Soil and Recreation Committee records MSS.008 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit August 23, 2012 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 Soil and Recreation Committee records MSS.008 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 - Page 2 - Soil and Recreation Committee records MSS.008 Summary Information Repository Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Creator Ball State University. Department of Anthropology. Soil and Recreation Committee. Title Soil and Recreation Committee records Date 1915-1972 Extent 0.3 Cubic feet 1 box Language English Preferred Citation Soil and Recreation Committee records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries - Page 3 - Soil and Recreation Committee records MSS.008 Historical Note This collection contains research findings by the Ball State University Department of Anthropology in 1969-1970. The collection was donated to Archives and Special Collections by George Genz in May 1976. Genz was a professor in the Anthropology Department and a member of the Middletown Studies Committee at that time. Scope and Contents The collection includes soil surveys of Delaware County, Indiana from 1915, 1968 and 1972. Also included is a soil map and related resource facts from the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. Arrangement This collection is arranged by subject. Administrative Information Publication Information Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Access - Page 4 - Soil and Recreation Committee records MSS.008 This collection is open for research. Copyright Notice 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 George Genz on 1976/05/03. Accruals No further additions are expected. Processing Information Collection processing completed 1982/01/12 by David Tambo. Finding aid completed 1982/01/12 by David Tambo. Finding aid revised 1994/04/24 by M. Sears. Finding aid revised 2007/04/24 by M. Read. EAD finding aid completed 2012/02/01 by Julie Hausknecht. EAD finding aid revised 2012/06/19 by Bethany Fiechter. Controlled Access Headings Genre(s) • Documents • Maps Geographic Name(s) • Delaware County (Ind.) • Delaware County (Ind.)--History--20th century--Sources Subject(s) - Page 5 - Soil and Recreation Committee records MSS.008 • Reports • Soil survey • Stoeckel Archives of Local History - Page 6 - Soil and Recreation Committee records MSS.008 Collection Inventory "An Appraisal of Potentials for Outdoor Recreational Developments in Box Folder 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 Delaware County" report, undated Purdue University "Fertilizers for Indiana Soils and Crops" circular report, 1928 Delaware County, Indiana soil Map, 1970 United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, "Soil Survey and Interpretations of Delaware County" report, 1968 United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, "Soil Survey and Interpretations of Delaware County" report, 1969 United States Department of Agriculture, "Soil Survey of Delaware County" report, 1915 United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, "Soil Survey and Interpretations of Delaware County" report, 1972 Soil and Water Conservation Department Districts of Howard, Grant, Delaware, and Madison Counties, Indiana, "Soil, Water, and Related Resource Facts" report, 1970 - Page 7 -