A Phrenological Chart of the Character and Talents of Miss Mary E. Shaw

No place, no date. Late 1880s-early 1890s based on evidence of Campbell’s active years. [6] leaves with 11 manuscript pages of writing, 10 x 8 inches. Stitched along the spine; Fair condition with a 2x4" loss gnawed from the bottom edge of the last leaf, continued but diminishing to .5 x .75 inches on the second, with some loss to content through the the previous 3. Vertical crease with a closed tear protruding 3.5 inches down the first fold. D. H. Campbell attended the American Institute of Phrenology from 1887-1889 and appears in The Phrenological Journal a handful of times, but was not particularly well-known. The lack of conviction suggests this may have been the work of a less experienced phrenologist. The first page has the usual list of phrenological organs with size rating, followed by the rundown of middling assessments. The assessment is not very decisive, maybe a sign of an inexperienced practitioner: ”You are cautious, but not timid and hesitating. You have some ambition, b