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Title: Jameson G. Campaigne papers
Date (inclusive): 1945-1986
Collection Number: 86020
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
13 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 4 oversize boxes
(11.3 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The papers of Jameson G. Campaigne (1948-1986), an American journalist and newspaper editor, consists of correspondence, manuscripts
written and edited by Campaigne, newspaper columns and other writings, photographs and printed materials relating to journalism
and conservative political thought in the in the United States, and to American domestic and foreign policy. The collection
includes a few correspondences and news clippings from his son, Jameson G. Campaign Jr.
Creator:
Campaigne, Jameson G. (Jameson Gilbert), 1914-1985
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1986.
[Identification of item], Jameson G. Campaigne papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Jameson Gilbert Campaign (1914-1985) graduated from Williams College, Massachusetts, in 1936. From 1936-1940 he worked in
the sales department of Yardley & Company in New York City. He was also a radio writer for Compton Advertising, Inc. He married
Edith Louis Baker in 1938 and they had four children. Campaign served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve between 1943-1946.
From 1945-1969 he was the chief editorial writer for The Indianapolis Star and was a columnist from 1969-1973. He edited manuscripts
for writers and authored "American Might and Soviet Myth" (1960) and "Check-Off" (1961). In 1973 he moved his family to New
York and was an editorial writer for the New York Daily News until 1976. Afterward, until his death in 1985, he continued
as an editorial consultant and author.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, newspaper columns and other writings, printed matter, and photographs, relating to journalism and conservative
political thought in the United States, and to American domestic and foreign policy.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Conservatism
Journalists
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
Journalism -- United States
Indianapolis star.