Collection ID: LMC 1056
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Summary

Creator:
Ball family
Abstract:
The Ball mss., 1873-1981, consists of the correspondence, family papers, and items collected by George Alexander Ball, 1862-1955, his wife, Frances Emily (Woodworth) Ball, 1872-1958, and their daughter, Elisabeth Woodworth Ball, 1897-1982.
Extent:
2 folios and 11 Boxes (5 custom, 6 standard)
Language:
English , French .
Preferred citation:

[Item], Ball mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

George Alexander Ball, 1862-1955, cofounded Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company (later named Ball Corporation) with his brothers in the 1880s. The company's success and Ball's subsequent wealth allowed him to engage in philanthropy and community service. He married Frances Emily Woodworth, 1872-1958, in Buffalo, New York, on 23 October 1893, and they had one daughter, Elisabeth Woodworth Ball, 1897-1982, on 26 December 1897. The Ball family were avid collectors, especially of children's books.

Scope and Content:

The Ball mss., 1873-1981, consists of the correspondence, family papers, and items collected by George Alexander Ball, 1862-1955, his wife, Frances Emily (Woodworth) Ball, 1872- 1958, and their daughter, Elisabeth Woodworth Ball, 1897- 1982. Biographical materials include those for Elisabeth Woodworth Ball, Lall G. Montgomery, and Dugald Stewart Walker. With the biographical material in a folio folder is a bookplate drawing for Elisabeth Ball in 1918 by Walker. Additional materials include a journal of a trip to Panama in 1913, miscellaneous (items) including a child's school slate, miscellaneous - "About Books" (about the Ball Book Collection), miscellaneous art pieces including glass lantern and rotary slides, Chinese cut-outs, and an exotic scrapbook of the 18th century, miscellaneous subjects collected on adventures/travels, bells, rides, and trees (chiefly printed), notebooks (catalogs of the Ball Book Collection), photographs, printed (book sale catalogs), and writings of Elisabeth Woodworth Ball. The manuscripts index in the Lilly Library includes entries at item level.

Acquisition information:
Gift: 1984, 1989
Arrangement:

This collection is organized into eight series: I. Biographical Material; II. Correspondence; III. Miscellaneous (which is further divided into the following subseries: About Books and Subjects Collected); IV. Notebooks; V. Photographs; VI. Printed; VII. Writings; and VIII. Art.

Physical location:
Lilly - Folio; Lilly - Stacks

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PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item], Ball mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
1200 East Seventh Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
(812) 855-2452
liblilly@iu.edu