Visit our Special Collections Gallery or blog for an exhibit of the life and work of the life and work of Robert Fishburne Campbell (Born 1858), who was pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Asheville. In addition to his charitable work in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Campbell became a well known and sometimes controversial author of several pamphlets on social issues. Some of his more recognized works include “The Race Problem in the South,” “The Use and Abuse of Animals,” and “Sunday Laws and Liberty,” in which Dr. Campbell argued in favor of African American equality and animal rights and against prohibition. Dr. Campbell received national recognition for his work, receiving correspondence and requests for counsel from prominent figures such as President Franklin Roosevelt and Helen Keller.
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| Montana Eck and his exhibit of materials from the Robert Campbell Papers |
Find out more by exploring the exhibit and the Robert F. Campbell Papers in Special Collections.
