Cameron McRae Plummer book list
Collection
Identifier: W-0087
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one notebook with a record of books (listed alphabetically by author and by title), including information about book prices and publishers, compiled by Cameron McRae Plummer. The list also includes information about book scarcity. A few postcards and letters are also inserted in the book. The back of the notebook contains a small number of miscellaneous notes dated between 1950 and 1961; these notations mostly document the interests of individual collectors.
It is not clear if this is an actual inventory of books sold at The Haunted House Book Shop, which Plummer co-founded with Adelaide Trigg, or if is a list of books to be purchased for the shop or for a specific customer.
It is not clear if this is an actual inventory of books sold at The Haunted House Book Shop, which Plummer co-founded with Adelaide Trigg, or if is a list of books to be purchased for the shop or for a specific customer.
Dates
- 1950-1961
Creator
- Plummer, Cameron McRae (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
The son of Episcopal minister James Fitts Plummer and Jannie Minor, Cameron McRae Plummer was born on June 2, 1904, in West Virginia. The family moved to Mobile, Alabama, in 1916, where James Plummer served as the rector of All Saints' Episcopal Church. On August 29, 1944, Cameron Plummer married Mary Frances Young.
Plummer became a successful bookseller in Mobile. City directories list him as the president of the Plummer-Marston Book Company. In 1941, Plummer and business partner Adelaine Trigg founded the Haunted Book Shop, a bookstore located in downtown Mobile. The bookstore was a Mobile landmark for fifty years, closing its doors in 1991. Plummer died on February 19, 1968, in Mobile.
Plummer became a successful bookseller in Mobile. City directories list him as the president of the Plummer-Marston Book Company. In 1941, Plummer and business partner Adelaine Trigg founded the Haunted Book Shop, a bookstore located in downtown Mobile. The bookstore was a Mobile landmark for fifty years, closing its doors in 1991. Plummer died on February 19, 1968, in Mobile.
Extent
0.15 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Contains a list of books compiled by Haunted House Book Shop owner Cameron McRae Plummer.
Physical Location
The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama
Provenance
Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010
General
Title on Spine: Mobile's Greatest Bookseller: Cameron Plummer, His Book, 1940s-1960s.
Processed by
Haley Aaron, 2013
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
Creator
- Plummer, Cameron McRae (Author, Person)
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Cameron McRae Plummer book list
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- December 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository