Kenneth Walter Cameron papers

Collection

Call Number: MS 124

Scope and Contents

The papers consist of autographs and collected letters, sermons, teaching materials, research notes and documents, and the typescript of Kenneth Cameron's master's thesis on Othello (1931). A large part of the papers relates to the Church of the Holy Trinity in Hartford, Connecticut and contains a substantial collection of the sermons, writings and speeches of the Reverend Ernest Fremery Miel, manuscripts of Sir Arthur Gorges, sermons of Joseph G. H. Barry and papers relating to the construction of the church, 1870-1874. Also in the papers are a number of Civil War documents, including papers of P. P. Pitkin and letters to the U. S. Treasury from officers of the U. S. Colored Regiments. Another group of letters, written between 1885 and 1917, to Samuel Hart, concerns the American Book of Common Prayer. Also included are research materials on the Concord School of Philosophy and Literature.

Dates

1727-1987

Creator

Cameron, Kenneth Walter, 1908-2006

Conditions Governing Access

The sealed containers of Cameron letters and miscellany are unprocessed and may contain sensitive information or be in a physical state that would prohibit use. Researchers wishing to request access should email mssa.assist@yale.edu requesting specific box numbers in order to initiate the review process, which may take several weeks.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown, though much of the material in this collection is likely in the public domain. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Kenneth W. Cameron, 1936, 1960 onward; gift of the University of Connecticut, 2000.

Extent

82.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0124

Additional Description

Overview

Biographical / Historical

Kenneth Walter Cameron was born on October 12, 1908, in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He received a B.A. degree (1930) and a M.A. degree (1931) from West Virginia University, a S.T.B. from General Theological Seminary (1935), and a Ph.D. from Yale (1940). Cameron was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1935. He taught English at the University of North Carolina (1938-1943), Temple University (1945-1946), and Trinity College (1946-until retirement). Cameron also served as the archivist and historiographer for the Diocese of Connecticut.