William Watts Ball papers, 1778-1952

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William Watts Ball papers, 1778-1952

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/ballwilliamwatts/

Newspaper editor and author. Personal and political correspondence, diary, business papers, speeches, editorials, notes, printed matter, personal account books, memorandum books, and scrapbooks. The papers reflect Ball's activities as editor of several newspapers, including the State, of Columbia, S.C., and the News and Courier of Columbia, S.C. The main group is concerned with national and South Carolina history for the first half of the 20th century, and includes discussion of politics, the South Carolina textile industry, African Americans, the depression and the F.D. Roosevelt administration, newspapers and the newspaper business, education in South Carolina, conditions and problems of both World Wars, prohibition, state's rights, South Carolina social life and customs, Roman Catholicism in South Carolina, international issues, and general business and family matters.

31 Linear Feet; 26966 Items

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Ball, W. W. (William Watts), 1868-1952

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Journalist, author, and newspaper editor of The News and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) from 1927 to 1951; native of Laurens County, S.C. [in vicinity of Watts Mill, later Wattsville, S.C.]. From the description of W.W. Ball collection, 1932-1953. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 54401934 William Watts Ball (1868-1952) was a conservative newspaper editor, author, and born in Laurens, South Carolina. He attended South Carolina College, graduating in 1887, and s...