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By Ball and Millard K. Shaler.

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Consists of letters written by Ball to his parents, brother, wife and daughters during his mining-related travels in different parts of the world. Among these are six notebooks containing retained copies of letters that Ball sent to his parents from 1907 to 1913, describing his expeditions in the Congo and elsewhere. There is also professional correspondence relating mainly to the publication of Ball's writings, as well as letters to Ball from his parents and brother.

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Consists of typewritten drafts and printed articles published in professional magazines, academic journals and newspapers. There are also notes written by Ball as part of his research for these articles and 21 typescript geological reports, written by Ball as part of his work with Rogers, Mayer amp; Ball.

Scope and Contents Diaries, awards, maps, passports and identity papers, obituaries, financial documents, grades and other personal papers belonging to members of the Ball family. Most notable among these are award certificates given to Sydney Hobart Ball by the Belgian government, a two-volume diary that Ball kept between 1907 and 1909 documenting his mining explorations in the Congo, his death notice and will, Mary Virginia Ball's list of publications and a diary kept by Farlin Quigley Ball during a trip to...

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Personal letters.