Deeter family papers
MSS.283
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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
Deeter family papers MSS.283
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Biographical Note.......................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
Series 1: Deeter family papers, 1920-1980.............................................................................................7
Series 2: Deeter family photographs, 1930-1950....................................................................................9
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Deeter family papers MSS.283
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Deeter family
Title
Deeter family papers
Date
1920s - 1980s
Extent
1.0 Cubic feet 3 boxes
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Deeter family papers, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Deeter family papers MSS.283
Biographical Note
The collections contains the correspondence of Mrs. Ida Forrest Deeter and her son, Jospeh Bosman
Deeter. The Deeter family were residents of South Bluffton (though some is listed as Eaton) Indiana. On
October 6, 1941, Mrs. Ida Forrest Deeter was notified by the Muncie Chapter American Red Cross that
Jospeh Bosman had "entered the service of our country." The letters are written from Joseph Bosman to
Ida Forrest. These letters reveal his life of service from 1942-1944.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes papers and photographs from th Deeter family in Muncie, Indiana ranging from
1920s to 1980s regarding business, correspondence, eduction, organizations and publications.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Deeter family papers, 1920-1980
Series 2: Deeter family photographs, 1930-1950
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
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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 Janie Racer on
2007/08/30.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
EAD finding aid created 2012/10/22 by Julie Hausknecht. EAD finding aid revised 2013/11/04 by
Rebecca Marangelli.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
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Correspondence
Documents
Photographs
Publications
Geographic Name(s)
• Delaware County (Ind.)
• Eaton (Ind.)
Personal Name(s)
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• Racer, Janie
Subject(s)
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Business
Family
Family--History
Local history
Organizations
Stoeckel Archives of Local History
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Series 1: Deeter family papers, 1920-1980
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Deeter family papers, 1920-1980
Business, City of Muncie employee newsletter, 1982 Feb.-1983 June
Business, Durham Manufacturing Company, rules and information,
Box
Folder
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
guidance of employees, undated
Business, Retail profit chart notebook, 1920s
Church records, First Christian Church Directory, Eaton, Indiana, 1971
Correspondence, Ida Forrest Deeter, 1941 Oct.-1945 Mar.
Correspondence, Joseph B. Deeter, Ida Forrest Deeter,
1942/1/20-1942/7/23
Correspondence, Joseph B. Deeter, Ida Forrest Deeter,
1942/8/20-1942/12/24
Correspondence, Joseph B. Deeter, Ida Forrest Deeter,
1943/1/5-1943/4/28
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Series 1: Deeter family papers, 1920-1980
Correspondence, Joseph B. Deeter, Ida Forrest Deeter,
1
9
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
1943/5/5-1943/8/26
Correspondence, Joseph B. Deeter, Ida Forrest Deeter,
1943/9/4-1943/12/10
Correspondence, Joseph B. Deeter, Ida Forrest Deeter,
1944/1/23-1944/8/28
Correspondence, Joseph B. Deeter, Ida Forrest Deeter,
1944/9/12-1944/11/24
Correspondence, Lois Watt, Karl Ray Deeter, 1947/4/23
Education, Eaton High School, 1956
Education, The Touchstone, Selma High School yearbook, 1913-1920
Organizations, 4-H, 1934/9/24
Organizations, American War Mothers, 1925-1956
Organizations, Berean Circle, 1950
Organizations, Christian Endeavor Society, 1924/8/28-1924/8/29
Organizations, Home Demonstration Clubs, Delaware County, Indiana,
1960-1970
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Series 2: Deeter family photographs, 1930-1950
Organizations, Home Economics Club, Delaware County, 1947-1959
Organizations, Order of the Eastern Star, 1942-1968
Organizations, Wear Ever Club, 1939-1950
Organizations, Women's Missionary Society, 1959-1964
Publications, Gaslight Memories, a History of Eaton's First Hundred
3
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
3
10
3
11
Years, 1954
Publications, Hoffman, Al. Terry Livingston, Carl G. Lampl, Close to You,
New York, 1943
P.252 Series 2: Deeter family photographs, 1930-1950
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