Department of Journalism records
Scope and Contents
This collection includes publications, manuals, brochures, CD-ROMs, DVDs, student-created digital projects, and departmental records from the Ball State University Department of Journalism dating from 1963 to 2021.
Dates
- 1963 - 2009
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Ball State University Libraries make every reasonable effort to provide accurate information regarding the copyright status of materials held by Archives and Special Collections. Patrons may scan items or request a reproduction of one or more items in the collection; however, it is the responsibility of the patron to evaluate whether or not the intended use complies with copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The Department of Journalism is part of the College of Communication, Information, and Media which originally began in 1966 as the Center for Radio and Television. The Department of Journalism offers undergraduate programs in journalism, journalism education, advertising, public relations, and emerging media design and development. The department also held summer workshops for high school students interested in pursuing journalism. These workshops provided training in broadcast, web, news, yearbook, social media, and mobile journalism for student leaders and advisors.
Extent
2.2 Cubic Feet (5 archival letter boxes, 1 thin archival letter box, 1 small oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Administrative records, 1970-2009
Series 2: Publications, 1963-2005
Series 3: Printed ephemera, 1983-2005
Series 4: Student and departmental projects, 1966-2009
Series 5: Multicultural Affairs Day records, 1992-1994
Series 6: Journalism Workshop records, 1978-2008
Series 7: Emerging Media and Design Development graduate student projects, 2020-2021
UA Restructuring
RG.14.06.01 and RG.14.06.02 were combined to create UA.027.
- Ball State University -- Records and correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ball State University -- Students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- College publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Journalism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Workshops Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Department of Journalism records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Collection reprocessed by Kylie Haslem, 2021-01-21.
- 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
