THE WALTER STANLEY CAMPBELL COLLECTION Inventory and Index Revised and edited by Kristina L. Southwell Associates of the Western History Collections Norman, Oklahoma 2001 Boxes 104 through 121 of this collection are available online at the University of Oklahoma Libraries website. THE COVER Michelle Corona-Allen of the University of Oklahoma Communication Services designed the cover of this book. The three photographs feature images closely associated with Walter Stanley Campbell and his research on Native American history and culture. From left to right, the first photograph shows a ledger drawing by Sioux chief White Bull that depicts him capturing two horses from a camp in 1876. The second image is of Walter Stanley Campbell talking with White Bull in the early 1930s. Campbell’s oral interviews of prominent Indians during 1928-1932 formed the basis of some of his most respected books on Indian history. The third photograph is of another White Bull ledger drawing in which he is shown taking horses from General Terry’s advancing column at the Little Big Horn River, Montana, 1876. Of this act, White Bull stated, “This made my name known, taken from those coming below, soldiers and Crows were camped there.” Available from University of Oklahoma Western History Collections 630 Parrington Oval, Room 452 Norman, Oklahoma 73019 No state-appropriated funds were used to publish this guide. It was published entirely with funds provided by the Associates of the Western History Collections and other private donors. The Associates of the Western History Collections is a support group dedicated to helping the Western History Collections maintain its national and international reputation for research excellence. Copyright, 2001, by the Western History Collections. All rights reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS Record Series Page Number Personal Correspondence and Papers, 1822-1957 (Boxes 1-17) 1 General Correspondence, 1893-1957 (Boxes 18-41) 14 Correspondence with Publishers, 1915-1957 (Boxes 42-50) 57 Permission Requests, 1934-1957 (Box 51) 68 Research Materials for Walter Campbell’s autobiography, 1905-57 (Boxes 52-55) 69 Poetry by Walter Campbell and Others, 1846-1949 (Box 56) 71 Manuscripts by Walter Campbell, 1925-1957, and undated (Boxes 57-63) 71 Book Reviews by Walter Campbell, and about Books by Walter Campbell, 1928-1957 (Box 64) 82 Manuscripts, Research Materials, and Correspondence Regarding Indians and the West, 1848-1957 (Boxes 65-131) 83 Maps Collected for Research (Box 132) 206 Sound Recordings (Box 133) 209 Manuscripts, Research Materials, and Correspondence Regarding Professional Writing Courses, 1922-1957 (boxes 134-149) 209 Personal Papers of Walter Campbell, 1897-1957 (Boxes 150-166) 227 Business and Financial Papers, 1908-1957 (Boxes 167-188) 240 General Published Research Materials, 1889-1957 (Boxes 189-191) 242 Published Works by Walter Campbell and Isabel Campbell, 1905-1956 (Boxes 192-193) 245 Programs and Newspaper Clippings, 1890-1957 (Boxes 194-209) 247 Personal Papers of Isabel Campbell, 1917-1949 (Boxes 210-214) 249 Personal Papers of Walter Campbell, 1885-1957 (Boxes 215-228) 253 Publishing Company Publicity, 1927-1957 (Box 229) 257 Personal Papers of Walter Campbell, 1862-1955 (Box 230) 257 INTRODUCTION The Walter Stanley Campbell Collection, held by the University of Oklahoma Libraries’ Western History Collections, consists of approximately 77 linear feet of correspondence, literary manuscripts, and research journals of author and university professor Walter Stanley Campbell, who is perhaps best known by his nom-de-plume, Stanley Vestal. He published two dozen books and over one hundred magazine articles on historic personalities, events, and locales of the old West, and on the subject of professional writing. Some of his best known works include Queen of Cowtowns: Dodge City, and Sitting Bull: Champion of the Sioux. The core of the collection centers around materials Campbell collected and created in the course of writing his books and articles. These materials include research journals of notes from the interviews Campbell conducted with Native Americans regarding the history and culture of their tribes, as well as extensive typescript and photocopied excerpts from books, articles, and other secondary sources. The research journals of interview notes are particularly valued by contemporary scholars for the first-hand accounts of historical events, such as battles with the U.S. Army. The interviewees include Moses Old Bull, Joseph White Bull, Henry Oscar One Bull, and others. The oral histories were collected through correspondence and personal interviews on the Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota, during 1928-1932. Manuscript drafts, galley proofs, and illustrations created for some of Campbell’s published works accompany the research materials. Professional correspondence represents approximately eleven feet of the collection materials. This group encompasses correspondence with publishers, authors, literary agents, and others interested in Campbell as an author and teacher of professional writing techniques. The correspondence gives insight into the tremendous effort Campbell devoted to his writing, and to developing the talents of new writers. The professional correspondence spans nearly the entire length of his writing career, ranging from 1904 to 1957. Personal correspondence and memorabilia of Walter S. Campbell and his family comprise nearly nineteen feet of the collection. The correspondence includes letters exchanged between Walter and his wife, Isabel, from 1917 to 1954. Walter wrote frequently to his parents, J. R. and Daisy Campbell, whose correspondence documents Walter’s early life. Some periods of Walter’s life are particularly well-represented, such as his experiences at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar from 1908 to 1911. Nineteenth-century correspondence, genealogical information, and memorabilia from many of i Walter’s relatives are also present in this group. Early scrapbooks, diaries, and school work by Walter complete his personal papers. Business and financial records generated during Campbell’s life conclude the collection with seven feet of material. Tax records, royalty information, and other financial data document the fluctuations common to career authors. ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION The Walter Stanley Campbell Collection is generally arranged by type of material, with alphabetical and chronological subarrangements. The bulk of the collection consists of research notes, professional correspondence, and printed materials collected by Campbell in the course of writing his numerous historical novels and articles. Also included are manuscripts of his works, and extensive correspondence with publishing companies. Other types of materials in the collection are galley proofs of Campbell’s works, financial records, and personal correspondence. See the Table of Contents for an ordered list of material types as they appear in the collection. PREFERRED CITATION The curator of the Western History Collections prefers the following citation for references: University of Oklahoma Libraries, Western History Collections, Walter Stanley Campbell Collection, Box Number, Folder Number, description and date of document. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The publication of this guide has been made possible by funding from Frank Parman, Sarah Iselin Ttee, the Cottonwood Arts Foundation of Norman, Oklahoma, and the Associates of the Western History Collections at the University of Oklahoma. Editorial assistance was provided by Western History Collections curator Donald L. DeWitt, assistant curator John R. Lovett, and staff assistant Stacie L. Graves. ii Box 1 Correspondence between Walter and Isabel Campbell, 1917-1918 1. Correspondence to and from Isabel, June - December 1917. 2. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1918. 3. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1918. 4. Correspondence from Walter to Isabel, 1918. 5. Correspondence from Walter to Isabel, 1918. Box 2 Correspondence between Walter and Isabel Campbell, 1918-1932 1. Correspondence from Walter to Isabel, 1918. 2. Correspondence from Walter to Isabel, 1919. 3. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1919. 4. Correspondence from Walter to Isabel, 1920-1923. 5. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1924. 6. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1925-1926. 7. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1920-1932. Box 3 Correspondence between Walter and Isabel Campbell, 1927-1954 1. Correspondence to Isabel, 1927-1929. 2. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1930. 3. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1931. 4. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1932-1937. 5. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1938. 1 6. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1939. 7. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1940. 8. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1941. 9. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1942-1946. 10. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1947. 11. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1948-1949. 12. Correspondence to and from Isabel, 1950-1954. 13. Correspondence to and from Isabel, n.d. Box 4 Correspondence of Walter Campbell with Relatives, and Related Family Correspondence, 1876-1957 1. Correspondence to and from cousin, James Dallas McCoid, 1927-1957. 2. Correspondence to and from aunt, Harvie McCoid, 1944-1951. 3. Correspondence to and from aunt, Harvie McCoid, 1950-1955. 4. Correspondence to and from grandmother, Sara P. Wood, 1902-1918. 5. Correspondence to and from aunt, Anne Wood Cantrall, 1918-1942. 6. Correspondence to and from aunt, Anne Wood Cantrall, 1922-1943.