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A Guide to the R.K. and J.E. Campbell Diary, 1849-1859
Biographical NoteBorn in Campbell’s Station, Tennessee, the brothers Robert Kimbrough Campbell (1829-1853) and John Eaton Campbell (1827-1909), were two of eleven children to John Campbell (1780-1850) and Sarah Kimbrough (1794-1862). In 1851, the Campbell brothers embarked from Nashville by way of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to Houston and then traveled overland to Austin. With $500 from their father, they hoped to start a new life in Texas as teachers. Pupils were few, however, and so Robert returned to Tennessee in 1853, dying of typhoid fever shortly thereafter. Remaining in Texas, John married Lavinia Davidson (b.ca. 1834-1857) in 1853. He purchased land in Oak Hill, Texas, in 1902 and worked as a surveyor in Travis County. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe R.K. and J.E. Campbell Diary, 1849-1859, is a "common-place book," which contains the notes, essays, and diary entries of Robert Kimbrough Campbell and John Eaton Campbell. Penned primarily by Robert between 1851 and 1852, the book includes an essay entitled, "Woman and her influence," poems, financial records, as well as a description of the brothers’ journey from Tennessee to Texas. During the latter, he describes passing through Bastrop, San Marcos, and Austin, Texas. John also wrote an entry on December 26, 1859, describing travel from Nashville through Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio, and on the Ohio River. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis collection is open for research use. Return to the Table of Contents
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Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationR.K. and J.E. Campbell Diary, 1849-1859, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011. Processing InformationBasic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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