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The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Alan Campbell Cameron Papers, Ms2008-043, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Alan Campbell Cameron Papers were purchased by Special Collections in 1994.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Alan Campbell Cameron Papers was completed in July 2008.

Biographical Note

Alan Campbell Cameron was born on December 29, 1895, to Anna May Iverson (1866-1917) and John McRae Cameron (1867-1939), a Chicago attorney at the law firm of Custer and Cameron. He was a World War I fighter pilot from Riverside, Cook County, Illinois. He served as a first lieutenant in the 258th Aerial Squadron of the United States Air Service. Following the war, Cameron lived in San Pedro, California and went into business by leasing the Sanford Hotel. He moved back to Cook County by 1930 and worked as a civil engineer for a railroad company. Cameron died in 1960 and is buried with family in the Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum in Chicago.

External sources:

U. S. Federal Censuses, 1900-1910, 1930

"Alan C. Cameron" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169550818/alan-c-cameron , accessed Nov. 20, 2024.

"John McRae Cameron" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152236912/john-mcrae-cameron , accessed Nov. 20, 2024.

"Alan Campbell Cameron" in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/records?recordId=8462878&collectionId=6482 , accessed Nov. 20, 2024.

"Alan Campbell Cameron" in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/records?recordId=10167244&collectionId=60901 , accessed Nov. 20, 2024.

Scope and Content

The papers of Alan Campbell Cameron consist of letters written to Cameron by family and friends and Chicago Daily Tribune clippings, including political cartoons. The predominant author of the letters is Cameron's father, John M. Cameron, a Chicago attorney at the law firm of Custer and Cameron, though one folder features the letters of Dorothy Abbott, a romantic interest of Cameron during his school years. The letters document Cameron's life as a college student, his service as an aviator in the war, and his post-service years while leasing the Sanford Hotel in San Pedro, California.

Please note: The collection may contain outdated language, which may be offensive to researchers.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Air pilots
• Cameron, Alan Campbell, 1895-1960
• Correspondence
• United States. Army. Air Service
• World War, 1914-1918

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Alan Campbell Cameron Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).