University Communications Presidents records
Scope and Contents
This collection includes awards, correspondence, manuscripts, news clippings, photographs, photographic negatives, press releases, programs, publications, reports, resumes, slides, and speeches from Public Information Services at Ball State University in Muncie, IN ranging from 1927 to 2004 regarding former presidents, former library board members, presidential portraits, administrative records, and Ball State University campus incidents.
Dates
- 1945-2004
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.
Administrative History
University Marketing and Communications informs the shareholders and general public about Ball State University's developments, programs, and innovations. The bulk of this collection dates to Marie Frasier's tenure as the Director of Public Information Services from 1960-1987 but is not limited to it.
Extent
7 Cubic Feet
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Presidents
Subseries 1.1: Early Pressidents
Subseries 1.2: F.A.Z. Kumler, 1899-1902
Subseries 1.3: Michael D. Kelly, 1912-1917
Subseries 1.4: William Wood Parsons, 1918-1921
Subseries 1.5: Linnaeus Neal Hines, 1921-1924
Subseries 1.6: Benjamin J. Burris, 1924-1927
Subseries 1.7: L.A. Pittenger, 1927-1942
Subseries 1.8: W.E. Wagoner, 1943-1945
Subseries 1.9: John R. Emens, 1945-1968
Subseries 1.10: John J. Prius, 1968-1978
Subseries 1.11: Richard W. Burkhardt, 1978-1979
Subseries 1.12: Jerry Anderson, 1979-1981
Subseries 1.13: Robert P. Bell, 1981-1984
Subseries 1.14: John Worthen, 1984-2000
Subseries 1.15: Blaine A. Brownell, 2000-2004
Series 2: Board Members
Subseries 2.1: Alexander Bracken
Subseries 2.2: Frank Bracken
Series 3: Presidential Portraits
Series 4: Administrative Records
Series 5: Campus Incidents Files
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/02/23 by Alexis Robertson. EAD finding aid created YYYY/MM/DD by NAME. EAD finding aid revised YYYY/MM/DD by [FirstName LastName].
- Ball State University -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ball State University -- Records and correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- College administrators Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- College newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- College publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Emens, John R. (Associated name) -- Administration
- Minutes (Administrative Records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Obituaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Public speaking Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Status
- In Process
- 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
