Civil War era snare drum with drumsticks
To learn more about this resource, view the item in the U.S. Civil War Resources collection in the Digital Media Repository.
Introduction
Ephemera refers to transient print materials such as advertisements, ballots, flyers, lottery tickets, memorabilia, money, souvenirs, and tickets. Physical objects, sometimes referred to as artifacts, include non-documentary everyday items such as badges, emblems, equipment, insignias, jewelry, and tools. Both ephemera and physical objects shed light on the past in ways different from records and documents. Social historians, who emphasize social structures and interactions among societal groups rather than affairs of the state, find ephemera and physical objects especially rich research materials.
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Use the links below to find ephemera and realia regarding military history available from Ball State University Libraries Digital Media Repository.
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Use the links below to find ephemera and realia regarding military history available from Ball State University Libraries Digital Media Repository.