Pittenger family correspondence and photographs
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence between John and Caroline Johnson Pittenger and other members of the Pittenger family (1910-1933), advertisements from local businesses (undated), and two brochures related to local school activities (1933-1955). The Edith Pittenger Photographs (PSC 335, 1890-1970s) include photographs of natural gas wells in Delaware County, photographs of the Ball State University campus, and photographs of surgeons from Ball Memorial Hospital taken by Edith Pittenger.
Dates
- 1910 - 1933
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.
Biographical Note
The Pittenger family has traced its roots to Richard Pittenger, an emigrant from Holland, from where the family fled from religious persecution. The family was Puritan and believed to have immigrated to the United States for this reason. The Pittenger family correspondence has letters from 1910-1933, and centers around the John and Caroline Johnson Pittenger family. These individuals are also relatives of Ball State University’s eighth President Lemuel A. Pittenger.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Pittenger family documents, 1933-1955
Series 2: Pittenger family correspondence, 1910-1933
Series 3: Edith Pittenger photographs, 1890-1970
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from Mrs. Edith Pittenger on 2007/11/01 and 2008/05/16.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2009/06/02 by Bridget K. Hahn. Finding aid created 2009/06/02 by Bridget K. Hahn. EAD finding aid created 2009/06/03 by Bridget K. Hahn.
- Circus parades Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Documents Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Muncie (Ind.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Natural gas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Printed ephemera Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stoeckel Archives of Local History Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Pittenger family correspondence and photographs
- 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
