1890-1968
Miriam Ball was from an old Newark family and was born in Newark. She was the daughter of Mary Depue Ogden. She was “presented” to Newark Society in 1909. She attended Wellesley College and worked briefly for the Newark Library; then returned to the library in 1934.
In 1951, she was assigned to the new NJ Information Center, then headed by Miriam Studley. where she helped design the subject headings that are still used today and wrote a pamphlet, “Subject Headings for the Information File” and one on Irvington’s history.
Miriam also was an active member of the NJ Historical Society, and helped compile its Proceedings for several years.
Wrote Studley, “Ms. Ball’s death leaves a tremendous void in the NJ room. Many of the library patrons of all ages had come to depend on her as a friend…All have spoken if her graciousness, her generosity, her sure knowledge and whole-hearted interest” – 1958 Annual Report
Miriam lived at 321 Mount Prospect Ave at the time of her death.
Bibliograpghy
Ogden, Sydney, Newark News Morgue, Newark Public Library
Librariana Collection, Newark Public Library
Photo from Robert Ball