Series I: Campbell Family
Scope and Contents note
This series pivots around the Campbell family and incorporates twelve subseries.
Subseries 1: Genealogical Materials
Scope and Contents note
Genealogical materials (arranged alphabetically by title) trace the Campbell family back to its ancestral roots in Scotland and forward to its prominence in the United States from the eighteenth through twentieth centuries. These materials also adumbrate the Campbell and Mumford families' connection to other prominent American families.
"The Campbells of Cherry Valley" and Related Materials, undated
"The Campbells of Cherry Valley", 1861
Earle Family fragment, 1888
"Genealogie of the Family of Achinbreck" (typed copy of 1741 manuscript), undated
"Genealogies of American Families, number 33", undated
"The House of Achinbreck", undated
"A Notable Family", 1878
Paige Family Genealogy, undated
Paige/Mumford Family Genealogy, undated
"Scotland of Antiquity-The Clan Campbell", undated
Untitled Genealogical Notes, undated
Subseries 2: Samuel Campbell Materials
Scope and Contents note
Subseries two focuses on Samuel Campbell (1738-1824) and includes receipts, legal documents such as indentures, and notes dated 1769 to 1802. It also includes slave receipts and bills of sale. The subseries is arranged chronologically.
Samuel Campbell Materials, 1769-1802
Subseries 3: James Campbell Materials
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Materials of Samuel's son, James Campbell (1772-1870), comprise subseries three and cover the dates 1800 to 1863; they, too, are arranged chronologically.
James Campbell Materials, 1800-1863
Subseries 4: Robert, Lewis, A.E. Campbell Materials
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Subseries four deals with the small amount of material of other Campbell family members, e.g. Robert, Lewis, and A.E. Campbell.
Robert, Lewis, A.E. Campbell Materials, 1818-1865
Subseries 5: William W. Campbell Materials
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Subseries five focuses on William W. Campbell (1806-1881), is arranged by relevance, and is one of the largest troves of material in the Campbell-Mumford Papers, incorporating correspondence, writings, and court minutes.
Correspondence and Related Materials, 1831-1881, undated
Writings, 1866-1879, undated
Court records book, Delaware County, 1858 January
Court records book, Otsego County, 1858 February
Court records book, Otsego County, 1858 June
Court records book, Otsego County, 1858 October
Court records book, Otsego County, 1858 December
Court records book, Chemung County, 1859 February
Court records book, Delaware County, 1859 May
Court records book, Chenango County, 1859 September
Court records book, Tioga County, 1860 March
Court records book, Chenango County, 1860 September
Court records book, Madison County, 1860 September
Court records book, Wayne County, 1860 October
Court records book, Chemung County, 1861 February
Court records book, Tioga County, 1861 March
Court records book, Monroe County, 1861 April
Court records book, unspecified county, 1861 April
Court records book, Otsego County, 1861 July
Court records book, Otsego County, 1861 September
Court records book, Otsego County, 1861 December
Court records book, Chemung County, 1862 February
Court records book, Otsego County, 1862 June
Court records book, Otsego County, 1862 July-August
Court records book, Tioga County, 1862 October
Court records book, Tompkins County, 1863 January
Court records book, Broome County, 1863 February
Court records book, Delaware County, 1863 August
Court records book, Madison County, 1864 February
Court records book, Otsego County, 1864 February
Court records book, Broome County, 1864 September
Court records book, Tioga County, 1864 October
Court records book, Otsego County, 1864 December
Subseries 6: Douglas Campbell 1st Materials
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The sixth subseries covers the work of Douglas Campbell 1st (1840-1893), especially his work as historian, attorney, and creator of the Soldiers' Home. It, too, is arranged by relevance.
Correspondence and Related Materials, 1866-1891
Writings and Related Materials, 1878-1893, undated
Research Materials and Notes, 1866-1879, undated
"The Campbell Current Record Volume 2: The Puritan in Holland, England, and America - Press Notices", undated
"The Campbell Current Record Volume 4: Letters Received by Douglas Campbell in relation to his work The Puritan in Holland, England, and America", 1886-1893
Soldiers' Home Materials: Advertising and Journalism Materials, 1877
Soldiers' Home Materials: Clippings and Related Materials, 1877, undated
Soldiers' Home Materials: Correspondence, 1877-1879, undated
Soldiers' Home Materials: Meeting Materials, 1877
Soldiers' Home Materials: Pamphlets, 1868-1877
Subseries 7: Cleaveland Campbell Materials
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Subseries seven tackles Cleaveland Campbell (d. 1865 of war wounds) and his Civil War service as Colonel of the 23rd Colored Troops.
Correspondence and Related Materials, 1860-1866
Subseries 8: Douglas Campbell 2nd Materials
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The eighth subseries shifts to Douglas Campbell 2nd (d. 1950), an attorney like his father, and includes correspondence regarding the historical legacy of the "Cherry Valley Massacre" and a scrapbook that focuses on his experience at Union College and at Harvard Law School.
Correspondence, 1926-1936
Scrapbook, 1893-1911
Subseries 9: Campbell/Starkweather Album
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Includes invitations and letters from eminent Americans such as John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Henry Clay, James Buchanan, Daniel Webster, William Seward, and George Bancroft, as well as autographs of H.W. Longfellow and E.A. Poe. Most of the material focuses on Samuel Starkweather or William W. Campbell.
Album, 1832-1850
Subseries 10: Campbell Family Scrapbook
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Includes miscellaneous newspaper and periodical clippings (1878-1892) concerning the Campbell family.
Scrapbook, 1878-1892
Subseries 11: Campbell Family Visual Materials
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Includes plates, photographs, and maps.