Tag: Archives


  • Edith Elizabeth Kirby Collection

    Did you know that the Timbers Lumber Jack has been a figure in our community for many years?  In August of 1965, the Kirby-Wood Lumber Company unveiled their icon image, a hand-painted steel, plastic, and fiberglass Paul Bunyan statue. When the company closed, the statue stayed on the property until 1993 when it was sold […]

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    New Digital Exhibit Celebrates History, Legacy of Multicultural Center

    Ball State University Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections, in collaboration with the Multicultural Center, recently debuted a new, freely-accessible, online, digital exhibit entitled The Ball State University Multicultural Center: Ambassadors of Campus Inclusion and Diversity.  Drawing heavily from primary sources from the University Archives and alumni collections, the exhibit provides a detailed, reflective, and compelling […]

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