Politics and government

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This collection includes essays, articles and other research material created or collected by Arthur Andrew Olson III ranging from 2009 to 2016 regarding the lineage and life of David Kilgore (1804-1879) and other related topics in Delaware County and Indiana history including the settlement and relocation of Native American peoples, state and national politics, and railroads during the period between Indiana statehood and the era of Reconstruction following the United States Civil War.

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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...

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This collection includes brochures, guidelines, goals, course, publications, and course packets from the Political Science Department at Ball State University ranging from 1967 to 1992 regarding the Department of Political Science.

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This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, maps, photographs, and other materials from Dorothea Bump in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1919 to 1993 regarding local elections, political and civic issues in Delaware County and the city of Muncie, and the administration of Beech Grove Cemetery.

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 addresses, correspondence, manuscripts, reports, research files and papers, scrapbooks, photographs and other material created, collected or compiled by Hurley C. Goodall in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1900 to 2005 regarding his service on the Muncie Fire Department, Muncie Community Schools Board of Education, and Indiana General Assembly, as well as, his research on the history of the African American community in Muncie, Indiana.

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This collection includes annual meeting minutes, reports, and publications from the Indiana Political Science Association ranging from 1981 to 2008.

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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 records from the offices of Assessor, Auditor, Board of Commissioners, Agent, Recorder, and Treasurer, primarily from the 1880s. Most of the documents pertain to the construction of the Delaware County Courthouse and jail in the 1880s and the sale of turnpike rights to the Board of County Commissioners for the sum of $1.00.

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This collection includes materials spanning from 1959 to 2015. It includes published and unpublished writings on political science and public administration, correspondence, and teaching materials from John Rouse, political science professor at Ball State University. It also includes materials relating to his PhD work, photographs, and personal papers; as well as video recordings relating to sports, public policy, and episodes of his local television show, "Public Affairs Roundtable."

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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.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of the papers of Sir Norman Angell and span his entire career as a political writer. The collection is broken into several series, including: Correspondence, Chronological Files, Manuscripts, Writings, Research Files, and Personal Files. The Correspondence series is the largest of the collection, consisting of 28 cubic feet of material, and is arranged alphabetically. The Writings series is broken into four sub-series: Speeches and Addresses, Articles, Monographs,...

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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.