Subseries II: Manuscripts, 1796 - 1838
Sub-Series
Dates
- 1796 - 1838
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
From the Collection: 17 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subseries II: Manuscripts, 1796-1838
Subseries II: Manuscripts, 1796-1838, is arranged chronologically by date and contains poems and correspondence written by Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet. The various types of manuscripts include correspondence with individuals such as William Withering, John Richardson, W.Y. Ottley, and Mrs Marryatt. This series includes around nine primary sources relating to Thomas Campbell that span across various types of written media including poems, biographical sketches, and letters.
Major themes for his poetry in the series fit in with his larger career of poetic works as they cover war related violence, tragedy, and heartache. Oconnor’s child Or Love lies bleeding and the section from Hallowed Ground may not have been his most influential or well known pieces but even still they help to preserve and shape the complex overarching narrative of his writing.
The biographical sketch and the letters help to create a more well-rounded description of who Campbell actually was by showing how others viewed him, his values in daily life, and how he honestly interacted with the people in his life. The sketch is wholly unfinished but does show a fascination with his early life as it covers his beginnings and primary education. His prowess in Greek in these early stages seemed to help shape his career as a high achieving student that later lended him many educational opportunities and connections later in his life.
These connections became very important to Campbell later in his life not only for social interaction and comfort but they also illustrate his impact on the greater educated and literary communities.
Major themes for his poetry in the series fit in with his larger career of poetic works as they cover war related violence, tragedy, and heartache. Oconnor’s child Or Love lies bleeding and the section from Hallowed Ground may not have been his most influential or well known pieces but even still they help to preserve and shape the complex overarching narrative of his writing.
The biographical sketch and the letters help to create a more well-rounded description of who Campbell actually was by showing how others viewed him, his values in daily life, and how he honestly interacted with the people in his life. The sketch is wholly unfinished but does show a fascination with his early life as it covers his beginnings and primary education. His prowess in Greek in these early stages seemed to help shape his career as a high achieving student that later lended him many educational opportunities and connections later in his life.
These connections became very important to Campbell later in his life not only for social interaction and comfort but they also illustrate his impact on the greater educated and literary communities.
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu