David Dale family papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes genealogical research including research notes, family relations worksheets, and photocopies of municipal records; photocopied documents from the 1926 George R. Dale contempt of court trial include newspaper clippings, telegrams, letters, and cartoons from David Dale in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1790 to 1995 regarding David Dale`s family history.
Dates
- 1790-1995
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
David Dale collected documents on his family and extensively researched the Dale family line. This collection contains several materials about George R. Dale and the 1926 contempt of court trial. George R. Dale was a newspaper editor and politician. He is best known as the editor of the Muncie Post-Democrat from 1920-1936, and as mayor of Muncie, Indiana from 1930-1935. In 1932, George R. Dale was convicted of violating Prohibition laws. His conviction was upheld on appeal, but he was pardoned after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Extent
0.9 Cubic Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Dale, David family genealogy documents, 1790-1995
Series 2: David Dale photograph collectio, 1923-1945
Series 3: David Dale negative collection, undated
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from David Dale.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
EAD finding aid created 2011/05/20 by Helen Boyer. EAD finding aid revised 2011/05/20 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid revised 2013/10/28 by Leslie Nellis. EAD finding aid revised 2016/05/20 by Lindsey M. Vesperry.
- Caricatures and cartoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Census Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
- Documents Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Genealogy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indiana Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
- Photographs Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Political cartoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- David Dale family papers
- 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
