Westwood Neighborhood research files and photographs MSS.224 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit November 19, 2013 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Alexander M. Bracken Library 2000 W. University Avenue Muncie, Indiana, 47306 765-285-5078 libarchives@bsu.edu Westwood Neighborhood research files and photographs MSS.224 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Historical Note............................................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................6 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7 Series 1: Dawn Patrick files, undated..................................................................................................... 7 Series 2: Fred Graham files, undated......................................................................................................8 Series 3: Westwood Neighborhood research photographs, 1900-1940.................................................. 8 Series 4: Westwood Neighborhood Discussion with Bill Spurgeon video, undated................................9 - Page 2 - Westwood Neighborhood research files and photographs MSS.224 Summary Information Repository Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Creator Graham, Frederick Creator Patrick, Dawn Lee Title Westwood Neighborhood research files and photographs Date 1924-1999 Extent 1.0 Cubic feet 3 boxes and 1 folder Language English Preferred Citation Westwood Neighborhood research files and photographs, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries - Page 3 - Westwood Neighborhood research files and photographs MSS.224 Historical Note Frederick H. Graham and Dawn Lee Patrick, authors of Westwood: A 75 Year History, collected a great deal of research for the publication of their book. The Westwood neighborhood in Muncie, Indiana was developed in the 1920s during the “building boom” that occurred after World War I. Over the years, Westwood has been home to a number of affluent and well-known Muncie citizens. The research spans 75 years of Westwood’s history, including businesses and industries, personalities, and the promotion of the community in newspaper. Scope and Contents This collection includes photocopied materials from newspapers and general histories as well as histories of each lot in the Westwood community, and spans the years 1924-1999. Also included in the collection is the Editing Copy of Westwood: A 75 Year History, along with editing notes and book promotion materials. PSC 273 contains photographs of Westwood houses. V 224 is a taped interview with Bill Spurgeon. Arrangement This collection is arranged in the following series: Series 1: Dawn Patrick files, undated Series 2: Fred Graham files, undated Series 3: Westwood Neighborhood research photographs, 1900-1940 Series 4: Westwood Neighborhood Discussion with Bill Spurgeon video, undated Administrative Information - Page 4 - Westwood Neighborhood research files and photographs MSS.224 Publication Information Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Use Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections. Custodial History This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from Fred and Bette Graham on 2006/03/16. Accruals No further additions are expected. Processing Information Collection processing completed 2003/04 by A. Childers. Collection processing addition completed 2005/07 by J. E. Gastineau. Collection processing addition completed 2006/04 by A. Morrison. EAD finding aid created 2012/10/16 by Julie Hausknecht. EAD finding aid revised 2013/10/30 by Rebecca Marangelli. Related Materials Related Archival Materials Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie IN: SC.184: Westwood/Mapleridge Neighborhood Association newsletters and memoranda, 1997-1998 SC.394: Westwood Neighborhood newspaper clippings, 1997-1998 - Page 5 - Westwood Neighborhood research files and photographs MSS.224 Controlled Access Headings Genre(s) • Documents • Photographs • Video recordings Geographic Name(s) • Delaware County (Ind.) • Muncie (Ind.) • Westwood (Muncie, Ind.) Personal Name(s) • Graham, Bette • Graham, Frederick Subject(s) • Authors • Local history • Stoeckel Archives of Local History - Page 6 - Westwood Neighborhood research files and photographs MSS.224 Series 1: Dawn Patrick files, undated Collection Inventory Series 1: Dawn Patrick files, undated Business, industries, undated Correspondence, 1999 Muncie city, directory notes, undated Newspaper articles, personalities, undated Title abstracts, lots 133, 178, 1115 N. Briar Road, undated Westwood: A 75 Year History, editing copy, editing notes, undated Westwood book promotion, undated Westwood house histories, lot notes, undated Westwood neighborhood maps, undated Westwood promotion, undated Westwood, resident list, undated - Page 7 - Box Folder 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 10 1 11 Westwood Neighborhood research files and photographs MSS.224 Series 2: Fred Graham files, undated 1 12 Box Folder 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 Westwood support of the arts, undated Series 2: Fred Graham files, undated Correspondence, 1999-2001 Newspaper articles, research, 1926-1998 Westwood: A 75 Year History, editing notes, book notes, rough copy, cover drawing, 1999, undated Westwood houses, histories, lot notes, sales, undated Westwood houses, pictures, undated Westwood neighborhood, historic district, information, undated Westwood neighborhood maps, undated Westwood neighborhood, plot addition information, 2001-2002 Box Westwood neighborhood research, electronic files, 1999, undated PSC.273 Series 3: Westwood Neighborhood research photographs, 1900-1940 - Page 8 - 3 Westwood Neighborhood research files and photographs MSS.224 Series 4: Westwood Neighborhood Discussion with Bill Spurgeon video, undat... V.224 Series 4: Westwood Neighborhood Discussion with Bill Spurgeon video, undated - Page 9 -