Killie Campbell
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9 September 1881
Killie Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Margaret Roach Campbell 9 September 1881 |
| Died | 28 September 1965 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Collector of Africana |
Dr Margaret Roach 'Killie' Campbell (1881- 1965) was a South African collector of Africana. Her collection was bequeathed to the University of Natal and is now the Killie Campbell Africana Library.[1][2] Campbell was the second daughter of Natal politician and sugar magnate, Sir Marshall Campbell.
She was educated at St. Anne's Diocesan College in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal and at St. Leonard's School in Scotland.
Work
In 1939 Killie stated that, "My Africana collection comprises chiefly old travel books, books on history, biographies, and reminiscences." When describing her Africana collection in an article published in Africana notes and news in September 1945 she wrote, "This Library has approximately 20,000 books, and I have specialized chiefly in history and Bantu life."[3]
