Indiana Sesquicentennial manuscript and copying project records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains 150 papers, diaries, business records, journals, account books, sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous items from both individuals and families in Indiana from 1786 to 1976.
Dates
- Creation: 1786-1976
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.
Historical Note
The Indiana Sesquicentennial manuscript and copying project was an effort in 1966 to collect and copy all manuscripts relating to 150 years of historical development in Indiana. As one of several cooperating libraries across the state, Ball State University was selected to hold a portion of these copies.
Extent
2.4 Cubic Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Indiana Sesquicentennial manuscript and project copying records, 1786-1976
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1994/02/18 by M. Sears. EAD finding aid created 2012/10/01 by Julie Hausknecht. EAD finding aid revised 2012/10/30 by Bethany Fiechter.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Indiana Sesquicentennial manuscript and copying project records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stoeckel Archives of Local History Repository
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie Indiana 47306 USA
libarchives@bsu.edu
