Community Foundation of Muncie
and Delaware County records
MSS.333
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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
libarchives@bsu.edu
Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County records MSS.333
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Administrative History...................................................................................................................................4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements..................................................................................6
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
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Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County records MSS.333
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc.. (Muncie,
Ind.)
Title
Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County records
Date [inclusive]
circa 1981-2014
Extent
0.3 Cubic feet 1 box; digital files (3.745 GB)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball
State University Libraries
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Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County records MSS.333
Administrative History
The mission of The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. is to encourage
philanthropy, assist donors in building an enduring source of charitable assets and exercise leadership
in directing resources to enhance the quality of life of the residents of Muncie and Delaware County,
Indiana. The Foundation was established in 1985 as the result of a challenge from the Ball Foundation
and Ball family members. Today, the Foundation manages an endowed asset base of over $50 million
and continues to grow as a vital philanthropic partner in the community providing a range of services in
Muncie and throughout Delaware County.
Source: "History," The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County. http://
www.cfmdin.org/main/history/ (accessed June 7, 2015).
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of digital reproductions of original records and born-digital records from the
Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County and includes annual reports, Board of Directors
meeting minutes, correspondence, event documents, news releases, photographs, newsletters, brochures,
postcards, and other records ranging from circa 1981 to 2014.
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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Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County records MSS.333
Literary rights, including copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and
assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special
Collections. The publisher must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from the Community
Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County in 2013, on 2014/02/04, and on 2015/06/30.
Accruals
Further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Digital scans of original records were created by a Community Foundation Archival Project Intern in
Spring 2012. Collection processing completed 2013/11/27 by Leslie Nellis. EAD finding aid created
2013/03/14 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid revised 2013/11/27 by Leslie Nellis and 2015/07/07 by
Brandon Pieczko.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of the materials in this collection are available online in the Ball State University
Digital Media Repository:
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/CmFndDelCt
Existence and Location of Originals
Original records held by The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County and the
Minnetrista library and archives.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
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Correspondence
Digital file formats
Documents
Newsletters
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Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County records MSS.333
• Photographs
• Reports
Geographic Name(s)
• Delaware County (Ind.)
• Muncie (Ind.)
Subject(s)
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Community development
Endowments
Organizations
Stoeckel Archives of Local History
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Digital file formats in this collection include Adobe Portable Document Format (.PDF) and JPEG (.JPG).
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Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County records MSS.333
Collection Inventory
Community Foundation Archival Project Intern job description, 2012
Digital records circa 1981-2014 (3.745 GB)
MSS.333: Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County digital
records, circa 1981-2014
[http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/CmFndDelCt]
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