W. Carl Rarick, Church of the Brethren collection
MSS.034
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Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie, Indiana, 47306
765-285-5078
libarchives@bsu.edu
W. Carl Rarick, Church of the Brethren collection MSS.034
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Biographical Note.......................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
Series 1: W. Carl Rarick, Church of the Brethren records, 1917-1976.................................................. 7
Series 2: W. Carl Rarick photographs, circa 1890-1940........................................................................ 7
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W. Carl Rarick, Church of the Brethren collection MSS.034
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Lehman, James H.
Creator
Rarick, W. Carl, Rev., 1885-
Title
W. Carl Rarick, Church of the Brethren collection
Date
circa 1890-1976
Extent
0.4 Cubic feet 1 box and 1 folder
Language
English
Preferred Citation
W. Carl Rarick, Church of the Brethren collection, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State
University Libraries
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W. Carl Rarick, Church of the Brethren collection MSS.034
Biographical Note
W. Carl Rarick was a minister at the First Brethren Church in Muncie in the 1960s until his retirement in
1979. He was also an author of manuals on biblical literature.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes biblical literature workbook manuals (1970-1973), photocopies from a book
entitled, "The Old Brethren," and photocopy of the book, "History of the Mississenewa Church of the
Brethren." PSC.032 includes photographs of the Rarick family.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: W. Carl Rarick, Church of the Brethren records, 1917-1976
Series 2: W. Carl Rarick photographs, circa 1890-1940
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
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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 W. Carl Rarick on
1979/04/06.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1994/02/18 by M. Sears. Finding aid created 1994/02/18 by M. Sears.
EAD finding aid completed 2012/09/10 by Bethany Fiechter.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of W. Carl Rarick photographs, circa 1890-1940 are available electronically in the
Ball State University Digital Media Repository: http://libx.bsu.edu/.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
• Church of the Brethren. (Delaware County, Ind.)
• First Brethren Church. (Muncie, Ind.)
Genre(s)
• Documents
• Photographs
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Geographic Name(s)
• Muncie (Ind.)
Subject(s)
• Church history
• Stoeckel Archives of Local History
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Series 1: W. Carl Rarick, Church of the Brethren records, 1917-1976
Collection Inventory
Series 1: W. Carl Rarick, Church of the Brethren records, 1917-1976
Biblical literature workbook manuals, 1970-1973
Lehman, James H. The Old Brethren. Elgin, Illinois: The Brethren, 1976.
Rarick, Ralph G. History of the Mississinewa Church of the Brethren.
Elgin, Illinois: Brethren Publishing House, 1917.
PSC.032 Series 2: W. Carl Rarick photographs, circa 1890-1940
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