Lawrence Hurst papers
RG.04.01.03
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Lawrence Hurst papers RG.04.01.03
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History......................................................................4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5
Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................6
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
Series 1: Diary......................................................................................................................................... 7
Series 2: Works and Publications........................................................................................................... 8
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Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Hurst, Lawrence
Title
Lawrence Hurst papers
Date
1910-1973
Extent
2.0 Cubic feet 2 Boxes
Language
English
Text [Box]
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Preferred Citation
Lawrence Hurst papers, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History
Lawrence W. Hurst was born on April 4, 1883 in Marshall, Illinois to Harvey and Elizabeth Griffith
Hurst. In 1903, Hurst began his career as an educator, working as a teacher at Possom Ridge Grammar
School until 1906. In 1908, he earned a diploma from Indiana State Normal School (now known as
Indiana State University) in Terre Haute, Indiana, and would later earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Indiana University in 1910 and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1914.
During the 1910’s, Hurst worked as an educator in both the public school system and at the college level.
In 1918, Hurst married Mabel Drake, an art teacher, in Springfield, Illinois. From 1919-1926, Hurst
served as the head of the social sciences department at The Stout Institute (now known as the University
of Wisconsin-Stout) in Menomonie, Wisconsin.
In 1927, Hurst accepted an associate professorship at Ball State in the social sciences department, and
would serve in the capacity until his retirement in 1950. During his tenure at Ball State, Hurst became a
well-known figure amongst the student body, drawing comparisons to “Mr. Chips,” a reference to the title
character of the James Hilton novel Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Hurst was active in many local organizations,
including the Indiana Historical Society, the Indiana Academy of Social Science, and the Muncie Kiwanis
Club.
In 1952, after retirement, Lawrence Hurst published the autobiographical 61 Years in the School Room,
documenting his life as a student and educator. The Mysch/Hurst hall in Ball State’s LaFollette Complex
is named in his honor. Hurst died on October 4, 1975 at the age of 92.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a series of seventeen volumes of Lawrence Hurst's diary as well as a series of
works and publications created or collected by Hurst. The multi-volume diary spans from 1910 to 1970.
The works and publications series includes a folder of newspaper clippings of material about or written by
Hurst, several scholarly articles authored by Hurst, and a copy of his autobiographical work 61 Years in
the School Room published in 1952.
Arrangement
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Items are arranged chronologically within each series.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
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.
Accruals
Further additions are expected.
Processing Information
EAD finding aid created 2011/04/18 by Michael Szajewski.
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:
RG.04.02.01: Ball State University Faculty records and photographs
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Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
• Ball State University--Faculty
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Series 1: Diary
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Diary
Diary, Vol. I, 1910 Nov.-1911 Dec.
Diary, Vol. II, 1916 Feb.-1920 Dec.
Diary, Vol. III, 1921 Jan.-1926 Mar.
Diary, Vol. III, 1921 Jan.-1926 Mar. (typed, 1947)
Diary, Vol. III, 1921 Jan.-1926 Mar.
Diary, Vol. IV, 1927 Aug.-1928 Aug.
Diary, Vol. IV, 1927 Aug.-1928 Aug.
Diary, Vol. V, 1926 Apr.-1929 July.
Diary, Vol. V, 1926 Apr.-1929 July.
Diary, Vol. VI, 1929-1930, 1936
Diary, Vol. VII, 1931
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Series 2: Works and Publications
Diary, Vol. VIII, 1932
Diary, Vol. IX, 1934
Diary, Vol. X, 1937
Diary, Vol. X, 1937
Diary, Vol. XI-Vol. XII, 1938-1939
Diary, Vol. XIII, 1940
Diary, Vol. XIV, 1941
Diary, Vol. XV, 1929 Oct.-1952 Dec.
Diary, Vol. XVI, 1952 July-1957 Oct.
Diary, Vol. XVII, 1957-1972
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Series 2: Works and Publications
Newspaper articles, 1932, 1933, 1952
Publication - "American History: The Westward Movement and
Democracy," 1920
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Series 2: Works and Publications
Publication - The Santiary Engineer, Vol. XX No. 2, 1930 May
Publication - "Unemployment and Some of its Causes," The Sanitary
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Engineer, Vol. XX No. 12, March 1931
Publication - "Social Studies Instruction in the Secondary School," Indiana
University Alumni Quarterly, Vol. 22 No. 4, September 1934
Publication - "Early Hoosiers," November 8, 1933
Publication - Ball State Alumnus October, 1948
Publication - 61 Years in the School Room, 1952
Publication - 61 Years in the School Room reviews
Radio Address - "Why Business Depression," March 18, 1931
Collected correspondence and news clippings, 1967-1973
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