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Cora Ball Scrapbook and Photograph Album, 1920-1934
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Meister, Cora Almira Ball, 1905-1980
- Title
- Cora Ball Scrapbook and Photograph Album
- Dates
- 1920-1934 (inclusive)19201934
- Quantity
- 1.0 linear foot
- Collection Number
- Mss 952
- Summary
- The Cora Ball Scrapbook and Photograph Album feature clippings, newsletters, and other ephemera from Ball's middle and high school years in Harlowton, Montana, as well as photos of Ball’s later career and colleagues at the telephone office in Conrad, Montana. Other photos from her travels to Glacier National Park and Alberta, Canada, and snapshots of her family and friends in the late 1920s and early 1930s are also included.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
- Languages
- English, visual
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Cora Almira Ball was born on June 20, 1905 in Miner, South Dakota to Mark and Anna Ball. Her parents were homesteaders who later moved the family to Harlowton, Montana. Ball worked at the Mountain States Telephone Company in Conrad, Montana before her marriage to Herman Meister in 1945. She died on January 29, 1980 in Missoula, Montana.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Cora Ball Scrapbook and Photograph Album contain clippings, newsletters, and ephemera from Ball's school years in Harlowton, Montana, as well photos of her later work and colleagues at the telephone office in Conrad, Montana. The collection also features some limited correspondence, images from Ball's travels to Glacier National Park and Alberta, Canada, and snapshots of family and friends in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Several pages in the photograph album document the Highline and Valier crews of the Montana Power Company at work in 1929 and 1930.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to the University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
Cora Ball Scrapbook and Photograph Album, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The original order of creator was maintained.
Custodial History
Charles Campbell held the photograph album until he donated it to the University of Montana in 1973. Custodial history prior to Campbell's possession of the album is unknown, as is Campbell's relationship to Cora Ball. The scrapbook was held by Bill Raoul until he donated it to the Archives in 1980. Raoul's relationship to Ball is likewise unknown.
Acquisition Information
Charles Campbell donated the photograph album on October 18, 1973. Bill Raoul donated the scrapbook in 1986.
Processing Note
Loose pages that fell out of the scrapbook were rehoused in a folder in 2023.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Telephone companies--Employeees--Photographs
Personal Names
- Meister, Cora Almira Ball, 1905-1980--Family--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Montana Power Company--Employees--Photographs
- Mountain States Telephone Company
Geographical Names
- Alberta--Photographs
- Conrad (Mont.)--Photographs
- Glacier National Park (Mont.)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photograph albums
Finding aid prepared by Kristin Gates and Patrick Swart
2021
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
