Robert Campbell Papers, 1912-1989

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Robert Campbell Papers, 1912-1989

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Robert B. Campbell (1898-1985) married Blanche Gramlich (1923) and moved to Los Angeles. They opened a bookstore across the street from the Southern Branch of the University of California. When UCLA moved to Westwood, the Campbells moved their store to Le Conte Avenue and built up the trade book section. Robert became the first bookseller on the West Coast to serve as president of the American Booksellers Association. The collection consists of personal and UCLA-related memorabilia and materials related to the career of bookstore owners Robert and Blanche Gramlich Campbell and Campbell's Book Store.

4 boxes (2 linear ft.); 4 oversize boxes

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6663432

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Campbell, Blanche, 1902-1989

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Campbell, Robert, 1898-1985,

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Robert B. Campbell was born on Feb. 5, 1898 in Osceola, NE; attended Univ. of Nebraska; worked at Long's College Book Store in Lincoln; married Blanche Gramlich on June 20, 1923; they moved to Los Angeles in 1924 and opened a bookstore on Vermont Ave., across the street from the Southern Branch of the University of California; when UCLA moved to Westwood, the Campbells moved their store to Le Conte Ave. and built up the trade book section; Blanche Campbell began and built up the children's book ...

Campbell's Book Store (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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