Department of Telecommunications records
Scope and Contents
This collection includes program guides from public radio station WBST in Muncie, IN ranging from 1969 to 1999.
Dates
- 1963-1999
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History
The Department of Telecommunications was originally established as the Center for Radio and Television in 1966. The department led its graduates toward careers in either teaching or commercial broadcasting. In 1976 the department was renamed Radio/Television/Motion Pictures (RTM). In 1980 the current name of Telecommunications or TCOM was adopted and the department was located within the College of Sciences and the Humanities. In 1997 the department, along with other communications-related academic units, became a part of the new College of Communication, Information, and Media (CCIM). Today, the department stresses an interdisciplinary approach working strongly with the other academic units within the CCIM providing students with a well rounded technology focused curriculum.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (1 Box)
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Program guides
Series 2: Newsclippings, press releases, and newsletters
- Broadcasting Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Radio Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Department of Telecommunications records
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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
