William J. Campbell Bookstore
Variant namesThe William J. Campbell Bookstore, founded in 1850 in Philadelphia by John Campbell, an English bookseller, also specialized in publishing local history and legal tracts. In 1874 William J. Campbell assumed direction over operations with the death of his father. In 1931 William's son John J. took replaced his father and served at the helm until the store closed in 1951. The firm was instrumental in assembling the Franklin imprintscollection at Yale and the Curtis Collection at University of Pennsylvania.
From the description of Records, 1833-1955. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122635581
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | William J. Campbell Bookstore. Correspondence to Daniel Garrison Brinton, 1897. | University of Pennsylvania Library | |
| creatorOf | William J. Campbell Bookstore. Records, 1833-1955. | Temple University Libraries, Paley Library | |
| referencedIn | Martin, Henry A. Correspondence-Receipts, 1900-1927. | Temple University Libraries, Paley Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| associatedWith | Campbell, Frances. | person |
| associatedWith | Campbell, John, bookseller, Philadelphia. | person |
| associatedWith | Campbell, John J. | person |
| associatedWith | Campbell, William J. 1850- | person |
| associatedWith | Campbell, William M., architect. | person |
| associatedWith | City History Society of Philadelphia. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia, Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Martin, Henry A. | person |
| associatedWith | Martin, William A. K., 1817-1867. | person |
| associatedWith | Site and Relic Society, Germantown, Pa. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Pennsylvania | |||
| Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | |||
| Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) | |||
| Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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| Booksellers and bookselling |
| Publishers and publishing |
| Americana |
| Autographs |
| Bookstore |
| Book thefts |
| Engraving |
| Judges |
| Legal literature |
| Naval history |
| Painting, Modern |
| Prints |
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Active 1833
Active 1955
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