Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Campbell, Mary, 1934-2012
- Abstract:
- The Campbell, Mary mss., 1954-2012, consist of the personal correspondence, writings, photographs, concert and theatre programs, and professional materials of music and theatre journalist Mary Campbell.
- Extent:
- 75 linear feet
- 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 consists of correspondence (both personal and professional), writings, personal ephemera, photographs, printed material, concert and theatre programs, professional materials and notebooks, subject files, realia, opera librettos, and assorted media (including many CDs). Also included are 109 cubic feet of books collected by Campbell – mainly mysteries and music/dance – which are catalogued individually and can be found through IUCAT.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2014
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into the following series: I. Correspondence, II. Writings, III. Personal, IV. Photographs, V. Print, VI. Programs, VII. Professional, VIII. Realia, IX. Opera Librettos, and X. 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@indiana.edu