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    <unittitle>David Ballenger Correspondence</unittitle>
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      <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Ballenger, David</persname>
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      <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Ballenger, Bruce</persname>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" type="inclusive">Inclusive 1858-1888</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_0dedf211b87e5fba0c8b92eee4a7ab1e">This collection is housed with WLU Coll. 0529, WLU Coll. 0530, and WLU Coll. 0532</physloc>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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<p>Typescripts of letters from and to Ballenger.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Gift of Bruce Ballenger.  The University of Michigan also has copies of the typescripts.</p>  </acqinfo>
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<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.  Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.</p>  </userestrict>
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<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], David Ballenger Correspondence, WLU Coll. 0531, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA<p>In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.</p></p>  </prefercite>
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    <persname role="fmo" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Ballenger, Bruce</persname>
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