American Association of University Women, Muncie Branch records
Scope and Contents
This collection includes meeting minutes, publications, newspaper clippings, by laws, scrapbooks and newsletters of the American Association of University Women`s branch in Muncie, Indiana from 1925 to 2006. P.057 includes approximately 50 photographs, most of them dating from 1949-1951 and 1996 and R.068, includes three cassette tapes of speeches from the 1979 AAUW Convention.
Dates
- Creation: 1925-2011
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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.
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
The origins of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) date back to November 28, 1881, when Marion Talbot and Ellen H. Richards called a meeting in Boston, Massachusetts to discuss the formation of an organization in which female college graduates could join together to provide opportunities for other women in higher education and find wider use for their own training. A year later, the Association of Collegiate Alumnae (ACA) was formally organized to unite alumnae of different institutions in “practical education work.” In 1921 the AAUW was formed through a merger of the ACA and the Southern Association of College Women with its national headquarters located in Washington, D.C. While continuing its efforts to further the opportunities of women in higher education and the job market, the AAUW has expanded its focus into other areas, including reproductive rights, voting rights, and disarmament.
The Muncie Branch of the AAUW was first organized on January 16, 1925 with its first meeting held at the Muncie Chamber of Commerce. Seventy-two women are listed as founding members including Anna D. Stephens, the first president, and Elizabeth Ball, the first secretary. The Muncie Branch has played an active role in the Muncie community through a variety of programs and activities, including the awarding of local scholarships and sponsorship of the White River Beautification Project.
Extent
7.8 Cubic Feet (9 boxes, 3 audio cassettes)
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Series 1: American Association of University Women. Muncie Branch records, 1950-1983
Series 2: American Association of University Women. Muncie Branch addition, 1972-1987
Series 3: American Association of University Women. Muncie Branch 1995/01/30 addition, 1979-1990
Series 4: American Association of University Women. Muncie Branch 1996-2001 addition, 1925-1996
Series 5: American Association of University Women. Muncie Branch 2005/09/30 addition, 1927-1989
Series 6: American Association of University Women. Muncie Branch 2008 addition, 1989-2006
Series 7: American Association of University Women. Muncie Branch 2011 addition, 1925-2010
Series 8: P.057 American Association of University Women. Muncie Branch photographs, 1949-1996
Series 9: R.068 American Association of University Women. Muncie Branch audio recordings, 1979
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from Linda Arment on 1984/07/18. Additional donations were received in 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2011.
Accruals
Further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1995/10/31 by M. Seelinger. Collection revision completed 1996; 1999; 2001; 2003. Collection addition completed 2005/09/30 by A. Morrison. Collection revision completed 2007/07/16 by Maren Read. Collection addition completed 2011/07/02 by Elizabeth Rasberry. Collection revision completed 2011/07/05 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid created 2011/07/05 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid revised 2016/05/20 by Lindsey M. Vesperry.
- 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