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Personal Papers of Nanda Ball, 1947 - 2000

 Fonds — Container: GCPP Ball
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Ball

Scope and Contents

The papers include detailed accounts kept by Nanda Ball for the period she was at Girton, including vacations. The accounts cover spending on clothes, transport (including bicycle), food, entertainment, books and stationery. In addition there are printed termly invoices from College from 1948 which cover tuition fees, residence charges etc and an extract from a letter from the Ministry of Education re maintenance grants, 1948.
There are four letters held in the accession file from Nanda Ball to the Archivist (October - November 2000) giving contextual details.

Dates

  • 1947 - 2000

Biographical / Historical

Nanda Ball (nee Hulton) came up to Girton from Carlisle and County High School for Girls to read Mathematics 1947-50. She obtained her Certificate of Education from Hughes Hall, Cambridge in 1951 and taught at Morpeth Girls' High School until her marriage in 1952. In 1963, after various temporary teaching posts and having a family, she moved into adult education, becoming Deputy Principal of Loughton Evening Institute then Deputy Head of Centres, Forest Adult Education, Loughton.

Extent

1 file(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The accounts were given by Nanda Ball in 2000.

Accruals

Mrs Ball has promised to leave her diaries to Girton Archive.

Originator(s)

Ball, Nanda Mary, 1929-, nee Hulton

Finding aid date

2004-07-21 15:44:01+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

Contact:
The Archivist
Girton College Archive
Huntingdon Road
Cambridge CB3 0JG United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 338897