%xmlchars; ]> mc00005 Guide to the Kenneth Walter Cameron Papers, 1938 - 1948, 1983, 1989 - 1994 Processed by: staff; Encoded by: Katherine M. Wisser. Special Collections Research Center
Campus Box 7111 Raleigh, NC 27695-7111
2001

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from typescript by rekeying. Date of source: unknown Finding aid written in: English 2005Converted to EAD 2002 Guide to the Kenneth Walter Cameron Papers, 1938 - 1948, 1983, 1989 - 1994 MC 5 North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center &ncsuaddr; Special Collections Staff 1994 Katherine M. Wisser Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center Cameron, Kenneth Walter, 1908 - Guide to the Kenneth Walter Cameron Papers 1938 - 1948, 1984, 1989 - 1994 MC 5 1 archival box, 0.3 linear feet on-site For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. Papers relating to Kenneth Walter Cameron's career teaching English at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University), as well as his participation in the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) during World War II. Educator, author and scholar of the American transcendental movement, Kenneth Walter Cameron (1908-2006) taught English at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University), 1938-1943, then at Temple University, and at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Information for Users Restrictions to Access

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Collection acquired in three stages November 9, 1983: 5 items April 16, 1984: 5 items March 9, 1989: 1 item

Acquisitions information

Given by Kenneth W. Cameron, Hartford, Conn., between 1983 and 1989.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Kenneth Walter Cameron Papers, MC 5, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

 Copyright Notice &ncsucpyrt; Biographical Note

An educator, author and scholar of the American transcendental movement, Kenneth Walter Cameron (1908-2006) was born October 12, 1908 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, eldest son of Albert Ernest (1885-1938) and Zoe (1890-1957) Cameron. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from West Virginia University in 1930 and 1931, an S.T.B. from General Theological Seminary, New York, in 1935, and his Ph.D. from Yale in 1940. He was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1935. Cameron came to North Carolina as an instructor in English at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) and taught from 1938 to 1943. After working briefly in a teaching position at Temple University, he settled permanently at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1946. At North Carolina State, Cameron taught a course in composition and a course entitled The Bible as Literature. He was involved in teaching an English course in the Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.) (ASTP) during World War II. Cameron authored and edited numerous articles and books on Emerson, Thoreau, and their contemporaries. He served as editor for both American Transcendental Quarterly and Emerson Society Quarterly. Kenneth Cameron died February 8, 2006.

Scope and Content Note

The Kenneth Walter Cameron Papers relates to Cameron's career as a professor of English at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University), as well as his work as a scholar of the American transcendental movement. This collection contains the text of his radio address on Memorable Teachers, personal and professional correspondence with students and colleagues, a letter transmitting Dr. Cameron's publication West Virginia University Sixty Years Ago - Memories of Louis Watson Chappell, and a letter notifying Cameron that he had received the Award for Distinguished Achievement in Emerson Studies. Also included are excerpts from Dr. Cameron's publication Emerson the Essayist, and a copy of Pen and Ink (Volume I, 1942), a literary publication written by students in Cameron's freshman composition class. Examples of student term papers, course handouts and grade books (1938 - 1943) round out the collection.

 Organization of Collection

This collection is divided into three series: Personal Papers, 1938 - 1993 Teaching Files, 1943 - 1948 Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) Material, 1993 - 1994 .

 Online Catalog Terms Cameron, Kenneth Walter, 1908- Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.) North Carolina State University -- Faculty -- History American literature -- Study and teaching College teachers--North Carolina--History. Transcendentalism Related Material North Carolina State University. Dept. of English Records, 1924 - 1998 (UA 120.012) Detailed Description of the Records Personal Papers, 1938 - 1993 9 items

This series contains correspondence about Cameron's publications and Pen and Ink, a literary publication produced by students. It also contains items relating to his publications about Ralph Waldo Emerson and other publications.

11Letter from Cameron transmitting text of radio address Memorable Teachers, which contains an anecdote about Charles M. Heck, Professor of Physics at NCSU, March 20, 1989 11Text of radio address Memorable Teachers 11Letter from Cameron transmitting his publication West Virginia University, Sixty Years Ago - Memories of Louis Watson Chappell, November 31, 1993

Chappell was a folklorist of Appalachia and the Albemarle, born in North Carolina, and spent some of his later years in Raleigh.

 11Letter from The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society to Cameron notifying him of his receiving the Award for Distinguished Achievement in Emerson studies, October 2, 1993 11Announcements and excerpts of Cameron's publication Emerson the Essayist (an outline of his philosophical development through 1836)[1945] 11Copy of excerpt from Contemporary Authors, v. 24, listing Cameron's publications; also, Dr. Cameron's resume. 12Letter from Cameron to the archivist transmitting Pen and Ink, a student literary publication from 1942, November 7, 1983 12Pen and Ink, a collection of student essays and poems, v. 1. Inscribed by Cameron inside the front cover: "the papers in this gathering were written by freshman students at N.C. State University between 1938 and 1942. They were all students of Prof. Kenneth W. Cameron.", 1942 12Announcement and information on the publication of Pen and Ink, updated. News clippings on two Letters to the Editor about Pen and Ink updated that were published in theTechnician Teaching Files, 1938 - 1948 7 items

This series contains a few student papers, including one written by a British student during World War II. It also contains a copy of Cameron's grade books with student names but not the grades, 1938 - 1943, as well as copies of his student handouts, including course information, etc., 1939, 1940 and undated.

 13Marriage in the Ancient World, English 102, May, 1943 13Druids, by W. T. Kirk, English 103, May, 1943

Dr. Cameron's note: British student sent to U.S. during Nazi bombing of Britain.

 13Astrology, by Julian Lawrence Robinson, English 103, June 12, 1943 13Liberal Eudcation for the American Doctor, by Giraud V. Foster, December 18, 1948 14Letter from Cameron to Maurice Toler, including an anecdote about one of his students from his Freshman English course, November 5, 1993 14Copy of Cameron's grade books which include students' names but not the grades, 1938 - 1943 14Copy of Cameron's course handouts, including course information, etc., 1939, 1940, and [no date] Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) Material, 1993 - 1994 6 items

This series contains correspondence sent by Cameron to former Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) students. as well as writings about his experiences teaching English courses to the ASTP students during World War II.

 15Letter from Cameron to Maurice Toler transmitting a letter he wrote to former ASTP students, September 20, 1993

In the transmittal letter, Cameron talks about some family history papers which were compiled by his ASTP students.

 15Letter to former ASTP students read at a reunion of former ASTP students in Raleigh, on October 2, 1993; September 21, 1993

Dr. Cameron reminisces about his experiences teaching English courses to the ASTP students during World War II.

 15Letter from Maurice Toler to Cameron discussing ideas for gathering material about the ASTP program and its students; also about his efforts to locate the family history papers which Cameron deposited at the "State Library or other agency in Raleigh", October 27, 1993 15Letter from Cameron discussing the effort to gather material about the ASTP program and students; he also discusses a thank-you note he received from a former student who, with Cameron's encouragement, passed freshman English after failing it two previous times, November 5, 1993 15Letter from Cameron transmitting a copy of a letter from a former ASTP student who was not able to attend the October 1993 reunion, March 17, 1994 15Letter from Vincent W. Kafka to Cameron reminiscing about his experiences in the ASTP program and in particular taking Cameron's English course, December 9, 1993