Muncie Community Schools records

Collection

Identifier: MSS-094

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection includes personnel directories, annual reports, financial reports, commencement programs, program proposals, newsletters, and calendars from the Muncie Community Schools in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1874 to 1995 regarding staffing, educational programs and other school activities.

Dates

1874 - 2005

Language of Materials

Materials entirely 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

Located in Delaware County in east central Indiana, Muncie Community Schools is an urban school district with over 6,000 students in a culturally-diverse community adjacent to Ball State University. Having the most comprehensive course offerings in the area and multiple state-award winning instrumental programs, as well as the addition of a new high performance elementary school, affords MCS the opportunity to be one of the most unique school districts in the nation.

The district has nine elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, an alternative program, an area career center, and adult community education programs housed in over 15 locations in the greater Muncie/Delaware County Area.

Extent

1.4 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1: Muncie Community Schools personnel directories, 1911-1989

Series 2: Muncie Community Schools annual reports, 1874-1995

Series 3: Muncie Community Schools financial records, 1937-1957

Series 4: Muncie Community Schools publications, 1958-1991

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. Finding aid created 1994/02/18 by M. Sears. Finding aid revised 1995/06/15 by L. White. EAD finding aid completed 2011/05/09 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid revised 2013/03/28 by Stephen Jones.

Subjects

Delaware County (Ind.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Delaware County (Ind.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Delaware County (Ind.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Directories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Documents Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Educational reports Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Elementary schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Employees Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Financial records Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
High schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Junior high schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Legal documents Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Muncie (Ind.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Muncie (Ind.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Muncie (Ind.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Public schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Reports Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Stoeckel Archives of Local History Subject Source: Local sources