Scope and Contents This collection includes survey questionnaires and correspondence from Dr. Edward Strother in Evanston, Illinois in 1950 regarding Dr. Strother's research while working toward his PhD at Northwestern University. Dr. Strother's hypothesis was that during a presentation, an audience would be less hostile if the speaker carried greater prestige. The survey was designed with the purpose of discovering how various speakers handled audience hostility, and attempted to cover a cross section of...

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This collection includes brochures, faculty records, planning and budgeting reports, publications, graduate student and program reports, student personnel administration records, and other materials from the Ball State University Graduate School in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1946 to 2008 regarding the administrative functions of the graduate school.

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This collection includes books, publications, art, photographs, personal and sports artifacts, ephemera, reports, speeches, and audiovisual materials from Dr. Jo Ann Gora ranging from 1976 to 2016 regarding her presidency at Ball State University.

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This collection includes brochures, handbooks, publications, newsclippings, administrative records, photographs, advertisements, and audiovisual materials from the Ball State Office of Housing and Residence Life ranging from 1948-2011. Records from the Elliott Hall Council covering the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years were added later.

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This collection includes planning reports, working documents, and correspondence from the Office of the Provost and other university offices at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1976 to 1993 regarding university planning.

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This collection includes correspondence, reports, and other materials from the office of the provost of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1919 to 2007 regarding the offices, schools, and colleges reporting to the provost, and other University matters.

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This collection includes reports, correspondence, assorted publications, and other materials and from Dr. O.T. Richardson in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1919 to 1975 regarding his administrative duties at Ball State University, and his involvement with other higher education organizations.

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This collection includes faculty files, course files, department files, CAA-WTS files, and subject files from Ralph W. Noyer, dean of the Ball State Teachers College in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1928 to 1959 regarding Dr. Noyer's administration at Ball State.