The Ball State Daily News, The Ball State News, and The Easterner newspapers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes The Easterner (1922-1937), The Ball State News (1937-1968), The Ball State University Daily News (1968-1971), and The Ball State Daily News (1971-2009). All issues printed before 2004/001/12 are bound.
Dates
- 1922 - 2022
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Ball State University, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.
Historical Note
The Ball State Daily news began as The Easterner during the Spring Quarter of 1922 (March 27, 1922 to June 16, 1922) under the direction of the Indiana State Normal School Eastern Division. The first issue hit the newstands on March 30th, and it was touted as "A Live Paper From a Live School."
On February 26, 1937 The Easterner gave way to the Ball State News, because "the former title lost its significance years ago." Editors of the newspaper felt that The Easterner was a "misnomer," as the Normal School assumed the name of Ball State Teachers College in 1922.
On Tuesday, September 12, 1968, the Ball State News became the Ball State University Daily News, which reflected a change in the school as well as its student newspaper. As Ball State Teachers College became Ball State University in February 1965, the newspaper name change reflected the institutional transformation. Furthermore, as the newspaper took on the responsibility of daily deadlines, it eschewed the former title of Ball State News and became the Ball State University Daily News.
On July 1, 1971, the The Ball State News shortened its title to simply, Daily News, and alternated between that title and The Ball State Daily News for a number of years, finally settling on the latter.
Extent
39 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection is actively collected by Archives and Special Collections.
Accruals
Additions expected.
Processing Information
EAD finding aid completed 2009/01/21 by Carolyn F. Runyon.
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- Title
- The Ball State Daily News, The Ball State News, and The Easterner
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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- Undetermined
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Repository Details
Part of the Ball State University Archives Repository
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie Indiana 47306 USA
765-285-5078
libarchives@bsu.edu
