About Archives and Special Collections
The mission of Archives and Special Collections is to collect, preserve, and provide access to archival and printed materials that support the research and instructional needs of students, faculty, national and international scholars, and the general public.
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Selections from the Digital Media Repository
Eleanor Roosevelt visits Ball State, 1959 (Click for speech and images)
Subject Guide
University Archives Collections
This page lists principle non-digitized University Archives collections that broadly document the history of Ball State University. These materials can be accessed and used in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. A full list of the entire holdings of the Ball State University Archives is available on the University Archives finding aids page.
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Ball State University Board of Trustees MinutesThis collection includes Ball State University Board of Trustees minutes ranging from 1918 to the present. This collection documents the administrative history of the university, included records of institutional policy decisions, campus planning, and financial administration.
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Ball State University Faculty FilesThis collection contains detailed biographical information, press releases, news clippings, and photographs of Ball State faculty and administrators throughout the institution's history. To inquire about a specific individual's file, contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Ball State Alumnus magazineThis collection includes issues of the Ball State Alumnus, a publication of the Ball State University Alumni Association, chronologically from 1937 to the present. The Alumnus magazine provides Ball State alumni information regarding student and alumni events, outreach, campus growth, research, and faculty news.
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Ball State University B-Book DirectoriesThese directories contain a list of all Ball State University faculty, staff, and students for a given academic year. Directories date from 1927 to the present.
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Marie Fraser Papers and PhotographsThis collection contains the subject files of Marie Fraser, Director of Public Information Services at Ball State from 1960 to 1987. The collection documents the academic, administrative, and social history of the institution.
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University Marketing and Communications Publications and Printed EphemeraThis collection includes journals, brochures, flyers, newsletters, programs, and advertisements from University Marketing and Communications ranging from 1957 to 2001 regarding Ball State University publications, events, workshops.