Riverside and Normal City project records MSS.019 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit August 31, 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 Riverside and Normal City project records MSS.019 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 - Riverside and Normal City project records MSS.019 Summary Information Repository Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Creator - Compiler Seager, Andrew R. Title Riverside and Normal City project records Date 1881-1977 Extent 0.3 Cubic feet 2 boxes Language English Preferred Citation Riverside and Normal City project records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries - Page 3 - Riverside and Normal City project records MSS.019 Historical Note Dr. Seager assigned Normal City and Riverside to his ARCH 222 students. The students were expected to study topics, including land use, architecture, population, public transit, public utilities, legal history, business history, public lands, and commentary. For the first phase of the project, the students collected data, making sure it was accurate and correctly cited. The second part of the project was interpretation of the data. The students revealed what they learned about their study area, the area around it, and the city as a whole. Scope and Contents The collections includes a project syllabus, newspaper clippings, working papers, a general history, lists of residents in Riverside and Normal City, plat map, notice of incorporation, and address cards dating from 1977. Arrangement This collection is arranged alphabetically. Administrative Information Publication Information Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research. - Page 4 - Riverside and Normal City project records MSS.019 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. Accruals No further additions are expected. Processing Information Collection processing completed 1994/04/01 by M. Sears. Collection processing revised 2004/04/22 by J. Mullins and 1994/03/29 by J. Richards. EAD finding aid created 2012/07/01 by Julie Hausknecht. EAD finding aid revised 2012/08/28 by Bethany Fiechter. Controlled Access Headings Genre(s) • Documents • Newspapers • Plats Geographic Name(s) • Normal City (Muncie, Ind.) • Riverside (Muncie, Ind.) Personal Name(s) • Seager, Andrew R. - Page 5 - Riverside and Normal City project records MSS.019 Subject(s) • Stoeckel Archives of Local History - Page 6 - Riverside and Normal City project records MSS.019 Collection Inventory Notice of incorporation, 1898 Riverside resident list, 1913-1924 Normal City resident list, 1913-1924 ARCH 222 project syllabus, 1977 Working papers, 1977 History, 1977 Newspaper clippings, undated Plats, undated Riverside address cards, undated Normal City address cards, undated - Page 7 - Box Folder 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 Box Object 2 1 2 2