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Jane Campbell Dawson, Diary and Other Material

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)
Diary kept by Jane Campbell Dawson (died March 30, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri), sister of Archibald W. Campbell (1833-1899), a leader of the West Virginia statehood movement, editor and part owner of the Wheeling "Daily Intelligencer", and prominent Republican. Most noteworthy in terms of West Virginia history is her "In Memoriam" statement regarding her brother found in the back of her diary. This statement regards his character and conveys her sentiment; he died in her Missouri home. Jane Dawson was an aunt to Jessie Campbell-Nave, daughter of Archibald W. Campbell. The diary also contains references to other family members, and religious activities and feelings. There are two brief entries regarding author Rebecca Harding Davis, one regarding a letter sent to her, and the other a brief obituary newspaper clipping with an inscription by Dawson claiming friendship. The larger part of her diary regards time spent in San Francisco from May, 1909 to June, 1910. Although San Francisco had recently suffered from the earthquake of 1906, there is no apparent evidence in her diary regarding the status of recovery efforts. There is documentation of people she knew and places she visited in California. She liked California and stayed on several months longer than she originally intended. The diary also documents a trip her family took in July, 1910 to Huronia Beach, Port Huron, Michigan to escape the heat of St. Louis; it does not include a record of events after arrival. This collection also includes a manuscript memo book from the 1880s by Reverend W. Dawson of Burlington, Vermont. He was probably her father-in-law. It includes lists of Sunday school students, names with addresses, Latin inscriptions, and financial records.
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Jane Campbell Dawson, Diary and Other Material 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)

Dawson, Jane Campbell, -1925
Diary kept by Jane Campbell Dawson (died March 30, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri), sister of Archibald W. Campbell (1833-1899), a leader of the West Virginia statehood movement, editor and part owner of the Wheeling "Daily Intelligencer", and prominent Republican. Most noteworthy in terms of West Virginia history is her "In Memoriam" statement regarding her brother found in the back of her diary. This statement regards his character and conveys her sentiment; he died in her Missouri home. Jane Dawson was an aunt to Jessie Campbell-Nave, daughter of Archibald W. Campbell. The diary also contains references to other family members, and religious activities and feelings. There are two brief entries regarding author Rebecca Harding Davis, one regarding a letter sent to her, and the other a brief obituary newspaper clipping with an inscription by Dawson claiming friendship. The larger part of her diary regards time spent in San Francisco from May, 1909 to June, 1910. Although San Francisco had recently suffered from the earthquake of 1906, there is no apparent evidence in her diary regarding the status of recovery efforts. There is documentation of people she knew and places she visited in California. She liked California and stayed on several months longer than she originally intended. The diary also documents a trip her family took in July, 1910 to Huronia Beach, Port Huron, Michigan to escape the heat of St. Louis; it does not include a record of events after arrival. This collection also includes a manuscript memo book from the 1880s by Reverend W. Dawson of Burlington, Vermont. He was probably her father-in-law. It includes lists of Sunday school students, names with addresses, Latin inscriptions, and financial records.

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