Guide to the Archibald Cameron Papers
Open for research.
Cameron was born in Scotland in 1770 or 1771. His family moved to the United States in 1773, settling in Virginia. They migrated to Kentucky in 1781. Cameron was a delegate of Transylvania Presbytery to the 1809 General Assembly. He preached widely throughout Kentucky, and founded several churches.
The Cameron Papers consist of notes on theological works; a history of Transylvania Presbytery; sermons and sermon notes; and a volume of transcribed correspondence to, from and about Cameron.
For additional materials related to this collection see:
Guide for Record Group 196, the Shane Collection. Includes further papers of Cameron, mainly correspondence. Collection is closed for preservation reasons; available on microfilm (MFPOS 766 r.1-32).
The transcript of the correspondence was donated to the Presbyterian Historical Society as part of the Shane Collection.
Collection processed and finding aid prepared: February 1994
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist
| Box | Folder | Description | |
| 1 | 1 | Finding Aid to Record Group 388 | |
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence (transcript), 1806-47 | |
| 1 | 3 | History of Presbyterianism in Transylvania Presbytery, 1808 | |
| 1 | 4-7 | Notes on Theological Works | |
| 1 | 8-10 | Sermons and Sermon Notes, 1790-1826 |