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This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, notes, student field trip reports, photographic materials, blueprints, and other materials from Edward Zetterberg and his family in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1918 to 2004 regarding Zetterberg's teaching career, his service during World War I and World War II, and Zetterberg's personal interests.

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This collection includes research and legal papers, documents, personal papers, maps, photocopies of archival documents, and books from Elizabeth Glenn ranging from 1809 to 2000 regarding anthropology and Miami Indian nation history.

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This collection includes booklets, brochures, posters and programs from Univeristy Office of Business Affairs in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1963 to 2009 regarding Emens Auditorium productions.

Scope and Contents This collection focuses on the literary works of Emily Kimbrough and includes typescripts of her novels along with copies of her numerous articles. Also included are honorary degrees awarded to her by Indiana University and Ball State University in 1973.The collection also contains twenty-five drawings from the novels Now and Then (1972) and Time Enough (1974), It also contains oversize family photos, a photo of Kimbrough Hardware Co., and Sterling Cash grocery. Finally, R 26,...

Scope and Contents The Ball State University Center for Organizational Resources received a grant from the Marion Kauffman Foundation to administer the EntrePrep program. Though the EntrePrep program, six students learned how to start their own business and to apply what they learn through an internship. They received a $1000 scholarship for college, and earned a designation as a Kauffman Foundation Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership student. In June of 1996 through 1998, the students attended a...

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This collection includes correspondence, ephemera, and photographs from Eva Boland in Muncie, Indiana ranging from circa 1900 to 1920 regarding her family and activities.

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This collection includes administrative records including constitutions and bylaws, officer records including budgets and reports, meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, membership records, committee records, newsletters and other publications, promotional material and event planning records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and artifacts from the Exchange Club of Muncie in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1921 to 2016.

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This collection includes administrative subject files documenting Ball State Teachers College/Ball State University faculty members and organizations.

Scope and Contents This collection contains organizational records from the First Baptist Church of Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1859 to 2014. The paper portion of collection primarily consists of photocopies of original volumes that were retained by the church. The photocopies are organized by volume, as they appear in the original records, and include correspondence, annual reports, membership records, board meeting minutes and reports, women's department records, church histories, newsletters, directories,...

Scope and Contents The collection contains records of First Merchants Bank under its earlier name, Merchants National Bank, and under the name First Merchants Bank. The collection contains annual reports for the Merchants National Bank of Muncie (1959, 1965-1980, 1984) and a history of the bank (1803-1978) written by Phillip F. Schooley, a long time employee. The architectural drawings series includes architectural drawings of Merchants National Bank from the Jackson and Mulberry location (1929). Includes a...

Scope and Contents The collection documents Fran E. Schroeder’s architectural career. It includes architectural drawings and renderings; photographs; reference material; materials concerning the Construction Specifications Institute; business correspondence; sketches; Christmas cards by Schroeder, Leslie F. Ayres, and Pierre and Wright, ca. 1930; a variety of scrapbook materials and memorabilia; and several award plaques.The drawings are all from the office of Fran E. Schroeder and Associates. More...

Scope and Contents The contents of the Frank A. Bracken Civil War collection reflects Frank Bracken's lifetime passion for history as well as a personal and professional commitment to preserving the past. The collection consists of Civil War research papers and organizational records, photographs, maps, plaques, and realia including Civil War weapons and uniforms. Frank Bracken's great-grandfather, William Holsworth Bracken, was 1st Lieutenant of the Indiana Calvary, Union Company B, 4th Regiment and many of...

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This colleciton includes brochures, member directories, journal articles, correspondence, memoranda, mission statements, bylaws, constitutions, and other documents ranging from 1970 to 1994.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of records ranging from 1790 to 2009 documenting the personal and professional life of Dr. Gene Sharp McCreery of Harrison Township, Delaware County, Indiana. Records include personal documents (transcripts, certificates and diplomas, land deeds, membership cards, daily planners, yearbooks, greeting cards, and correspondence); international records documenting McCreery’s humanitarian work in various countries (program administrative records, foreign language study...

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This collection includes scrapbooks, correspondence, diaries, publications, newspaper clippings and speeches by Dr. Kemper from 1859-1927. The scrapbooks include information on Dr. Kemper’s travels, including trips to Egypt and Europe, from 1905 to 1913. The correspondence series includes letters between Dr. Kemper and Hattie Kemper during and after the Civil War, from 1859 to 1875.

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This collection includes personal and business correspondence, Muncie Board of Public Safety documents, a city ordinance regarding jitney busses, and miscellaneous material from George H. Koons in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1904 to 1926 regarding his activities.

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The collection includes correspondence from 1924-1934, including a warning from the Ku Klux Klan in 1923, printed material from the Ku Klux Klan, newspaper clippings, and a scrapbook from the Dale family covering the life of George R. Dale through his battles with the Ku Klux Klan and the United States federal and state court systems.

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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 the papers, photographs and negatives from the H. Earl Browning family in Muncie, IN ranging from 1920 to 1976 regarding family correspondence, war records, financial records, personal documents, photographs and negatives.

Scope and Contents The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Dr. Tetsumaro Hayashi ranging in date from circa 1940 to 2009. Records include personal correspondence with friends, family, colleagues, and other Steinbeck scholars; both published and unpublished manuscripts; various accumulated professional and administrative papers; records from professional organizations and services, including the Steinbeck Society of America and the Steinbeck Quarterly...

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The collection contains "The Story of Helen Gertrude Lynch," as written by her sister Alice. There are nineteen chapters in Alice's story, each with a chapter heading. Articles from various newspapers recounting the activities of Helen as well as correspondence and miscellaneous documents between the friends and family are also included.

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This collection includes annual reports, planning documents, newsletters, Odyssey journals, student projects, and oral histories pertaining to the Ball State Honors College. The materials range in date from 1956 to 2019.

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This collection includes early correspondence, organizational records, membership records, the constitution and by-laws, and information on the Muncie Human Rights Commision from the Human Relations Council in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1962 to 1984 regarding the organization`s activities.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of a wide range of materials and includes programs, evaluations, applications, budget information, sketches, news clippings, and many other items of the Renaissance Fair Committee. The collection concentrates on the 1978, 1979, and 1980 fairs, but also includes other materials through 1986. This collection was donated by Patricia Schaefer, who served as general chairwoman for the first two fairs, and Cassie Bolander.A separate photograph series contains...

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The collection contains 150 papers, diaries, business records, journals, account books, sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous items from both individuals and families in Indiana from 1786 to 1976.

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This collection includes correspondence, meeting notes, newspaper clippings, negatives, photographs, and promotional materials from Gethsemane United Methodist Church in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1995 to 2013 regarding the International Friends of Gethsemane program's promotional dinners and outreach efforts. The collection was donated by church member Donna Bookout and reflect her experiences/work with the program.

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This collection includes treasurer`s reports, minutes, account books, daybooks, receipts, account files, legal documents, newspaper clippings, photographs, and drawing plans from J. H. Wysor Estate Inc. in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1905 to 1972 regarding the company and its activities.

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This collection includes campaign materials, correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, state election board reports, items from President Reagan's 1982 visit to the Indiana General Assembly, photographs, and other materials from J. Roberts Dailey in Indiana ranging from 1949 to 1992 regarding his political career as a legislator and speaker in the Indiana House of Representatives.

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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.

Scope and Contents This collection includes papers, photographs, slides, videos, books, architectural drawings, correspondence, financial records, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, blueprints, manuscripts and scrapbooks from John and Lynn Bower in Bloomington, Indiana ranging from 1975 to 2001 regarding the Healthy House and John Bower`s personal life.Within the Healthy House photographs and slides series, photobooks 1-4 are photographs shot during construction of the Model Healthy House featured in...