615 West Main Street house collection
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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
615 West Main Street house collection
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: 615 West Main Street house scrapbook photographs and newspaper clippings, circa
1940-1990.................................................................................................................................................7
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Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Title
615 West Main Street house collection
Date
circa 1940-1990
Extent
0.08 Cubic feet 2 boxes
Language
English
Preferred Citation
615 West Main Street residence collection, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University
Libraries
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615 West Main Street house collection
Historical Note
This collection contains materials from the Eller family. The materials were salvaged by a historic
preservation student before the house was razed.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs, greeting cards, negatives, and newspaper clippings from the Eller
family in Muncie and Anderson, Indiana ranging from the 1940s to 1990s regarding adopted pets from
Anderson and Muncie animal shelters, crimes in Muncie, and family and friends photographs.
The collection was found at the abandoned residence of 615 West Main Street in Muncie, Indiana. There
are several photographs and documents concerning animals available for adoption. Predominantly, the
collection includes documentation on crimes in Muncie, specifically materials surrounding the murders
of Donald Gene Smith and Alma Faye Marie Conley in January 1989. In addition, many photographs
include residences from Jackson to West Main Street in Muncie.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: 615 West Main Street house collection scrapbook photographs and newspaper clippings, circa
1940-1990
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
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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 Cameron Hicks in
March 2012.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2012/05/09 by Melanie Baugh. EAD finding aid created 2012/05/14 by
Melanie Baugh. EAD finding aid revised 2012/05/18 by Bethany Fiechter.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
• 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
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Personal Name(s)
• Hicks, Cameron T.
Subject(s)
• Family
• Houses and homes
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Series 1: 615 West Main Street house scrapbook photographs and newspaper c...
Collection Inventory
Series 1: 615 West Main Street house scrapbook photographs and newspaper clippings, circa
1940-1990
Main Street house photographs, circa 1980-1990
Box
1
Graphic materials
Folder
1
Family members and pets photographs and negatives, circa 1950-1990
Graphic materials
Box
1
Folder
2
Box
1
Folder
3
Car accident photographs, circa 1980's
Graphic materials
Curts, Albert E. and Arnetta M. baby photographs, circa 1990
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Series 1: 615 West Main Street house scrapbook photographs and newspaper c...
Graphic materials
Box
1
Folder
4
Box
1
Folder
5
Box
1
Folder
6
Busch Garden's photographs, circa 1980's
Graphic materials
Main Street and relatives photographs, circa 1940-1994
Graphic materials
Anderson, Indiana animal shelter, hospital, and medical center photographs, circa 1940-1980
Graphic materials
Box
1
Folder
7
Box
1
Folder
8
Main Street house family photographs, circa 1950-1990
Graphic materials
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Series 1: 615 West Main Street house scrapbook photographs and newspaper c...
Main Street house family and friends photographs and newspaper clippings, circa 1972-1994
Box
2
Graphic materials
Folder
1
Main Street house friends and family photographs and newspaper clippings, circa 1970-1980
Graphic materials
Box
2
Folder
2
Box
2
Folder
4
Box
2
Folder
3
Main Street house newspaper clippings, circa 1970-1990
Graphic materials
Crime newspaper clippings, circa 1970-1990
Graphic materials
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