M. Ellen Lacey papers, 1963-2007
RG.04.01.42
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M. Ellen Lacey papers, 1963-2007 RG.04.01.42
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History......................................................................4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6
Series 1: Home Economics documents, 1963-1985................................................................................6
Series 2: Ball State University history documents, 1968-2007.............................................................. 7
Series 3: Muncie and Delaware County history documents, 1975-2006................................................ 7
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Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Lacey, Margaret Ellen
Title
M. Ellen Lacey papers
Date
1963-2007
Extent
0.6 Cubic feet
Language
English
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Text [Box]
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Text [Box]
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Preferred Citation
M. Ellen Lacey papers, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History
Margaret Ellen Lacey earned a B.S. in home economics from Purdue University in 1955 and her M.A. in
home economics from Ball State Teachers College in 1959. Beginning in 1959, she joined the Ball State
faculty as Instructor of Home Economics and was later promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor. She
remained at Ball State until her retirement in 1995.
During her career, Lacey served as the director of the home management houses for thirty years. During
her career, she was actively involved with both the American and Indiana Home Economics Associations,
and received the Honor Award from the Indiana Home Economics Association in 1977.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials documenting the field of Home Economics and its history, Ball State
University history, and Muncie and Delaware County history ranging from 1963 to 2007.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Home Economics documents, 1963-1985
Series 2: Ball State University history documents, 1968-2007
Series 3: Muncie and Delaware County history documents, 1975-2006
Administrative Information
Publication Information
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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 OR gift from M. Ellen
Lacey on 2012/11/02.
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
• Ball State University--Faculty
• Ball State University--History
• Home economics
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Series 1: Home Economics documents, 1963-1985
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Home Economics documents, 1963-1985
History of Home Economics documents, undated
History of Household Equipment clippings, undated
"Home Economics as an Academic Discipline: A Short History" by Marie
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Negri Carver, 1979
Home Economics Professional Organizations publications and documents,
1972-1985
Home Management Complex maintenance manual, 1984
"Indiana Heirlooms" slide presentation script, circa 1973
Indiana Home Economics Association "A Decade of Change" 60th
Anniversary booklet
Indiana Home Economics Association "A History of Home Economics in
Indiana" booklet, 1963
The Indiana Home Economics Association History, 1922-1972, 1972
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Series 2: Ball State University history documents, 1968-2007
Shambarger's Restaurant documents, 1968-1981
Bane, Lisa. Introduction to Home Economics. Houghton Mifflin, Boston,
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1945.
Ten Women of Vision in Home Economics, Phi Upsilon Omicron
publication, 1988
Series 2: Ball State University history documents, 1968-2007
Ball State University calendars, 1998
Ball State University History documents, 1985-1999
College of Applied Sciences and Technology brochure, circa 2003-2007
First Address of President John J. Pruis to the Faculty, 1968/09/11
Series 3: Muncie and Delaware County history documents, 1975-2006
Ball Corporation shareholders announcement, 1975
Ball Family clippings, undated
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Series 3: Muncie and Delaware County history documents, 1975-2006
History of Patrick Clarke and Catherine Wade Clarke, their ancestors and
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descendants, undated
Hotel Roberts clippings and brochure, 2006, undated
Minnetrista Cultural Center brochures, publications, and clippings, 1998,
undated
Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce 1994 Business
Directory and Resource Guide, 1994
Munice and Delaware County clippings and brochures, 1971-2006
Muncie Ice Storm clippings, 2005
Unused Capitol Stage Lighting Company daybook, 1929
Muncie Public Schools certificate of the Department of Home Economics,
1922
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