Background
Campbell,, Ballard Crooker was born on November 30, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Ballard Crooker and Ruth A. (Boman) Campbell.
Campbell,, Ballard Crooker was born on November 30, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Ballard Crooker and Ruth A. (Boman) Campbell.
Bachelor in Political Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1962. Master of Arts in History, Northeastern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy of History, University Wisconsin, 1970.
From instructor to associate professor Northeastern University, Boston, 1969—1982, professor history, law, policy and society Doctor of Philosophy Program, since 1982.
Member of New England History Association, Society Historians of Gilded Age and Progressive Era (president 2002-2004), Social Science History Association (executive committee 1996-1999), Organization American Historians (distinguished lecturer since 2006), American History Association.
Married Wendy E. Kent, December 26, 1965 (divorced May 1980). Children: Cynthia Ann, Erica Lynn. Married Eugenie F. Benoit, October 15, 1988.