Prince Lucien
Campbell was born in Newmarket,
Missouri, in October, 1861.
At the age of 4, his family
moved to Montana where they
lived until 1869, when his
father, Thomas
Franklin Campbell, was
hired as president of Christian
College in Monmouth, Oregon.
Campbell grew up in Monmouth
and graduated from Christian
College, before continuing
his education at Harvard.
After graduating from Harvard,
Campbell worked for the Kansas
City Star. In 1889, following
in his father's footsteps,
Campbell became president
of the Oregon Normal School
(ONS), formally known as the
Christian College. From 1889
to 1902 he led ONS and was
known putting the student
body and community first,
gaining him the respect of
those who worked with him.
While ONS President, Campbell
continued the work his father
started on what would become
known as Campbell
Hall in honor of both
TF
Campbell and PL Campbell.
Construction of the South
Wing and the Bell Tower (both
destroyed by the 1962 Columbus
Day Storm and replaced by
HSS
in 1965) was completed in
1889, and the North Wing,
which contained the school's
library until the construction
of a new library (now known
as APS)
in 1951, was finished in 1898..
In 1902, Campbell left the
Normal School in Monmouth
to become president of the
University of Oregon, a position
he held for 23 years. In 1923,
his health started to deteriorate
after he contracted influenza
and by 1925 his health issues
had become serious. During
his educational career, Campbell
was president of an Oregon
university for more than 36
years. On August 14, 1925,
Prince Lucien Campbell died.
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