Pennington, Campbell W.

Born February 1, 1918, in Campbell's Station, Tennessee. B.A. 1947 and M.A. 1949, the University of Texas; Ph. D. 1959, University of California, Berkeley, Assistant professor of geography, Georgia State College, 1956-1957; Assistant professor, 1957-1960, and associate professor, 1960-1964, University of Utah; and professor of geography, Southern Illinois University, 1964-1974. Pennington's publications include The Tarahumar of Mexico and the Tepehuan of Chihuahua. He edited The Pima Bajo of Central Sonora, Mexico; Arte y vocabulario de la lengua dohema, heve, o eudeva; and La cultura de los Eudeve del Noroeste de México.

From the description of Campbell W. Pennington papers, 1872- (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 33036864

Scholar associated with the Geography Dept., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; conducted fieldwork among the Tarahumara Indians.

From the description of The Tarahumara, [197-]. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28249122

Born February 2, 1918, in Campbell's Station, Tennessee. B.A. 1947 and M.A. 1949, The University of Texas; Ph.D. 1959, University of California, Berkeley. Assistant professor of geography, Georgia State College, 1956-1957; Assistant professor, 1957-1960, and associate professor, 1960-1964, University of Utah; and professor of geography, Southern Illinois University, 1964-1974. Pennington's publications include The Tarahumar of Mexico and The Tepehuan of Chihuahua. He edited The Pima Bajo of Central Sonora, Mexico ; Arte y vocabulario de la lengua dohema, heve, o eudeva ; and La cultura de los Eudeve del Noroeste de Mexico. and

Gordon Campbell White, great-uncle of Campbell White Pennington, was born at Campbell's Station, Tennessee on August 26, 1872; he died in Washington, D.C. on January 16, 1923. Mr. White attended Vanderbilt University and taught at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.

Mr. White moved to El Paso, Texas, where he became an employee of the Southern Pacific Railroad. From 1899 until 1913 he worked as a freight clerk, freight inspector, rate clerk, chief clerk, claim adjuster, chief rate clerk, tariff compiler, station tariff inspector, and industrial agent, ending his career with Southern Pacific as assistant to the general freight and passenger agent of the Southern Pacific in Arizona and Mexico.

Mr. White was employed in Washington, D.C. as Specialist in Charge of Transportation, Bureau of Markets, United States Department of Agriculture, from December 1, 1913, until his death in 1923.

From the guide to the Campbell W. Pennington Papers 33036864., 1872-, (Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin)