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The Middletown Women's History Collection provides online access to archival materials documenting the experiences of women and women's organizations in Muncie, Indiana from the 1880s through the 1930s. It includes diaries, minutes, correspondence, photographs and other documents.

The Muncie Redevelopment Commission Minutes includes minutes from the organization's regular meetings from 1973 and 1980-2004.

The Cantigny First Division Oral Histories include forty high definition video oral history interviews with veterans of the U.S. Army's First Infantry Division, commonly known as the "Big Red One."

The French Revolution Pamphlets collection includes pamphlets ranging from 1779 to 1815. The pamphlets were used to disseminate information and ideals concerning nationalism, citizenship, personal freedoms, and social injustice.

The Ball State Monograph Series collection consists of full-text issues of the series, a set of books published by Ball State University from 1963 to 1990. The series showcases the scholarly interests and achievements of Ball State University's faculty.

The Muncie Economic Development Oral Histories includes oral history interviews with local civic and business leaders involved in past and current efforts to address long-term economic change in Muncie and Delaware County, Indiana.


The Muncie Civic Theatre Programs includes programs from the plays presented by the Muncie Civic Theatre from its inception in 1931 through 1986, with additional programs from 1996 and 2005.

The Joseph M. Fisher World War II Scrapbook includes a scrapbook compiled by Joseph Fisher's mother, Vanchie Fisher, about her son's experience in the U.S. States Army during World War II. The scrapbook includes letters, newspaper clippings, and other mementos sent home by Fisher. This digital collection includes the scrapbook in its entirety and digital copies of items in the scrapbook.


Sanborn® Fire Insurance Maps of Muncie, Indiana Collection consists of 200 maps depicting the commercial, industrial, and residential sections of the city from 1883 through 1911. The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company® to assist fire insurance agents in determining the degree of hazard and establish premiums for particular properties.

The Muncie Post-Democrat Newspaper consists of issues of the historic anti-Ku Klux Klan newspaper published by George Dale from 1921 until his death in 1936, and continued as a local newspaper after his death until the 1950s.
Archives and Special Collections,
Bracken Library 210, Ball State University,
Muncie, IN 47306-0161 Phone: 765-285-5078,
Fax: 765-285-8149, Email: libarchives@bsu.edu