Archives & Special Collections Exhibits

Our exhibits can be seen outside the Archives and Special Collections reading room in BL 210. See the University Libraries' News and Events page for further information on current exhibits. Descriptions and select images from major exhibits listed below may be viewed online. The list is arranged by collection areas: Middletown & Local History, Rare Books & Special Collections and University Archives. For additional information please contact Archives and Special Collections, Bracken Library, Room 210, Muncie, IN 47306, (Tel.) 765-285-5078.

Current Exhibit

Dr. Charles E. Bracker Orchid Photographs Exhibt
October-December 2009

Dr. Charles E. Bracker Orchid Photograph exhibit highlights the orchid photography of Dr. Charles E. Bracker.

Middletown & Local History Exhibits

The Life and Times of George R. Dale:
Muncie Mayor and Editor

Celebrating Local African American History:
Photos from the Middletown Archives

Ladies of the Club:
Women's Organizations in Muncie & Delaware County

Once There Was A Union Town:
A History of Organized Labor in Muncie

Baseball in Middletown:
Uncovering the National Pastime in Muncie, Indiana

Thirty Years of
Renewing Lives:
Comprehensive Mental Health Services to Meridian Services, 1976-2006

75 Years
of Middletown

Photographing
Middletown, USA

Shared Sacrifice: Scholars, Soldiers, and World War II

Special Collections & Rare Books

Howdy Goudy:
Frederic W. Goudy
and the Private Press
in the Midwest

Photographing the Indianapolis 500:
Images from the Ralph Satterlee Collection

From Script to Print:
The Transformation
of Medieval and Renaissance Documents

A Glimpse into the East:
A Survey of the Traditional Arts of Japan

Doc Bowen:
From Indiana to Washington, D.C.

Civil War Resources in Archives & Special Collections

Entertainers and Earl:
Autographed Photographs from the Earl Williams Collection

Masculinity at War:
Images of Men in First World War Propaganda Posters

University Archives

Leading the Way:
The Presidents of Ball State, 1918-2000

Benny's Story:
A History of Beneficence

Alexander M. Bracken Library:
Celebrating 30 Years of Service, 1975-2005

Beanies, Bobbysox, and
Body Piercing:
A History of
Student Life at Ball State

Designing for the Future:
CAP's 40th Anniversary,
1965-2005