Instructional Sessions and Tours

The Drawings and Documents Archive supports research and learning at Ball State University by offering instructional sessions and tours. We also welcome the opportunity to collaborate with faculty on course and immersive learning projects.

Instructional Sessions

These sessions will be developed to meet the specific needs of students in your class and will help them:

• Learn how to conduct research using primary sources
  
  
• Locate materials on specific sites or structures
  
  
• Use specialized research collections
  
  
• Experience the beauty of hand-drawn architectural drawings
  

The Archivist can suggest research materials and strategies appropriate to your class and syllabus, and provide course-related handouts for use in the classroom and on Blackboard.

These classes may take place in the Drawings and Documents Archive during our regular hours or by special appointment. Since space is limited in the Archive, the Archivist can also visit your class or group for instructional purposes.

To schedule an instruction session please contact the Archivist at ddarchive@bsu.edu, (765) 285-8441. You may also fill out the Request for Instructional Session Form.

Tours and Group Visits

The Drawings and Documents Archive offers tours of its facilities to visitors and groups on the Ball State University campus and to the community.  To arrange a group tour please contact the Archivist at ddarchive@bsu.edu, (765) 285-8441.