Campbell Family Papers
Collection
Accession number
OM90-41
Date
1856-1987
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of various members of the Campbell family and other members of the family related by marriage.
Scope and content
Collection of papers from the Campbell family.
System of arrangement
Arranged into 1 series.
Description
30 envelopes
Administrative / Biographical history
James Campbell of James Campbell & Sons, the timber merchants, was born in 1830 in Scotland and came to Australia in 1853. Together with his sons he established the company in Creek Street. James Campbell's company also owned a number of saw mills, the Buderim Mountain Sugar Mill, and a lime works and a glass factory. James Campbell and his wife Isabella had eight children; John, James, Charles, George, Harry, Jessie, Helen, and Isabella. All of the sons except Harry worked for the family company.
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Copyright status
In copyright.
Library Board of Queensland
Conditions of use
Licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Notes
English
Preferred citation
OM90-41, Campbell Family Papers, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.