Ball Family Papers, ca. 1869-1931
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topic: Series 1: THE REVEREND ALBERT HORTON BALL (AC 1866) PAPERS
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topic: Todd's Index Rerum (commonplace book) n.a.
subject: Todd's Index Rerum (commonplace book) n.a.
topic: Chronicles of the class of 1866, 3 copies 1869, 1874, 1881
subject: Chronicles of the class of 1866, 3 copies 1869, 1874, 1881
topic: Series 2: ALLAN PERLEY BALL (AC 1892) PAPERS
subject: Series 2: ALLAN PERLEY BALL (AC 1892) PAPERS
topic: "Political Economy: Introduction," and ca. 1892
subject: "Political Economy: Introduction," and ca. 1892
topic: "Book 1: Production and Consumption"
subject: "Book 1: Production and Consumption"
topic: Political Economy, Book 2: Exchange ca. 1892
subject: Political Economy, Book 2: Exchange ca. 1892
topic: "Political Economy, Book 3: Distribution," and ca. 1892
subject: "Political Economy, Book 3: Distribution," and ca. 1892
topic: "Book 4: Henry George's 'progress and poverty'"
subject: "Book 4: Henry George's 'progress and poverty'"
topic: Political Economy, Book 5: The Tariff Question ca.1892
subject: Political Economy, Book 5: The Tariff Question ca.1892
topic: Political Economy, Book 6: The Social Question ca.1892
subject: Political Economy, Book 6: The Social Question ca.1892
topic: "The Merope and Features of Arnold's Hellenism" - essay by Allen Ball 1892
subject: "The Merope and Features of Arnold's Hellenism" - essay by Allen Ball 1892
topic: Economic Notes by A.P. Ball 1891-1892
subject: Economic Notes by A.P. Ball 1891-1892
topic: Correspondence (11 letters) 1890-1891
subject: Correspondence (11 letters) 1890-1891
topic: "A Hard Time to Athens," notes n.d.
subject: "A Hard Time to Athens," notes n.d.
topic: Beloit College (Wisconsin) Gymnasium, "Directions for Exercise" n.d.
subject: Beloit College (Wisconsin) Gymnasium, "Directions for Exercise" n.d.
topic: Series 3: THE WALTER SAVAGE BALL (AC 1897) PAPERS
subject: Series 3: THE WALTER SAVAGE BALL (AC 1897) PAPERS
topic: Manuscript of "More Money" copy #1 ca. 1931
subject: Manuscript of "More Money" copy #1 ca. 1931
topic: Manuscript of "More Money" copy #2 ca. 1931
subject: Manuscript of "More Money" copy #2 ca. 1931
topic: Manuscript of "Officer Ten" pp 1-126 n.d.
subject: Manuscript of "Officer Ten" pp 1-126 n.d.
topic: Manuscript of "Officer Ten" pp 127-246 n.d.
subject: Manuscript of "Officer Ten" pp 127-246 n.d.
topic: Manuscript of "Yes, Mrs. Storey" n.d.
subject: Manuscript of "Yes, Mrs. Storey" n.d.
topic: Notes and fragments n.d.
subject: Notes and fragments n.d.
topic: Correspondence: one letter to Frederic J. Haskin at the Providence Journal Bureau of information 1931
subject: Correspondence: one letter to Frederic J. Haskin at the Providence Journal Bureau of information 1931

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provides access to: Todd's Index Rerum (commonplace book) n.a.
provides access to: Chronicles of the class of 1866, 3 copies 1869, 1874, 1881
provides access to: Series 2: ALLAN PERLEY BALL (AC 1892) PAPERS
provides access to: "Political Economy: Introduction," and ca. 1892
provides access to: "Book 1: Production and Consumption"
provides access to: Political Economy, Book 2: Exchange ca. 1892
provides access to: "Political Economy, Book 3: Distribution," and ca. 1892
provides access to: "Book 4: Henry George's 'progress and poverty'"
provides access to: Political Economy, Book 5: The Tariff Question ca.1892
provides access to: Political Economy, Book 6: The Social Question ca.1892
provides access to: "The Merope and Features of Arnold's Hellenism" - essay by Allen Ball 1892
provides access to: Economic Notes by A.P. Ball 1891-1892
provides access to: Correspondence (11 letters) 1890-1891
provides access to: "A Hard Time to Athens," notes n.d.
provides access to: Beloit College (Wisconsin) Gymnasium, "Directions for Exercise" n.d.
provides access to: Series 3: THE WALTER SAVAGE BALL (AC 1897) PAPERS
provides access to: Manuscript of "More Money" copy #1 ca. 1931
provides access to: Manuscript of "More Money" copy #2 ca. 1931
provides access to: Manuscript of "Officer Ten" pp 1-126 n.d.
provides access to: Manuscript of "Officer Ten" pp 127-246 n.d.
provides access to: Manuscript of "Yes, Mrs. Storey" n.d.
provides access to: Notes and fragments n.d.
provides access to: Correspondence: one letter to Frederic J. Haskin at the Providence Journal Bureau of information 1931

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Ball Family Papers
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scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection Personal papers of three Amherst College alumni, the Rev. Albert H. Ball (AC 1866) and his two sons Allan (AC 1892) and Walter (AC 1897). The collection includes alumni notes, notebooks, manuscript writings, and printed matter. Reverend Albert Ball's materials consist of chronicles of his alumni class of 1866 and a commonplace book; Allan and Walter Ball's papers chiefly document their professional lives, as classical teacher/scholar and fiction writer, respectively.
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Biographical History for: Ball Family Papers
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body: Biographical Note Reverend Albert Horton Ball was born in Amherst, New Hampshire, on March 10th, 1843. He graduated from Amherst College in 1866, and continued his education at Madison University at Hamilton, New York, where he studied Divinity and Theology, graduating in 1869. He married Helen M. Savage in 1870. He died on December 3, 1937. Albert Ball's son, Allan Perley Ball, was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on December 17, 1871. He graduated from Amherst in 1892, and received a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1903. He began as a tutor in Latin at the City College of New York in 1901, and was made a professor of classical languages there by 1926. He married Vergie Allen in 1916. His book The Satire of Seneca was published in 1902, and The Essays of Seneca, which he edited, was published in 1908. Allan Ball died on October 9, 1971. The other son of Reverend Albert Horton Ball, Walter Savage Ball, was born in Windsor, Vermont, on September 20, 1876. He graduated in 1897 from Amherst and received his master's degree in 1902. He worked at the North Adams (Mass.) Transcript, Springfield (Mass.) Republican, Sun, Providence Journal, and Evening Bulletin variously as a reporter, staff writer, editor, and chief editor until his retirement in 1931. His novel, Carmella Commands received the Harpers Prize in 1929; he published other works, mainly serial fiction, throughout his lifetime. He married to Marion Kimball Hadley in 1923 and died on May 1, 1937.
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Series 1: THE REVEREND ALBERT HORTON BALL (AC 1866) PAPERS
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scopecontent: Series 1, REV. ALBERT HORTON BALL (AC 1866) PAPERS contains three issues of the chronicles of the class of 1866 and a partially filled copy of Todd's Index Rerum, a commonplace book for useful references and quotations.
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Series 2: ALLAN PERLEY BALL (AC 1892) PAPERS
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scopecontent: Series 2, ALLAN PERLEY BALL (AC 1892) PAPERS contains handwritten and mimeographed notes on lectures in political economy, probably kept as an Amherst undergraduate; two essays on Greek culture; 11 copies of outgoing correspondence, 1890-1891; and a small card from the Beloit College Gymnasium outlining a program of exercise.
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has part: Political Economy, Book 2: Exchange ca. 1892
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has part: "Political Economy, Book 3: Distribution," and ca. 1892
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has part: "Book 4: Henry George's 'progress and poverty'"
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has part: Political Economy, Book 5: The Tariff Question ca.1892
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has part: Political Economy, Book 6: The Social Question ca.1892
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has part: "The Merope and Features of Arnold's Hellenism" - essay by Allen Ball 1892
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has part: Economic Notes by A.P. Ball 1891-1892
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has part: Correspondence (11 letters) 1890-1891
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has part: "A Hard Time to Athens," notes n.d.
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has part: Beloit College (Wisconsin) Gymnasium, "Directions for Exercise" n.d.
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Series 3: THE WALTER SAVAGE BALL (AC 1897) PAPERS
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scopecontent: Series 3, WALTER SAVAGE BALL (AC 1897) PAPERS contains typescripts of the following short fiction works: "Yes, Mrs. Storey," "Officer Ten," and "More Money." A number of notes and story fragments are also preserved, as well as a letter from the Providence Journal Information Bureau detailing stock fraud statistics for "More Money."
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has part: Manuscript of "More Money" copy #1 ca. 1931
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has part: Manuscript of "Yes, Mrs. Storey" n.d.
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Todd's Index Rerum (commonplace book) n.a.
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Chronicles of the class of 1866, 3 copies 1869, 1874, 1881
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"Political Economy: Introduction," and ca. 1892
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"Book 1: Production and Consumption"
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Political Economy, Book 2: Exchange ca. 1892
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"Political Economy, Book 3: Distribution," and ca. 1892
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"Book 4: Henry George's 'progress and poverty'"
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Political Economy, Book 5: The Tariff Question ca.1892
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Political Economy, Book 6: The Social Question ca.1892
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"The Merope and Features of Arnold's Hellenism" - essay by Allen Ball 1892
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Economic Notes by A.P. Ball 1891-1892
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Correspondence (11 letters) 1890-1891
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"A Hard Time to Athens," notes n.d.
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Beloit College (Wisconsin) Gymnasium, "Directions for Exercise" n.d.
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is part of: Series 2: ALLAN PERLEY BALL (AC 1892) PAPERS
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Manuscript of "More Money" copy #1 ca. 1931
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Manuscript of "More Money" copy #2 ca. 1931
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Manuscript of "Officer Ten" pp 1-126 n.d.
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Manuscript of "Officer Ten" pp 127-246 n.d.
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Manuscript of "Yes, Mrs. Storey" n.d.
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Notes and fragments n.d.
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Correspondence: one letter to Frederic J. Haskin at the Providence Journal Bureau of information 1931
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is part of: Series 3: THE WALTER SAVAGE BALL (AC 1897) PAPERS
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access provided by: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections