This collection consists of a series of monographs on manufacturers, utility companies, and local life in Muncie, Indiana. The monographs were published between 1938 and 1939 by the Muncie Board of Education for use in junior high schools.

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.

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.