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Ball, Eve

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1890 - 1984

Parallel Names

  • Daly, Katherine Evelyn, 1890-1984

Biography

Eve Ball, also known as Katherine Evelyn Daly (1890-1984) was a noted oral historian and author. She especially enjoyed working in New Mexico, the Southwest, and with the Apache Indians.

Citation:
Her Ruidoso, c1963.

Robinson, Sherry. Apache voices, c2000: t.p. (Eve Ball) p. 203 (Katherine Evelyn Daly, b. 14 March 1890, Clarksville, Tenn.) p. 219 (d. 1984)

Eve Ball manuscripts and photographs, 1966 (Katherine Evelyn Daly (Eve Ball) was born March 14, 1890 on her grandfather's plantation in Kentucky. Eve spent her early years in Clarksville, Tennessee, married Joseph P. Ball, was a noted oral historian and author, died on December 24, 1984)

Wikipedia, December 18, 2018: (Eve Ball (14 March 1890-24 December 1984), was an American historian of the American West and a teacher; born on 14 March 1890 in Clarksville, Tennessee; earned a B.S. degree in education from Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg in 1918 and became a teacher. Ball received a M.A. in education from Kansas State University in 1934; died at home in Ruidoso, New Mexico)

id.loc.gov, April 15, 2022 (Eve Ball, also known as Katherine Evelyn Daly (1890-1984) was a noted oral historian and author. She especially enjoyed working in New Mexico, the Southwest, and with the Apache Indians)

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Eve Ball collaborative research, 1929-1984

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Contains corespondence between Eve Ball and other scholars and individuals concerning a variaty of subjects in western history.

Dates: Other: 1929-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3096, Eve Ball papers / Eve Ball research

Eve Ball drafts and manuscripts, 1956-1982

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains drafts and manuscripts of books, poems, and short stories written by Ball.

Dates: Other: 1956-1982
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3096, Eve Ball papers / Eve Ball publications and writings

Eve Ball publications, 1956-1982

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains copies of publications by Eve Ball on Western history and folklore.

Dates: Other: 1956-1982
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3096, Eve Ball papers / Eve Ball publications and writings

Eve Ball publications and writings, 1956-1982

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains both unpublished and published works written by Eve Ball.

Dates: Other: 1956-1982
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3096, Eve Ball papers

Eve Ball research, 1870-1984

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains oral histories, documents, and correspondence, collected by Eve Ball for her research and work with Native Americans and the history of the West.

Dates: Other: 1870-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3096, Eve Ball papers

Eve Ball research on Indians of North America, 1870-1983

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains oral histories, documents, and correspondence about Native Americans collected by Eve Ball.

Dates: Other: 1870-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3096, Eve Ball papers / Eve Ball research

Eve Ball research on Western history, 1875-1983

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3096 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains oral histories, correspondence, and documents related to the history of the West collected by Eve Ball.

Dates: Other: 1875-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 3096, Eve Ball papers / Eve Ball research

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  • Subject: West (U.S.) -- History X

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Subject
Research (Documents) 4
West (U.S.) -- History 4
Literature 3
West (U.S) -- History -- Sources 3
Oral histories 2
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West (U.S.) 2
Indians of North America 1
Letters 1
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