 192p. First 7 pages are of a “The School Magazine” Undelcarra, Burnside, South Australia dated 1925. Journal starts December 26th 1928, Last entries July. Includes her examination results. (p.118).
• 1931 – Green exercise book. 58p. First few pages used for class notes for Caesar Vocabulary, 18p. Plus one loose page essay dated 1929.
• 1932 – 2 notebooks, blue/black covers, one with green spine the other with blue.
  • Green journal spans January 1st – August. 276p.
  • Journal spans September 1st – October 7th. 77p.
• 1934 – 2 notebooks. Black bound
  • Small journal dates January 1st – April 8th. 229p.
  • Large journal dates April 9th – December 20th. Includes newspaper cuttings and flyers related to the text (primarily car races and events that Edith attended). 319p.
• 1935 – 2 black bound notebooks.
  • January 1st – July 28th. Includes loose photographs (p.9, p.21) 316p.
  • July 29th – December 31st. Includes a menu dated 28.09.35 with signatures on the back. 323p.
• 1936 – 3 notebooks. 1 black bound with blue spine, 2 green with monogram “Jan” in bottom right corner.
  • January 1st – February 6th. 70p. Includes a typewritten letter addresses to Jane and “Dord” dated 30th December 1934.
  • February 20th – August 12. 660p. Includes multiple loose inserts, including 2 pages of a handwritten family tree and several letters (p. 137)
  • September 1st – May 1st 1937. Includes several loose letters and pressed flowers
• 1937-1939 – 1 notebook, green with monogram “Jan in bottom right corner. Includes an account of coronation day on the 12th May 1937, and Edith’s marriage to Eric Mayo (dated August 7th) along with newspaper cuttings of the wedding. Also includes loose letters and notes. Declaration of War.
• 1950 – 2 green ring binders.
• August 9th – October 2nd. Includes loose photographs, postcards, letters etc.
• October 25th – November. Includes loose photographs, postcards, letters etc.
• 1957 – Light grey cloth bound diary. Spine badly damaged. Dated 1st January – 31st November. 366p. includes loose letters, flyers and programmes.
• 1958 – Red cloth bound diary. 1st January – 31st December. Some loose letters, photographs and cuttings.
• 1959 - Green cloth bound diary. 1st January – 31st December. Some loose letters, and newspaper cuttings.
• 1960 - Red cloth bound diary. 1st January – 31st December. Some loose letters.
• 1961 – Black ring binder. March 1961 - June 1961. New York. Loose letters and flyers throughout.
• 1962 - Green cloth bound diary. 1st January – 31st December. Some loose letters, cuttings etc. Reference to R.A. Fisher’s funeral dated Thursday 2nd August.

Series 2: Lieut. Eric Elton Mayo RAN

2.1. Correspondence with Eric’s parents (Herbert and Clarice Gwendoline Mayo)

2.2. Wartime journal (HMS Sydney)

2.3. Scrapbooks

Series 3: Herbert Mayo

3.1. Correspondence

3.2. Collected papers related to his role as judge of the Supreme Court of Australia