Addison Ballard collection, 1849-1883.

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Addison Ballard collection, 1849-1883.

Collection consists largely of letters of the Ballard family. The letters represent day-to-day correspondence in which inquiries are made regarding health and family affairs. Also included in the collection is a eulogy from the funeral of a family member.

1 box ; 26 x 31 x 13 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7241384

Ohio University, Alden Library

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Ballard, Addison, 1822-1914.

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Clergyman and educator. Born in Farmington, Mass., in 1822. Graduated with honors from Williams College in 1842; thereafter, he was a professor at, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Hadley, Massachusetts. Entered the Congregational ministry and worked in Grand River valley, Michigan. From 1847 to 1854 he taught Latin and mathematics at Ohio University, taking over the chair of rhetoric and belle-lettres at Williams College and leaving that post in 1855. He continued to teach an...