Series 6.6 - Papers of W. W. Rouse Ball

Identity area

Reference code

O./6.6

Title

Papers of W. W. Rouse Ball

Date(s)

  • 1867-1923 (Creation)

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

47 items.

Context area

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Presumably bequeathed by W. W. Rouse Ball, 1925, along with other books and papers of his.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Correspondence relating to the distribution of the papers of Arthur Cayley by Rouse Ball in 1923, along with a couple of letters to Cayley and a mathematical proof by him. Several comic photomontages depicting Cambridge personalities, with related material.

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

Preferred form of reference

O.6.6

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