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Campbell, Henry Donald

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1862 - 1934

Biography

A.M., 1882, Ph.D., 1885, W&L; Sc.D., University Pittsburg, 1912. Instructor chemistry and geology, W&L, 1882; assistant professor, W&L, 1884-86; Robinson professor of geology and biology, W&L, 1887; Robinson professor of geology, W&L, 1920; Robinson professor of Geology, historian of university, W&L, 1932-34; dean academic college, W&L, 1906; dean university, W&L, 1908-32; acting president, W&L, 1912. See Who's Who, 1934-35; MSS Catalog.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Campbell Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0393
Scope and Contents

Items in the collection include a scrapbook, a bound volume of the Ring-Tum Phi, a book of pressed leaves, Miller family birth records, photographs of Lexington and Campbell family members, newspapers, and personal letters.

Dates: Inclusive 1843-1950

Henry Donald Campbell Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0277
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of letters written to Henry Donald Campbell, mostly from his colleagues at Washington and Lee University when he was on a leave of absence from the university.

Dates: Inclusive August-October 1913

William McLaughlin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0044
Scope and Contents This collection contains items of Judge William McLaughlin, including letters from Henry D. Campbell and William L. Wilson. Many concern awarding of honorary degrees and elections to the Board of Trustees of Washington and Lee, of which McLaughlin was rector (1888-1898). The collection also contains legal certificates and his papers, including his Confederate Army Commission dated October 7, 1862. Also included is a copy of his death from the minutes of the Board of Trustees of Washington...
Dates: Inclusive 1851-1898

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