Catherine H. Campbell papers
name: label: Creator
content: Campbell, Catherine H.
label: Names
content: Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967
label: Names
content: Hopper, Jo N. (Josephine Nivison), 1883-1968
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- New Hampshire
label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- New Hampshire
label: Topic
content: Women art historians
label: Topic
content: Women art critics
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The material on reel 3134 was donated in 1971 and 1978 by Catherine H. Campbell. The bulk of the collection was donated in 1990 by Joanna Campbell Dellenbaugh, Campbell's daughter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Campbell, Catherine H.
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content: Catherine H. Campbell papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of art historian, art critic, and collector Catherine H. Campbell measure 4 linear feet and date from 1856 to 1987, with the bulk of the records dating from 1970 to 1987. The collection sheds light on Campbell's research of nineteenth century painters, engravers, and photographers in Maine and the White Mountains of New Hampshire through correspondence, writings, lecture notes, and research files.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Catherine H. Campbell (1916-1989) was an art historian, collector, and art critic in New Hampshire whose scholarly focus was on nineteenth-century landscape painters, engravers, and photographers living and traveling in New Hampshire and Maine.

Campbell attended SUNY Albany for her bachelor's and master's degrees and worked as an art critic for a local newspaper during those years. While her own artwork was exhibited in Albany and New York City, Campbell was known primarily for her articles written for magazines, newspapers, and art journals. She also lectured at museums and historical societies, and contributed writings for the exhibition, The White Mountains: Place and Perceptions (1980). Campbell published one book, New Hampshire Scenery: A Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Artists of New Hampshire Mountain Landscapes, in 1985.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1856-1987
label: Date
content: bulk 1970-1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.campcath
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as two series.

Series 1: Personal and Professional Papers, 1944, 1946, 1970-1983 (Box 1; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 2: Research Files, 1856-1987, bulk 1970-1987 (Box 1-6; 3.5 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Portions of the collection were microfilmed on reel 3134 after receipt. The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2023.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 3134 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of art historian, art critic, and collector Catherine H. Campbell measure 4 linear feet and date from 1856 to 1987, with the bulk of the records dating from 1970 to 1987. The collection sheds light on Campbell's research of nineteenth century painters, engravers, and photographers in Maine and the White Mountains of New Hampshire through correspondence, writings, lecture notes, and research files.

Personal and professional papers include a Christmas card and two notes from Edward and Jo Hopper. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Campbell's lectures and research.

Lecture and writing files include manuscripts and notes, and drafts of a master's thesis, "Crawford Notch in Fact and Fancy" (1976); some also include correspondence, printed materials, and slide lists. Files for the exhibition The White Mountains: Place and Perceptions (1980) include correspondence, printed materials, lists of paintings, and additional ephemera from the University of New Hampshire.

Research files are primarily comprised of notes on artists and sites in New Hampshire, printed and photographic materials, and correspondence between Campbell and librarians, archivists,  collectors, and other researchers about artists and related topics. Also found are photocopied writings and printed materials from the nineteenth century, information about sales of artwork, exhibition ephemera, and sketches by James Buckley. A substantial portion of the research files consists of card files of bibliographic information, research notes, and quotations.