Politicians

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This collection includes trading cards from the Ball State University Alumni Association in Muncie, Indiana from 1993, regarding Ball State Unviersity administrators and Indiana state politicians.

Scope and Contents The collection contains correspondence with colleagues in the Indiana General Assembly from roughly 1969 to 1975. Individual bills that Wise addressed as a Congressman contain commentary from constituents and other legislators in separate folders. A detailed file of Wise’s struggle to ban phosphates from laundry detergent is within the collection. Wise was also a member of the Committee on Cities and Towns in the General Assembly and the Governor’s Task Force for the Employment of the...

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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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 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 news articles, correspondence, and other materials from Muncie newspapers and citizens ranging from 1957 to 1992 regarding the law enforcement and political career of James Patrick Carey.

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This collection includes subject files, calendars, newsletters, other publications, maps, photographs, an audio recording, and a video recording from Mayor Paul J. Cooley in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1883 to 1995 regarding Cooley's mayoral administration, and Cooley's other political and professional activities.

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This collection includes digital copies of the Presidential Nominee Advance Operations manual from the Robert J. Dole 1996 presidential campaign and the Vice Presidential Nominee Advance Operations manual from the 2008 John McCain presidential campaign. The manuals outline detailed expectations, requirements, and procedures for planning for nominee visits including room setup, transportation, communication with campaign officials, and other directives.

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This collection includes political brochures, documents, letters from local politicians, posters and ephemera from Raymond E. White in Muncie, Indiana ranging from circa 1960 to 2010 regarding Raymond E. White and his political interests.

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This collection includes materials related to Richard Wires' scholarship related to author John P. Marquand's Mr. Moto novels as well as autographed photographs from Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew, and Otis Bowen.

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This collection includes correspondence (1944-2007) and interviews on microcassette conducted by Stanley Huseland for his book titled Political Warrior: The Life and Times of L. Keith Bulen.