Peter Austin papers
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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
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Peter Austin papers
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Biographical Note.......................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
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Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Title
Peter Austin papers
Date
1904-1970
Extent
0.3 Cubic feet 1 box
Language
English
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
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Preferred Citation
Peter Austin papers, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Biographical Note
Peter Austin (1878-1970) was the founder of Austin Brothers Machine Shop, which he started in 1909 at
910 W. 1st Street.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes supply lists and catalogs for electrical supplies, hardware and industrial
merchandise (1900-1945), subject files on Muncie organizations such as the Masons and the Elks Lodge,
newspapers from World War II, and maps of Muncie and the vicinity.
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 Use
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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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1994/03/31 by J. Richards. EAD finding aid created 2011/05/4 by Helen
Boyer. EAD finding aid revised 2011/05/05 by Bethany Fiechter.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials
Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Archives and Special
Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie IN:
PSC.015: Peter Austin photographs, 1900-1954
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
• Correspondence
• Documents
• Newspapers
Geographic Name(s)
• Delaware County (Ind.)--History--20th century--Sources
• Muncie (Ind.)
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• Muncie (Ind.)--History--20th century--Sources
Personal Name(s)
• Austin, Peter
Subject(s)
• Clubs
• Industries
• Stoeckel Archives of Local History
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Collection Inventory
E. W. Snow and Company and Frosts Bargin Bulletin advertising brochures, 1931/04/01-1931/05/31,
undated
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Business literature pamphlets, circa 1921-1923
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Austin, Peter correspondence, 1904-1954
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Electrical Contractor's Association of Indiana constitution and by-laws, 1911/06/15
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Elks Muncie Lodge B.P.O.E. no. 245 programs, 1921-1923
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A Guide for Muncie Home Builders brochure, 1939
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Muncie Haymond Company pamphlets, undated
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Hitchcock's Machine Tool list, 1914
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International Association of Machinists constitution and rituals, 1901
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Masons programs, directories, and newsletter, circa 1912-1931
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Muncie Chamber of Commerce membership list, 1926-1927
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Muncie traffic ordinances, circa 1917-1927
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Mutual Home and Savings Association constitution and by-laws, circa 1909-1916
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National Electrical code, 1917, 1925
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Newspaper clippings, 1948, 1955, 1970
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Fort Wayne souvenir booster pamphlet, 1906
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Austin, Peter pamphlets and brochures, circa 1917-1921
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