Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Campbell, Mary, 1934-2012
- Abstract:
- The Campbell, Mary mss., 1880-2013, consist of the correspondence, writings, photographs, concert and theatre programs, and professional materials of music and theatre journalist Mary Campbell and her family.
- Extent:
- 112 Boxes (Standard) and 17 Boxes (Custom)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Campbell, Mary mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Born to Robert and Eutrophia Campbell in Mount Sterling, Illinois on 18 February 1934, Mary Campbell took an interest in music and theatre early on, researching Metropolitan Opera productions after school and regularly listening to late-night big band broadcasts from Chicago. Campbell graduated from Mount Sterling High School (now Brown County High School) in 1952, earning her journalism degree from the University of Illinois in 1956. In 1960, she joined the Associated Press as a reporter in the News Features department and moved to New York City, beginning a 42-year career as an interviewer and journalist who would pioneer rock journalism. According to one memorial clipping, her mother sewed "the pink metal lamé dress [Campbell] wore when she danced with Duke Ellington [a close personal friend] on his birthday at the White House." In 2000, Campbell retired from the Associated Press and moved to Bloomington, Indiana, where she passed away in 2012.
For more biographical information on Campbell, see her obituary in City News and the cited memorial clipping.
- Scope and Content:
The collection is arranged into the following series: Personal; Professional; Correspondence; Writings; Events; Print; Realia; Audiovisual media; and Born-digital media.
The Personal series consists of materials related to Mary Campbell's personal life and family, such as calendars, scrapbooks, travel documents, and much more.
The Professional series consists of various material related to Mary Campbell's professional career at the Associated Press.
The Correspondence series consists of personal and professional correspondence, as well as event invitations. Individual correspondents are often listed in a file-level scope and content note. Note that the Professional subseries contains correspondence of a personal nature, but is listed as Professional because it was sent to Campbell's professional address.
The Writings series consists of professional writings by Mary Campbell, including a biography of Harvey G. Phillips, as well as miscellaneous personal and professional notes, reference material, and writings by others.
The Events series consists of opera librettos, programs, and tickets.
The Print series consists of newspapers, magazines, and newsletters.
The Realia series consists of miscellaneous non-paper materials of both a personal and a professional nature.
The Audiovisual materials series consists of various audio and video recordings by various artists.
The Born-digital materials series consists of audio and visual materials on CD, DVD, and floppy disk.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2014
- Processing information:
Processed by Courtney Rookard and Evan Brandon. Completed in 2025.
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into the following series: Personal; Professional; Correspondence; Writings; Events; Print; Realia; Audiovisual media; and Born-digital media.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Music
Journalism
Theater - Names:
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Campbell, Mary mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@iu.edu