Personal papers and photographs

Series AA 52/8 comprises Campbell's personal papers and other items, as well as family and holiday photographs. It includes the following items:

  1. Letter to Campbell from the Chairman of the Adelaide Hospital on 1 April 1921 advising Campbell that he has been appointed a Demonstrator at the Adelaide Dental Hospital. Letter to Campbell from The Inspector-General of Hospitals' Office on 1 September advisiing of his appointment as Dental House Surgeon and Demonstrator Adelaide Hospital

  2. News clipping uncited undat redelating to appointment of SA School Dentist, Mr Moore;
    News clipping uncited undated relating to appointment of Mr Moore;
    News clipping uncited undated relating to School Dental appoitment

  3. Typed copy of a poem, 'Heaven', by Rupert Brooke (originally accessioned as AA 52/8). Hand written poem 'A Memory" by Anne McKew

  4. Letter from Royal Australian Naval Memorial Chapel Fund Appeal on 24 February 1949, seeking a contribution.

  5. Royal Aero Club official souvenir programme 'The Schneider Trophy Contest 1929';
    Publication 'Tiger Month' prepared by De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd;
    The Mutual Provident Messenger publicatgion 1 May 1930, The East-West Air Mail Service;
    uncited undated journal pages 41-44 featuring advertisement for White Star Line, photograph Trooping the Color, with a page of observations relating to the ceremony, and advertisement for Canadian beauty spots;
    uncited undated journal pages 13-14 photograph of the British Airship R100 by Captain AG Buckham, advertisement for 'Our Empire; journal;
    uncited undated journal pages 73-74, motoring notes, headline "A great adventure. Amy Johnson's epic flight to Australia" features map and itinerary.
    Possibly all given to Campbell by Dr WD Walker (AA 357).

  6. London Morning Post dated 28 April 1930 news clipping Graf Zeppelin over London;
    Adelaide Observer dated 11 January 1930 headline "Amphibian Plane", Mr Leslie Hannan;
    The Daily Mirror dated 7 September 1929 pages 9-12 Headline "All the British and Italian planes pass preliminary tests fot todays Schneider Trophy race";
    news clipping The Daily Telegraph dated 15 October 1929 pages 15-16 Headline "Pictures of the flight of R101 over central London";
    news clipping The Daily Mirror dated 9 September 1929 pages 1-2, and 23-24 front page headline "Britain's Schneider triumph at 328 MPH";
    news clipping Shell News dated May 1930 pages 1-4 headline "England to Cape Town and back in 20 Days";
    news clipping The London Morning Post dated 28 April 1930 featuring photograph of Graff Zeppelin passing over Wembley;
    news Clipping The Daily Telegraph dated 12 September 1931pages 13-14 Headline "Todays Schneider Trophy race - pilots and machines";
    news clipping The Daily Express dated 7 September 1929 Headline "Final tests for todays great air contest"
    Possibly all given to Campbell by Dr WD Walker (AA 357).

  7. Two typescript copy of article for Probe (1958-9) entitled 'Professor TD Campbell retires';
    news clipping Probe undated pages 9-11 headline "Professor TD Campbell retires" by JL Eustace

  8. letter to Campbell from Dr Tay Teck Eng of Singapore dated 5 August 1965 relating to his propsoed visit to Adelaide;
    letter to Campbell from Dr Tay Teck Eng on Hotel Windsor letterhead dated 31 August 1965, Max Horswell, Dr GH Leslie

  9. 'Operation Orientale', an account by Campbell of his South-East Asian trip in 1961 (?). Typescript and handwritten drafts;
    draft itinerary 18 December to 3 January;
    index to photographs:Singapore to Saigon; Penang, Kuala Lumpur; Singapore Bangkok; Bangkok A, Bangkok B, Bangkok B1; 35mm slides; Penang; Perth; Saigon; Kowloon; Amgboy Is; Anghhor; U Anghor; W Pam Penh Saigo; X Saigon; Y; Z;

  10. Draft notes 'Operation Orientale'

  11. for Obituary notice, from Records of the South Australian Museum, Vol. 15(4), 1968, pp. 641-6 and other biographical material; typerscript for Journal of the Anthropological Society of SA Vol 6 No 2 April1968 pages 9-11.

  12. Photographic print taken of an uncited publication titled "The structure of the great pyramid", photographic negative of Campbell with an unidentified dental patient, piece of cardboard with wedding poem.

CreatorProfessor Thomas Draper Campbell
ControlAA 52/8/1
Date Range1880  -  1968
Quantity 43cm,     One Type 10.1 archive box
FormatsNewspaper Clippings, General Correspondence, Loose Photographic Prints
Series AA 52/08