Papers of Ernesta Drinker Ballard, 1958-2005 (inclusive).

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Papers of Ernesta Drinker Ballard, 1958-2005 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/426084177

Collection includes records and publications of organizations with which Ballard was affiliated; calendars; notebooks; audiotapes of her radio shows on gardening; videotapes; slides; awards and plaques; etc.

37 linear ft. (68 file boxes, 6 cartons, 3 card boxes, 8 slide boxes)

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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