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She held a recurring role in the Amazon series \"The Man in the High Castle.\" She famously dropped the F-Bomb on Sir Patrick Stewart in \"Picard.\"  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShe received a BFA, Theater and Cinema from Denison University, an Honorary Doctorate from West Virginia University, is a 2018 Inductee of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, was Guest Curator of MOMA's exhibit \"Club 57: Film, Performance, and Art in the East Village, 1978–1983\", and established The Club 57 Society while curating and performing in two wildly successful events at Zebulon co-hosted by The Broad Museum in connection with their Keith Haring retrospective.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore detailed information and current projects can be found on \u003ca href=\"https://annmagnuson.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnn's official website\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Adapted from \"\u003ca href=\"https://annmagnuson.com/bio/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBio.\u003c/a\u003e\" Ann Magnuson Official Website. Accessed January, 2024.)\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Ann Magnuson, born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, is known for her surreal dreamscapes presented in both song and spoken word, with an eclectic resume that traverses the entertainment landscape like few others. She is a multi-media interdisciplinary performer, writer, and artist who has acted in film, theater, and television, written for various publications, and made visual art.","She fronted the indie cult band Bongwater and has released many solo albums. A notable single, \"Ghost Cat,\" about monsters from her native West Virginia, was released in 2023 and features harmonica by Nashville legend Charlie McCoy.","She has presented her original performance art pieces at institutions worldwide including the Whitney Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, BAM, LACMA, MOCA, The Hammer Museum, REDCAT, The Walker Art Center, The Andy Warhol Museum, The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, and in places as far flung as Tokyo's Sogetsu Hall and The Ice Hotel inside Sweden's Arctic Circle.","After studying theatre and cinema in London, she worked in New York City with the Ensemble Studio Theater, managed the infamous Club 57, and rubbed elbows with Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Andy Warhol.","Ann appeared with David Bowie in \"The Hunger,\" starred in \"Making Mr. Right\" opposite John Malkovich and was a series regular in the ABC sitcom \"Anything but Love\" with Jamie Lee Curtis. She held a recurring role in the Amazon series \"The Man in the High Castle.\" She famously dropped the F-Bomb on Sir Patrick Stewart in \"Picard.\"","She received a BFA, Theater and Cinema from Denison University, an Honorary Doctorate from West Virginia University, is a 2018 Inductee of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, was Guest Curator of MOMA's exhibit \"Club 57: Film, Performance, and Art in the East Village, 1978–1983\", and established The Club 57 Society while curating and performing in two wildly successful events at Zebulon co-hosted by The Broad Museum in connection with their Keith Haring retrospective.","More detailed information and current projects can be found on Ann's official website","(Adapted from \"Bio.\" Ann Magnuson Official Website. Accessed January, 2024.)"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ann Magnuson, Performance Artist, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 4387, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ann Magnuson, Performance Artist, Papers, A\u0026M 4387, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePublications, sound recordings, and other material documenting the career of Ann Magnuson, an actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer who grew up in Charleston, West Virginia.  She worked at Club 57 in New York, a gathering place for artists such as Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Publications and Excerpts, boxes 1-5, 1983-2018\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 2. Performance and Other Posters, box 6, 1991-2018\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 3. Performance Programs and Related Material, box 7, 1981-2017\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 4. Audiovisual Material, box 7, 1995-2016\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 5. Ephemera and Other Material, box 7, ca. 1973-1987, 2018-2019\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 6. Addenda of 2020-2021, box 8 and oversize, 1984-2020\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe addendum of 2025 January 24 includes postcards and prints commemorating Magnuson's feature film \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eMaking Mr. Right\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e and other projects, a flexi disc vinyl record of \"The Revolutions per Movie Players Present Music from the Movie 'Wild in the Streets,'\" a 2025 Club 57 calendar, and other material (Box 8, Folder 8).\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes excerpts and whole publications containing articles on or written by Magnuson regarding her work as a performance artist, actress, and musician, including those in \"Vanity Fair,\" \"Paper Magazine,\" and other professional and erotica magazines. There are also two books regarding artist friends of Magnuson, Kenny Scharf and Tseng Kwong Chi.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes posters advertising various performances of Magnuson's and one commemorating Magnuson's induction into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes programs and other promotional materials from Magnuson's performances.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes copies of Magnuson's studio albums and LPs and digital versions of several music videos.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is a digitized version of the disc in box 8, folder 6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes ephemera documenting Magnuson's life and career, including a biography focusing on Magnuson's West Virginia ties and other such material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series consists of addenda donated in 2020-2021. It includes event posters, publicity items, published work by or about Ann Magnuson, and other material.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Publications, sound recordings, and other material documenting the career of Ann Magnuson, an actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer who grew up in Charleston, West Virginia.  She worked at Club 57 in New York, a gathering place for artists such as Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf.","Includes:","Series 1. Publications and Excerpts, boxes 1-5, 1983-2018\nSeries 2. Performance and Other Posters, box 6, 1991-2018\nSeries 3. Performance Programs and Related Material, box 7, 1981-2017\nSeries 4. Audiovisual Material, box 7, 1995-2016\nSeries 5. Ephemera and Other Material, box 7, ca. 1973-1987, 2018-2019\nSeries 6. Addenda of 2020-2021, box 8 and oversize, 1984-2020","The addendum of 2025 January 24 includes postcards and prints commemorating Magnuson's feature film Making Mr. Right and other projects, a flexi disc vinyl record of \"The Revolutions per Movie Players Present Music from the Movie 'Wild in the Streets,'\" a 2025 Club 57 calendar, and other material (Box 8, Folder 8).","This series includes excerpts and whole publications containing articles on or written by Magnuson regarding her work as a performance artist, actress, and musician, including those in \"Vanity Fair,\" \"Paper Magazine,\" and other professional and erotica magazines. There are also two books regarding artist friends of Magnuson, Kenny Scharf and Tseng Kwong Chi.","This series includes posters advertising various performances of Magnuson's and one commemorating Magnuson's induction into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.","This series includes programs and other promotional materials from Magnuson's performances.","This series includes copies of Magnuson's studio albums and LPs and digital versions of several music videos.","This is a digitized version of the disc in box 8, folder 6.","This series includes ephemera documenting Magnuson's life and career, including a biography focusing on Magnuson's West Virginia ties and other such material.","This series consists of addenda donated in 2020-2021. It includes event posters, publicity items, published work by or about Ann Magnuson, and other material."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe donor of this collection has transferred rights to the intellectual property they created to the Center, except that any scripted or written material authored by Ann Magnuson can be used for research only. For more information regarding permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The donor of this collection has transferred rights to the intellectual property they created to the Center, except that any scripted or written material authored by Ann Magnuson can be used for research only. For more information regarding permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_5ded4c9c5c9bec9f98491a5c03173724\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"persname_ssim":["Magnuson, Ann"],"names_coll_ssim":["Magnuson, Ann"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Magnuson, Ann"],"language_ssim":["English\n."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":87,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T07:58:55.130Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6480"}},{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, 1930/2015","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material. There are also several addenda to the collection. See Scope and Content Note for more information about collection contents. See Historical Note for more information about Ballard.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_2318.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196386","title_ssm":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers"],"title_tesim":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["circa 1930-2015"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["circa 1930-2015"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1930/2015"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, 1930/2015"],"text":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, 1930/2015","A\u0026M 3869","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/2318","Art and artists","No special access restriction applies.","Researchers may access born digital and digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department.","Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard (ca. 1931-2017) was born in Welch, West Virginia, and resided in Peterstown, WV in his later years. He was a nationally known costume designer, museum costume historian and conservator.","He received a degree in education from Concord University in 1953. His career as an educator also took him to Saudi Arabia to teach English as a second language for eight years, as well as to Vietnam and China. He then taught for many years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.","While teaching in Winston-Salem, Ballard was asked to become curator of the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum, the former R.J. Reynolds estate. He continued to do costume curation and conservation work at several major museums in the South. Leftover scraps of fabric from his work with costumes inspired him to create dolls whose clothing exemplified authentic period fashions. His work in teaching, painting, and costumes led his to friendships with a wide variety of people, including Sarah Churchill, Vivien Leigh, and King Hussein of Jordan.","The recipient of many awards and honors for his work in multiple fields, Ballard was named one of the Outstanding Educators in America (1970). His work with costumes earned the Award of Merit from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Society (1978) and a Gold Award from the National Retail Merchants Associates (1978). He was named Concord University's Golden Alumnus in 2007. His West Virginia awards include the Order of the Arts and Historical Letters from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (2006), the Distinguished West Virginian Award (2007), and the Order of the 35th Star (2010). He also chaired the Coal Heritage Highway Authority (2002).","Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material.","Contents List:","Regarding artwork: Note that B items are by Ballard, N items are not, and some paintings have additional notes on the back that are not reflected in the contents list.","Boxes 1 and 2:","Biographical Information -- Arthur Joseph \"Pete\" Ballard (father of the subject of this collection; includes Master's thesis in education, which includes photographs of Davy Junior High with students in the 1930s, as well as photocopies of clippings); ca. 1930s-1960s (front of box 1)","Miscellaneous (includes clippings, hat doll brochure working papers, and typescript regarding fashion history); ca. 1990-2010, undated","Project Files (includes programs, clippings, photographs, etc. regarding doll exhibits, painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions by Pete Ballard; folders include annotations regarding projects); ca. 1960s-2000s","Books","Adams, Julie, and Mitchell Danton. The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon. United States: Hollywood Adventures Pub, 2011. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph.","Archer, William R. Legendary Locals of McDowell County, West Virginia. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2013. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2013.","Archer, William R. Welch. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2007.","Niven, Penelope, and Edward Albee. Thornton Wilder: A Life. New York: Harper, 2012. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, as well as a postcard from the author.","Box 3:","Exhibit Slides (for dolls and paintings); ca. 1980s, undated\nDiaries of Sketches (three books that include manuscript diary entries and sketches by Pete Ballard); ca. 1975-1997","Boxes 4 and 5:","Exhibit Photographs (for dolls and paintings; locations of exhibits are recorded); ca. 2000s, undated","Boxes 6 and 7:","Personality Files (arranged alphabetically; includes letters, greeting cards, photographs, clippings, and other material; original material is marked with three asterisks [***]); ca. 1960s-2000s","Margot Abbott, writer\nMona Abboud, actress\nNicholas Anderson, cellist\nMaya Angelou, author\nJose Acosta, artist\nAppalachian Indians of West Virginia\nJean Arthur, actress *** [2 signed Christmas cards]\nArthur Ballard, father\nMiriam Ballard, mother\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (80th birthday)\nPete Ballard (appointments and honors)\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (high school talent show picture)\nMikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer\nBarbara Baxley, actress *** [signed photo]\nCecil Beaton, fashion photographer (2 folders)\nAaron Berofsky, violinist\nEllen Berry\nStella Blum, director of costume institute\nDave Brubeck, jazz musician *** [signed Christmas cards]\nBetty Bruce, actress *** [1 letter]\nRichard Buckley, conductor\nBill Bushnell, theater director\nRobert Byrd *** [autograph letter]\nMichelangelo Canale, ballet director\nKitty Carlisle, actress *** [two signed notes]\nSarah Churchill\nMorton Da Costa, film director *** [2 letters]\nFranklin Cover, actor on Jeffersons *** [3 letters, Christmas card with long note]\nHoward Da Silva, actor *** [3 Christmas cards]\nAlexandra Danilova, ballet dancer\nBette Davis, actress *** [cigarette butt]\nIvan Davis, pianist\nDolly Sisters, vaudeville act\nDrawings of Pete Ballard\nRosemary Harris Ehle *** [1 letter, 2 notes]\nQueen Elizabeth\nSvea Ekloff, ballet dancer\nDonna Fargo, country singer\nErica Fischbach, ballet dancer\nGarrett Fischbach, violinist\nKen Frazelle, composer\nJune Havoc, actress *** [2 letters, 1 note]\nMelissa Hayden, ballet dancer *** [2 greeting cards, 1 of them with a note]\nHelen Hayes, actress\nHal Holbrook, actor *** [1 letter]\nMelva Houston, jazz singer\nClaude Howell, artist\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [greeting cards may contain original signatures]\nShah of Iran\nJohn P. John, Milliner\nLyndon Johnson (in Welch, West Virginia)\nChristine Jorgensen, actress *** [1 letter]\nWilliam Kapell, pianist\nJoe King, artist\nNancy Lancaster, gardener\nAngela Lansbury\nJerome Lawrence, playwright *** [2 signed notes]\nVivien Leigh, actress *** [1 signed photo]\nBetty Lynn, actress\nSamuel Magill, cellist\nJayne Mansfield, actress\nFrederick Matthews, singer\nGayle Manchin *** [1 note]\nEdward Maeder, costume curator\nReba McEntire *** [1 signed photo]\nEthel Merman, singer *** [1 letter]\nKuan Nai-Ping, artist\nArmand De Navarre, artist\nCathleen Nesbitt, actress\nBarbara Nissman, pianist\nBrian O'Leary, astronaut\nJohn Oller, author\nSultan of Oman\nJohn Otis, actor\nJanie Parker, ballet dancer\nJohn Peragine, author\nMiguel Pinero, author\nDavid Pittenger, ballet dancer\nWalter Plunkett, costume designer *** [1 letter, 1 drawing]\nBaroness Katharine Raffalovich *** [3 letters]\nSally Rand, dancer\nNancy Reagan\nLaura Ann Sarvay, art teacher\nKing Saudi of Arabia (includes short narrative)\nDeanna Seay, ballet dancer\nDaniel Selznick, son of Selznick *** [2 greeting cards, 1 postcard]\nSallie Jones Sexton (inherited Bryn Du Mansion) *** [1 note]\nJohn Schuck, actor\nMary Starnes, Concord College actress\nKing and Queen of Spain\nRobert Suderburg, chancellor\nPaul Tazewell, costume designer\nBlair Tindall, oboist\nGovernor Tomblin and Family\nMel Tomlinson, ballet dancer\nHarry S. Truman (in Welch, West Virginia) *** [autograph on card]\nBertha Spafford Vesta\nKatita Waldo, ballet dancer *** [1 letter, 1 greeting card with note, 1 signed photo]\nRobert Ward, composer, chancellor\nMae West, actress\nThornton Wilder, author\nGovernor Wise\n\nJane Withers, actress *** [1 letter, 2 greeting cards with notes, 2 photos with signatures]\nEdward Wright, dean\nFormer Students","Box 8:","Miscellaneous:\nFashion Plate Notebook; undated","Audio-Visual Material:\n8 mm film and VHS (World's Fair -- unveiling of statue of Winston Churchill; 8 mm film is likely the source material for the VHS); 1965\nDVD (Concord College -- 1. dolls; 2. unsolved mysteries); 2012","Box 9:","Awards and Honors:\nIncludes awards from Concord University, West Virginia University, the WV Governor, and the US Senate; includes paper records, plaque, and DVD); ca. 1970-2014","Box 10:","Oversize:\nItem B01; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 2003. Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain (From Kelly Whitmore's Front Yard, Wikel [sic], WV) Pete Ballard\".\nItem B02; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 1998 (?). Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows from Michael Smith's Front Yard, Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV\".\nSix Color Photographs of Dolls (mounted on foam board); undated\nSilhouette of Pete Ballard, cut by Dr. Ed Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; 1992","[No box 11]","Box 12:","Artifact:\nScrap of fabric from skirt of restored \"barbecue\" dress from Gone With the Wind; ca. 1939","Books:\nArnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's Dresses \u0026 Their Construction. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972 (vol. 2) and 1977 (vol. 1).\nKaplan, Edward, and Ruth Devine. Pancratia. S.l.: Swamp Press, 1987. Includes inscription and Kaplan's autograph.\nColor Copies of Ballard Paintings; ca. 1987-2005","Oversize Personality Files:\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [mounted Christmas card with photo of the king and Queen Alia and signatures]\nKathy Thornton *** [photo with inscription and signature]\nKatharine Cornell *** [photo with signature]","Oversize:\nBroadside from Old Brewery Theatre, where Ballard used to design costumes; early 1950s\nPhoto of Pete Ballard, taken by Kathy Thornton; late 1960s","Boxes 13-21:","Addendum of 2014/03/20:\nca. 1930-2013; 11 ft. 3 in. (located in boxes 13-21)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including genealogy records, honors and awards, museum costume collection records, artworks, personality files, dolls, and slides.","Addendum of 2015/06/20:\n2015; 3/4 in. (located in box 21)\nContains material regarding Ballard's 84th birthday, including news clippings regarding the birthday celebration and photocopies of honors from the U.S. House of Representatives and from Senator Manchin; donation of dolls created by Ballard to Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum; and exhibit of dolls created by Ballard at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.","Box 22:","Addendum of 2014/12/17:\nca. 1950-2014; 7 ft. 6 in. (located in boxes 22-27)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including autographed books, literary manuscripts, travel literature, greeting cards, and other material.","books autographed by authors (including Welch and Its People, by Rose R. Marino, 1985; and \"Cookin' in a Coal Camp, 1995; and other books); 1985, 1995","Box 23:","autograph book (for guests are special events); ca. 1980s\npainting, \"small\" still life; undated\nliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballad); undated\ntravel literature, United States and overseas; ca. 1950-1990","Box 24:","literary manuscripts (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure, Unsolved Mysteries); ca. 1960-1980\ndvd (\"Ballard, Dolls, Unsolved Mysteries\"); undated","Box 25:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes The Widow Hudson); undated","Box 26:","manuscripts (contains a variety of topics and material, including: visit of Joe Manchin; Governor Tomblin; biographer Penelope Nixon; pianist Barbara Nissman; \"Gone With The Wind Dolls\"; and greeting cards; among other material); ca. 1980-2010","book (Masterworks from the Butler Institute of American Art); 2010","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n1960s, 2009-2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including correspondence, printed material, CD, DVD, photographs, and more; subjects include friends and students of Ballard, Ballard's career, an exhibit he created, his honorary doctorate, and more.","Box 27:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure); undated","Box 28:","sketchbook","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including honorary Doctorate items from Concord University, and exhibit poster.","Box 29:","Artwork:","Item B05; Great Wall [of China] Pataling Pass, dry drawing, ink on paper, September 1981. Signature lower right, \"Pete '81\".","The following three drawings were made by Ballard in the summer of 1949, when he was a student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL. All three depict a nude model named \"Alice\".","Item B06; Alice, drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 18 x 14 1/2 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard '49 \"Alice\"\".","Item B07; [Alice Seated, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches, 1949.","Item B08; [Alice Standing, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 25 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard 1-09-49 [?]\".","Item N01; Kuan Nai Ping, Pete Ballard, painting, gouache?, 16 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches, ca. 1981. Signed lower left, \"Kuan Nai Ping\" with Chinese script. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1981. Painting by Kuan, Nai Ping, Chinese impressionist, Painted while on a picnic at the Summer Palace outside Beijing, China. The beautiful lake in the background is the man-made lake on palace property. See file folder on Kuan, Nai Ping in Pete Ballard portraits.\"","Item N02; Joan Clark, [Portrait of Pete Ballard], painting, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches, ca. 1949. Signed lower left, \"Joan Clark\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1949 - While student for the summer at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla. Artist is fellow student, Joan Clark.\"","Box 30:","Item B09; [Unfinished Portrait of Miriam Brewster Ballard], painting, oil on board?, 20 x 16 inches, undated. No signature. Inscription on protective cardboard: \"Unfinished oil of my mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard. Mother just couldn't \"sit\" longer than 3 minutes. It was hopeless - Ha! P. Ballard\".","Item N03; J. Whits, [Mary Clifton Spangler], oval drawing, media unknown, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, undated. Signed lower right, \"J. Whits\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My Grandmother Mary Clifton Spangler This is the original drawing by \"J. Whits\" - he also drew her Mother, Mary Ann Peters Spangler. Mary Clifton Spangler M. [married?] Dr. Arthur Boreman Ballard.\"","Item N04; Armand di [de?] Navarre, [Mary Ann Peters], oval painting, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, undated. No signature. Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My great grandmother Mary Ann Peters c. 1882 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hudson Spangler, my great grandfather. This painting was done for me by Armand di Navarre from her photograph. Armand di Navarre did a large portrait of me. I gave it to Conrad U. Library.\"","Item N05; Kenneth Frazelle, [Untitled], painting, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2004. Signed lower left, \"Kenneth Frazelle 04\", lower right \"for Peter Ballard\". Inscription on reverse: \"8-04\".","Unboxed Artwork:","Item B03; My Mother [Miriam Brewster Ballard -- full-length portrait], painting, oil on board, 44 1/8 x 23 1/4 inches, 2005. Signed lower right, \"GOD + PETE '05\". Written on tape on reverse, \"Portrait of my Mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard\".","Item B04; Alice Hamilton Ballard (wife of Col. W. H. Ballard), painting, oil on board, 33 7/8 x 25 1/4 inches, ca. 1954-1955. Signed lower left, \"Pete Ballard 3-55\". Inscription on reverse, \"Portrait of: Alice Hamilton Ballard by Pete Ballard c. 1954\". Labels include information \"Welch, W.V.\" and \"Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton Ballard, 4603 W. Fairway Drive, New Bern, N.C. 28562.\" ***ALSO: black and white photograph of Alice Hamilton as WVU May Queen, 1930, in envelope taped to back of frame.","Item B10; Oranges, painting, oil on board, 13 x 21 inches, 2011. Signed lower right, \"Pete '11\". Inscriptions: On reverse - still life with fruit and vegetables and inscription \"Pete Ballard, Oranges 2011\".","Item B11; Still Life with Bottles and Pear, oil on board, 16 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches, 1981. Signed lower left in pencil \"Pete '81\". Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Painted in Beijing, China, Stillife with bottles and pear, 1981.\"","Item B12; Wild Roses from Rich Creek, unknown medium, 10 x 8 inches, 2001. Signed lower left \"Pete '01.\" Inscription on reverse: \"Wild Roses from Rich Creek, Pete Ballard, Peterstown, W.Va. 2001.\"","Item B13; Still Life with Grapes, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, 2010. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Still Life with Grapes, 2010.\"","Item B14; Yellow Trumpet flowers in White Bowl, pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches, 1949. Signed lower right, \"Pete '49.\" Inscription on reverse \"Yellow Trumpet Flowers in White Bowl by Pete Ballard 1949, student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla.\"","Item B15; Baharain Island, oil on board, 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches, ca. 1960s. Faint signature lower right \"Pete.\" Inscriptions on reverse: \"Baharain Island, I painted this sitting in Saudi Arabia on the shore of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, looking across the water to a hint of Baharainian Island. The 60s Quick effort - hot day!\"","Item B16; Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV, unknown medium, 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches, 2000. No signature. Inscription on label on reverse: \"\"Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV\" by Pete Ballard 2000\".","Item B17; \"White Hydrangeas\" 2003; Painting: 13 ¼ in. x 19 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 22 ¾ in.","Item B18; \"Rhododendron\" 2010; Painting: 22 in. x 29 in.; With frame: 32 ½ in. x 39 in.","Item B19; \"Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¾ in. x 10 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B20; \"Iris\" 2004; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 30 in.; With frame: 22 in. x 35 in.","Item B21; \"Hollyhocks\" 1999; Painting: 23 ½ in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 27 ½ in. x 33 ½ in.","Item B22; \"Inca Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 9 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B23; \"Hester Hill Orchid\" 1981; Painting: 12 ¾ in. x 14 ¾ in.; With frame: 14 ¼ in. x 16 ¼ in.","Item B24; \"Marge Harrison's Pink Camellias\"; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 16 in.; With frame: 15 ¼ in. x 19 ½ in.","Item B25; \"Lillies of the Valley et al\" 1985; Painting: 12 ¼ in. x 13 in.; With frame: 13 ¾ in. x 14 ¼ in.","Item B26; \"Chinese Pears\" 1981; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 13 ¼ in.; With frame: 9 ¼ in. x 15 in.","Item B27; \"South Dakota Field of Sunflowers\" 2003; Painting: 5 ¾ in. x 8 in.; With frame: 7 in. x 9 in.","Item B28; \"Oranges I\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 10 in. x 10 in.","Item B29; \"Oranges II\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 9 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.","Item B30; \"Rhododendron\" 2004; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 13 ¼ in. x 17 ¼ in.","Item B31; \"Peonies\" 2004; Painting: 8 ¾ in. x 11 ¾ in.; With frame: 10 ½ in. x 13 ½ in.","Item B32; \"Wild Blue New England Asters\" 2011; Painting: 19 ½ in. x 23 ½ in.; With frame: 26 in. x 29 in.","Item B33; \"Marigolds\" 2008; Painting: 21 in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 22 ¾ in. x 31 ¼ in.","Item B34; \"Geraniums II\"; Painting: 11 in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 20 ½ in. x 25 in.","Item B35; \"Lilacs\" 2012; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 20 ¾ in.; With frame: 22 ½ in. x 27","Item B36; \"James Woods Crimson Peonies\" 2011; Painting: 21 ¾ in. x 27 ¾ in.; With frame: 23 x 29","Item B37; \"Potatoscape\" 2011; Painting: 9 ½ in. x 20 in.; With frame: 12 ½ in. x 24 ¾ in.","Item B38; \"Oranges\"; Painting:8 x 10 ½ in. (oval); With frame: 10 ¾ x 13 ½","Bust of Pete Ballard, created by Pete Ballard.","Item N06; Portrait of Pete Ballard by Pat Johnston, early 1960s; Painting: 23 in. x 71 in.; With frame: 24 ¾ in. x 73 in.","Item N07; \"Welch 88\" print by George Jarvis; Print: 21 in. x 29 ¼ in.; With frame: 24 in x 32 in.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material. There are also several addenda to the collection. See Scope and Content Note for more information about collection contents. See Historical Note for more information about Ballard.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017","English\n."],"collection_title_tesim":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, 1930/2015"],"collection_ssim":["Arthur J. 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He was a nationally known costume designer, museum costume historian and conservator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe received a degree in education from Concord University in 1953. His career as an educator also took him to Saudi Arabia to teach English as a second language for eight years, as well as to Vietnam and China. He then taught for many years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhile teaching in Winston-Salem, Ballard was asked to become curator of the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum, the former R.J. Reynolds estate. He continued to do costume curation and conservation work at several major museums in the South. Leftover scraps of fabric from his work with costumes inspired him to create dolls whose clothing exemplified authentic period fashions. His work in teaching, painting, and costumes led his to friendships with a wide variety of people, including Sarah Churchill, Vivien Leigh, and King Hussein of Jordan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe recipient of many awards and honors for his work in multiple fields, Ballard was named one of the Outstanding Educators in America (1970). His work with costumes earned the Award of Merit from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Society (1978) and a Gold Award from the National Retail Merchants Associates (1978). He was named Concord University's Golden Alumnus in 2007. His West Virginia awards include the Order of the Arts and Historical Letters from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (2006), the Distinguished West Virginian Award (2007), and the Order of the 35th Star (2010). He also chaired the Coal Heritage Highway Authority (2002).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard (ca. 1931-2017) was born in Welch, West Virginia, and resided in Peterstown, WV in his later years. He was a nationally known costume designer, museum costume historian and conservator.","He received a degree in education from Concord University in 1953. His career as an educator also took him to Saudi Arabia to teach English as a second language for eight years, as well as to Vietnam and China. He then taught for many years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.","While teaching in Winston-Salem, Ballard was asked to become curator of the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum, the former R.J. Reynolds estate. He continued to do costume curation and conservation work at several major museums in the South. Leftover scraps of fabric from his work with costumes inspired him to create dolls whose clothing exemplified authentic period fashions. His work in teaching, painting, and costumes led his to friendships with a wide variety of people, including Sarah Churchill, Vivien Leigh, and King Hussein of Jordan.","The recipient of many awards and honors for his work in multiple fields, Ballard was named one of the Outstanding Educators in America (1970). His work with costumes earned the Award of Merit from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Society (1978) and a Gold Award from the National Retail Merchants Associates (1978). He was named Concord University's Golden Alumnus in 2007. His West Virginia awards include the Order of the Arts and Historical Letters from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (2006), the Distinguished West Virginian Award (2007), and the Order of the 35th Star (2010). He also chaired the Coal Heritage Highway Authority (2002)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 3869, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, A\u0026M 3869, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material.","Contents List:","Regarding artwork: Note that B items are by Ballard, N items are not, and some paintings have additional notes on the back that are not reflected in the contents list.","Boxes 1 and 2:","Biographical Information -- Arthur Joseph \"Pete\" Ballard (father of the subject of this collection; includes Master's thesis in education, which includes photographs of Davy Junior High with students in the 1930s, as well as photocopies of clippings); ca. 1930s-1960s (front of box 1)","Miscellaneous (includes clippings, hat doll brochure working papers, and typescript regarding fashion history); ca. 1990-2010, undated","Project Files (includes programs, clippings, photographs, etc. regarding doll exhibits, painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions by Pete Ballard; folders include annotations regarding projects); ca. 1960s-2000s","Books","Adams, Julie, and Mitchell Danton. The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon. United States: Hollywood Adventures Pub, 2011. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph.","Archer, William R. Legendary Locals of McDowell County, West Virginia. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2013. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2013.","Archer, William R. Welch. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2007.","Niven, Penelope, and Edward Albee. Thornton Wilder: A Life. New York: Harper, 2012. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, as well as a postcard from the author.","Box 3:","Exhibit Slides (for dolls and paintings); ca. 1980s, undated\nDiaries of Sketches (three books that include manuscript diary entries and sketches by Pete Ballard); ca. 1975-1997","Boxes 4 and 5:","Exhibit Photographs (for dolls and paintings; locations of exhibits are recorded); ca. 2000s, undated","Boxes 6 and 7:","Personality Files (arranged alphabetically; includes letters, greeting cards, photographs, clippings, and other material; original material is marked with three asterisks [***]); ca. 1960s-2000s","Margot Abbott, writer\nMona Abboud, actress\nNicholas Anderson, cellist\nMaya Angelou, author\nJose Acosta, artist\nAppalachian Indians of West Virginia\nJean Arthur, actress *** [2 signed Christmas cards]\nArthur Ballard, father\nMiriam Ballard, mother\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (80th birthday)\nPete Ballard (appointments and honors)\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (high school talent show picture)\nMikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer\nBarbara Baxley, actress *** [signed photo]\nCecil Beaton, fashion photographer (2 folders)\nAaron Berofsky, violinist\nEllen Berry\nStella Blum, director of costume institute\nDave Brubeck, jazz musician *** [signed Christmas cards]\nBetty Bruce, actress *** [1 letter]\nRichard Buckley, conductor\nBill Bushnell, theater director\nRobert Byrd *** [autograph letter]\nMichelangelo Canale, ballet director\nKitty Carlisle, actress *** [two signed notes]\nSarah Churchill\nMorton Da Costa, film director *** [2 letters]\nFranklin Cover, actor on Jeffersons *** [3 letters, Christmas card with long note]\nHoward Da Silva, actor *** [3 Christmas cards]\nAlexandra Danilova, ballet dancer\nBette Davis, actress *** [cigarette butt]\nIvan Davis, pianist\nDolly Sisters, vaudeville act\nDrawings of Pete Ballard\nRosemary Harris Ehle *** [1 letter, 2 notes]\nQueen Elizabeth\nSvea Ekloff, ballet dancer\nDonna Fargo, country singer\nErica Fischbach, ballet dancer\nGarrett Fischbach, violinist\nKen Frazelle, composer\nJune Havoc, actress *** [2 letters, 1 note]\nMelissa Hayden, ballet dancer *** [2 greeting cards, 1 of them with a note]\nHelen Hayes, actress\nHal Holbrook, actor *** [1 letter]\nMelva Houston, jazz singer\nClaude Howell, artist\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [greeting cards may contain original signatures]\nShah of Iran\nJohn P. John, Milliner\nLyndon Johnson (in Welch, West Virginia)\nChristine Jorgensen, actress *** [1 letter]\nWilliam Kapell, pianist\nJoe King, artist\nNancy Lancaster, gardener\nAngela Lansbury\nJerome Lawrence, playwright *** [2 signed notes]\nVivien Leigh, actress *** [1 signed photo]\nBetty Lynn, actress\nSamuel Magill, cellist\nJayne Mansfield, actress\nFrederick Matthews, singer\nGayle Manchin *** [1 note]\nEdward Maeder, costume curator\nReba McEntire *** [1 signed photo]\nEthel Merman, singer *** [1 letter]\nKuan Nai-Ping, artist\nArmand De Navarre, artist\nCathleen Nesbitt, actress\nBarbara Nissman, pianist\nBrian O'Leary, astronaut\nJohn Oller, author\nSultan of Oman\nJohn Otis, actor\nJanie Parker, ballet dancer\nJohn Peragine, author\nMiguel Pinero, author\nDavid Pittenger, ballet dancer\nWalter Plunkett, costume designer *** [1 letter, 1 drawing]\nBaroness Katharine Raffalovich *** [3 letters]\nSally Rand, dancer\nNancy Reagan\nLaura Ann Sarvay, art teacher\nKing Saudi of Arabia (includes short narrative)\nDeanna Seay, ballet dancer\nDaniel Selznick, son of Selznick *** [2 greeting cards, 1 postcard]\nSallie Jones Sexton (inherited Bryn Du Mansion) *** [1 note]\nJohn Schuck, actor\nMary Starnes, Concord College actress\nKing and Queen of Spain\nRobert Suderburg, chancellor\nPaul Tazewell, costume designer\nBlair Tindall, oboist\nGovernor Tomblin and Family\nMel Tomlinson, ballet dancer\nHarry S. Truman (in Welch, West Virginia) *** [autograph on card]\nBertha Spafford Vesta\nKatita Waldo, ballet dancer *** [1 letter, 1 greeting card with note, 1 signed photo]\nRobert Ward, composer, chancellor\nMae West, actress\nThornton Wilder, author\nGovernor Wise\n\nJane Withers, actress *** [1 letter, 2 greeting cards with notes, 2 photos with signatures]\nEdward Wright, dean\nFormer Students","Box 8:","Miscellaneous:\nFashion Plate Notebook; undated","Audio-Visual Material:\n8 mm film and VHS (World's Fair -- unveiling of statue of Winston Churchill; 8 mm film is likely the source material for the VHS); 1965\nDVD (Concord College -- 1. dolls; 2. unsolved mysteries); 2012","Box 9:","Awards and Honors:\nIncludes awards from Concord University, West Virginia University, the WV Governor, and the US Senate; includes paper records, plaque, and DVD); ca. 1970-2014","Box 10:","Oversize:\nItem B01; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 2003. Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain (From Kelly Whitmore's Front Yard, Wikel [sic], WV) Pete Ballard\".\nItem B02; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 1998 (?). Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows from Michael Smith's Front Yard, Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV\".\nSix Color Photographs of Dolls (mounted on foam board); undated\nSilhouette of Pete Ballard, cut by Dr. Ed Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; 1992","[No box 11]","Box 12:","Artifact:\nScrap of fabric from skirt of restored \"barbecue\" dress from Gone With the Wind; ca. 1939","Books:\nArnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's Dresses \u0026 Their Construction. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972 (vol. 2) and 1977 (vol. 1).\nKaplan, Edward, and Ruth Devine. Pancratia. S.l.: Swamp Press, 1987. Includes inscription and Kaplan's autograph.\nColor Copies of Ballard Paintings; ca. 1987-2005","Oversize Personality Files:\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [mounted Christmas card with photo of the king and Queen Alia and signatures]\nKathy Thornton *** [photo with inscription and signature]\nKatharine Cornell *** [photo with signature]","Oversize:\nBroadside from Old Brewery Theatre, where Ballard used to design costumes; early 1950s\nPhoto of Pete Ballard, taken by Kathy Thornton; late 1960s","Boxes 13-21:","Addendum of 2014/03/20:\nca. 1930-2013; 11 ft. 3 in. (located in boxes 13-21)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including genealogy records, honors and awards, museum costume collection records, artworks, personality files, dolls, and slides.","Addendum of 2015/06/20:\n2015; 3/4 in. (located in box 21)\nContains material regarding Ballard's 84th birthday, including news clippings regarding the birthday celebration and photocopies of honors from the U.S. House of Representatives and from Senator Manchin; donation of dolls created by Ballard to Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum; and exhibit of dolls created by Ballard at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.","Box 22:","Addendum of 2014/12/17:\nca. 1950-2014; 7 ft. 6 in. (located in boxes 22-27)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including autographed books, literary manuscripts, travel literature, greeting cards, and other material.","books autographed by authors (including Welch and Its People, by Rose R. Marino, 1985; and \"Cookin' in a Coal Camp, 1995; and other books); 1985, 1995","Box 23:","autograph book (for guests are special events); ca. 1980s\npainting, \"small\" still life; undated\nliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballad); undated\ntravel literature, United States and overseas; ca. 1950-1990","Box 24:","literary manuscripts (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure, Unsolved Mysteries); ca. 1960-1980\ndvd (\"Ballard, Dolls, Unsolved Mysteries\"); undated","Box 25:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes The Widow Hudson); undated","Box 26:","manuscripts (contains a variety of topics and material, including: visit of Joe Manchin; Governor Tomblin; biographer Penelope Nixon; pianist Barbara Nissman; \"Gone With The Wind Dolls\"; and greeting cards; among other material); ca. 1980-2010","book (Masterworks from the Butler Institute of American Art); 2010","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n1960s, 2009-2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including correspondence, printed material, CD, DVD, photographs, and more; subjects include friends and students of Ballard, Ballard's career, an exhibit he created, his honorary doctorate, and more.","Box 27:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure); undated","Box 28:","sketchbook","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including honorary Doctorate items from Concord University, and exhibit poster.","Box 29:","Artwork:","Item B05; Great Wall [of China] Pataling Pass, dry drawing, ink on paper, September 1981. Signature lower right, \"Pete '81\".","The following three drawings were made by Ballard in the summer of 1949, when he was a student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL. All three depict a nude model named \"Alice\".","Item B06; Alice, drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 18 x 14 1/2 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard '49 \"Alice\"\".","Item B07; [Alice Seated, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches, 1949.","Item B08; [Alice Standing, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 25 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard 1-09-49 [?]\".","Item N01; Kuan Nai Ping, Pete Ballard, painting, gouache?, 16 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches, ca. 1981. Signed lower left, \"Kuan Nai Ping\" with Chinese script. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1981. Painting by Kuan, Nai Ping, Chinese impressionist, Painted while on a picnic at the Summer Palace outside Beijing, China. The beautiful lake in the background is the man-made lake on palace property. See file folder on Kuan, Nai Ping in Pete Ballard portraits.\"","Item N02; Joan Clark, [Portrait of Pete Ballard], painting, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches, ca. 1949. Signed lower left, \"Joan Clark\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1949 - While student for the summer at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla. Artist is fellow student, Joan Clark.\"","Box 30:","Item B09; [Unfinished Portrait of Miriam Brewster Ballard], painting, oil on board?, 20 x 16 inches, undated. No signature. Inscription on protective cardboard: \"Unfinished oil of my mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard. Mother just couldn't \"sit\" longer than 3 minutes. It was hopeless - Ha! P. Ballard\".","Item N03; J. Whits, [Mary Clifton Spangler], oval drawing, media unknown, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, undated. Signed lower right, \"J. Whits\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My Grandmother Mary Clifton Spangler This is the original drawing by \"J. Whits\" - he also drew her Mother, Mary Ann Peters Spangler. Mary Clifton Spangler M. [married?] Dr. Arthur Boreman Ballard.\"","Item N04; Armand di [de?] Navarre, [Mary Ann Peters], oval painting, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, undated. No signature. Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My great grandmother Mary Ann Peters c. 1882 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hudson Spangler, my great grandfather. This painting was done for me by Armand di Navarre from her photograph. Armand di Navarre did a large portrait of me. I gave it to Conrad U. Library.\"","Item N05; Kenneth Frazelle, [Untitled], painting, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2004. Signed lower left, \"Kenneth Frazelle 04\", lower right \"for Peter Ballard\". Inscription on reverse: \"8-04\".","Unboxed Artwork:","Item B03; My Mother [Miriam Brewster Ballard -- full-length portrait], painting, oil on board, 44 1/8 x 23 1/4 inches, 2005. Signed lower right, \"GOD + PETE '05\". Written on tape on reverse, \"Portrait of my Mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard\".","Item B04; Alice Hamilton Ballard (wife of Col. W. H. Ballard), painting, oil on board, 33 7/8 x 25 1/4 inches, ca. 1954-1955. Signed lower left, \"Pete Ballard 3-55\". Inscription on reverse, \"Portrait of: Alice Hamilton Ballard by Pete Ballard c. 1954\". Labels include information \"Welch, W.V.\" and \"Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton Ballard, 4603 W. Fairway Drive, New Bern, N.C. 28562.\" ***ALSO: black and white photograph of Alice Hamilton as WVU May Queen, 1930, in envelope taped to back of frame.","Item B10; Oranges, painting, oil on board, 13 x 21 inches, 2011. Signed lower right, \"Pete '11\". Inscriptions: On reverse - still life with fruit and vegetables and inscription \"Pete Ballard, Oranges 2011\".","Item B11; Still Life with Bottles and Pear, oil on board, 16 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches, 1981. Signed lower left in pencil \"Pete '81\". Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Painted in Beijing, China, Stillife with bottles and pear, 1981.\"","Item B12; Wild Roses from Rich Creek, unknown medium, 10 x 8 inches, 2001. Signed lower left \"Pete '01.\" Inscription on reverse: \"Wild Roses from Rich Creek, Pete Ballard, Peterstown, W.Va. 2001.\"","Item B13; Still Life with Grapes, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, 2010. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Still Life with Grapes, 2010.\"","Item B14; Yellow Trumpet flowers in White Bowl, pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches, 1949. Signed lower right, \"Pete '49.\" Inscription on reverse \"Yellow Trumpet Flowers in White Bowl by Pete Ballard 1949, student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla.\"","Item B15; Baharain Island, oil on board, 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches, ca. 1960s. Faint signature lower right \"Pete.\" Inscriptions on reverse: \"Baharain Island, I painted this sitting in Saudi Arabia on the shore of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, looking across the water to a hint of Baharainian Island. The 60s Quick effort - hot day!\"","Item B16; Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV, unknown medium, 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches, 2000. No signature. Inscription on label on reverse: \"\"Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV\" by Pete Ballard 2000\".","Item B17; \"White Hydrangeas\" 2003; Painting: 13 ¼ in. x 19 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 22 ¾ in.","Item B18; \"Rhododendron\" 2010; Painting: 22 in. x 29 in.; With frame: 32 ½ in. x 39 in.","Item B19; \"Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¾ in. x 10 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B20; \"Iris\" 2004; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 30 in.; With frame: 22 in. x 35 in.","Item B21; \"Hollyhocks\" 1999; Painting: 23 ½ in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 27 ½ in. x 33 ½ in.","Item B22; \"Inca Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 9 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B23; \"Hester Hill Orchid\" 1981; Painting: 12 ¾ in. x 14 ¾ in.; With frame: 14 ¼ in. x 16 ¼ in.","Item B24; \"Marge Harrison's Pink Camellias\"; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 16 in.; With frame: 15 ¼ in. x 19 ½ in.","Item B25; \"Lillies of the Valley et al\" 1985; Painting: 12 ¼ in. x 13 in.; With frame: 13 ¾ in. x 14 ¼ in.","Item B26; \"Chinese Pears\" 1981; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 13 ¼ in.; With frame: 9 ¼ in. x 15 in.","Item B27; \"South Dakota Field of Sunflowers\" 2003; Painting: 5 ¾ in. x 8 in.; With frame: 7 in. x 9 in.","Item B28; \"Oranges I\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 10 in. x 10 in.","Item B29; \"Oranges II\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 9 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.","Item B30; \"Rhododendron\" 2004; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 13 ¼ in. x 17 ¼ in.","Item B31; \"Peonies\" 2004; Painting: 8 ¾ in. x 11 ¾ in.; With frame: 10 ½ in. x 13 ½ in.","Item B32; \"Wild Blue New England Asters\" 2011; Painting: 19 ½ in. x 23 ½ in.; With frame: 26 in. x 29 in.","Item B33; \"Marigolds\" 2008; Painting: 21 in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 22 ¾ in. x 31 ¼ in.","Item B34; \"Geraniums II\"; Painting: 11 in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 20 ½ in. x 25 in.","Item B35; \"Lilacs\" 2012; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 20 ¾ in.; With frame: 22 ½ in. x 27","Item B36; \"James Woods Crimson Peonies\" 2011; Painting: 21 ¾ in. x 27 ¾ in.; With frame: 23 x 29","Item B37; \"Potatoscape\" 2011; Painting: 9 ½ in. x 20 in.; With frame: 12 ½ in. x 24 ¾ in.","Item B38; \"Oranges\"; Painting:8 x 10 ½ in. (oval); With frame: 10 ¾ x 13 ½","Bust of Pete Ballard, created by Pete Ballard.","Item N06; Portrait of Pete Ballard by Pat Johnston, early 1960s; Painting: 23 in. x 71 in.; With frame: 24 ¾ in. x 73 in.","Item N07; \"Welch 88\" print by George Jarvis; Print: 21 in. x 29 ¼ in.; With frame: 24 in x 32 in."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_8eebdde033a1a50618aa26b5bb3c6537\"\u003eProfessional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material. There are also several addenda to the collection. See Scope and Content Note for more information about collection contents. See Historical Note for more information about Ballard.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material. There are also several addenda to the collection. See Scope and Content Note for more information about collection contents. See Historical Note for more information about Ballard."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_b4c3ea260de6355b61bede77410e85e1\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"persname_ssim":["Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017"],"names_coll_ssim":["Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017"],"language_ssim":["English\n."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T07:54:07.247Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProfessional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eContents List:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding artwork: Note that B items are by Ballard, N items are not, and some paintings have additional notes on the back that are not reflected in the contents list.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 1 and 2:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBiographical Information -- Arthur Joseph \"Pete\" Ballard\u003c/emph\u003e (father of the subject of this collection; includes Master's thesis in education, which includes photographs of Davy Junior High with students in the 1930s, as well as photocopies of clippings); ca. 1930s-1960s (front of box 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMiscellaneous \u003c/emph\u003e(includes clippings, hat doll brochure working papers, and typescript regarding fashion history); ca. 1990-2010, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eProject Files\u003c/emph\u003e (includes programs, clippings, photographs, etc. regarding doll exhibits, painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions by Pete Ballard; folders include annotations regarding projects); ca. 1960s-2000s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBooks\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdams, Julie, and Mitchell Danton. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon\u003c/emph\u003e. United States: Hollywood Adventures Pub, 2011. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArcher, William R. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLegendary Locals of McDowell County, West Virginia\u003c/emph\u003e. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2013. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2013.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArcher, William R. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWelch\u003c/emph\u003e. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2007.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNiven, Penelope, and Edward Albee. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThornton Wilder: A Life\u003c/emph\u003e. New York: Harper, 2012. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, as well as a postcard from the author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 3:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eExhibit Slides\u003c/emph\u003e (for dolls and paintings); ca. 1980s, undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eDiaries of Sketches\u003c/emph\u003e (three books that include manuscript diary entries and sketches by Pete Ballard); ca. 1975-1997\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 4 and 5:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eExhibit Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e (for dolls and paintings; locations of exhibits are recorded); ca. 2000s, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 6 and 7:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePersonality Files\u003c/emph\u003e (arranged alphabetically; includes letters, greeting cards, photographs, clippings, and other material; original material is marked with three asterisks [***]); ca. 1960s-2000s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMargot Abbott, writer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMona Abboud, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNicholas Anderson, cellist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMaya Angelou, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJose Acosta, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAppalachian Indians of West Virginia\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJean Arthur, actress *** [2 signed Christmas cards]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nArthur Ballard, father\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMiriam Ballard, mother\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (photos)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (80th birthday)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (appointments and honors)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (photos)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (high school talent show picture)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBarbara Baxley, actress *** [signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCecil Beaton, fashion photographer (2 folders)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAaron Berofsky, violinist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEllen Berry\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nStella Blum, director of costume institute\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDave Brubeck, jazz musician *** [signed Christmas cards]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBetty Bruce, actress *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRichard Buckley, conductor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBill Bushnell, theater director\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobert Byrd *** [autograph letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMichelangelo Canale, ballet director\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKitty Carlisle, actress *** [two signed notes]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSarah Churchill\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMorton Da Costa, film director *** [2 letters]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFranklin Cover, actor on Jeffersons *** [3 letters, Christmas card with long note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHoward Da Silva, actor *** [3 Christmas cards]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAlexandra Danilova, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBette Davis, actress *** [cigarette butt]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nIvan Davis, pianist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDolly Sisters, vaudeville act\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDrawings of Pete Ballard\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRosemary Harris Ehle *** [1 letter, 2 notes]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nQueen Elizabeth\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSvea Ekloff, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDonna Fargo, country singer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nErica Fischbach, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGarrett Fischbach, violinist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKen Frazelle, composer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJune Havoc, actress *** [2 letters, 1 note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMelissa Hayden, ballet dancer *** [2 greeting cards, 1 of them with a note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHelen Hayes, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHal Holbrook, actor *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMelva Houston, jazz singer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nClaude Howell, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [greeting cards may contain original signatures]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nShah of Iran\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn P. John, Milliner\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLyndon Johnson (in Welch, West Virginia)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nChristine Jorgensen, actress *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWilliam Kapell, pianist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJoe King, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNancy Lancaster, gardener\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAngela Lansbury\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJerome Lawrence, playwright *** [2 signed notes]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nVivien Leigh, actress *** [1 signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBetty Lynn, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSamuel Magill, cellist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJayne Mansfield, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFrederick Matthews, singer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGayle Manchin *** [1 note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEdward Maeder, costume curator\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nReba McEntire *** [1 signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEthel Merman, singer *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKuan Nai-Ping, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nArmand De Navarre, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCathleen Nesbitt, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBarbara Nissman, pianist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBrian O'Leary, astronaut\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Oller, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSultan of Oman\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Otis, actor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJanie Parker, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Peragine, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMiguel Pinero, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDavid Pittenger, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWalter Plunkett, costume designer *** [1 letter, 1 drawing]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBaroness Katharine Raffalovich *** [3 letters]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSally Rand, dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNancy Reagan\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLaura Ann Sarvay, art teacher\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing Saudi of Arabia (includes short narrative)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDeanna Seay, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDaniel Selznick, son of Selznick *** [2 greeting cards, 1 postcard]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSallie Jones Sexton (inherited Bryn Du Mansion) *** [1 note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Schuck, actor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMary Starnes, Concord College actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing and Queen of Spain\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobert Suderburg, chancellor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPaul Tazewell, costume designer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBlair Tindall, oboist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGovernor Tomblin and Family\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMel Tomlinson, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHarry S. Truman (in Welch, West Virginia) *** [autograph on card]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBertha Spafford Vesta\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKatita Waldo, ballet dancer *** [1 letter, 1 greeting card with note, 1 signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobert Ward, composer, chancellor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMae West, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nThornton Wilder, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGovernor Wise\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJane Withers, actress *** [1 letter, 2 greeting cards with notes, 2 photos with signatures]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEdward Wright, dean\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFormer Students\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMiscellaneous:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFashion Plate Notebook; undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAudio-Visual Material:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n8 mm film and VHS (World's Fair -- unveiling of statue of Winston Churchill; 8 mm film is likely the source material for the VHS); 1965\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDVD (Concord College -- 1. dolls; 2. unsolved mysteries); 2012\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAwards and Honors:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nIncludes awards from Concord University, West Virginia University, the WV Governor, and the US Senate; includes paper records, plaque, and DVD); ca. 1970-2014\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 10:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eOversize:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nItem B01; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 2003. Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain (From Kelly Whitmore's Front Yard, Wikel [sic], WV) Pete Ballard\".\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nItem B02; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 1998 (?). Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows from Michael Smith's Front Yard, Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV\".\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSix Color Photographs of Dolls (mounted on foam board); undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSilhouette of Pete Ballard, cut by Dr. Ed Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; 1992\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[No box 11]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 12:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eArtifact:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nScrap of fabric from skirt of restored \"barbecue\" dress from Gone With the Wind; ca. 1939\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBooks:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nArnold, Janet. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePatterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's Dresses \u0026amp; Their Construction\u003c/emph\u003e. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972 (vol. 2) and 1977 (vol. 1).\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKaplan, Edward, and Ruth Devine. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePancratia\u003c/emph\u003e. S.l.: Swamp Press, 1987. Includes inscription and Kaplan's autograph.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eColor Copies of Ballard Paintings\u003c/emph\u003e; ca. 1987-2005\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eOversize Personality Files:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [mounted Christmas card with photo of the king and Queen Alia and signatures]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKathy Thornton *** [photo with inscription and signature]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKatharine Cornell *** [photo with signature]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eOversize:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBroadside from Old Brewery Theatre, where Ballard used to design costumes; early 1950s\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPhoto of Pete Ballard, taken by Kathy Thornton; late 1960s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 13-21:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2014/03/20:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nca. 1930-2013; 11 ft. 3 in. (located in boxes 13-21)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including genealogy records, honors and awards, museum costume collection records, artworks, personality files, dolls, and slides.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2015/06/20:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n2015; 3/4 in. (located in box 21)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nContains material regarding Ballard's 84th birthday, including news clippings regarding the birthday celebration and photocopies of honors from the U.S. House of Representatives and from Senator Manchin; donation of dolls created by Ballard to Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum; and exhibit of dolls created by Ballard at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 22:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2014/12/17:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nca. 1950-2014; 7 ft. 6 in. (located in boxes 22-27)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including autographed books, literary manuscripts, travel literature, greeting cards, and other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ebooks autographed by authors (including \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWelch and Its People\u003c/emph\u003e, by Rose R. Marino, 1985; and \"Cookin' in a Coal Camp, 1995; and other books); 1985, 1995\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 23:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eautograph book (for guests are special events); ca. 1980s\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\npainting, \"small\" still life; undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballad); undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\ntravel literature, United States and overseas; ca. 1950-1990\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 24:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballard; includes \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHaute Coutoure\u003c/emph\u003e, Unsolved Mysteries); ca. 1960-1980\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\ndvd (\"Ballard, Dolls, Unsolved Mysteries\"); undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 25:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eliterary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Widow Hudson\u003c/emph\u003e); undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 26:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003emanuscripts (contains a variety of topics and material, including: visit of Joe Manchin; Governor Tomblin; biographer Penelope Nixon; pianist Barbara Nissman; \"Gone With The Wind Dolls\"; and greeting cards; among other material); ca. 1980-2010\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ebook (\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMasterworks from the Butler Institute of American Art\u003c/emph\u003e); 2010\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2018/04/04:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n1960s, 2009-2015\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including correspondence, printed material, CD, DVD, photographs, and more; subjects include friends and students of Ballard, Ballard's career, an exhibit he created, his honorary doctorate, and more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 27:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eliterary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHaute Coutoure\u003c/emph\u003e); undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 28:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003esketchbook\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2018/04/04:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n2015\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including honorary Doctorate items from Concord University, and exhibit poster.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 29:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArtwork:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B05; Great Wall [of China] Pataling Pass, dry drawing, ink on paper, September 1981. Signature lower right, \"Pete '81\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following three drawings were made by Ballard in the summer of 1949, when he was a student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL. All three depict a nude model named \"Alice\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B06; Alice, drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 18 x 14 1/2 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard '49 \"Alice\"\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B07; [Alice Seated, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches, 1949.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B08; [Alice Standing, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 25 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard 1-09-49 [?]\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N01; Kuan Nai Ping, Pete Ballard, painting, gouache?, 16 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches, ca. 1981. Signed lower left, \"Kuan Nai Ping\" with Chinese script. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1981. Painting by Kuan, Nai Ping, Chinese impressionist, Painted while on a picnic at the Summer Palace outside Beijing, China. The beautiful lake in the background is the man-made lake on palace property. See file folder on Kuan, Nai Ping in Pete Ballard portraits.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N02; Joan Clark, [Portrait of Pete Ballard], painting, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches, ca. 1949. Signed lower left, \"Joan Clark\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1949 - While student for the summer at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla. Artist is fellow student, Joan Clark.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 30:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B09; [Unfinished Portrait of Miriam Brewster Ballard], painting, oil on board?, 20 x 16 inches, undated. No signature. Inscription on protective cardboard: \"Unfinished oil of my mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard. Mother just couldn't \"sit\" longer than 3 minutes. It was hopeless - Ha! P. Ballard\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N03; J. Whits, [Mary Clifton Spangler], oval drawing, media unknown, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, undated. Signed lower right, \"J. Whits\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My Grandmother Mary Clifton Spangler This is the original drawing by \"J. Whits\" - he also drew her Mother, Mary Ann Peters Spangler. Mary Clifton Spangler M. [married?] Dr. Arthur Boreman Ballard.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N04; Armand di [de?] Navarre, [Mary Ann Peters], oval painting, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, undated. No signature. Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My great grandmother Mary Ann Peters c. 1882 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hudson Spangler, my great grandfather. This painting was done for me by Armand di Navarre from her photograph. Armand di Navarre did a large portrait of me. I gave it to Conrad U. Library.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N05; Kenneth Frazelle, [Untitled], painting, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2004. Signed lower left, \"Kenneth Frazelle 04\", lower right \"for Peter Ballard\". Inscription on reverse: \"8-04\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnboxed Artwork:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B03; My Mother [Miriam Brewster Ballard -- full-length portrait], painting, oil on board, 44 1/8 x 23 1/4 inches, 2005. Signed lower right, \"GOD + PETE '05\". Written on tape on reverse, \"Portrait of my Mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard\". \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B04; Alice Hamilton Ballard (wife of Col. W. H. Ballard), painting, oil on board, 33 7/8 x 25 1/4 inches, ca. 1954-1955. Signed lower left, \"Pete Ballard 3-55\". Inscription on reverse, \"Portrait of: Alice Hamilton Ballard by Pete Ballard c. 1954\". Labels include information \"Welch, W.V.\" and \"Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton Ballard, 4603 W. Fairway Drive, New Bern, N.C. 28562.\" ***ALSO: black and white photograph of Alice Hamilton as WVU May Queen, 1930, in envelope taped to back of frame.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B10; Oranges, painting, oil on board, 13 x 21 inches, 2011. Signed lower right, \"Pete '11\". Inscriptions: On reverse - still life with fruit and vegetables and inscription \"Pete Ballard, Oranges 2011\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B11; Still Life with Bottles and Pear, oil on board, 16 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches, 1981. Signed lower left in pencil \"Pete '81\". Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Painted in Beijing, China, Stillife with bottles and pear, 1981.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B12; Wild Roses from Rich Creek, unknown medium, 10 x 8 inches, 2001. Signed lower left \"Pete '01.\" Inscription on reverse: \"Wild Roses from Rich Creek, Pete Ballard, Peterstown, W.Va. 2001.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B13; Still Life with Grapes, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, 2010. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Still Life with Grapes, 2010.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B14; Yellow Trumpet flowers in White Bowl, pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches, 1949. Signed lower right, \"Pete '49.\" Inscription on reverse \"Yellow Trumpet Flowers in White Bowl by Pete Ballard 1949, student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B15; Baharain Island, oil on board, 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches, ca. 1960s. Faint signature lower right \"Pete.\" Inscriptions on reverse: \"Baharain Island, I painted this sitting in Saudi Arabia on the shore of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, looking across the water to a hint of Baharainian Island. The 60s Quick effort - hot day!\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B16; Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV, unknown medium, 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches, 2000. No signature. Inscription on label on reverse: \"\"Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV\" by Pete Ballard 2000\". \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B17; \"White Hydrangeas\" 2003; Painting: 13 ¼ in. x 19 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 22 ¾ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B18; \"Rhododendron\" 2010; Painting: 22 in. x 29 in.; With frame: 32 ½ in. x 39 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B19; \"Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¾ in. x 10 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B20; \"Iris\" 2004; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 30 in.; With frame: 22 in. x 35 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B21; \"Hollyhocks\" 1999; Painting: 23 ½ in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 27 ½ in. x 33 ½ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B22; \"Inca Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 9 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B23; \"Hester Hill Orchid\" 1981; Painting: 12 ¾ in. x 14 ¾ in.; With frame: 14 ¼ in. x 16 ¼ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B24; \"Marge Harrison's Pink Camellias\"; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 16 in.; With frame: 15 ¼ in. x 19 ½ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B25; \"Lillies of the Valley et al\" 1985; Painting: 12 ¼ in. x 13 in.; With frame: 13 ¾ in. x 14 ¼ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B26; \"Chinese Pears\" 1981; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 13 ¼ in.; With frame: 9 ¼ in. x 15 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B27; \"South Dakota Field of Sunflowers\" 2003; Painting: 5 ¾ in. x 8 in.; With frame: 7 in. x 9 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B28; \"Oranges I\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 10 in. x 10 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B29; \"Oranges II\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 9 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B30; \"Rhododendron\" 2004; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 13 ¼ in. x 17 ¼ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B31; \"Peonies\" 2004; Painting: 8 ¾ in. x 11 ¾ in.; With frame: 10 ½ in. x 13 ½ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B32; \"Wild Blue New England Asters\" 2011; Painting: 19 ½ in. x 23 ½ in.; With frame: 26 in. x 29 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B33; \"Marigolds\" 2008; Painting: 21 in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 22 ¾ in. x 31 ¼ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B34; \"Geraniums II\"; Painting: 11 in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 20 ½ in. x 25 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B35; \"Lilacs\" 2012; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 20 ¾ in.; With frame: 22 ½ in. x 27\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B36; \"James Woods Crimson Peonies\" 2011; Painting: 21 ¾ in. x 27 ¾ in.; With frame: 23 x 29\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B37; \"Potatoscape\" 2011; Painting: 9 ½ in. x 20 in.; With frame: 12 ½ in. x 24 ¾ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B38; \"Oranges\"; Painting:8 x 10 ½ in. (oval); With frame: 10 ¾ x 13 ½\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBust of Pete Ballard, created by Pete Ballard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N06; Portrait of Pete Ballard by Pat Johnston, early 1960s; Painting: 23 in. x 71 in.; With frame: 24 ¾ in. x 73 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N07; \"Welch 88\" print by George Jarvis; Print: 21 in. x 29 ¼ in.; With frame: 24 in x 32 in.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_2318.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196386","title_ssm":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers"],"title_tesim":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["circa 1930-2015"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["circa 1930-2015"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1930/2015"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, 1930/2015"],"text":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, 1930/2015","A\u0026M 3869","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/2318","Art and artists","No special access restriction applies.","Researchers may access born digital and digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department.","Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard (ca. 1931-2017) was born in Welch, West Virginia, and resided in Peterstown, WV in his later years. He was a nationally known costume designer, museum costume historian and conservator.","He received a degree in education from Concord University in 1953. His career as an educator also took him to Saudi Arabia to teach English as a second language for eight years, as well as to Vietnam and China. He then taught for many years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.","While teaching in Winston-Salem, Ballard was asked to become curator of the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum, the former R.J. Reynolds estate. He continued to do costume curation and conservation work at several major museums in the South. Leftover scraps of fabric from his work with costumes inspired him to create dolls whose clothing exemplified authentic period fashions. His work in teaching, painting, and costumes led his to friendships with a wide variety of people, including Sarah Churchill, Vivien Leigh, and King Hussein of Jordan.","The recipient of many awards and honors for his work in multiple fields, Ballard was named one of the Outstanding Educators in America (1970). His work with costumes earned the Award of Merit from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Society (1978) and a Gold Award from the National Retail Merchants Associates (1978). He was named Concord University's Golden Alumnus in 2007. His West Virginia awards include the Order of the Arts and Historical Letters from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (2006), the Distinguished West Virginian Award (2007), and the Order of the 35th Star (2010). He also chaired the Coal Heritage Highway Authority (2002).","Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material.","Contents List:","Regarding artwork: Note that B items are by Ballard, N items are not, and some paintings have additional notes on the back that are not reflected in the contents list.","Boxes 1 and 2:","Biographical Information -- Arthur Joseph \"Pete\" Ballard (father of the subject of this collection; includes Master's thesis in education, which includes photographs of Davy Junior High with students in the 1930s, as well as photocopies of clippings); ca. 1930s-1960s (front of box 1)","Miscellaneous (includes clippings, hat doll brochure working papers, and typescript regarding fashion history); ca. 1990-2010, undated","Project Files (includes programs, clippings, photographs, etc. regarding doll exhibits, painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions by Pete Ballard; folders include annotations regarding projects); ca. 1960s-2000s","Books","Adams, Julie, and Mitchell Danton. The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon. United States: Hollywood Adventures Pub, 2011. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph.","Archer, William R. Legendary Locals of McDowell County, West Virginia. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2013. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2013.","Archer, William R. Welch. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2007.","Niven, Penelope, and Edward Albee. Thornton Wilder: A Life. New York: Harper, 2012. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, as well as a postcard from the author.","Box 3:","Exhibit Slides (for dolls and paintings); ca. 1980s, undated\nDiaries of Sketches (three books that include manuscript diary entries and sketches by Pete Ballard); ca. 1975-1997","Boxes 4 and 5:","Exhibit Photographs (for dolls and paintings; locations of exhibits are recorded); ca. 2000s, undated","Boxes 6 and 7:","Personality Files (arranged alphabetically; includes letters, greeting cards, photographs, clippings, and other material; original material is marked with three asterisks [***]); ca. 1960s-2000s","Margot Abbott, writer\nMona Abboud, actress\nNicholas Anderson, cellist\nMaya Angelou, author\nJose Acosta, artist\nAppalachian Indians of West Virginia\nJean Arthur, actress *** [2 signed Christmas cards]\nArthur Ballard, father\nMiriam Ballard, mother\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (80th birthday)\nPete Ballard (appointments and honors)\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (high school talent show picture)\nMikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer\nBarbara Baxley, actress *** [signed photo]\nCecil Beaton, fashion photographer (2 folders)\nAaron Berofsky, violinist\nEllen Berry\nStella Blum, director of costume institute\nDave Brubeck, jazz musician *** [signed Christmas cards]\nBetty Bruce, actress *** [1 letter]\nRichard Buckley, conductor\nBill Bushnell, theater director\nRobert Byrd *** [autograph letter]\nMichelangelo Canale, ballet director\nKitty Carlisle, actress *** [two signed notes]\nSarah Churchill\nMorton Da Costa, film director *** [2 letters]\nFranklin Cover, actor on Jeffersons *** [3 letters, Christmas card with long note]\nHoward Da Silva, actor *** [3 Christmas cards]\nAlexandra Danilova, ballet dancer\nBette Davis, actress *** [cigarette butt]\nIvan Davis, pianist\nDolly Sisters, vaudeville act\nDrawings of Pete Ballard\nRosemary Harris Ehle *** [1 letter, 2 notes]\nQueen Elizabeth\nSvea Ekloff, ballet dancer\nDonna Fargo, country singer\nErica Fischbach, ballet dancer\nGarrett Fischbach, violinist\nKen Frazelle, composer\nJune Havoc, actress *** [2 letters, 1 note]\nMelissa Hayden, ballet dancer *** [2 greeting cards, 1 of them with a note]\nHelen Hayes, actress\nHal Holbrook, actor *** [1 letter]\nMelva Houston, jazz singer\nClaude Howell, artist\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [greeting cards may contain original signatures]\nShah of Iran\nJohn P. John, Milliner\nLyndon Johnson (in Welch, West Virginia)\nChristine Jorgensen, actress *** [1 letter]\nWilliam Kapell, pianist\nJoe King, artist\nNancy Lancaster, gardener\nAngela Lansbury\nJerome Lawrence, playwright *** [2 signed notes]\nVivien Leigh, actress *** [1 signed photo]\nBetty Lynn, actress\nSamuel Magill, cellist\nJayne Mansfield, actress\nFrederick Matthews, singer\nGayle Manchin *** [1 note]\nEdward Maeder, costume curator\nReba McEntire *** [1 signed photo]\nEthel Merman, singer *** [1 letter]\nKuan Nai-Ping, artist\nArmand De Navarre, artist\nCathleen Nesbitt, actress\nBarbara Nissman, pianist\nBrian O'Leary, astronaut\nJohn Oller, author\nSultan of Oman\nJohn Otis, actor\nJanie Parker, ballet dancer\nJohn Peragine, author\nMiguel Pinero, author\nDavid Pittenger, ballet dancer\nWalter Plunkett, costume designer *** [1 letter, 1 drawing]\nBaroness Katharine Raffalovich *** [3 letters]\nSally Rand, dancer\nNancy Reagan\nLaura Ann Sarvay, art teacher\nKing Saudi of Arabia (includes short narrative)\nDeanna Seay, ballet dancer\nDaniel Selznick, son of Selznick *** [2 greeting cards, 1 postcard]\nSallie Jones Sexton (inherited Bryn Du Mansion) *** [1 note]\nJohn Schuck, actor\nMary Starnes, Concord College actress\nKing and Queen of Spain\nRobert Suderburg, chancellor\nPaul Tazewell, costume designer\nBlair Tindall, oboist\nGovernor Tomblin and Family\nMel Tomlinson, ballet dancer\nHarry S. Truman (in Welch, West Virginia) *** [autograph on card]\nBertha Spafford Vesta\nKatita Waldo, ballet dancer *** [1 letter, 1 greeting card with note, 1 signed photo]\nRobert Ward, composer, chancellor\nMae West, actress\nThornton Wilder, author\nGovernor Wise\n\nJane Withers, actress *** [1 letter, 2 greeting cards with notes, 2 photos with signatures]\nEdward Wright, dean\nFormer Students","Box 8:","Miscellaneous:\nFashion Plate Notebook; undated","Audio-Visual Material:\n8 mm film and VHS (World's Fair -- unveiling of statue of Winston Churchill; 8 mm film is likely the source material for the VHS); 1965\nDVD (Concord College -- 1. dolls; 2. unsolved mysteries); 2012","Box 9:","Awards and Honors:\nIncludes awards from Concord University, West Virginia University, the WV Governor, and the US Senate; includes paper records, plaque, and DVD); ca. 1970-2014","Box 10:","Oversize:\nItem B01; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 2003. Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain (From Kelly Whitmore's Front Yard, Wikel [sic], WV) Pete Ballard\".\nItem B02; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 1998 (?). Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows from Michael Smith's Front Yard, Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV\".\nSix Color Photographs of Dolls (mounted on foam board); undated\nSilhouette of Pete Ballard, cut by Dr. Ed Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; 1992","[No box 11]","Box 12:","Artifact:\nScrap of fabric from skirt of restored \"barbecue\" dress from Gone With the Wind; ca. 1939","Books:\nArnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's Dresses \u0026 Their Construction. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972 (vol. 2) and 1977 (vol. 1).\nKaplan, Edward, and Ruth Devine. Pancratia. S.l.: Swamp Press, 1987. Includes inscription and Kaplan's autograph.\nColor Copies of Ballard Paintings; ca. 1987-2005","Oversize Personality Files:\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [mounted Christmas card with photo of the king and Queen Alia and signatures]\nKathy Thornton *** [photo with inscription and signature]\nKatharine Cornell *** [photo with signature]","Oversize:\nBroadside from Old Brewery Theatre, where Ballard used to design costumes; early 1950s\nPhoto of Pete Ballard, taken by Kathy Thornton; late 1960s","Boxes 13-21:","Addendum of 2014/03/20:\nca. 1930-2013; 11 ft. 3 in. (located in boxes 13-21)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including genealogy records, honors and awards, museum costume collection records, artworks, personality files, dolls, and slides.","Addendum of 2015/06/20:\n2015; 3/4 in. (located in box 21)\nContains material regarding Ballard's 84th birthday, including news clippings regarding the birthday celebration and photocopies of honors from the U.S. House of Representatives and from Senator Manchin; donation of dolls created by Ballard to Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum; and exhibit of dolls created by Ballard at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.","Box 22:","Addendum of 2014/12/17:\nca. 1950-2014; 7 ft. 6 in. (located in boxes 22-27)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including autographed books, literary manuscripts, travel literature, greeting cards, and other material.","books autographed by authors (including Welch and Its People, by Rose R. Marino, 1985; and \"Cookin' in a Coal Camp, 1995; and other books); 1985, 1995","Box 23:","autograph book (for guests are special events); ca. 1980s\npainting, \"small\" still life; undated\nliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballad); undated\ntravel literature, United States and overseas; ca. 1950-1990","Box 24:","literary manuscripts (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure, Unsolved Mysteries); ca. 1960-1980\ndvd (\"Ballard, Dolls, Unsolved Mysteries\"); undated","Box 25:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes The Widow Hudson); undated","Box 26:","manuscripts (contains a variety of topics and material, including: visit of Joe Manchin; Governor Tomblin; biographer Penelope Nixon; pianist Barbara Nissman; \"Gone With The Wind Dolls\"; and greeting cards; among other material); ca. 1980-2010","book (Masterworks from the Butler Institute of American Art); 2010","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n1960s, 2009-2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including correspondence, printed material, CD, DVD, photographs, and more; subjects include friends and students of Ballard, Ballard's career, an exhibit he created, his honorary doctorate, and more.","Box 27:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure); undated","Box 28:","sketchbook","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including honorary Doctorate items from Concord University, and exhibit poster.","Box 29:","Artwork:","Item B05; Great Wall [of China] Pataling Pass, dry drawing, ink on paper, September 1981. Signature lower right, \"Pete '81\".","The following three drawings were made by Ballard in the summer of 1949, when he was a student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL. All three depict a nude model named \"Alice\".","Item B06; Alice, drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 18 x 14 1/2 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard '49 \"Alice\"\".","Item B07; [Alice Seated, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches, 1949.","Item B08; [Alice Standing, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 25 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard 1-09-49 [?]\".","Item N01; Kuan Nai Ping, Pete Ballard, painting, gouache?, 16 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches, ca. 1981. Signed lower left, \"Kuan Nai Ping\" with Chinese script. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1981. Painting by Kuan, Nai Ping, Chinese impressionist, Painted while on a picnic at the Summer Palace outside Beijing, China. The beautiful lake in the background is the man-made lake on palace property. See file folder on Kuan, Nai Ping in Pete Ballard portraits.\"","Item N02; Joan Clark, [Portrait of Pete Ballard], painting, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches, ca. 1949. Signed lower left, \"Joan Clark\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1949 - While student for the summer at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla. Artist is fellow student, Joan Clark.\"","Box 30:","Item B09; [Unfinished Portrait of Miriam Brewster Ballard], painting, oil on board?, 20 x 16 inches, undated. No signature. Inscription on protective cardboard: \"Unfinished oil of my mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard. Mother just couldn't \"sit\" longer than 3 minutes. It was hopeless - Ha! P. Ballard\".","Item N03; J. Whits, [Mary Clifton Spangler], oval drawing, media unknown, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, undated. Signed lower right, \"J. Whits\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My Grandmother Mary Clifton Spangler This is the original drawing by \"J. Whits\" - he also drew her Mother, Mary Ann Peters Spangler. Mary Clifton Spangler M. [married?] Dr. Arthur Boreman Ballard.\"","Item N04; Armand di [de?] Navarre, [Mary Ann Peters], oval painting, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, undated. No signature. Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My great grandmother Mary Ann Peters c. 1882 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hudson Spangler, my great grandfather. This painting was done for me by Armand di Navarre from her photograph. Armand di Navarre did a large portrait of me. I gave it to Conrad U. Library.\"","Item N05; Kenneth Frazelle, [Untitled], painting, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2004. Signed lower left, \"Kenneth Frazelle 04\", lower right \"for Peter Ballard\". Inscription on reverse: \"8-04\".","Unboxed Artwork:","Item B03; My Mother [Miriam Brewster Ballard -- full-length portrait], painting, oil on board, 44 1/8 x 23 1/4 inches, 2005. Signed lower right, \"GOD + PETE '05\". Written on tape on reverse, \"Portrait of my Mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard\".","Item B04; Alice Hamilton Ballard (wife of Col. W. H. Ballard), painting, oil on board, 33 7/8 x 25 1/4 inches, ca. 1954-1955. Signed lower left, \"Pete Ballard 3-55\". Inscription on reverse, \"Portrait of: Alice Hamilton Ballard by Pete Ballard c. 1954\". Labels include information \"Welch, W.V.\" and \"Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton Ballard, 4603 W. Fairway Drive, New Bern, N.C. 28562.\" ***ALSO: black and white photograph of Alice Hamilton as WVU May Queen, 1930, in envelope taped to back of frame.","Item B10; Oranges, painting, oil on board, 13 x 21 inches, 2011. Signed lower right, \"Pete '11\". Inscriptions: On reverse - still life with fruit and vegetables and inscription \"Pete Ballard, Oranges 2011\".","Item B11; Still Life with Bottles and Pear, oil on board, 16 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches, 1981. Signed lower left in pencil \"Pete '81\". Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Painted in Beijing, China, Stillife with bottles and pear, 1981.\"","Item B12; Wild Roses from Rich Creek, unknown medium, 10 x 8 inches, 2001. Signed lower left \"Pete '01.\" Inscription on reverse: \"Wild Roses from Rich Creek, Pete Ballard, Peterstown, W.Va. 2001.\"","Item B13; Still Life with Grapes, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, 2010. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Still Life with Grapes, 2010.\"","Item B14; Yellow Trumpet flowers in White Bowl, pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches, 1949. Signed lower right, \"Pete '49.\" Inscription on reverse \"Yellow Trumpet Flowers in White Bowl by Pete Ballard 1949, student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla.\"","Item B15; Baharain Island, oil on board, 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches, ca. 1960s. Faint signature lower right \"Pete.\" Inscriptions on reverse: \"Baharain Island, I painted this sitting in Saudi Arabia on the shore of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, looking across the water to a hint of Baharainian Island. The 60s Quick effort - hot day!\"","Item B16; Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV, unknown medium, 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches, 2000. No signature. Inscription on label on reverse: \"\"Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV\" by Pete Ballard 2000\".","Item B17; \"White Hydrangeas\" 2003; Painting: 13 ¼ in. x 19 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 22 ¾ in.","Item B18; \"Rhododendron\" 2010; Painting: 22 in. x 29 in.; With frame: 32 ½ in. x 39 in.","Item B19; \"Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¾ in. x 10 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B20; \"Iris\" 2004; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 30 in.; With frame: 22 in. x 35 in.","Item B21; \"Hollyhocks\" 1999; Painting: 23 ½ in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 27 ½ in. x 33 ½ in.","Item B22; \"Inca Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 9 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B23; \"Hester Hill Orchid\" 1981; Painting: 12 ¾ in. x 14 ¾ in.; With frame: 14 ¼ in. x 16 ¼ in.","Item B24; \"Marge Harrison's Pink Camellias\"; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 16 in.; With frame: 15 ¼ in. x 19 ½ in.","Item B25; \"Lillies of the Valley et al\" 1985; Painting: 12 ¼ in. x 13 in.; With frame: 13 ¾ in. x 14 ¼ in.","Item B26; \"Chinese Pears\" 1981; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 13 ¼ in.; With frame: 9 ¼ in. x 15 in.","Item B27; \"South Dakota Field of Sunflowers\" 2003; Painting: 5 ¾ in. x 8 in.; With frame: 7 in. x 9 in.","Item B28; \"Oranges I\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 10 in. x 10 in.","Item B29; \"Oranges II\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 9 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.","Item B30; \"Rhododendron\" 2004; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 13 ¼ in. x 17 ¼ in.","Item B31; \"Peonies\" 2004; Painting: 8 ¾ in. x 11 ¾ in.; With frame: 10 ½ in. x 13 ½ in.","Item B32; \"Wild Blue New England Asters\" 2011; Painting: 19 ½ in. x 23 ½ in.; With frame: 26 in. x 29 in.","Item B33; \"Marigolds\" 2008; Painting: 21 in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 22 ¾ in. x 31 ¼ in.","Item B34; \"Geraniums II\"; Painting: 11 in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 20 ½ in. x 25 in.","Item B35; \"Lilacs\" 2012; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 20 ¾ in.; With frame: 22 ½ in. x 27","Item B36; \"James Woods Crimson Peonies\" 2011; Painting: 21 ¾ in. x 27 ¾ in.; With frame: 23 x 29","Item B37; \"Potatoscape\" 2011; Painting: 9 ½ in. x 20 in.; With frame: 12 ½ in. x 24 ¾ in.","Item B38; \"Oranges\"; Painting:8 x 10 ½ in. (oval); With frame: 10 ¾ x 13 ½","Bust of Pete Ballard, created by Pete Ballard.","Item N06; Portrait of Pete Ballard by Pat Johnston, early 1960s; Painting: 23 in. x 71 in.; With frame: 24 ¾ in. x 73 in.","Item N07; \"Welch 88\" print by George Jarvis; Print: 21 in. x 29 ¼ in.; With frame: 24 in x 32 in.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. 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He was a nationally known costume designer, museum costume historian and conservator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe received a degree in education from Concord University in 1953. His career as an educator also took him to Saudi Arabia to teach English as a second language for eight years, as well as to Vietnam and China. He then taught for many years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhile teaching in Winston-Salem, Ballard was asked to become curator of the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum, the former R.J. Reynolds estate. He continued to do costume curation and conservation work at several major museums in the South. Leftover scraps of fabric from his work with costumes inspired him to create dolls whose clothing exemplified authentic period fashions. His work in teaching, painting, and costumes led his to friendships with a wide variety of people, including Sarah Churchill, Vivien Leigh, and King Hussein of Jordan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe recipient of many awards and honors for his work in multiple fields, Ballard was named one of the Outstanding Educators in America (1970). His work with costumes earned the Award of Merit from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Society (1978) and a Gold Award from the National Retail Merchants Associates (1978). He was named Concord University's Golden Alumnus in 2007. His West Virginia awards include the Order of the Arts and Historical Letters from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (2006), the Distinguished West Virginian Award (2007), and the Order of the 35th Star (2010). He also chaired the Coal Heritage Highway Authority (2002).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard (ca. 1931-2017) was born in Welch, West Virginia, and resided in Peterstown, WV in his later years. He was a nationally known costume designer, museum costume historian and conservator.","He received a degree in education from Concord University in 1953. His career as an educator also took him to Saudi Arabia to teach English as a second language for eight years, as well as to Vietnam and China. He then taught for many years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.","While teaching in Winston-Salem, Ballard was asked to become curator of the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum, the former R.J. Reynolds estate. He continued to do costume curation and conservation work at several major museums in the South. Leftover scraps of fabric from his work with costumes inspired him to create dolls whose clothing exemplified authentic period fashions. His work in teaching, painting, and costumes led his to friendships with a wide variety of people, including Sarah Churchill, Vivien Leigh, and King Hussein of Jordan.","The recipient of many awards and honors for his work in multiple fields, Ballard was named one of the Outstanding Educators in America (1970). His work with costumes earned the Award of Merit from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Society (1978) and a Gold Award from the National Retail Merchants Associates (1978). He was named Concord University's Golden Alumnus in 2007. His West Virginia awards include the Order of the Arts and Historical Letters from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (2006), the Distinguished West Virginian Award (2007), and the Order of the 35th Star (2010). He also chaired the Coal Heritage Highway Authority (2002)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 3869, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, A\u0026M 3869, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material.","Contents List:","Regarding artwork: Note that B items are by Ballard, N items are not, and some paintings have additional notes on the back that are not reflected in the contents list.","Boxes 1 and 2:","Biographical Information -- Arthur Joseph \"Pete\" Ballard (father of the subject of this collection; includes Master's thesis in education, which includes photographs of Davy Junior High with students in the 1930s, as well as photocopies of clippings); ca. 1930s-1960s (front of box 1)","Miscellaneous (includes clippings, hat doll brochure working papers, and typescript regarding fashion history); ca. 1990-2010, undated","Project Files (includes programs, clippings, photographs, etc. regarding doll exhibits, painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions by Pete Ballard; folders include annotations regarding projects); ca. 1960s-2000s","Books","Adams, Julie, and Mitchell Danton. The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon. United States: Hollywood Adventures Pub, 2011. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph.","Archer, William R. Legendary Locals of McDowell County, West Virginia. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2013. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2013.","Archer, William R. Welch. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2007.","Niven, Penelope, and Edward Albee. Thornton Wilder: A Life. New York: Harper, 2012. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, as well as a postcard from the author.","Box 3:","Exhibit Slides (for dolls and paintings); ca. 1980s, undated\nDiaries of Sketches (three books that include manuscript diary entries and sketches by Pete Ballard); ca. 1975-1997","Boxes 4 and 5:","Exhibit Photographs (for dolls and paintings; locations of exhibits are recorded); ca. 2000s, undated","Boxes 6 and 7:","Personality Files (arranged alphabetically; includes letters, greeting cards, photographs, clippings, and other material; original material is marked with three asterisks [***]); ca. 1960s-2000s","Margot Abbott, writer\nMona Abboud, actress\nNicholas Anderson, cellist\nMaya Angelou, author\nJose Acosta, artist\nAppalachian Indians of West Virginia\nJean Arthur, actress *** [2 signed Christmas cards]\nArthur Ballard, father\nMiriam Ballard, mother\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (80th birthday)\nPete Ballard (appointments and honors)\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (high school talent show picture)\nMikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer\nBarbara Baxley, actress *** [signed photo]\nCecil Beaton, fashion photographer (2 folders)\nAaron Berofsky, violinist\nEllen Berry\nStella Blum, director of costume institute\nDave Brubeck, jazz musician *** [signed Christmas cards]\nBetty Bruce, actress *** [1 letter]\nRichard Buckley, conductor\nBill Bushnell, theater director\nRobert Byrd *** [autograph letter]\nMichelangelo Canale, ballet director\nKitty Carlisle, actress *** [two signed notes]\nSarah Churchill\nMorton Da Costa, film director *** [2 letters]\nFranklin Cover, actor on Jeffersons *** [3 letters, Christmas card with long note]\nHoward Da Silva, actor *** [3 Christmas cards]\nAlexandra Danilova, ballet dancer\nBette Davis, actress *** [cigarette butt]\nIvan Davis, pianist\nDolly Sisters, vaudeville act\nDrawings of Pete Ballard\nRosemary Harris Ehle *** [1 letter, 2 notes]\nQueen Elizabeth\nSvea Ekloff, ballet dancer\nDonna Fargo, country singer\nErica Fischbach, ballet dancer\nGarrett Fischbach, violinist\nKen Frazelle, composer\nJune Havoc, actress *** [2 letters, 1 note]\nMelissa Hayden, ballet dancer *** [2 greeting cards, 1 of them with a note]\nHelen Hayes, actress\nHal Holbrook, actor *** [1 letter]\nMelva Houston, jazz singer\nClaude Howell, artist\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [greeting cards may contain original signatures]\nShah of Iran\nJohn P. John, Milliner\nLyndon Johnson (in Welch, West Virginia)\nChristine Jorgensen, actress *** [1 letter]\nWilliam Kapell, pianist\nJoe King, artist\nNancy Lancaster, gardener\nAngela Lansbury\nJerome Lawrence, playwright *** [2 signed notes]\nVivien Leigh, actress *** [1 signed photo]\nBetty Lynn, actress\nSamuel Magill, cellist\nJayne Mansfield, actress\nFrederick Matthews, singer\nGayle Manchin *** [1 note]\nEdward Maeder, costume curator\nReba McEntire *** [1 signed photo]\nEthel Merman, singer *** [1 letter]\nKuan Nai-Ping, artist\nArmand De Navarre, artist\nCathleen Nesbitt, actress\nBarbara Nissman, pianist\nBrian O'Leary, astronaut\nJohn Oller, author\nSultan of Oman\nJohn Otis, actor\nJanie Parker, ballet dancer\nJohn Peragine, author\nMiguel Pinero, author\nDavid Pittenger, ballet dancer\nWalter Plunkett, costume designer *** [1 letter, 1 drawing]\nBaroness Katharine Raffalovich *** [3 letters]\nSally Rand, dancer\nNancy Reagan\nLaura Ann Sarvay, art teacher\nKing Saudi of Arabia (includes short narrative)\nDeanna Seay, ballet dancer\nDaniel Selznick, son of Selznick *** [2 greeting cards, 1 postcard]\nSallie Jones Sexton (inherited Bryn Du Mansion) *** [1 note]\nJohn Schuck, actor\nMary Starnes, Concord College actress\nKing and Queen of Spain\nRobert Suderburg, chancellor\nPaul Tazewell, costume designer\nBlair Tindall, oboist\nGovernor Tomblin and Family\nMel Tomlinson, ballet dancer\nHarry S. Truman (in Welch, West Virginia) *** [autograph on card]\nBertha Spafford Vesta\nKatita Waldo, ballet dancer *** [1 letter, 1 greeting card with note, 1 signed photo]\nRobert Ward, composer, chancellor\nMae West, actress\nThornton Wilder, author\nGovernor Wise\n\nJane Withers, actress *** [1 letter, 2 greeting cards with notes, 2 photos with signatures]\nEdward Wright, dean\nFormer Students","Box 8:","Miscellaneous:\nFashion Plate Notebook; undated","Audio-Visual Material:\n8 mm film and VHS (World's Fair -- unveiling of statue of Winston Churchill; 8 mm film is likely the source material for the VHS); 1965\nDVD (Concord College -- 1. dolls; 2. unsolved mysteries); 2012","Box 9:","Awards and Honors:\nIncludes awards from Concord University, West Virginia University, the WV Governor, and the US Senate; includes paper records, plaque, and DVD); ca. 1970-2014","Box 10:","Oversize:\nItem B01; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 2003. Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain (From Kelly Whitmore's Front Yard, Wikel [sic], WV) Pete Ballard\".\nItem B02; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 1998 (?). Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows from Michael Smith's Front Yard, Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV\".\nSix Color Photographs of Dolls (mounted on foam board); undated\nSilhouette of Pete Ballard, cut by Dr. Ed Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; 1992","[No box 11]","Box 12:","Artifact:\nScrap of fabric from skirt of restored \"barbecue\" dress from Gone With the Wind; ca. 1939","Books:\nArnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's Dresses \u0026 Their Construction. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972 (vol. 2) and 1977 (vol. 1).\nKaplan, Edward, and Ruth Devine. Pancratia. S.l.: Swamp Press, 1987. Includes inscription and Kaplan's autograph.\nColor Copies of Ballard Paintings; ca. 1987-2005","Oversize Personality Files:\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [mounted Christmas card with photo of the king and Queen Alia and signatures]\nKathy Thornton *** [photo with inscription and signature]\nKatharine Cornell *** [photo with signature]","Oversize:\nBroadside from Old Brewery Theatre, where Ballard used to design costumes; early 1950s\nPhoto of Pete Ballard, taken by Kathy Thornton; late 1960s","Boxes 13-21:","Addendum of 2014/03/20:\nca. 1930-2013; 11 ft. 3 in. (located in boxes 13-21)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including genealogy records, honors and awards, museum costume collection records, artworks, personality files, dolls, and slides.","Addendum of 2015/06/20:\n2015; 3/4 in. (located in box 21)\nContains material regarding Ballard's 84th birthday, including news clippings regarding the birthday celebration and photocopies of honors from the U.S. House of Representatives and from Senator Manchin; donation of dolls created by Ballard to Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum; and exhibit of dolls created by Ballard at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.","Box 22:","Addendum of 2014/12/17:\nca. 1950-2014; 7 ft. 6 in. (located in boxes 22-27)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including autographed books, literary manuscripts, travel literature, greeting cards, and other material.","books autographed by authors (including Welch and Its People, by Rose R. Marino, 1985; and \"Cookin' in a Coal Camp, 1995; and other books); 1985, 1995","Box 23:","autograph book (for guests are special events); ca. 1980s\npainting, \"small\" still life; undated\nliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballad); undated\ntravel literature, United States and overseas; ca. 1950-1990","Box 24:","literary manuscripts (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure, Unsolved Mysteries); ca. 1960-1980\ndvd (\"Ballard, Dolls, Unsolved Mysteries\"); undated","Box 25:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes The Widow Hudson); undated","Box 26:","manuscripts (contains a variety of topics and material, including: visit of Joe Manchin; Governor Tomblin; biographer Penelope Nixon; pianist Barbara Nissman; \"Gone With The Wind Dolls\"; and greeting cards; among other material); ca. 1980-2010","book (Masterworks from the Butler Institute of American Art); 2010","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n1960s, 2009-2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including correspondence, printed material, CD, DVD, photographs, and more; subjects include friends and students of Ballard, Ballard's career, an exhibit he created, his honorary doctorate, and more.","Box 27:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure); undated","Box 28:","sketchbook","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including honorary Doctorate items from Concord University, and exhibit poster.","Box 29:","Artwork:","Item B05; Great Wall [of China] Pataling Pass, dry drawing, ink on paper, September 1981. Signature lower right, \"Pete '81\".","The following three drawings were made by Ballard in the summer of 1949, when he was a student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL. All three depict a nude model named \"Alice\".","Item B06; Alice, drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 18 x 14 1/2 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard '49 \"Alice\"\".","Item B07; [Alice Seated, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches, 1949.","Item B08; [Alice Standing, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 25 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard 1-09-49 [?]\".","Item N01; Kuan Nai Ping, Pete Ballard, painting, gouache?, 16 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches, ca. 1981. Signed lower left, \"Kuan Nai Ping\" with Chinese script. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1981. Painting by Kuan, Nai Ping, Chinese impressionist, Painted while on a picnic at the Summer Palace outside Beijing, China. The beautiful lake in the background is the man-made lake on palace property. See file folder on Kuan, Nai Ping in Pete Ballard portraits.\"","Item N02; Joan Clark, [Portrait of Pete Ballard], painting, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches, ca. 1949. Signed lower left, \"Joan Clark\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1949 - While student for the summer at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla. Artist is fellow student, Joan Clark.\"","Box 30:","Item B09; [Unfinished Portrait of Miriam Brewster Ballard], painting, oil on board?, 20 x 16 inches, undated. No signature. Inscription on protective cardboard: \"Unfinished oil of my mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard. Mother just couldn't \"sit\" longer than 3 minutes. It was hopeless - Ha! P. Ballard\".","Item N03; J. Whits, [Mary Clifton Spangler], oval drawing, media unknown, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, undated. Signed lower right, \"J. Whits\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My Grandmother Mary Clifton Spangler This is the original drawing by \"J. Whits\" - he also drew her Mother, Mary Ann Peters Spangler. Mary Clifton Spangler M. [married?] Dr. Arthur Boreman Ballard.\"","Item N04; Armand di [de?] Navarre, [Mary Ann Peters], oval painting, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, undated. No signature. Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My great grandmother Mary Ann Peters c. 1882 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hudson Spangler, my great grandfather. This painting was done for me by Armand di Navarre from her photograph. Armand di Navarre did a large portrait of me. I gave it to Conrad U. Library.\"","Item N05; Kenneth Frazelle, [Untitled], painting, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2004. Signed lower left, \"Kenneth Frazelle 04\", lower right \"for Peter Ballard\". Inscription on reverse: \"8-04\".","Unboxed Artwork:","Item B03; My Mother [Miriam Brewster Ballard -- full-length portrait], painting, oil on board, 44 1/8 x 23 1/4 inches, 2005. Signed lower right, \"GOD + PETE '05\". Written on tape on reverse, \"Portrait of my Mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard\".","Item B04; Alice Hamilton Ballard (wife of Col. W. H. Ballard), painting, oil on board, 33 7/8 x 25 1/4 inches, ca. 1954-1955. Signed lower left, \"Pete Ballard 3-55\". Inscription on reverse, \"Portrait of: Alice Hamilton Ballard by Pete Ballard c. 1954\". Labels include information \"Welch, W.V.\" and \"Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton Ballard, 4603 W. Fairway Drive, New Bern, N.C. 28562.\" ***ALSO: black and white photograph of Alice Hamilton as WVU May Queen, 1930, in envelope taped to back of frame.","Item B10; Oranges, painting, oil on board, 13 x 21 inches, 2011. Signed lower right, \"Pete '11\". Inscriptions: On reverse - still life with fruit and vegetables and inscription \"Pete Ballard, Oranges 2011\".","Item B11; Still Life with Bottles and Pear, oil on board, 16 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches, 1981. Signed lower left in pencil \"Pete '81\". Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Painted in Beijing, China, Stillife with bottles and pear, 1981.\"","Item B12; Wild Roses from Rich Creek, unknown medium, 10 x 8 inches, 2001. Signed lower left \"Pete '01.\" Inscription on reverse: \"Wild Roses from Rich Creek, Pete Ballard, Peterstown, W.Va. 2001.\"","Item B13; Still Life with Grapes, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, 2010. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Still Life with Grapes, 2010.\"","Item B14; Yellow Trumpet flowers in White Bowl, pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches, 1949. Signed lower right, \"Pete '49.\" Inscription on reverse \"Yellow Trumpet Flowers in White Bowl by Pete Ballard 1949, student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla.\"","Item B15; Baharain Island, oil on board, 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches, ca. 1960s. Faint signature lower right \"Pete.\" Inscriptions on reverse: \"Baharain Island, I painted this sitting in Saudi Arabia on the shore of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, looking across the water to a hint of Baharainian Island. The 60s Quick effort - hot day!\"","Item B16; Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV, unknown medium, 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches, 2000. No signature. Inscription on label on reverse: \"\"Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV\" by Pete Ballard 2000\".","Item B17; \"White Hydrangeas\" 2003; Painting: 13 ¼ in. x 19 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 22 ¾ in.","Item B18; \"Rhododendron\" 2010; Painting: 22 in. x 29 in.; With frame: 32 ½ in. x 39 in.","Item B19; \"Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¾ in. x 10 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B20; \"Iris\" 2004; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 30 in.; With frame: 22 in. x 35 in.","Item B21; \"Hollyhocks\" 1999; Painting: 23 ½ in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 27 ½ in. x 33 ½ in.","Item B22; \"Inca Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 9 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B23; \"Hester Hill Orchid\" 1981; Painting: 12 ¾ in. x 14 ¾ in.; With frame: 14 ¼ in. x 16 ¼ in.","Item B24; \"Marge Harrison's Pink Camellias\"; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 16 in.; With frame: 15 ¼ in. x 19 ½ in.","Item B25; \"Lillies of the Valley et al\" 1985; Painting: 12 ¼ in. x 13 in.; With frame: 13 ¾ in. x 14 ¼ in.","Item B26; \"Chinese Pears\" 1981; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 13 ¼ in.; With frame: 9 ¼ in. x 15 in.","Item B27; \"South Dakota Field of Sunflowers\" 2003; Painting: 5 ¾ in. x 8 in.; With frame: 7 in. x 9 in.","Item B28; \"Oranges I\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 10 in. x 10 in.","Item B29; \"Oranges II\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 9 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.","Item B30; \"Rhododendron\" 2004; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 13 ¼ in. x 17 ¼ in.","Item B31; \"Peonies\" 2004; Painting: 8 ¾ in. x 11 ¾ in.; With frame: 10 ½ in. x 13 ½ in.","Item B32; \"Wild Blue New England Asters\" 2011; Painting: 19 ½ in. x 23 ½ in.; With frame: 26 in. x 29 in.","Item B33; \"Marigolds\" 2008; Painting: 21 in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 22 ¾ in. x 31 ¼ in.","Item B34; \"Geraniums II\"; Painting: 11 in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 20 ½ in. x 25 in.","Item B35; \"Lilacs\" 2012; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 20 ¾ in.; With frame: 22 ½ in. x 27","Item B36; \"James Woods Crimson Peonies\" 2011; Painting: 21 ¾ in. x 27 ¾ in.; With frame: 23 x 29","Item B37; \"Potatoscape\" 2011; Painting: 9 ½ in. x 20 in.; With frame: 12 ½ in. x 24 ¾ in.","Item B38; \"Oranges\"; Painting:8 x 10 ½ in. (oval); With frame: 10 ¾ x 13 ½","Bust of Pete Ballard, created by Pete Ballard.","Item N06; Portrait of Pete Ballard by Pat Johnston, early 1960s; Painting: 23 in. x 71 in.; With frame: 24 ¾ in. x 73 in.","Item N07; \"Welch 88\" print by George Jarvis; Print: 21 in. x 29 ¼ in.; With frame: 24 in x 32 in."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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See Historical Note for more information about Ballard.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material. There are also several addenda to the collection. See Scope and Content Note for more information about collection contents. See Historical Note for more information about Ballard."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_b4c3ea260de6355b61bede77410e85e1\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eContents List:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding artwork: Note that B items are by Ballard, N items are not, and some paintings have additional notes on the back that are not reflected in the contents list.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 1 and 2:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBiographical Information -- Arthur Joseph \"Pete\" Ballard\u003c/emph\u003e (father of the subject of this collection; includes Master's thesis in education, which includes photographs of Davy Junior High with students in the 1930s, as well as photocopies of clippings); ca. 1930s-1960s (front of box 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMiscellaneous \u003c/emph\u003e(includes clippings, hat doll brochure working papers, and typescript regarding fashion history); ca. 1990-2010, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eProject Files\u003c/emph\u003e (includes programs, clippings, photographs, etc. regarding doll exhibits, painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions by Pete Ballard; folders include annotations regarding projects); ca. 1960s-2000s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBooks\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdams, Julie, and Mitchell Danton. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon\u003c/emph\u003e. United States: Hollywood Adventures Pub, 2011. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArcher, William R. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLegendary Locals of McDowell County, West Virginia\u003c/emph\u003e. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2013. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2013.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArcher, William R. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWelch\u003c/emph\u003e. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2007.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNiven, Penelope, and Edward Albee. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThornton Wilder: A Life\u003c/emph\u003e. New York: Harper, 2012. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, as well as a postcard from the author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 3:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eExhibit Slides\u003c/emph\u003e (for dolls and paintings); ca. 1980s, undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eDiaries of Sketches\u003c/emph\u003e (three books that include manuscript diary entries and sketches by Pete Ballard); ca. 1975-1997\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 4 and 5:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eExhibit Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e (for dolls and paintings; locations of exhibits are recorded); ca. 2000s, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 6 and 7:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePersonality Files\u003c/emph\u003e (arranged alphabetically; includes letters, greeting cards, photographs, clippings, and other material; original material is marked with three asterisks [***]); ca. 1960s-2000s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMargot Abbott, writer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMona Abboud, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNicholas Anderson, cellist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMaya Angelou, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJose Acosta, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAppalachian Indians of West Virginia\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJean Arthur, actress *** [2 signed Christmas cards]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nArthur Ballard, father\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMiriam Ballard, mother\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (photos)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (80th birthday)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (appointments and honors)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (photos)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (high school talent show picture)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBarbara Baxley, actress *** [signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCecil Beaton, fashion photographer (2 folders)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAaron Berofsky, violinist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEllen Berry\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nStella Blum, director of costume institute\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDave Brubeck, jazz musician *** [signed Christmas cards]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBetty Bruce, actress *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRichard Buckley, conductor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBill Bushnell, theater director\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobert Byrd *** [autograph letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMichelangelo Canale, ballet director\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKitty Carlisle, actress *** [two signed notes]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSarah Churchill\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMorton Da Costa, film director *** [2 letters]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFranklin Cover, actor on Jeffersons *** [3 letters, Christmas card with long note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHoward Da Silva, actor *** [3 Christmas cards]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAlexandra Danilova, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBette Davis, actress *** [cigarette butt]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nIvan Davis, pianist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDolly Sisters, vaudeville act\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDrawings of Pete Ballard\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRosemary Harris Ehle *** [1 letter, 2 notes]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nQueen Elizabeth\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSvea Ekloff, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDonna Fargo, country singer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nErica Fischbach, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGarrett Fischbach, violinist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKen Frazelle, composer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJune Havoc, actress *** [2 letters, 1 note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMelissa Hayden, ballet dancer *** [2 greeting cards, 1 of them with a note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHelen Hayes, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHal Holbrook, actor *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMelva Houston, jazz singer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nClaude Howell, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [greeting cards may contain original signatures]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nShah of Iran\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn P. John, Milliner\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLyndon Johnson (in Welch, West Virginia)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nChristine Jorgensen, actress *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWilliam Kapell, pianist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJoe King, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNancy Lancaster, gardener\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAngela Lansbury\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJerome Lawrence, playwright *** [2 signed notes]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nVivien Leigh, actress *** [1 signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBetty Lynn, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSamuel Magill, cellist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJayne Mansfield, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFrederick Matthews, singer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGayle Manchin *** [1 note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEdward Maeder, costume curator\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nReba McEntire *** [1 signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEthel Merman, singer *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKuan Nai-Ping, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nArmand De Navarre, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCathleen Nesbitt, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBarbara Nissman, pianist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBrian O'Leary, astronaut\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Oller, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSultan of Oman\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Otis, actor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJanie Parker, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Peragine, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMiguel Pinero, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDavid Pittenger, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWalter Plunkett, costume designer *** [1 letter, 1 drawing]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBaroness Katharine Raffalovich *** [3 letters]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSally Rand, dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNancy Reagan\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLaura Ann Sarvay, art teacher\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing Saudi of Arabia (includes short narrative)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDeanna Seay, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDaniel Selznick, son of Selznick *** [2 greeting cards, 1 postcard]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSallie Jones Sexton (inherited Bryn Du Mansion) *** [1 note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Schuck, actor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMary Starnes, Concord College actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing and Queen of Spain\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobert Suderburg, chancellor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPaul Tazewell, costume designer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBlair Tindall, oboist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGovernor Tomblin and Family\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMel Tomlinson, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHarry S. Truman (in Welch, West Virginia) *** [autograph on card]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBertha Spafford Vesta\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKatita Waldo, ballet dancer *** [1 letter, 1 greeting card with note, 1 signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobert Ward, composer, chancellor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMae West, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nThornton Wilder, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGovernor Wise\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJane Withers, actress *** [1 letter, 2 greeting cards with notes, 2 photos with signatures]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEdward Wright, dean\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFormer Students\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMiscellaneous:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFashion Plate Notebook; undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAudio-Visual Material:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n8 mm film and VHS (World's Fair -- unveiling of statue of Winston Churchill; 8 mm film is likely the source material for the VHS); 1965\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDVD (Concord College -- 1. dolls; 2. unsolved mysteries); 2012\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAwards and Honors:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nIncludes awards from Concord University, West Virginia University, the WV Governor, and the US Senate; includes paper records, plaque, and DVD); ca. 1970-2014\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 10:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eOversize:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nItem B01; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 2003. Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain (From Kelly Whitmore's Front Yard, Wikel [sic], WV) Pete Ballard\".\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nItem B02; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 1998 (?). Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows from Michael Smith's Front Yard, Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV\".\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSix Color Photographs of Dolls (mounted on foam board); undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSilhouette of Pete Ballard, cut by Dr. Ed Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; 1992\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[No box 11]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 12:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eArtifact:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nScrap of fabric from skirt of restored \"barbecue\" dress from Gone With the Wind; ca. 1939\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBooks:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nArnold, Janet. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePatterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's Dresses \u0026amp; Their Construction\u003c/emph\u003e. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972 (vol. 2) and 1977 (vol. 1).\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKaplan, Edward, and Ruth Devine. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePancratia\u003c/emph\u003e. S.l.: Swamp Press, 1987. Includes inscription and Kaplan's autograph.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eColor Copies of Ballard Paintings\u003c/emph\u003e; ca. 1987-2005\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eOversize Personality Files:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [mounted Christmas card with photo of the king and Queen Alia and signatures]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKathy Thornton *** [photo with inscription and signature]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKatharine Cornell *** [photo with signature]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eOversize:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBroadside from Old Brewery Theatre, where Ballard used to design costumes; early 1950s\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPhoto of Pete Ballard, taken by Kathy Thornton; late 1960s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 13-21:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2014/03/20:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nca. 1930-2013; 11 ft. 3 in. (located in boxes 13-21)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including genealogy records, honors and awards, museum costume collection records, artworks, personality files, dolls, and slides.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2015/06/20:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n2015; 3/4 in. (located in box 21)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nContains material regarding Ballard's 84th birthday, including news clippings regarding the birthday celebration and photocopies of honors from the U.S. House of Representatives and from Senator Manchin; donation of dolls created by Ballard to Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum; and exhibit of dolls created by Ballard at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 22:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2014/12/17:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nca. 1950-2014; 7 ft. 6 in. (located in boxes 22-27)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including autographed books, literary manuscripts, travel literature, greeting cards, and other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ebooks autographed by authors (including \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWelch and Its People\u003c/emph\u003e, by Rose R. Marino, 1985; and \"Cookin' in a Coal Camp, 1995; and other books); 1985, 1995\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 23:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eautograph book (for guests are special events); ca. 1980s\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\npainting, \"small\" still life; undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballad); undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\ntravel literature, United States and overseas; ca. 1950-1990\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 24:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballard; includes \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHaute Coutoure\u003c/emph\u003e, Unsolved Mysteries); ca. 1960-1980\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\ndvd (\"Ballard, Dolls, Unsolved Mysteries\"); undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 25:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eliterary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Widow Hudson\u003c/emph\u003e); undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 26:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003emanuscripts (contains a variety of topics and material, including: visit of Joe Manchin; Governor Tomblin; biographer Penelope Nixon; pianist Barbara Nissman; \"Gone With The Wind Dolls\"; and greeting cards; among other material); ca. 1980-2010\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ebook (\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMasterworks from the Butler Institute of American Art\u003c/emph\u003e); 2010\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2018/04/04:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n1960s, 2009-2015\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including correspondence, printed material, CD, DVD, photographs, and more; subjects include friends and students of Ballard, Ballard's career, an exhibit he created, his honorary doctorate, and more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 27:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eliterary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHaute Coutoure\u003c/emph\u003e); undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 28:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003esketchbook\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2018/04/04:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n2015\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including honorary Doctorate items from Concord University, and exhibit poster.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 29:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArtwork:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B05; Great Wall [of China] Pataling Pass, dry drawing, ink on paper, September 1981. Signature lower right, \"Pete '81\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following three drawings were made by Ballard in the summer of 1949, when he was a student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL. All three depict a nude model named \"Alice\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B06; Alice, drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 18 x 14 1/2 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard '49 \"Alice\"\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B07; [Alice Seated, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches, 1949.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B08; [Alice Standing, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 25 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard 1-09-49 [?]\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N01; Kuan Nai Ping, Pete Ballard, painting, gouache?, 16 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches, ca. 1981. Signed lower left, \"Kuan Nai Ping\" with Chinese script. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1981. Painting by Kuan, Nai Ping, Chinese impressionist, Painted while on a picnic at the Summer Palace outside Beijing, China. The beautiful lake in the background is the man-made lake on palace property. See file folder on Kuan, Nai Ping in Pete Ballard portraits.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N02; Joan Clark, [Portrait of Pete Ballard], painting, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches, ca. 1949. Signed lower left, \"Joan Clark\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1949 - While student for the summer at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla. Artist is fellow student, Joan Clark.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 30:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B09; [Unfinished Portrait of Miriam Brewster Ballard], painting, oil on board?, 20 x 16 inches, undated. No signature. Inscription on protective cardboard: \"Unfinished oil of my mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard. Mother just couldn't \"sit\" longer than 3 minutes. It was hopeless - Ha! P. Ballard\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N03; J. Whits, [Mary Clifton Spangler], oval drawing, media unknown, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, undated. Signed lower right, \"J. Whits\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My Grandmother Mary Clifton Spangler This is the original drawing by \"J. Whits\" - he also drew her Mother, Mary Ann Peters Spangler. Mary Clifton Spangler M. [married?] Dr. Arthur Boreman Ballard.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N04; Armand di [de?] Navarre, [Mary Ann Peters], oval painting, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, undated. No signature. Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My great grandmother Mary Ann Peters c. 1882 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hudson Spangler, my great grandfather. This painting was done for me by Armand di Navarre from her photograph. Armand di Navarre did a large portrait of me. I gave it to Conrad U. 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(1909-1992; 4 ft.)","An addendum of 2007/02/02 includes papers regarding Blanche Lazzell, such as manuscript verse, musical material, documents regarding the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), correspondence, and financial records. There are eight pieces of verse in manuscript, some of which could be song lyrics, including \"Music,\" \"Silver Daggers,\" \"Childhood, Girlhood, Womanhood,\" and others. Musical material includes four pieces of hand written music, six pages of published piano pieces with embroidery patterns on opposite pages, and a 16-page booklet of hymns (ca. 1889). DAR papers include three membership applications, one for Eva Hall VanVoorhis, and two for \"Nettie\" Blanche Lazzell. The applications reference Revolutionary War soldiers Duncan McVicker and Cornelius Carhart. There is also a 1915 DAR membership certificate for Bessie Lazzell Ridgway. 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Included are sketches, textiles, and jewelry made by Blanche Lazzell. (1913-1956; 6 in.)","An addendum of 1990/11/15 includes letters, genealogy, miscellaneous literature, and mementos of Blanche Lazzell. The letters are about genealogy of Lazzell and allied families Carhart, McVicker, and Pope. Also included are seed catalogs, a grade report book, a funeral register and a diploma from the South Carolina Co-Educational Institute, all of Blanche Lazzell. (1899-1983; 6 in.)","An addendum of 1994/05/25 includes books, magazines, booklets, photos, prints, postcards, drawings, news clippings, and batik cloth of Blanche Lazzell and her niece, Frances Reed. Included are correspondence, art works, articles, brochures and notes about Blanche Lazzell and artistic influences, interests, and mentors such as Karl Knaths, Charles Demuth, Georges Braque, Guillaume Apollinaire, Henri Matisse, and the Provincetown Art Association. (1909-1992; 4 ft.)","An addendum of 2007/02/02 includes papers regarding Blanche Lazzell, such as manuscript verse, musical material, documents regarding the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), correspondence, and financial records. There are eight pieces of verse in manuscript, some of which could be song lyrics, including \"Music,\" \"Silver Daggers,\" \"Childhood, Girlhood, Womanhood,\" and others. Musical material includes four pieces of hand written music, six pages of published piano pieces with embroidery patterns on opposite pages, and a 16-page booklet of hymns (ca. 1889). DAR papers include three membership applications, one for Eva Hall VanVoorhis, and two for \"Nettie\" Blanche Lazzell. The applications reference Revolutionary War soldiers Duncan McVicker and Cornelius Carhart. There is also a 1915 DAR membership certificate for Bessie Lazzell Ridgway. 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