Includes genealogical research conducted by Sylvia Beckman Warner, Bernice B. Ball and Eleanor Martin, all daughters of Sylvester Allen Ballou, a prominent citizen of Naperville, Illinois from 1875-1889. Material collected in a binder include correspondence, a transcribed newspaper article from the Naperville Clarion from Dec. 28th, 1895, and 2 papers written by Eleanor Beckman Martin, entitled "Sylvester Allen Ballou, a Miner Legislator" and "Parents' Premises".