Eastern Indiana Normal University records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents and photographs pertaining to the history of Eastern Indiana Normal University and founder and first president F. A. Z. Kumler and his wife Mattie Bender Kumler. Materials in this collection range in date from the 1860s to 1956. The bulk of materials pertaining to Eastern Indiana Normal University date from 1896 to 1901.
Dates
- circa 1860s-1956
Conditions Governing Access
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 institution currently known as Ball State University was originally founded in 1899 as the Eastern Indiana Normal University under the guidance of F. A. Z. Kumler and the Eastern Indiana Normal University Association. The first building on the campus, now known as the Administration Building, was built on a budget of $33,000 and dedicated on August 28, 1899. On September 24, 1901, President F. A. Z. Kumler made the decision to close the school due to a lack of funding. The school opened a year later as Palmer University with funding from retired Indiana banker Francis Palmer.
Extent
1.2 Cubic Feet (1 legal document box, 1 small archival box, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Eastern Indiana Normal University records, 1896-1901, circa 1920s
Series 2: Kumler family papers, circa 1860s-1956
UA Restructuring
Materials were combined from the following collections to create UA.053: RG.03.01.01, OVB.019, and MAPS.019.01.
- Ball State University -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- College administrators Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Documents Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Muncie (Ind.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Universities and colleges Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Eastern Indiana Normal University records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Mindy Shull
- Date
- 2022-07-27
- Language of description
- English
- 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
