Muncie City Council ledgers
Scope and Contents
This collections contains the regular and special session meeting minutes of the Muncie City Council for the years 1870-1935. Council meetings were held in Muncie City Council Chamber in Muncie, IN. Topics of council discussion include: petitions and pleas, fines, land splits and divides, city project estimates, city budget and expense reports, ordinance creation and enforcement, election results, and "general city business". Also included in this collection are financial registers (1906-1916) and a Mayor's docket (1904-1905).
Dates
- 1870-1935
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
The current Muncie City Council consists of 9 members who serve as the legislative branch for the city of Muncie. Six members are elected by the voters in their district and 3 at-large members are elected by the voters and represent every citizen in the City. Each member serves a four-year term.
Extent
6 Cubic Feet (18 ledgers)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/04/03 by Cody Sprunger. EAD finding aid created 2015/04/20 by Lindsey M. Vesperry.
- Account books 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
- 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
- Municipal government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Muncie City Council ledgers
- 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
