Scope and Contents This collection includes photographs, greeting cards, negatives, and newspaper clippings from the Eller family in Muncie and Anderson, Indiana ranging from the 1940s to 1990s regarding adopted pets from Anderson and Muncie animal shelters, crimes in Muncie, and family and friends photographs.The collection was found at the abandoned residence of 615 West Main Street in Muncie, Indiana. There are several photographs and documents concerning animals available for adoption....

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This collection includes manuscripts, photographs, maps, blueprints, line drawings, and an oral history interview recording and transcript from Abbot L. Johnson in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1941 to 1982 regarding Johnson's work in the field of aviation in Muncie and Delaware County, and his connections with the Indiana Manufacturers' Association and the National Association of Manufactuerers.

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This collection includes issues of the Mystic Light of the Aladdin Knights, a bimonthly newsletter for collectors of Aladdin memorabilia and the products of the Aladdin Manufacturing Company, Aladdin Electric Lamps, and Aladdin Industries/Aladdin Mantle Company as well as a 2004 Aladdin Mantle Lamp Company catalog in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1983 to 2013 regarding the lamp industry.

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The collection consists mostly of Center High School yearbooks with World War I information and correspondence also included.

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This collection includes slides featuring architecturally unique homes in Muncie, Indiana.

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This collection includes records and photographs from Association of Lifelong Leaners ranging from 1991 to 2016 regarding administrative, committee, conference, membership, presidental and publication materials.

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This collection consists of records documenting the volunteer activities of the Ball Memorial Hospital Auxiliary between 1934 and 2012. Records include by-laws, narrative histories, Board of Directors meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, newsletters, member directories, event invitations and promotional material, and photographs.

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This collection includes family genealogies, biographies, drawings of family crests, photographs, and scrapbooks from the Beatty-Atkins-Ryan family in Muncie, IN ranging from 1903 to 1985.

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The collection includes materials from the professional career, organizational memberships and committees, and publications of Betty Harris. Documents here include information pertaining to local historical, religious and women’s clubs, community service involvement, and her work as a writer. Also included are Kennedy Assassination wire reports and issues of the Muncie Evening Press covering the Kennedy Assassination in 1963.

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This collection includes photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogy notes, negatives, and audio and video recordings from the Bower family of Indiana ranging from 1871 to 2001 regarding Bower and Dowell family history.

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This collection includes journals, notebooks, correspondence, professional records, political awards, autographs, genealogies, photographs, video recordings, scrapbooks, and realia from the Bracken family in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1776 to 2010 regarding Bracken family genealogy and Civil War history, Muncie and Delaware County history, Ball Corporation, and the Ball State University Board of Trustees.

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The Brayton Family Collection consists primarily of family photos dating from 1868 to 1958. The oversize materials contain Amy Botkin's scrapbook, which includes letters, photos, brochures, and invitations (1907-1960), as well as sketches and paintings done by Margaret Brayton.

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This collection includes genealogy materials from the Brown-Fyfe family in Muncie, Indiana ranging from circa 1828-1990s regarding the Brown-Fyfe family lineage.

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This collection includes slides of various buildings in downtown Muncie, Indiana.

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials pertaining to the various activities of the Calvert-Pallen family. The collection is divided into seven series, the first four of which include papers of each individual family member. The Truman B. Culvert series contains papers and books which relate to his personal and professional education and to his responsibilities as Director of Research and Budget in the Muncie Community Schools.The second series, Luna Culvert, contains yearbooks,...

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This collection includes reports, brochures, newspaper clippings, newsletters, scrapbooks, photographs, video recordings, and other materials from Camp Isanogel in Delaware County, Indiana ranging from 1907 to 2010 regarding camping activities and camp patrons.

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The collection includes information and memorabilia of the Cassady and Nelson families. Included are correspondence, account books, programs, photographs, and obituaries of various family members from 1759 to 1961. Also included are the Civil War letters and diaries and other papers of D.W. (Derastus) Nelson, Louise Nelson’s brother from 1858-1865.

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This collection includes copies of the school`s newspaper, the Center Chatter, from 1930-1963; the school`s yearbook, Memoria, from 1963-1966; personal memorabilia from graduates; and copies of the 1999 Indiana Heritage Research grant application that made this collection possible.

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This collection contains various documents, maps, photographs, and negatives pertinent to American Gas & Electric Company and the Indiana General Service Company from 1884 to 1978.

Scope and Contents The collection contains various materials about the life of Dr. Clay Adra Ball. The first series, probably put together by his son, Dr. Phil Ball, includes Dr. Clay’s account book, 1959-1969, his birth certificate, correspondence, organizational memberships and his will, written in 1975. The series also contains magazines articles and newspaper clippings about Dr. Clay Ball.The collection also includes photographs of Dr. Ball and his office, as well as images of various medical...

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This collection includes two scrapbooks, minutes, a membership list, and a card index of members from the Colleen Club in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1947 to 1994 regarding the club's members and activities.

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This collection consists of digital reproductions of original records and born-digital records from the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County and includes annual reports, Board of Directors meeting minutes, correspondence, event documents, news releases, photographs, newsletters, brochures, postcards, and other records ranging from circa 1981 to 2018.

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This collection includes diaries, scrapbooks, correspondence, photographs, Christmas cards, newspaper clippings, family history documents, and funeral papers from the David and Mary Jane Sursa family of Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1938 to 2018.

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This collection includes genealogical research including research notes, family relations worksheets, and photocopies of municipal records; photocopied documents from the 1926 George R. Dale contempt of court trial include newspaper clippings, telegrams, letters, and cartoons from David Dale in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1790 to 1995 regarding David Dale`s family history.

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This collection includes by-laws, board minutes, calendars, newsletters and correspondence from the Day Star Activity and Respite Center, Inc. in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1987 to 1997 regarding the organization and its activities.

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This collection includes papers and photographs from the Deeter family in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1920s to 1980s regarding business, correspondence, education, organizations, and publications. Many of the letters are written from Joseph Bosman to Ida Forrest and reveal his life in World War II service from 1942 to 1944.

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This collection includes newspaper articles, photographs, books, promotional materials, scrapbooks, etc. pertinent to Habitat for Humaity's work in throughout the Delaware County, Indiana community ranging from 1985 to 2015.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of records and photographs from the Delaware County Historical Society (previously, Delaware County Historical Alliance) in Muncie, Indiana ranging from circa 1920s to 2017. Records include Board of Directors meeting minutes, bylaws, correspondence, financial statements, mission statements and policy documents, membership listings, newsletters, informational pamphlets, and calendars. Photographs include images of historic homes and other buildings in Delaware County...

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The records include material documenting both the philanthropic and social activities of the Indiana Alpha chapter and the national organization. Records include the constitution, by-laws, membership rosters, programs, minutes and a scrapbook.

Scope and Contents The Dorothy Hamilton Collection consists primarily of manuscripts of her books and writings, as well as newspaper clippings about Mrs. Hamilton’s work and about her activities. The collection also includes copies of Dorothy Hamilton’s magazine serials, announcement of the awards she received, the honorary degree she obtained from Ball State University, information from Hamilton’s publisher, as well as unfinished writings.The collection contains transcripts of Mrs. Hamilton’s...