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Shirley Puckett Sheperd papers and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-298
Scope and Contents

This collection contains personal correspondence, magazines and news clippings, personal photographs, an unpublished manuscript, and other materials created by or relating to Shirley Puckett Sheperd of Muncie, Indiana for the years 1941-1995. It also three photographs of Shepard as a child: one oversized photograph and two digital photographs.

Dates: 1941 - 1995

Sneath Glass Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-337
Scope and Contents

This collection includes administrative records, financial records, glass formula records and other materials from The Sneath Glass Company in Hartford City, Indiana ranging from 1894 to 2000 regarding the business and production of glass, and a historical account of the company.

Dates: 1852-2000

Soil and Recreation Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-008
Scope and Contents

This collection includes soil surveys of Delaware County, Indiana from 1915, 1968 and 1972. Also included is a soil map (1970) and related resource facts from the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service.

Dates: 1915-1972

Sparks Family Association correspondence and newsletters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-286
Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence and newsletters from the Sparks Family Association ranging from 1953 to 2008 regarding family history and genealogy.

The collection consists of two series. The first series is correspondence between Jack Carmichael and a number of other members of the SFA, primarily Russell Bidlock. The second series consists of publications series includes volumes I through XVIII of The Sparks Quarterly, spanning from March 1953 to December 1970.

Dates: 1953-2008

Star Soccer Club records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-313
Scope and Contents

This collection includes documents, correspondence, Board of Director meeting minutes, maps, and newspaper clippings from the Star Soccer Club in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1991 to 2002 regarding the club`s history and activities.

Dates: 1991-2002

The Morning News newspaper

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS-355
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one bound volume of issues of The Morning News newspaper published in Muncie, Indiana from January to June 1894.

Dates: 1894 Jan.-June

The Muncie Weekly News and Delaware County Sports Times collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-358
Scope and Contents

This collection includes newspapers, photographs, and other records ranging from 1961 to 1983 for the weekly newspapers The Muncie Weekly News (1975-1982) and the Delaware County Sports Times (1982). Both newspapers were published by Joe E. Manfield in Muncie, Indiana under the corporate name Jem-Sue Publications, Inc.

Dates: 1961-1983; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1982

The Other Side of Middletown project files and recordings

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-254
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the original taped interviews, notes, and tape logs from the oral history interviews conducted by Ball State University students. These are organized in order by the sections discussed in the book, "Getting A Living", "Making a Home", "Training the Young", "Using Leisure", "Engaging in Religious Practice", and "Engaging in Community Activities". Scrapbooks and scans of the scrapbooks documenting the project and public presentations are also included.R...
Dates: 2003-2004

Thomas Jefferson Bowles family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-097
Scope and Contents This collection includes notebooks, scrapbooks and other material related to the life, work, social activity, and political activity of Thomas Jefferson Bowles during his time in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1886 to 1924. The notebooks and scrapbooks in this collection contain notes and speech manuscripts documenting his involvement in the Indiana Rationalists Association, interest in the National Liberal Party, and thoughts and remarks on a wide variety of other subjects including...
Dates: 1836-1984

Thomas L. Ryan diary, 1886

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-087
Scope and Contents

This collection includes a photocopy of the diary written by Thomas Ryan in 1886. Ryan wrote in the diary every day. He recorded the weather, events at school, activities with friends, trips to the library and around town, chores and projects, and special events. The diary also contains an account of his expenses for the year.

Dates: 1886

Thomas Neely diaries

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Identifier: MSS-105
Scope and Contents Thomas Neely began keeping a diary on January 1, 1860, and continued to make regular entries with few interruptions for almost 42 years. When his sight began to fail in 1897, his daughter Jennie continued making entries until his death until 1901. The collection contains five volumes of Thomas Neely’s diaries, dating from April 1867 to August 20, 1901. Each contains entries chronicling local happenings as well as Muncie’s response to national events. The whereabouts of the first volume...
Dates: 1867-1901

Tract books

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-003
Scope and Contents

This collection includes records of land sales in Boone, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Madison, and Randolph Counties from 1811-1876. These records document the amount of acreage purchased, who purchased the land, the former residence of the purchaser, and the date the land was sold. The collection also includes records of land sales for each township in Delaware County, blank land grid forms, and an unknown land grid and tract book.

Dates: 1811-1876

UAW-CIO, Local 287 records and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-165
Scope and Contents This collection includes records of the UAW-CIO, Local 287 and national UAW publications. The Local 287 records include the original charter (1936), agreements between UAW-CIO Local 287 and BorgWarner (1938-1986), constitution and by-laws (1942-1986), brochures related to pensions and benefits (1961-1980), a history of the Local (1978), minutes (1937-1985), and the Labor Beacon newspaper (1952-2000). The national records include proceedings from national conventions, reports from UAW...
Dates: 1935 - 2015

UAW-CIO, Local 499 records and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-248
Scope and Contents

This collection includes papers, books, newsletters and newspaper clippings relating to the AFL-CIO, GM-UAW, UAW-CIO, and Local 499 in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1940-2005.

Dates: 1937 - 2005

Velma Floyd papers

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Identifier: MSS-198
Scope and Contents

This collection contains specifications, architectural drawings, plumbing fixture information, hand-written notes regarding construction for a house located at 2008 W. Berwyn in Muncie. This collection also contains correspondence with Dorothy Helmer and the architect's office.

Dates: 1952-1953

Vernon Freeman family papers and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-245
Scope and Contents

This collection includes financial records, real estate records, correspondence, minutes, yearbooks, photographs, genealogy and other material from the Vernon Freeman family in Delaware County, Indiana ranging from 1850 to 2009 regarding the operations of the Freeman family farm, the establishment and operation of the Farmington Meadows planned community, and the lives of the Freeman and Russell families.

Dates: 1850-2009

Violet Club records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-077
Scope and Contents

The collection has letters, minutes of meetings, 1919 to 1968, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks, 1951-1974.

A separate series, PSC 86, has 39 pictures of Violet Club members.

Dates: 1919-1974

Visiting Nurses Association records

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Identifier: MSS-123
Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of meeting minutes and reports (1916-1993). It also contains memorials, manuals with a history and by-laws.

Dates: 1916-1995

Warner Gear Division collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-178
Scope and Contents

This collection includes brochures, organization charts, personnel records, advertisements, publications, and historical records from Borg-Warner Corporation, Warner Gear Division in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1918 to 1992 regarding the organization structure, personnel, and history of Warner Gear Division.

Dates: 1918-1992

Wesley Foundation Chain Gang minutes

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Identifier: MSS-163
Scope and Contents

This collection includes a book of Wesley Foundation Chain Gang meeting minutes from 1935-1995.

Dates: 1935-1995

Westwood Neighborhood research files and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-224
Scope and Contents

This collection includes photocopied materials from newspapers and general histories as well as histories of each lot in the Westwood community, and spans the years 1924-1999. Also included in the collection is the Editing Copy of Westwood: A 75 Year History, along with editing notes and book promotion materials. PSC 273 contains photographs of Westwood houses. V 224 is a taped interview with Bill Spurgeon.

Dates: 1900-2002

White River Water Garden Society records

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Identifier: MSS-335
Scope and Contents

This collection includes documents from The White River Water Garden Society in Muncie, Indiana ranging from July 1998 to July 2010.

Dates: 1998-2010

Wiley W. Spurgeon papers

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Identifier: MSS-211
Scope and Contents This collection contains articles and columns by Wiley W. Spurgeon, divided by date and also by subject (copies may be duplicated in each category), his research subject files, correspondence, and historical materials given to him from Delaware county residents. The OVB collection includes a ledger from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, the manuscripts of stories written by Sylvester W. Heath, and maps of Muncie and Delaware County, as well as newspapers and posters. The photograph...
Dates: 1857-2001

William A. Sutton papers

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Identifier: MSS-028
Scope and Contents

This collection includes documents, photographs, slides and an interview from William A. Sutton in Muncie ranging from 1913 to 1985 regarding Sutton's work with the local government, and in religious and secular community organizations.

Dates: 1913-1985

William H. Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-122
Scope and Contents

The collection primarily consists of letters to William H. Williams (1921-1928). It also contains Williams' obituary, notifications of appointment to the Railway Mail Service (1902), a notice of eligibility to the U.S. Civil Service Commission (1902), and a program from the Annual Reunion of the 19th Indiana Volunteers (1921).

Dates: 1902-1907

William J. Nye World War I veterans history collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-142
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the audio recordings and edited transcripts of oral history interviews with World War I veterans conducted by William J. Nye, James Andrews, P. Douglas Magers, and Jerry Handfield between 1978 and 1982. Also included are interview video recording about the Blizzard of 1978 in Delaware County, records documenting the deaths of World War I veterans and casualties of the Vietnam War, and Nye's research notes.

Dates: circa 1888-2002

William "Jack" Spears Boy Scouts of America records and photographs

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Identifier: MSS-291
Scope and Contents This collection includes scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, badges and other artifacts documenting the history of the boy scouts in Delaware County, Indiana from 1913-2003. The scrapbooks were compiled by the donor and collector, William “Jack” Spears, from his personal collection and from documents, photographs, and artifacts given to him. There are scrapbooks for important leaders of the Boy Scouts and Camp Redwing, including as well as scrapbooks on the history of Camp Redwing and...
Dates: 1913-2003

William R. and Erna Root family correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-336
Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence from Root family members and friends in Indiana ranging from 1901-1945.

Dates: 1901-1945

Woman's Club of Muncie records

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Identifier: MSS-088
Scope and Contents The Woman’s Club Records include annual programs, constitutions and bylaws, Corresponding Secretary’s books (1978- 90) and records (1966-74), Epsilon Sigma Omicron minutes (1945-51, 1965-70), financial secretary’s records (1940-57) fine arts department minutes (1942-62), Junior department minutes (1949-61, 1969-71) literature department minutes (1949-61), Memorial books (1977-78) minute books (1876-1992) Newspaper clippings (1950-99), publications by and about the club, treasurer’s book...
Dates: 1876-1993

Woman's Franchise League records

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Identifier: MSS-089
Scope and Contents

This collection includes meeting minutes and membership rolls, newspaper clippings, an auditor's report, programs, a scrapbook, an Indiana Directory, a history clipping, and other material from the Woman's Franchise League in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1912 to 1919 and 1975 regarding the league's opperations.

Dates: 1912-1975