White River Water Garden Society records MSS.335 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit September 11, 2013 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 White River Water Garden Society records MSS.335 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Administrative History...................................................................................................................................4 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7 Series 1: White River Water Garden Society administrative and financial documents, 1998-2010.................................................................................................................................................7 Series 2: White River Water Garden Society newsletters, 1998-2008................................................... 7 Series 3: White River Water Garden Society subject files, 1998-2008.................................................. 8 - Page 2 - White River Water Garden Society records MSS.335 Summary Information Repository Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Creator White River Water Garden Society. Title White River Water Garden Society records Date 1998-2010 Extent 0.2 Cubic feet 1 box Language English Preferred Citation White River Water Garden Society records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries - Page 3 - White River Water Garden Society records MSS.335 Administrative History The White River Water Garden society was founded on June 25, 1998 as the Muncie Water Gardeners. They changed their name to the White River Garden Society in July of that year. The first officers were: President Susie Morgan; Vice President Julie Eltzroth, Barb Pearson; and Joan McKee. Their goal was to promote water gardening and to provide educational information and inspiration on water gardening to their members. To achieve this goal they held monthly meetings and distributed a monthly newsletter. Additionally they adopted a pond which they helped to maintain. The society was disbanded in May of 2010 and existing funds in the treasury were donated to Minnetrista to help maintain the water gardens. Scope and Contents This collection includes documents from The White River Water Garden Society in Muncie, IN ranging from July 1998 to July 2010. Arrangement This collection is arranged in the following series: Series 1: White River Water Garden Society administrative and financial documents, 1998-2010 Series 2: White River Water Garden Society newsletters, 1998-2008 Series 3: White River Water Garden Society subject files, 2003-2008 Administrative Information Publication Information Ball State University Archives and Special Collections - Page 4 - White River Water Garden Society records MSS.335 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. Custodial History This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from Joan McKee on 2013/04/19. Accruals No further additions are expected. Processing Information Collection processing completed 2013/05/03 by Eve A. Eiler. EAD finding aid created 2013/05/03 by Eve A. Eiler. EAD finding revised 2013/09/11 by Leslie Nellis. Controlled Access Headings Genre(s) • Correspondence • Documents • Newsletters Geographic Name(s) • Delaware County (Ind.) • Muncie (Ind.) • White River (Ind.) - Page 5 - White River Water Garden Society records MSS.335 Personal Name(s) • McKee, Joan Subject(s) • Societies • Stoeckel Archives of Local History • Water gardens - Page 6 - White River Water Garden Society records MSS.335 Series 1: White River Water Garden Society administrative and financial do... Collection Inventory Series 1: White River Water Garden Society administrative and financial documents, 1998-2010 White River Water Garden Society Bylaws, undated Correspondence, 2003, 2009-2010 Dues notes, 2005-2006, 2008 Financial Statements, 1998-2009 Membership directories, 1998-2008 Box Folder 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 Box Folder 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 Series 2: White River Water Garden Society newsletters, 1998-2008 Newsletters, 1998 Newsletters, 1999 Newsletters, 2000 Newsletters, 2001 - Page 7 - White River Water Garden Society records MSS.335 Series 3: White River Water Garden Society subject files, 1998-2008 Newsletters, 2002 Newsletters, 2003 Newsletters, 2004 Newsletters, 2005 Newsletters, 2006 Newsletters, 2007 Newsletters, 2008 1 10 1 11 1 12 1 13 1 14 1 15 1 16 Box Folder 1 17 1 18 1 19 1 20 1 21 Series 3: White River Water Garden Society subject files, 1998-2008 Dan Wasson Pond photographs, 2003 Garden Fair Vendor registration form, 2003 Meeting Reminder cards, 2008, undated Meeting agenda, 1998 Water Garden maintenance agreement, 2001 - Page 8 - White River Water Garden Society records MSS.335 Series 3: White River Water Garden Society subject files, 1998-2008 Newspaper clippings, 2002 Newspaper clippings, 2007 Newspaper clippings, 2008 Stationary, undated Flyer, undated Sign, undated - Page 9 - 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27