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Malcolm Campbell family papers, 1879-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Campbell, Malcolm family
Title
Malcolm Campbell family papers
Dates
1879-1989 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.60 cubic ft. (1 document box, 1 slim document box, 1 F24 box)
Collection Number
10579
Summary
Correspondence, family history, photographs, memoirs, artifacts, and a scrapbook of this early Wyoming family.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
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Historical Note

Malcolm and Mary (Smith) Campbell and children left Scotland in 1819 bound for Canada. They homesteaded in the township of Caradoc, province of Ontario, and raised their family there. Son Donald (1813-1887) married Catherine Smith (b. 1819) in 1838. Donald and Catherine’s first-born son Malcolm D. was born in Caradoc, Ontario, Canada, June 4, 1839.

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Content Description

The Malcolm Campbell family papers contain correspondence, family history, photographs, memoirs, artifacts, and a scrapbook.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

Any and all of the donor’s copyrights in the materials have been assigned to the University of Wyoming. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Malcolm Campbell family papers, 1879-1989, Collection Number 10579, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no other known archival collections created by the Malcolm Campbell family at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

Richard A. “Dick” Campbell and Malcolm L. “Bud” Campbell donated their family’s papers to the American Heritage Center in 1998 and 1999.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Ronda Frazier in December 2005. Photographs from the Malcolm S. Campbell Collection (#451) were merged with this collection by D. Claudia Thompson in August 2019.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Johnson County War, 1892.

Personal Names

  • Campbell, Priscilla Noble.
  • Campbell, Reta Leach.
  • Packer, Alferd, 1842-1907.

Corporate Names

  • Wyoming Pioneer Association.

Geographical Names

  • Converse County (Wyo.)
  • Douglas (Wyo.)
  • Fort Fetterman (Wyo.)
  • Mule Creek oil field (Wyo.)
  • Salt Creek oil field (Wyo.)
  • Wyoming--History--1890-1918.
  • Wyoming--History--1919-1945.
  • Wyoming--History--1946-
  • Wyoming--History--To 1889.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Autobiographies.
  • Reminiscences.
  • Scrapbooks.

Occupations

  • Oil industry workers.
  • Police chiefs.
  • Sheriffs.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Campbell, Malcolm S.
    • Campbell, Malcolm, 1839-

Processed by Ronda Frazier
2006

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