Register of the Jameson G. Campaigne papers
Finding aid prepared by Lucy Hernandez
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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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
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1986.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jameson G. Campaigne papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
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.
General
1945-1983
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by subject.
box 1, folder 1
Correspondence and editorials
1945-1946, 1954
box 1, folder 3
Treasure hunt story
1955-1958
box 1, folder 4
News stories
1956-1962
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence 1956-1957. See also: Printed materials, Clippings, Indianapolis Star, 1957.
box 1, folder 5
To Braine, Thomas B.
1957-1982
box 1, folder 6
1954, 1960s-1980s
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from Bonafield, Michael.
box 1, folder 7
Editorial rejections, Indianapolis Star
1964-1965
box 1, folder 9
From Braine, Thomas B.
1982-1983
box 2, folder 2
1959 January 1-February 28
box 2, folder 6
1959 September 1-October 30
box 2, folder 7
1959 November 1-December 31
box 2, folder 8
1960 January 1-February 28
box 7, folder 22
Schools, curricula-religion
1969
Writings
1948-1982, undated
Arrangement
Arranged by subject then chronologically.
Manuscripts by Campaigne
circa 1964, undated
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
box 8, folder 1
"The Divine Animal"
circa 1964
box 8, folder 2
"A Hooiser from Brooklyn"
undated
Manuscripts edited by Campaigne and related correspondences
1975-1982, undated
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
box 8, folder 3
Correspondence from Tannir, Mohamed Daoud El
1975-1976, undated
box 8, folder 3-5
Tannir, Mohamed Daoud El
circa 1975
box 8, folder 7-8
Kastchenko, Maria
circa 1978
box 9, folder 1-2
Kastchenko, Maria
circa 1978
Scope and Contents
Duplicate of Box 8, Folder 7-8.
box 9, folder 3
Correspondence, manuscript, Randolph, Dick
1981-1982
box 9, folder 4-7
Randolph, Dick
circa 1981
box 10, folder 1
Randolph, Dick
circa 1981
box 10, folder 2
Chapters, Randolph, Dick
1982
News column topics
1955-1982
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
box 12, folder 8
Guatemala, first trip
1955
box 12, folder 9
Bang-Jensen case
1958-1959
box 13, folder 1
Bang-Jensen case
1958-1959
box 13, folder 3
Newspaper column proposal, "I'll Do It My Way"
circa 1982
Writings by others
1948-1972, undated
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
box 11, folder 5
By White, Betty and Whyant, Robert
1948
box 11, folder 6
New Beginning, writings by White, Betty and Whyant, Robert
1972
box 13, folder 4
Unidentified writings
1970, undated
box 17
Part I (pages 1-24)
1945-1948
box 18
Part II (pages 25-50)
1945-1948
Photographs
1948-1962, undated
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
box 14, folder 1
1948, undated
Scope and Contents
See also: Campaigne, Jameson G., Jr., Correspondence, 1986.
box 14, folder 3-4
Related to treasure hunt story
circa 1956
Printed materials
1948-1983, undated
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by type.
Clippings
1948-1983, undated
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
box 12, folder 3
Clippings of articles by Campaigne
1955, 1970-1977, undated
box 16, folder 4
Indianapolis Star Magazine
1956
box 16, folder 1-2
Indianapolis Star
1957
Scope and Contents
See also: Correspondence, News stories, 1956. Contains correspondence found within copies of newspaper pages.
box 12, folder 6
Clippings and articles by Campaigne
1962-1968, undated
box 12, folder 7
Clippings and writings
1976-1983
Newspapers and magazines
1955-1977
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
box 15, folder 1
Newspapers from Guatemala
1955
box 15, folder 2
Indianapolis Star
1959-1975
box 15, folder 4
The Saturday Evening Post
1945-1977
Campaigne, Jameson G., Jr.
1979-1986
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Contents
Materials relating to Campaigne's son, Jameson G. Campaigne Jr.
box 13, folder 5
Correspondence and clippings
1979, 1985
Scope and Contents
Primarily Campaigne Sr. obituaries.
box 13, folder 6
Correspondence
1986
Scope and Contents
See also: Photographs, 1948, undated.
