William Watts Ball (December 9, 1868 — October 14, 1952) was a newspaper editor, journalism dean, columnist, and writer in South Carolina.[1] He was noted for his Conservatism.[2] The Duke University Library has a collection of his papers.[3]

He was born in Laurens, South Carolina.[4]

The Editor and the Republic is a collection of his speeches and articles published by UNC Press.[5] John D. Stark wrote his thesis about him in 1961.[6]

Bibliography

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  • The state that forgot; South Carolina's surrender to democracy
  • Essays in reaction: Back to Calhoun, Back to aristocracy, read before the Kosmos Club of Columbia, S.C
  • A boy's recollections of the Red Shirt campaign of 1876 in South Carolina
  • An episode in South Carolina politics
  • Call it by its name
  • The freedom of the press in South Carolina and its limitations
  • A view of the state. Response to the sentiment "The day we celebrate" at the 184th Anniversary dinner of the St. Andrew's Society of Charleston, S.C

References

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  1. ^ "Ball, William Watts". South Carolina Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ Bailey, Hugh C. (December 1, 1969). "Damned Upcountryman: William Watts Ball. A Study in American Conservatism. By John D. Stark. [Duke Historical Publications.] (Durham, N. C.: Duke University Press. 1968. Pp. 248. $8.50.)". The American Historical Review. 75 (2): 600. doi:10.1086/ahr/75.2.600 – via academic.oup.com.
  3. ^ "Guide to the William Watts Ball papers, 1778-1952 and undated". David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
  4. ^ "Ball, W. W. (William Watts), 1868-1952 - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org.
  5. ^ "The Editor and the Republic | William Watts Ball". University of North Carolina Press.
  6. ^ Stark, John D (November 27, 1961). William Watts Ball: a study in conservatism. OCLC 11094139.