John Tenbrook Campbell papers
Collection
Identifier: L258
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, biographical sketches, a photograph, two scrapbooks, and various writings including editorials, essays, addresses, and poems from John Tenbrook Campbell in Parke County, Indiana and the United States, ranging from circa 1840 to 1911 and undated, regarding his family life and career, military experiences during the U.S. Civil War, business concerning roads and levees, intellectual interests and social concerns, and the history of Parke County.
Dates
- 1840-1911, undated
Creator
- Campbell, John TenBrook, 1833-1911 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
John Tenbrook Campbell was born to Joseph and Rachel (Tenbrook) Campbell on May 21, 1833 in Montezuma, Indiana. He served as captain of Company H, 21st Indiana Regiment during the U.S. Civil War. Campbell married Anna Bartha Butterfield (1841-1917) and they had two daughters, Evangeline Mary and Lillian Jennie (1869-1903). In addition to other governmental positions, he served as treasurer of Parke County, Indiana for two terms and county surveyor for 10 years. Campbell was a respected civil engineer. He wrote many newspaper articles, editorials, essays, and addresses. Campbell died in the Indiana State Soldiers’ Home in Lafayette, Indiana on April 30, 1911 and was buried in Rockville Cemetery in Rockville, Indiana.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "John T. Campbell." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John T. Campbell." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John T. Campbell." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed December 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John T. Campbell." U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Accessed December 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Capt. John Tenbrook Campbell." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 4, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81585288/john-tenbrook-campbell.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "John T. Campbell." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John T. Campbell." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John T. Campbell." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed December 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "John T. Campbell." U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Accessed December 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Capt. John Tenbrook Campbell." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 4, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81585288/john-tenbrook-campbell.
Extent
0.6 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 2 clamshell boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processed 2012/12 by Brent Abercrombie. EAD finding aid created 2018/04/30 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid revised 2022/08 by Laura Eliason; 2022/10/07 by Brittany Kropf. Collection reprocessing completed 2024/12/04 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2024/12/04 by Brittany Kropf.
- Civil engineering
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Essays
- Family history
- Indiana -- Societies and clubs
- Journalists
- Manuscripts
- Natural history
- Parke County (Ind.)
- Personal narratives
- Photographs
- Poetry
- Reminiscing
- Roads -- Indiana
- Slavery -- United States
- Societies and clubs
- Surveys
- Temperance
- Temperance -- Indiana
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 21st (1861-1863)
- Women -- Suffrage
Creator
- Campbell, John TenBrook, 1833-1911 (Person)
- Title
- John Tenbrook Campbell papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
