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Ball, John, (1818-1889), Scientist and Politician

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Surname: Ball
Forenames: John
Gender: Male
Date: 1818-1889
Biography: ODNB link for Ball, John (1818-1889) Scientist and Politician
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P135887 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P1366 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1890-96: botanical papers
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives
NRA 25004

See Bridson, Natural history MS resources, 1980
2
1879-88: letters to Sir Francis Galton
London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
GALTON
NRA 19968 Galton
3
1880: letters (50) to Asa Gray
Harvard University: Arnold Arboretum
See Hamer, Archives and MSS in USA 1961
4
1865-66: corresp with Lord Kimberley
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Eng a 2013-14, b 2047-49, c 3933-4514, d 2439-92, e 2790-97
NRA 1274 Wodehouse
5
1855-89: letters to Sir Austen Layard
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MSS 38983-39119 passim
6
1871-87: corresp with Lord Ripon
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add MS 43545