Photographs

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This collection includes a history of the Parke family (1967), bills and receipts (1891-1967), postcards and advertisements (undated), newspaper clippings (1936-1965), and artifacts from the Parke and Everett families of Muncie, Indiana.

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The collection contains scrapbooks from the 1955 Delaware County Economic Conference sponsored by the United Auto Workers and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (UAW-CIO) and the 1958-1959 Surplus Food Program. Also includes photographs of union strikes and photographs of prominent politicians campaigning in Indiana, including Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy.

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This collection includes administrative records including constitutions and bylaws, officer records including budgets and reports, meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, membership records, committee records, newsletters and other publications, promotional material and event planning records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and artifacts from the Exchange Club of Muncie in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1921 to 2016.

Scope and Contents The collection contains records of First Merchants Bank under its earlier name, Merchants National Bank, and under the name First Merchants Bank. The collection contains annual reports for the Merchants National Bank of Muncie (1959, 1965-1980, 1984) and a history of the bank (1803-1978) written by Phillip F. Schooley, a long time employee. The architectural drawings series includes architectural drawings of Merchants National Bank from the Jackson and Mulberry location (1929). Includes a...

Scope and Contents The collection documents Fran E. Schroeder’s architectural career. It includes architectural drawings and renderings; photographs; reference material; materials concerning the Construction Specifications Institute; business correspondence; sketches; Christmas cards by Schroeder, Leslie F. Ayres, and Pierre and Wright, ca. 1930; a variety of scrapbook materials and memorabilia; and several award plaques.The drawings are all from the office of Fran E. Schroeder and Associates. More...

Scope and Contents The contents of the Frank A. Bracken Civil War collection reflects Frank Bracken's lifetime passion for history as well as a personal and professional commitment to preserving the past. The collection consists of Civil War research papers and organizational records, photographs, maps, plaques, and realia including Civil War weapons and uniforms. Frank Bracken's great-grandfather, William Holsworth Bracken, was 1st Lieutenant of the Indiana Calvary, Union Company B, 4th Regiment and many of...

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The Fred Graham Circus Research Collection contains a variety of circus-related materials including papers, advertisements, book materials, various publications, research material correspondence, genealogical work, membership information, postcards, show materials, programs, tickets/ticket stubs, Wait for the Muncie Boys, yearbooks, oversize material, photographs, and photograph negatives.

Scope and Contents This manuscript collection consists of some records of the Central Indiana Gas Company from 1916-1933 as well as postcards and publications from Muncie in the early part of the 20th century.The Frederick Durman Photo Collection mainly consists of the photographs that pertain to the Central Indiana Gas Company, the Indiana Gas Company and to bands – military bands and Collins Boys Band. Some of the remaining photographs are of the Joseph A. Goddard Company (where his father,...

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This collection includes evaluation forms, project research, publicity documents and questionnaires from the Muncie Public Library ranging from 1981 to 1986 regarding From Distant Shores: The Heritage of Muncie's Families.

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This collection includes journals, photographs, and genealogy records from Galyean Family in Blountsville, Indiana ranging from 1866 to 1987. Elizabeth "Lizzie" C. Bainter Galyean's journal includes Civil War era poetry, ledgers, and census records. The collection also includes a register of the deaths of friends of Sylvia Galyean, as well as publications regarding Galyean family genealogy between 1763-1987. PSC.358 includes two photographs of the farm in Blountsville in the 1950s.

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This collection includes a school scrapbook from Grace Arthur in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1926 to 1932 regarding her school activities.

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This collection features Western photography, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia ranging from 1979-1989, as well as Franklin's freelance work for several Indiana businesses, organizations, and institutions ranging from circa 1965-2000s.

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This collection includes the papers, photographs and negatives from the H. Earl Browning family in Muncie, IN ranging from 1920 to 1976 regarding family correspondence, war records, financial records, personal documents, photographs and negatives.

Scope and Contents Collection contains 6,013 architectural working drawings, specifications, a firm commission list, photographs, negatives, and microfiche/microfilm dating from 1910-1988 for numerous building projects from the architecture firm of Graham, Love and Graham Architects, Inc. and predecessor firms. The earliest works of the collection were created by Charles Hamilton as a draftsman for Houck and Smenner Architects. Several records throughout the collection are commissions by other firms....

Scope and Contents The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Dr. Tetsumaro Hayashi ranging in date from circa 1940 to 2009. Records include personal correspondence with friends, family, colleagues, and other Steinbeck scholars; both published and unpublished manuscripts; various accumulated professional and administrative papers; records from professional organizations and services, including the Steinbeck Society of America and the Steinbeck Quarterly...

Scope and Contents The collection contains brochures, programs, postcards, and publications from 1879 to 1955. Included among these are commencement programs for Muncie and Royerton High Schools, Royerton High School play programs, the Hamilton Township area, a brochure for the Farmers' Institute (1894), a funeral notice, and a copy of the book entitled, Through the Years: A History of Gaston. P.023 contains photographs of the Garrard family, Garrard School, which...

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This collection includes AMVETS State Convention notes (1949, 1950, 1969), Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission annual reports (1968-1971), and Temple Beth-El Confirmation programs (1932, 1956, 1965). It also contains a Muncie Reds official scorebook (1950) and other miscellaneous documents. PSC.138 includes photographs of Temple-Beth El and Lou Costello. F.010 includes a 16mm film of the B’nai B’rith Fraternity New Year's Eve Party.

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This collection mainly contains Board of Directors minutes, pamphlets, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, scrapbooks, and policies. Additional photos, negatives, film, and display boards are included in related collections listed in this finding aid.

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This collection includes scrapbooks and photo albums from ranging from 1969 to 2005 regarding Botsford and Swinford residence hall activities, events and people.

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This collection includes administrative records, artisan applications, press articles, business development records, conference materials, posters and other promotional materials, photographs, audiovisual recordings, and born digital records from Indiana Artisan in Indianapolis, Indiana for the years 1991-2014 documenting the advancement of local artisan businesses throughout Indiana.

Scope and Contents This collection contains records of the Indiana Bridge Company, iron and steel fabricators located in Muncie, Indiana. It covers the time period 1886 to approximately 1978. The bulk of the collection consists of shop drawings created by Indiana Bridge Company engineers and drafters for several thousand structures dating from about 1889 to about 1922 (catalog number 20-9). There are 200 rolls of drawings in the collection, covering Indiana Bridge Company contract numbers 222...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of a wide range of materials and includes programs, evaluations, applications, budget information, sketches, news clippings, and many other items of the Renaissance Fair Committee. The collection concentrates on the 1978, 1979, and 1980 fairs, but also includes other materials through 1986. This collection was donated by Patricia Schaefer, who served as general chairwoman for the first two fairs, and Cassie Bolander.A separate photograph series contains...

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This collection consists of records from and about the Industrial Trust and Savings Bank in Muncie, Indiana and includes annual reports, the Industrial Trust Grapevine and Summcorp Grapevine employee newsletters, a brochure, four scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and photographs, digital scans of photographs, and film ranging from 1949 to 1992 documenting the companies activities including branch openings, marketing, and company picnics.

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This collection includes correspondence, meeting notes, newspaper clippings, negatives, photographs, and promotional materials from Gethsemane United Methodist Church in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1995 to 2013 regarding the International Friends of Gethsemane program's promotional dinners and outreach efforts. The collection was donated by church member Donna Bookout and reflect her experiences/work with the program.

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials dealing mostly with her work with various local theatre groups: Children’s Playhouse, Civic Theatre, and Easter Pageant. Items include correspondence, news clippings, scripts and programs, as well as biographical information about Irene and Aaron Belcher. The collection includes three scrapbooks with newspaper clippings about the Muncie Civic Theater and Children’s Playhouse Theater, as well as letters to Irene Belcher and several photographs. An autograph...

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This collection includes treasurer`s reports, minutes, account books, daybooks, receipts, account files, legal documents, newspaper clippings, photographs, and drawing plans from J. H. Wysor Estate Inc. in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1905 to 1972 regarding the company and its activities.

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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.

Scope and Contents Spanning the period from 1965 to 2015, this collection comprises an extensive set of color slides documenting Wyman’s professional projects (both built and unbuilt); design work by Wyman’s students at Ball State University; educational field trips during Wyman’s tenure as a professor; and academic reference material used for lectures. The collection also includes several sets of working drawings and documents for Wyman’s professional projects, as well as substantial process work on tracing...

Scope and Contents Collection contains architectural and business records from the architectural office in Vincennes, Indiana, begun by John B. Bayard and continued by Rudolph W. Schucker and Jay C. Bixby, ca. 1910-1965. Included are architectural working drawings by the firm for 15 projects in southwestern Indiana (in Knox, Davies, Sullivan, Spencer, and Greene Counties). At least 17 additional projects are represented by specifications, photographs, newspaper clippings, contracts, and bills for architectural...

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This collection includes books, publications, art, photographs, personal and sports artifacts, ephemera, reports, speeches, and audiovisual materials from Dr. Jo Ann Gora ranging from 1976 to 2016 regarding her presidency at Ball State University.