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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

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Campbells of Cherry Valley", 1861

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Earle Family fragment, 1888

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Genealogie of the Family of Achinbreck" (typed copy of 1741 manuscript), undated

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Genealogies of American Families, number 33", undated

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The House of Achinbreck", undated

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"A Notable Family", 1878

Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Paige Family Genealogy, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Paige/Mumford Family Genealogy, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Scotland of Antiquity-The Clan Campbell", undated

Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Untitled Genealogical Notes, undated

Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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

Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries 3: James Campbell Materials

Scope and Contents note

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

Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries 4: Robert, Lewis, A.E. Campbell Materials

Scope and Contents note

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

Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries 5: William W. Campbell Materials

Scope and Contents note

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

Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Writings, 1866-1879, undated

Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Delaware County, 1858 January

Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Otsego County, 1858 February

Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Otsego County, 1858 June

Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Otsego County, 1858 October

Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Otsego County, 1858 December

Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Chemung County, 1859 February

Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Delaware County, 1859 May

Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Chenango County, 1859 September

Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Tioga County, 1860 March

Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Chenango County, 1860 September

Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Madison County, 1860 September

Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Wayne County, 1860 October

Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Chemung County, 1861 February

Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Tioga County, 1861 March

Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Monroe County, 1861 April

Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, unspecified county, 1861 April

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Otsego County, 1861 July

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Otsego County, 1861 September

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Otsego County, 1861 December

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Chemung County, 1862 February

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Otsego County, 1862 June

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Otsego County, 1862 July-August

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Tioga County, 1862 October

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Tompkins County, 1863 January

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Broome County, 1863 February

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Delaware County, 1863 August

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Madison County, 1864 February

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Otsego County, 1864 February

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Broome County, 1864 September

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Tioga County, 1864 October

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Court records book, Otsego County, 1864 December

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries 6: Douglas Campbell 1st Materials

Scope and Contents note

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

Box: 7, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Writings and Related Materials, 1878-1893, undated

Box: 7, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Research Materials and Notes, 1866-1879, undated

Box: 7, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Campbell Current Record Volume 2: The Puritan in Holland, England, and America - Press Notices", undated

Box: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"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

Box: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Soldiers' Home Materials: Advertising and Journalism Materials, 1877

Box: 8, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Soldiers' Home Materials: Clippings and Related Materials, 1877, undated

Box: 8, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Soldiers' Home Materials: Correspondence, 1877-1879, undated

Box: 8, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Soldiers' Home Materials: Meeting Materials, 1877

Box: 9, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Soldiers' Home Materials: Pamphlets, 1868-1877

Box: 9, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries 7: Cleaveland Campbell Materials

Scope and Contents note

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

Box: 9, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries 8: Douglas Campbell 2nd Materials

Scope and Contents note

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

Box: 9, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scrapbook, 1893-1911

Box: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries 9: Campbell/Starkweather Album

Scope and Contents note

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

Box: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries 10: Campbell Family Scrapbook

Scope and Contents note

Includes miscellaneous newspaper and periodical clippings (1878-1892) concerning the Campbell family.

Scrapbook, 1878-1892

Box: 10A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries 11: Campbell Family Visual Materials

Scope and Contents note

Includes plates, photographs, and maps.

Plates, Photographs, and Maps, undated

Box: 10, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries 12: Campbell Family Bibles

Bible, 1811

Box: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bible of Sarah E. Campbell, 1811

Box: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bible of William W. Campbell, 1811

Box: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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