"The Lass o' Lasswade" by James Brookston with author background for The Improvement Era, 1928

File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

The Improvement Era, 1928' />
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Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The James S. Campbell papers (1928-1973) contain a transcript of the oral history of James S. Campbell and a handwritten copy of "The Lass o' Lasswade" by James Brookston (born 1855). The transcript is a copy of an oral interview conducted by Campbell's nephew, Fred Buchanan, on 9 March 1973. The paper with "The Lass o' Lass wade" poem provides a short account of James Brookston's life that was to be published with the poem in the February 1928 issue of The Improvement Era.

Dates

1928

Conditions Governing Access

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