Graduate School administrative records
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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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Graduate School administrative records
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Historical Note............................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................5
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5
Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................6
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
Subject files..............................................................................................................................................7
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Graduate School administrative records
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Title
Graduate School administrative records
Date
1946-2008
Extent
1.3 Cubic feet 4 boxes
Language
English
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Preferred Citation
Graduate School administrative records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Graduate School administrative records
Historical Note
The Indiana State Legislature of 1923, in revising the legal status of teaching certificates for Indiana,
prescribed a year of graduate study for the issuance of first grade administrative and supervisory
certificates. Shortly thereafter the State Board of Education passed a resolution authorizing the two State
teachers' colleges to offer a year of graduate work leading to the recommendation of students for the
foregoing certificates. On August 23, 1907, the Board of Education then authorized the teachers' colleges
to prepare students to secure first grade certificates in the administrative and supervisory fields.
In the spring of 1932 Ball State Teachers College began offering graduate level courses. The first master's
degrees were conferred in June of 1934. A total of three degress were granted that first year. In response
to public need and demand, the graduate program was expanded in 1937 to accomodate qualified
candidates for the degree of Master of Arts in Education with specialization in certain teaching fields. An
Ed.D. degree was first offered in 1948 in conjunction with the School of Education at Indiana University.
Later, in 1957, a Ph.D. in guidance and industrial education was offered in cooperation with Purdue
University. In 1959, Ball State Teachers College began offering the Specialist in Education degree. A
Ph.D. in Education, and Ed.D. degrees in both elementary education and social science teacher education
were first offered in 1961.
In 1952, the college began offering the Master of Arts degree in several fields including: art, business,
English, foreign language, general speech, guidance and counseling, home economics, industrial arts,
mathematics, music, science, social science, and speech and hearing therapy. In 1963, the Master of
Science degree was made available in the fields of: general science, biology, health and safety, chemistry,
physics, and earth science. The first Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science degrees were granted in
1964.
Ball State University formally established a Graduate School in 1968 under the guidance of Graduate
School Dean, Dr. Robert H. Koenker, a Graduate Council, and the graduate faculty. Prior to the
establishment of a school, graduate courses were offered through the Office of Graduate Studies.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes brochures, faculty records, planning and budgeting reports, publications, graduate
student and program reports, student personnel administration records, and other materials from the
Ball State University Graduate School in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1946 to 2008 regarding the
administrative functions of the graduate school.
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Graduate School administrative records
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.
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.
Processing Information
EAD finding aid created 2012/04/03 by Lisa Barney.
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.07.01.01: Graduate School annual reports
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Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
• Ball State University--Records and correspondence.
• University Archives
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Subject files
Collection Inventory
Subject files
Applications for admission (blank), 2000-2002
Background information reports, news articles, and other materials,
Box
Folder
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1947-1969
Brochures: admission information and miscellaneous, 1961-1985
Brochures: admission information and miscellaneous, 1962-1983
Brochures: admission information and miscellaneous, circa 1989-2000
Brochures: College of Architecture and Planning graduate programs,
undated
Brochures: College of Business graduate programs, circa 1970-1985
Brochures: College of Fine Arts graduate programs, 1946, 1973-1984
Brochures: College of Sciences and Humanities graduate programs, circa
1968-2000
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Subject files
Brochures: Teachers College, circa 1947-1970
Brochures: Department of Library Science, circa 1968-1969
Brochures: European Program, 1971-1980
Brochures: Gerontology, Institute of, 1991-1993
Brochures: Graduate Assistantships and Doctoral Fellowships, 1961-1987
Brochures: Grissom Air Force Base and Fort Benjamin Harrison, undated
Graduate Student Personnel Committee records, 1976-1980
Graduate Student Personnel Committee records, 1980-1981
Conferences: Graduate Student Development Conferences programs,
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2001-2008
Doctoral Programs: Background information and reports, 1958-1972
Doctoral Programs: Doctoral Fellows rosters, circa 1966
Doctoral Programs: Doctoral handbook, 1977
Evaluations of programs reports, 1951-1955, 1965
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Subject files
Faculty: Advisors for Master's Candidates roster, 1976/09/08
Faculty: Faculty lists, 1969, 1977
Faculty: Faculty Members with Experience Working with Doctoral
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Candidates list, 1958
Faculty: Koenker, Dr. Robert H. papers, 1959
Faculty: "Fifth Year Program in Ball State Teachers College" statement,
1952/01/15
Faculty: Sixth Year Program papers by Dr. Robert H. Koenker, 1967,
1975-1978
Faculty: Wheeler, Dr. David remarks to administrative group, 1991/12/12
Graduate loans policies, 1974
"Guide for Department Advisors to Graduate Students," 1982
News releases, 1961-1971
Payroll schedule - graduate payroll, 2002-2003
Planning and Budgeting forms and correspondence, 1978
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Subject files
Planning and Budgeting: "Graduate School and Research" planning report,
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1984/12/03
Planning and Budgeting: Planning for 1980-1985 report, 1979 Dec.
Planning and Budgeting: Planning for 1981-1987 report, 1980 Dec.
Planning and Budgeting: Planning for 1982-1985 report, 1981/11/18
Planning and Budgeting: Planning for 1982-1987 report, 1981/11/18
Planning and Budgeting: Planning for 1982-1983 report, 1982 Oct.
Planning and Budgeting: Planning report, 1985-1986
Planning and Budgeting: Planning report, 1986-1987
Planning and Budgeting: Planning report, 1987-1988
Planning and Budgeting: Planning report, 1988-1989
Program review, 1977
Program review, 1985
Proposed Statement on the "Specialist Degree," 1968 Apr.
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Subject files
Psychology Graduate Programs reports and correspondence, 1981-1982
Publications: "Graduate Study and the Undergraduate," in A Guide to
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Graduate Study: Programs Leading to the Ph.D. Degree, edited by Jane
Graham, 3-44. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education, 1965.
Publications: Paper and thesis writing guides, 1941, undated
Publications: Scholar Graduate School newsletters, 1994-2006
Reports: Graduate Course Paper Plan reports, 1954-1955, 1968
Reports: Graduate Student Profile reports, 1991-1992
Reports: Graduate Student Profile report, 1993
Reports: Graduate Student Profile report, 1994
Reports: Graduate Student Profile report, 1996
Reports: "Master's and Doctoral Theses Completed and in Progress at Ball
State University," 1970 Feb.
Reports: "Master's Research Papers and Theses (1948-1952) Dealing with
the Ball State Teachers College Program of Study," 1953 Jan.
Reports: "Report of a Preliminary Accrediting Examination of Ball State
Teachers College" excerpts, 1961 May
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Subject files
Statistics: degrees earned, enrollment, and graduate work, 1953-1973
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Brochures, ca.
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1980
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Committees,
Graduate Program annual report, 1965/08/31
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Committees,
Graduate Student Personnel Committee correspondence, minutes, and
other materials, 1981-1982
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Committees,
Graduate Student Personnel Committee correspondence, minutes, and
other materials, 1982-1983
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Committees,
Graduate Student Personnel Committee correspondence, minutes, and
other materials, 1983-1984
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Committees,
Graduate Student Personnel Committee correspondence, minutes, and
other materials, 1984-1985
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Committees,
Graduate Student Personnel Committee correspondence, minutes, and
other materials, 1985-1986
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Subject files
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Committees,
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Graduate Student Personnel Committee correspondence, minutes, and
other materials, 1986-1987
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Committees,
Graduate Student Personnel Committee correspondence, minutes, and
other materials, 1989-1990
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Committees,
Graduate Student Personnel Committee correspondence, minutes, and
other materials, 1991-1992
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Course
descriptions and proposals, 1982-1988
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Educators'
Conference schedule and notes, 1980 Nov.
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Evaluations
reports and correspondence, 1985-1989
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Laboratory
Experiences reports, correspondence, and other materials, 1981-1982,
1990
Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education: Student Personnel
Administration in Higher Education newsletters, 1986-1993
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