J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. records
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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
J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. records
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Historical Note............................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
Series 1: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. minutes, 1932-1961.......................................................................... 7
Series 2: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. financial records, 1905-1972............................................................ 9
Series 3: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. legal records, 1907-1963................................................................ 14
Series 5: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. architectural drawings, undated...................................................... 16
Series 6: J.H. Wysor Estate, Inc. building photograph, 1970............................................................... 16
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Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Title
J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. records
Date
1905-1972
Extent
1.5 Cubic feet 4 boxes, 1 folder, and 1 oversize folder
Language
English
Preferred Citation
J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. records
Historical Note
Jacob Henry Wysor was a prominent Muncie businessman who accumulated nearly $500,000 through
his real estate interests, a trip to California during the Gold Rush, and various business ventures. Wysor
died January 18, 1905, at the age of 85. That same year the company was founded, J.H. Wysor Estate,
Inc., built the J. H. Wysor Building in his honor. The company continued dealing in real estate until 1963,
when its focus shifted to furniture.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes treasurer`s reports, minutes, account books, daybooks, receipts, account files,
legal documents, newspaper clippings, photographs, and drawing plans from J. H. Wysor Estate Inc. in
Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1905 to 1972 regarding the company and its activities.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. minutes, 1932-1961
Series 2: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. financial records, 1905-1972
Series 3: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. legal records, 1907-1963
Series 4: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. newspaper clippings, 1968-1970
Series 5: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. architectural drawings, undated
Series 6: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. building photograph, 1970
Administrative Information
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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 William Frazier on
1980/11/21.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1994/02/18 by M. Sears. EAD finding aid created 2011/05/09 by
Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid revised 2012/04/05 by Lisa Barney. EAD finding aid revised
2012/05/24 by Bethany Fiechter.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
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Correspondence
Documents
Newspapers
Photographs
Geographic Name(s)
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Delaware County (Ind.)
Delaware County (Ind.)--History--20th century--Sources
Muncie (Ind.)
Muncie (Ind.)--History--20th century--Sources
Subject(s)
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Business records
Legal documents
Middletown Studies Collection
Stoeckel Archives of Local History
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Series 1: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. minutes, 1932-1961
Collection Inventory
Series 1: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. minutes, 1932-1961
Treasurer`s reports, 1932 Jan.-June
Text
Box
1
Folder
1
Box
1
Folder
2
Box
1
Folder
3
Box
Folder
Record of minutes, 1932-1935
Text
Record of minutes, 1935-1938
Text
Record of minutes, 1939-1945
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Series 1: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. minutes, 1932-1961
Text
1
4
Box
1
Folder
5
Box
1
Folder
6
Box
1
Folder
7
Box
1
Folder
8
Record of minutes, 1945-1953
Text
Record of minutes, 1954-1959
Text
Minutes, 1937-1940
Text
Special Meetings minutes, 1946
Text
Special Meetings minutes and sales correspondence, 1955-1961
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Series 2: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. financial records, 1905-1972
Text
Box
1
Folder
9
Box
2
Folder
1
Box
2
Folder
2
Box
2
Folder
3
Box
Folder
Series 2: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. financial records, 1905-1972
Account book, 1905-1907
Text
Daily account book, 1932-1933
Text
Daily account book, 1934-1935
Text
Daily account book, 1936-1938
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Series 2: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. financial records, 1905-1972
Text
2
4
Box
2
Folder
5
Box
2
Folder
6
Box
2
Folder
7
Box
3
Folder
1
Daily account book, 1938-1940
Text
Daily account book, 1940-1942
Text
Receipts and disbursements ledger, 1934-1939
Text
Account files "G", 1923
Text
Account files "A-B", 1930s
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Series 2: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. financial records, 1905-1972
Text
Box
3
Folder
2
Box
3
Folder
3
Box
3
Folder
4
Box
3
Folder
5
Box
3
Folder
6
Account files "C-D", 1930s
Text
Account files "E-J", 1930s
Text
Account files "K-M", 1930s
Text
Account files "N-S", 1930s
Text
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Series 2: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. financial records, 1905-1972
Account files "T-Z", 1930s
Text
Box
3
Folder
7
Box
3
Folder
8
Box
3
Folder
9
Box
3
Folder
10
Account files "A-B", circa 1958-1961
Text
Account files "C-D", circa 1958-1961
Text
Account files "E", circa 1958-1961
Text
Account files "F-J", circa 1958-1961
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Series 2: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. financial records, 1905-1972
Text
Box
3
Folder
11
Box
3
Folder
12
Box
3
Folder
13
Box
3
Folder
14
Box
3
Folder
15
Account files "K-M", circa 1958-1961
Text
Account files "N-S", circa 1958-1961
Text
Account files "T-Z", circa 1958-1961
Text
Bank account book, 1932-1937
Text
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Series 3: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. legal records, 1907-1963
Bank account book, 1946-1956
Text
Box
3
Folder
16
Box
3
Folder
17
Box
3
Folder
18
Box
4
Folder
1
Rent receipts ledger, 1932 Jan.-Sept.
Text
Wysor Furniture Company Auction records, 1972
Text
Series 3: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. legal records, 1907-1963
Quit Claim deeds, 1907
Text
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Series 3: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. legal records, 1907-1963
Leases, mortgages, and other legal records, 1920-1939
Text
Box
4
Folder
2
Box
4
Folder
3
Box
4
Folder
4
Box
4
Folder
5
Leases, mortgages, and other legal records, 1940-1949
Text
Leases, insurance policies, and other legal records, 1950-1959
Text
Leases, 1960-1963
Text
Series 4: J.H. Wysor Estate, Inc. newspaper clippings, 1968-1970
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Series 5: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. architectural drawings, undated
Newspaper clippings, 1968-1970
Box
4
Text
Folder
6
MAPS.072 Series 5: J. H. Wysor Estate, Inc. architectural drawings, undated
PSC.185 Series 6: J.H. Wysor Estate, Inc. building photograph, 1970
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Folder
MAPS.072
Folder
PSC.185