Booth Campbell Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MC 1392

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Scope and Content Note

Collection is a loose leaf binder containing correspondence, literary works by Campbell, and newspaper articles written about Campbell.

Dates

Creation: circa 1954

Creator

Campbell, Booth (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Booth Campbell was a native of Cane Hill, Washington County, Arkansas, the son of a Confederate veteran. His mother was the daughter of W. B. Welch, a Fayetteville physician. He worked at various occupations in the western United States before returning to the Ozarks, where he was "discovered" by May Kennedy McCord, a columnist from Springfield, Missouri.

Campbell was one of the earliest participants in the Ozark Folk Festival; he also performed as a singer and banjo player at other festivals in the Ozarks and elsewhere. He died May 24, 1956, at the age of 84.

Extent

.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection consists of a single folder, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.

Acquisition Information

The Booth Campbell Scrapbook were donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries in 1999 by Robert Cochran of the University of Arkansas.