Riverside City and Normal City, Indiana: Studies
in the History of Two Suburbs Project records
MSS.074
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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
Riverside City and Normal City, Indiana: Studies in the History of Two Suburbs Project records ...
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Historical Note............................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6
Series 1: Riverside City and Normal City, Indiana: Studies in the History of Two Suburbs Project
records, subject files, 1973-1977.............................................................................................................6
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Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Title
Riverside City and Normal City, Indiana: Studies in the History of Two
Suburbs Project records
Date
1973-1977
Extent
0.3 Cubic feet 1 box
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Riverside City and Normal City, Indiana: Studies in the History of Two Suburbs Project records, Archives
and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Historical Note
Riverside City was platted in 1893 and incorporated in 1903. In 1919, Riverside City was annexed to
Muncie. Normal City was platted in 1893 and incorporated in 1898-1899.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains detailed reports on community, social clubs, businesses, transportation,
architecture, population, public utilities, laws, neighborhoods, and houses in Riverside City and Normal
City.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Riverside City and Normal City, Indiana: Studies in the History of Two Suburbs Project
records, subject files, 1973-1977
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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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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1994/03/31 by J. Richards. Collection processing completed 1994/04/04
by M. Sears. Collection processing revised 2004/04/22 by J. Mullins. EAD finding aid created 2012/10/02
by Julie Hausknecht. EAD finding aid modified 2013/10/28 by Rebecca Marangelli.
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Name(s)
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Delaware County (Ind.)
Muncie (Ind.)
Normal City (Muncie, Ind.)
Riverside (Muncie, Ind.)
Subject(s)
• Community development
• Reports
• Stoeckel Archives of Local History
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Series 1: Riverside City and Normal City, Indiana: Studies in the History ...
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Riverside City and Normal City, Indiana: Studies in the History of Two Suburbs Project
records, subject files, 1973-1977
Seager, Andrew, Preface: Riverside City and Normal City, Indiana;
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Studies in the History of Two Suburbs, 1977 Fall
Swartz, Don, Mike Stasik, Tracey Cox, The Legal History of Riverside,
1977/11/11
Wetzel, Deb, Leslie Larkin, Les Caudill, Commentary on Riverside, 1977
Oct.
Carpenter, David, Jim Stump, Bill Warrock, Riverside: Land Use,
1977/10/28
Carll, Jay, Recollections of Riverside Community, 1977 Oct.
Beck, Dave, Dave Butler, Catherine Heas, Phillip Warrenburg, Riverside:
Public Lands: Review of Public Land History in the Riverside Community,
1977/11/12
Huseman, Bryan, The Riverside Social Club and It's Various Activities,
1977/11/11
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Placke, Ken, Jay Shrilla, Paul Spite, Sean Boyer, Randy Buechner, A
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Research Project into the History of Businesses in Riverside City, Indiana,
1977/10/28
Spite, Paul, Joy Shrilla, Ken Placke, Randy Buechner, Businesses in
Riverside: Reactions to Gathered Information; An Informal Treatise,
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Boyer, Sean, A Summary of Business Trends from the Late 19th Century
to the Middle 20th Century, 1977/11/11
Stambaugh, Bill, David Smilgys, Transportation in Riverside, 1977/10/28
Schuler, Harding, Briggs, An Analysis of the Architectural Character of
Riverside City, 1977 Nov.
Houser, Jim, Catherine Maxeiner, Bill Pearcy, Riverside Assessment Data,
Part 1, 1977/10/28
Houser, Jim, Catherine Maxeiner, Bill Pearcy, Riverside Assessment Data,
Part 2, 1977/11/11
Pease, S., D. Williams, G. Chambers, A Look into Riverside: Population
Characteristics, 1977/11/11
Gerritsen, Hans, Bryan Huseman, Jay Lund, Joseph Mrak, Public Utilities
of Riverside City, Indiana, 1977/10/28
Mrak, Joseph, Public Utilities: Part 2, 1977/11/11
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Klawitter, Kenneth, Andrew Green, The Legal History of Normal City,
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1977/11/08
Blesch, Charline, Stuart Boggs, Tim Lipsey, Dave Rhiver, Normal City
Neighborhood Study: Commentary, 1977/10/28
Blesch, Charline, Stuart Boggs, Tim Lipsey, Dave Rhiver, Normal City: A
Commentary Study, Part 2: Interpretation of Assembled Data, undated
Forbes, Geoff, Ken Schmidt, Land Use of Normal City: Past and Present,
1977/10/30
Schoeff, Kym Bryant, Normal City, Indiana: A View of It's Growth
Through its Residents and Businesses, 1977/10/28
Remenschneider, Carla, Ken Remenschneider, The Public Lands and
Institutions of Normal City, Indiana, 1977/10/31
Steuber, Dan, Stephen Bryan, Karl C. Melson, A Report on the House
Types in and Around Normal City, 1977 Oct.
Osborn, Paul, Howard Viayas, Nick Roth, Public Transportation Serving
Normal City, 1977/10/28
Zauss, Anne, Normal City Report: Utilities: Gas, 1977/11/10
Shrock, Keith, Electric Power Supply, 1977/11/27
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Graham, Pat, The Rise and Fall of Riverside City, 1973/02/18
Howard, Curt, Riverside City: The Fusion of Land, 1976/05/14
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