Emens Auditorium Printed Ephemera
RG.08.08.07
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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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Emens Auditorium Printed Ephemera RG.08.08.07
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Historical Note............................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................6
Bibliography...................................................................................................................................................6
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
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Emens Auditorium Printed Ephemera RG.08.08.07
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Ball State University.
Title
Emens Auditorium printed ephemera
Date
1959-2009
Extent
0.6 Cubic feet
Language
English
Text [Box]
1
Text [Box]
2
Preferred Citation
Emens Auditorium printed ephemera, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Historical Note
Emens Auditorium is named after Ball State University's sixth president, John R. Emens (1945-1968),
who envisioned an an auditorium "large enough to house most college functions as well as major
symphonies, Broadway productions, ballets, and othe forms of entertainment for Muncie and east central
Indiana audiences."
Planning for the auditorium was underway in 1947 but was not erected until 1961 and later opened its
doors on March 14-15, 1964 for a sneak preview and was officially dedicated later that year on October
25th.
Emens Auditorium seats more than 3,500 patrons, and by its 25th Anniversary had already entertained
more than 3.6 million people. The auditorium is famed for legendary acoustics, scalloped ceilings, and
state-of-the-art sound capabilities.
Renowned performers such as Louis Armstrong, David Copperfield, Adam Sandler, B.B. King, Dixie
Chicks, David Letterman, President Gerald Ford and David Letterman are just a few to grace the stage.
Other incredible performances include the musicals Cats and Les Miserables.
Each year Emens Auditorium draws in large crowds and notable performances through its annual Artist
Series.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes booklets, brochures, posters and programs from Univeristy Office of Business
Affairs in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1963 to 2009 regarding Emens Auditorium productions.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically in the following subseries:
Subseries 1: College-Community Auditorium Series programs, 1959-1964
Subseries 2: Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochures, 1998-2009
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Subseries 3: Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1964-2004
Subseries 4: Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochures, 1965-1994
Subseries 5: Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1964-1986
Subseries 6: Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochures, 1971-2005
Subseries 7: Emens Auditorium booklets, 1964
Subseries 8: Emens Auditorium brochures, 1964-1999
Subseries 9: Emens Auditorium posters, 2001-2002
Subseries 10: Emens Auditorium programs, 1964-2000
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Ball State University, 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 the Office of
University Office of Business Affairs.
Accruals
Further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2009/10/28 by Abby Foltz. EAD finding aid created 2009/10/28 by
Abby Foltz.
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Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
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Correspondence
Printed ephemera
Programs
Publications
Geographic Name(s)
• Muncie (Ind.)
Subject(s)
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Arts
Business records
Musical performance
Theater
Bibliography
College-Community Auditorium Series Bulletin regarding the transition from Assembly Hall to Emens
Auditorium and establishing the Delaware County Arts Council.
College-Community Auditorium Series Bulliten. Dec. 1, 1962, Emens Auditorium printed ephemera,
Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries.
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Subseries 1: Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochures
Collection Inventory
Subseries 1: Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochures
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1964-1965
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1965-1966
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1966-1967
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1967-1968
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1968-1969
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1970-1971
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1971-1972
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1972-1973
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1973-1974
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1974-1975
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1975-1976
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Subseries 2: Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brouchure,1978-1979
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1979-1980
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1982-1983
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1983-1984
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1984-1985
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1985-1986
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 1998-1999
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 2001-2002
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 2001-2002
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 2007-2008
Emens Auditorium Artist Series brochure, 2008-2009
Subseries 2: Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1964-1965
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1965-1966
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Subseries 2: Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1966-1967
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1967-1968
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1966-1967
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1967-1968
Emens Auditorium Artist Series Programs, 1968-1969
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1969-1970
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1970-1971
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1971-1972
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1972-1973
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1973-1974
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1974-1975
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1975-1976
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1976-1977
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1977-1978
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Subseries 2: Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1978-1979
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1979-1980
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1980-1981
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1981-1982
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1982-1983
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1983-1984
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1984-1985
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1987-1988
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1988-1989
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1989-1990
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 1990-1991
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 2000-2001
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 2001-2002
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 2002-2003
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Subseries 3: Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochures
Emens Auditorium Artist Series programs, 2003-2004
Subseries 3: Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochures
College-Community Auditorum Concert Season brochure, 1963-1964
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1964-1965
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1965-1966
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1966-1967
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1967-1968
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1968-1969
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1970-1971
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1971-1972
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1972-1973
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1973-1974
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1975-1976
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1976-1977
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Subseries 4: Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1977-1978
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1978-1979
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1979-1980
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1982-1983
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1983-1984
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1984-1985
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1985-1986
Emens Auditorium Concert Series brochure, 1993-1994
Subseries 4: Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1964-1965
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1965-1966
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1966-1967
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1967-1968
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1968-1969
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Subseries 4: Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1969-1970
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1970-1971
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1971-1972
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1972-1973
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1973-1974
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1974-1975
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1975-1976
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1976-1977
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1977-1978
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1978-1979
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1979-1980
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1980-1981
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1981-1982
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1982-1983
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Subseries 5: Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochures
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1983-1984
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1984-1985
Emens Auditorium Concert Series programs, 1985-1986
Subseries 5: Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochures
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1968-1969
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1969-1970
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1971-1972
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1972-1973
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1973-1974
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1974-1975
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1975-1976
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1976-1977
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1977-1978
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1978-1979
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Subseries 6: Emens Auditorium booklets
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1980-1981
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1981-1982
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1982-1983
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1983-1984
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 1984-1985
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 2002-2003
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 2003-2004
Emens Auditorium Artist and Concert Series brochure, 2004-2005
Subseries 6: Emens Auditorium booklets
Emens College-Community Auditorium Dedication booklet, circa 1964
Emens College-Community Auditorium booklet, undated
Subseries 7: Emens Auditorium brochures
Emens College-Community Auditorium Campaign brochure, circa 1963
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Subseries 7: Emens Auditorium brochures
Emens College-Community Auditorium brochure, 1963
Emens Auditorium featured on American Electric Power Company Report to Shareholders brochure,
1964
Emens Auditorium List of Scheduled Events brochure, 1965-1974
Emens Auditorium Attractions brochure, 1968-1986
Emens Auditorium Ferrante and Teicher Piano Portraits brochure, 1969 May 3
Emens Auditorium Your Own Thing brochure, 1970 Mar. 20
Emens Auditorium Coming To brochure, 1972-1979
Emens Auditorium February is for Children brochure, 1971
Emens Auditorium Coming Attractions calendar brochure, 1972-1975
Emens Auditorium 10th Anniversary brochure, 1974 Mar.
Emens Auditorium Royal Winnepeg Ballet brochure, 1974 Mar. 3
Emens Auditorium A Time for Bach brochure, 1974 Mar. 14
Emens Auditorium and Ball State University host the Fifth Annual Mid-West Trombone Festival
brochure, 1976
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Subseries 7: Emens Auditorium brochures
Emens Auditorium Convocations brochure, 1976-1977
Emens Auditorium The John Gray/Mac Frampton Show brochure, 1978 Jan. 27
Emens Auditorium Dixieland Jazz Specials brochure, 1978
Emens Auditorium A Christmas Carol brochure, 1979 Dec. 18
Emens Auditorium 15th Anniversary brochure, 1979
Emens Auditorium Porgy and Bess brochure, 1982 Jan. 25
Emens Auditorium featured in Great Expectations brochure, 1982
Emens Auditorium Ball State University Presents Dance '82 brochure, 1982
Emens Auditorium Connie Stevens Starring in The Cryer and Ford Musical brochure, 1982
Emens Auditorium 20th Anniversary brochure, 1984
Emens Auditorium Coming Attractions brochures, 1986-1988
Emens Auditorium Sue Derexa Smith Memorial Concert brochure, 1990 Mar. 18
Emens Auditorium Crazy for You brochure, 1995
Emens Auditorium Sensational Shows!! brochure, 1996-1997
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Subseries 9: Emens Auditorium programs
Emens Auditorium Celebrate the Season brochure, 1998
Emens Auditorium Triple Play brochure, 1999
Emens Auditorium Reflections of the Past... Dreams for the Future brochure, 1999-2000
Emens Auditorium Art in the Brainerd Lounge, undated
Emens Auditorium Great Performances are Coming Your Way brochure, undated
Subseries 9: Emens Auditorium programs
Emens Auditorium Contributers Concert programs, 1964/03/14-15
Emens College-Community Auditorium Dedication program, 1964/10/25
Emens Auditorium production Fred Warning Presents "Magic Music" program, circa 1965
Emens Auditorium hosts Recognition Program for John R. Emens program, 1968 Feb. 8
Emens Auditorium hosts University Recognition Day program, 1965 Feb. 12
Emens Auditorium La Man of La Macha, 1968 Dec. 10-11
Emens Auditorium Zorba program, 1970 Oct. 19-20
Emens Auditorium You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown program, 1970/12/06
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Subseries 9: Emens Auditorium programs
Emens Auditorium The International Ice Revue program, 1971 Mar. 28
Emens Auditorium Will Rogers' U.S.A. program, 1972 Mar. 22
Emens Auditorium Big Band Cavalcade program, 1974 Mar. 23
Emens Auditorium Benjamin Franklin, Citizen program, 1975 Sept. 17
Emens Auditorium Irene program, 1975 Nov. 15
Emens Auditorium Hometown Saturday Night ft. Jack Daniel's Original Silver Cornet Band program,
1978 Nov. 4
Emens Auditorium The Joffrey II Dancers program, 1982 Feb. 2
Emens Auditorium Alvin Alley Repertory Ensemble program, 1982 Mar. 24
Emens Auditorium The Repertory Dance Theatre program, 1982 Apr. 2
Emens Auditorium 37th Annual Chamber Music Festival program, 1983 June 30
Emens Auditorium The Banevolks Present Dance Dance Dance program, 1984
Emens Auditorium National Theatre of the Deaf Parzival From the Horse's Mouth program, 1983
Emens Auditorium Mantovani Orchestra program, 1985 Mar. 27
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Subseries 8: Emens Auditorium posters
Emens Auditorium Musical Theatre Productions programs, 1987 Feb.-Apr.
Emens Auditorium Cats program, 1988 Mar. 22-23
Emens Auditorium An Italian Straw Hat program, 1995 Oct. 11
Emens Auditorium Crazy for You program, 1995 Nov. 18
Emens Auditorium A Prairie Home Companion program, 1997 Mar. 15
Emens Auditorium A Chorus Line program, undated
Emens Auditorium Babes in Toyland program, undated
Emens Auditorium The Black Light Theatre of Prague program, undated
Emens Auditorium Wiener Blut (Vienna Life) brochure, undated
Emens Auditorium Tinilau's Tahitians in Drums of the Island program, undated
Emens Auditorium Mr. William Shakespear's Histories and Tragedies brochure, undated
Subseries 8: Emens Auditorium posters
Emens Auditorium Artist Series poster, 2001-2002
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