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Campbell Family papers, 1892-1941

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Campbell, Fred C. (Fred Choteau), 1864-1942
Title
Campbell Family papers
Dates
1892-1941 (inclusive)
Quantity
.8 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
MC 67 (collection)
Summary
These papers (1892-1941) consist of correspondence, financial records, legal documents, subject files, miscellany and clippings of Fred Choteau Campbell, Indian superintendent, Meagher County rancher and state senator. They also include a scrapbook and World War I memorial of Fred Cooley Campbell.
Repository
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Fred Choteau Campbell, the youngest son of D.G. and America Cooley Campbell, was born in Shawnee, Kansas, in 1864. He attended Kansas University where he became a charter member of the Kansas University Athletic Association. After graduating, he taught school in Johnson County, Kansas.

In 1890 Campbell entered the U.S. Indian Service as a teacher in Genoa, Nebraska. He was later sent to the Fort Peck Indian Agency in Montana and in 1898 was appointed superintendent of the Fort Shaw Indian Training School. Campbell also served as superintendent of the Blackfeet Agency for ten years before becoming the district superintendent for Montana, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, and Idaho. During his years with the Blackfeet, Campbell began several innovative programs including regular visits with Indians in their homes, annual mid-winter fairs, and the five-year industrial plan which was designed to have the Blackfeet become self-sufficient through agriculture and stock raising. In 1931 Campbell directed the 4-H Club Hi-Line Association Conference held at Rocky Boy Indian Agency.

Campbell received two Indian names during his years with the Indian Service, Red Head and Iron Shield. In addition, a mountain in Glacier National Park is named for him.

Campbell retired from the Indian Service in 1932 after forty years and settled on his ranch in Meagher County. A Republican, Campbell was elected to the state senate in 1938, representing Meagher County. During the 1939 legislature, he actively worked for the defeat of a bill that would allow the use of peyote by Montana Indians in religious ceremonies.

Campbell married Ella Mead, daughter of John Mead, in 1889. They had three children: Fred Cooley; Mary Freda, who married Peter LeRoy DesRosier; and Mead. Several years after the death of his first wife, Campbell married Sadie Malley. He died in October 1942 in Portland, Oregon.

Fred Cooley Campbell enlisted in the Army Air Force and was killed in action in World War I.

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Content Description

This collection contains the papers of Fred Choteau Campbell including incoming and outgoing correspondence, financial records, an abstract of title,printed materials, subject files, miscellany, and clippings. It also includes a World War I memorial and scrapbook of Fred Cooley Campbell.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by series. Some material housed in oversize folder in archives map case. See inventory below for more information.

Location of Collection

4:4-2

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request

Processing Note

Processed in 1984.

Separated Materials

Photographs and selected printed material were transferred from this collection to the M.H.S. Photo Archives, and Library, respectively.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection

  • Fred Choteau Campbell

    • Incoming Correspondence

      • Description: Miscellaneous (correspondents include Con Squires; U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey re waterfowl census; H.L. Scott; U.S. Office of Indian Affairs)
        Dates: 1915,1917, 1929,1932
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 1
        Location: Fred Choteau Campbell / Incoming Correspondence

    • Outgoing Correspondence

    • Financial Records

    • Legal Documents

    • Photographs

    • Printed Materials

    • Subject Files

    • Miscellany

      • Description: Postcard of Campbell Mountain
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 11
        Location: Fred Choteau Campbell / Miscellany
      • Description: Department of Interior Waterton Lakes Park [Map of Campbell Mountain; Map Case-See MC 65-71 Folder]
        Dates: 1928
        Container: Oversize Folder MC 65-71
        Location: Fred Choteau Campbell / Miscellany
      • Description: Miscellaneous (includes campaign poster)
        Dates: 1907,1931, 1941, undated
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 12
        Location: Fred Choteau Campbell / Miscellany

    • Clippings

  • Fred Cooley Campbell

    • Miscellany

      • Description: Scrapbook [contains photographs and ephemera regarding University Prep School in Oklahoma; Sedalia High School; Kansas University; and Fort Shaw, including the girl's basketball team and a livestock sale; Map Case]
        Dates: 1907-1915
        Container: Oversize Folder 1
        Location: Fred Cooley Campbell / Miscellany
      • Description: World War I memorial [Map Case]
        Dates: undated
        Container: Oversize Folder 1
        Location: Fred Cooley Campbell / Miscellany

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Subject Terms

  • Blackfeet Indians--Montana
  • Peyotism--Montana
  • Ranches--Montana--Meagher County

Personal Names

  • Campbell, Fred C. (Fred Choteau), 1864-1942 (creator)

Geographical Names

  • Blackfeet Indian Reservation (Mont.)
  • Fort Shaw (Mont. : Fort)

Finding aid prepared by Dave McGoldrich, 1984
2006

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