The Archive contains the following types of collections:

1.  Practitioner Collections

Drawings and renderings by practitioners throughout the state, dating from the late 19th century to the present. Some of the collections include specifications, photographs, and business records. More than 30 firms and agencies are represented. 

2.  Practitioner Records

Records of Ball State University buildings and grounds, as well as records originating in practitioners' offices.

3.  Secondary Records

HABS/HAER drawings of historic sites and structures; books, pamphlets, reports, newspaper clippings, photographs, photo-data books, field notes, and survey and inventory forms; and biographical material.

4.  Miscellaneous Records

Maps, atlases, and aerial photographs; postcards; posters; publications and unpublished CAP materials concerning environmental design and design education; trade catalogs; furniture from practitioner offices; and professional tools and equipment.

The Archive also has initiated efforts to create digital collections of archival materials (Examples). These include:

5.  Pierre and Wright collection images (.pdf 614 KB)

6.  Images of the Frank H. Wheeler estate (.pdf 598 KB)

7.  Images concerning the career of Leslie Ayres (.pdf 1.70 MB)

8.  Trowbridge & Beals collection images (.pdf 221 KB)

9. Alvin W. Holmes collection/Indiana Covered Bridges

Note: These and other image collections are also available on CDs in the Archive and may be copied at the user's request.