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Mildred Trivers collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-305
Scope and Contents

This collection includes personal papers, poetry, and audio and video from Mildred Raynolds Trivers in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1934 to 2000 regarding her life and career as a poet and founder of the Humpback Barn Festival of Poetry and Arts.

Dates: 1934-2000

Miller College of Business accreditation materials

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-12-01-02
Scope and Contents

This collection includes accreditation materials from the Miller College of Business dating from 1973 to 1993.

Dates: 1973-1993

Miller College of Business annual reports

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-12-01-01
Scope and Contents

This collection includes Miller College of Business annual reports dating from 1969 to 1996.

Dates: 1969-1996

Miller College of Business published research

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: RG-12-14-03
Scope and Contents

This collection includes documentation of the published research of Ball State University College of Business faculty ranging from 1991 to 2000.

Dates: 1991-2000

Miller College of Business subject files

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: RG-12-01-04
Scope and Contents

This collection includes subject files documenting the history of the Miller College of Business and the Business Education Department at Ball State University/Teachers College dating from 1950 to 1985.

Dates: 1950-1985

Miriam Shepherd cookbook collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS-059
Scope and Contents

This collection includes 20 cookbooks and other books related to cooking from Miriam Shepherd's Home Economics collection. Publication dates range from 1910-1941.

Dates: 1910-1941

Muncie Art Students' League records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-099
Scope and Contents

The collection includes the historical records of Muncie Art Students' League for the years 1892-2019 and includes correspondence, by-laws, financial records, minutes, membership lists, news clippings, annual programs, scrapbooks, photographs, a video recording of a meeting of the Muncie Art Students’ League at Margaret Bumb’s House in 1990, and born-digital working files for the League.

Dates: 1892-2019

Muncie Community Schools high school consolidation records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-346
Scope and Contents This collection consists of records documenting the strategic planning and events leading up to the consolidation of Muncie Southside and Central High Schools between 2013 and 2014. The records were maintained by the Superintendent of Muncie Community Schools, M. Tim Heller, and include Board of School Trustees meeting minutes and agendas; community Town Hall meeting minutes and comment cards; Athletics, Curricular, Leadership, Organizational Staffing, Technology Transition, and other...
Dates: 1990, 2013-2014

Muncie Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation Officer records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-180
Scope and Contents The collection includes newspaper clippings, reports, proposals, notes, meeting agendas, and correspondence from the Muncie Preservation and Rehabilitation Commission and the business it conducted, including the renovation and relocation of historic buildings. The records of specific initiatives the Commission has participated in are also included, including the efforts to renovate the Ball Stores Building in downtown Muncie as a City Hall, and the implementation and business of the Central...
Dates: 1977-1999

Muncie Indiana Transit System records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-238
Scope and Contents

This collection contains records from the Muncie Indiana Transit System (MITS) in Muncie, Indiana for the years 1941-2012 and included Board of Directors meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, budget information, project plans and proposals, marketing and management files, financial records, subject files, photographs, scrapbooks, and other records documenting services, routes, fares, ridership and construction primarily from 1981-2004.

Dates: 1941 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2007

Naomi G. Weber scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: RG-22-09-02
Scope and Contents

The Naomi G. Weber scrapbook contains photographs, ephemera, correspondence, and clippings regarding her nursing education from the Ball Memorial Hospital School of Nursing from 1950 to 1954.

Dates: 1950-1954

Ned Griner research files for Gas Boom Society

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-261
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Ned Griner’s research materials for his book, Gas Boom Society. The bulk of the files are copies of news clippings from the late 1800s on a variety of topics. The majority of the clippings are from Muncie newspapers. Also included in the collection are correspondence from Marsh/Ryan family members to Griner and correspondence from Emily Kimbrough to Griner. There are two rough drafts of chapters from the book on Sports and the Holidays.

Dates: 1880-1986

Office of Academic Assessment and Institutional Research reports and surveys

 Collection
Identifier: RG-05-03-01
Scope and Contents

This collection includes surveys, statistical reports, research findings, and workbooks from the Office of Academic Assessment and Institutional Research at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1991 to 2009 regarding alumni, faculty, and students.

Dates: 1977-2012

Office of Housing and Residence Life records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-10-02-04
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1948-2021

Office of Provost correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-05-01-28
Scope and Contents This series includes correspondence from and to the office of the Provost. Provosts represented in the range of this collection include Richard W. Burkhardt from the academic year 1964-1965 to 1976-1977 (Vice President of Instructional Affairs), Norman J. Norton 1978-1979 (Acting Vice President of Instructional Affairs), Richard W. Burkhardt 1979-1980 (Provost), James V. Koch 1980-1981 to 1985-1986 (Provost), Warren C. Vander Hill 1986-1987 to 2001-2002 (Provost and Vice President for...
Dates: 1969-2005

Office of Provost planning files

 Collection
Identifier: RG-05-01-63
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1976-1993

Office of Provost subject files

 Collection
Identifier: RG-05-01-91
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1963-2007

Office of the President annual reports

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-03-02-01
Scope and Contents

Biennial and annual reports of the President of Ball State summarizing major developments in and about Ball State dating back to 1947. Recent reports include brief articles, photographs, and photo captions highlighting accomplishments, research projects, awards, services, programs, students, and faculty. Reports are arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1947 - 2006

Osborn and Bussell families papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-139
Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, teacher's contracts, financial records, photographs, and other records for the Osborn and Bussell families of Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1922-1992.

Dates: 1922-1992

O.T. Richardson administrative papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG-04-01-21
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1919-1975

Paul Zedekar family correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-396
Content Description

This collection includes correspondence and postcards between Paul Zedekar and numerous family members and acquiatances. Some correspondence include newspaper clippings, High Street Methodist Church programs, photographs, stamps, and fabric samples. Ranging from 1959-1987 the correspondence document his service in the Chanute, Illinois Air Force base and Minot, North Dakota Air Force base.

Dates: 1959 - 1987

Peter Austin papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS-053
Scope and Contents

This collection includes supply lists and catalogs for electrical supplies, hardware and industrial merchandise (1900-1945), subject files on Muncie organizations such as the Masons and the Elks Lodge, newspapers from World War II, and maps of Muncie and the vicinity.

Dates: 1904-1970

Phi Delta Kappa Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-00-02-06
Scope and Contents

This collection includes bylaws, initiation information, minutes, and awards from the Phi Delta Kappa Ball State University chapter from 1947-2000. The collection also contains charter information, executive board meeting notes, and historical information on the organization. The formats for this collection includes pamphlets, brochures, programs, notes, photographs, forms, flyers, and other various types of paperwork.

Dates: 1947-2004

Philander Smith papers and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-216
Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence, diary entries, military and genealogical records, and photographs from Philander Smith in Greenfield, Indiana ranging from 1863 to 1866 regarding his personal papers and records.

Dates: 1863-1866

Philomathean Club collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-255
Scope and Contents The collection includes the Philomathean Club’s yearbooks from 1911 through 2004, each one of which lists club members, planned programs, and other club information for the year; meeting minute books from 1935 through 2009; the club’s constitution and by-laws; tributes to deceased members; news clippings, and correspondence. Also included is a sample of the cloth yearbook cover sewn by each member and the pattern and instructions for making the cover. Artifacts include a banner presented...
Dates: 1911-2009

Pittenger family correspondence and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-281
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...
Dates: 1910 - 1933

Prow family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-158
Scope and Contents

The collection contains 1118 letters of correspondence dating between the years 1820-1982. Postcards dating from 1876-1988 are also included. Fifty-nine of the postcards contain writing and dates, six have writing and no dates, and 163 have no writing at all. The collection also includes 23 greeting cards, legal papers, tax receipts, birth certificates, inventories, advertisements, etchings and various miscellaneous items dating from 1776 through the 1980s.

Dates: 1776-1980

Purdue Alumni Club of Muncie records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-353
Scope and Contents

This collection includes membership rosters, officer records, constitutions and bylaws, expense reports, newspaper clippings, press releases, meeting minutes, photographs, event invitations and programs, correspondence, brochures, postcards, and club management records from the Purdue Alumni Club of Muncie in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1963 to 2015 regarding Purdue University alumni, club administration, leadership, membership, and club activities.

Dates: 1963 - 2015

Ralph B. Ross collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-021
Scope and Contents

The content of this collection consists of the writings of Ralph B. Ross from the late 1920s through the early 1940s. They are letters to his mother Bessie L. Ross, undated journal entries, journal entries about specific topics and trips, and other titled essays.

Dates: 1927-1942

Ralph W. Noyer administrative papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG-04-01-07
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1928-1959