Timothy H. Ball collection
Collection — Folder: S0061
Identifier: S0061
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence between T.H. Ball and his friends and family, a map of Lake County, Indiana, and a speech that Ball delivered at a Masonic meeting. The correspondence is both of a personal and professional nature.
Dates
- 1840-1884
Creator
- Ball, Timothy H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Timothy H. Ball was born on February 16, 1826 in Massachusetts. He grew up in a relatively affluent family, his father being a lawyer and his family having, according to Ball, a strong pedigree. He spent time as a child in Massachusetts, Georgia, and Indiana. He finally settled in Crown Point in Lake County, Indiana where he remained
for the rest of his life. He earned a Bachelor’s degree at Franklin College in 1850 and attended Newton Theological Institution near Boston, graduating in 1863. Ball is recognized as the essential historian of Lake County. In addition to his scholarship on history, Ball also served as a Baptist minister in Crown Point and surrounding areas. He published thirteen books and six pamphlets containing history, poetry, genealogy and theology; he also published maps, one of which is contained in this collection. T.H. Ball died November 20, 1913 at the age of eighty-eight.
Sources:
Ancestry Library. 1880 Census. 20 Oct. 2005
Ball, Timothy H. ed. Encyclopedia of Genealogy and Biography of Lake County, Indiana, with a compendium of history: 1834—1904. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, 667-674.
“Obituary of T.H. Ball.” Proceedings of the Eighty-second Anniversary of the Indiana Baptist Convention, 1914. 84.
Sources:
Ancestry Library. 1880 Census. 20 Oct. 2005
Ball, Timothy H. ed. Encyclopedia of Genealogy and Biography of Lake County, Indiana, with a compendium of history: 1834—1904. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, 667-674.
“Obituary of T.H. Ball.” Proceedings of the Eighty-second Anniversary of the Indiana Baptist Convention, 1914. 84.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Hubert Hawkins.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Benjamin Clark during October 2005. Finding aid revised by Edythe Huffman on 2015/11/09. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2018/05/09.
Creator
- Ball, Timothy H. (Person)
- Title
- Timothy H. Ball collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
