John J. Pruis papers RG.03.01.11 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit March 08, 2012 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
Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Biographical Note... 4 Scope and Contents... 4 Administrative Information...4 Collection Inventory... 6 Series 1: Correspondence... 6 Series 2: General documents...6 Series 3: Inauguration documents... 10 Series 4: Gifts... 13 Series 5: Newspaper clippings... 16 Series 6: Publications... 17 Series 7: Photographs... 20 Series 8: Oversize materials... 22 - Page 2 -
Summary Information Repository Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Title John J. Pruis papers Date undated Extent 2.0 Cubic feet 4 es Language English Mixed materials [] 4 Graphic materials [] 3 [] 1 [] 2 Preferred Citation John J. Pruis papers, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries - Page 3 -
Biographical Note John Pruis served as president of Ball State University from 1968 to 1978. Before coming to Ball State he was a professor of speech and served as vice president and secretary of the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Wester Michigan University. Pruis' administration oversaw the construction of Bracken Library, the College of Architecture and Planning, the Cooper Science Complex, two parking garages, and the beginning of the building of the College of Business. Under his leadership several new academic programs and scholarships were created, helping Ball State transition from a single-purpose teaching college to an institution interested in encouraging the growth of other emerging programs along with teacher training. Pruis resigned in 1978 following controversy over changes to the university's salary system. Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, general documentation, inauguration materials, newspaper publications and photographs created by and relating to John Pruis during his tenure as president of Ball State University from 1968 to 1978. There are also some materials from years following Pruis' resignation. Administrative Information Publication Information Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Use - Page 4 -
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. Processing Information EAD finding aid created 2012/03/06 by Lisa Barney. - Page 5 -
Series 1: Correspondence Collection Inventory Series 1: Correspondence General Correspondence, 1968-1983 1 1 Steinbeck Collection Correspondence, 1972-2002 1 2 Acknowledgement of Gifts Correspondence, 1978-1986 1 3 Series 2: General documents Inaugurations of Other University Presidents Programs and Lists, 1961-1969 - Page 6 -
Series 2: General documents 1 4 Membership Certificates and Passes belonging to Angeline Pruis, 1964-1971 1 5 Ball State University News Bureau Announcement: Pruis named University President, 1967/09/06 1 6 "First Address of President John J. Pruis to the Faculty," 1968/09/11 1 7 Yeungnam University (South Korea) Papers, 1972 1 8 - Page 7 -
Series 2: General documents Ball State University Honorary Degree awarded to Angeline Pruis, 1972/05/17 1 9 Ball State University Honorary Degree awarded to John Pruis, 1972/05/17 1 10 Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew Inauguration Invitations and Programs, and correspondence with Nixon, 1973 1 11 Nixon Inaugural Book, 1973 (Washington D.C. and Leroy Preudhomme, 1973. The inaugural book, 1973; "the spirit of '76".) 1 12 Faculty Meeting Address, Autumn Quarter, 1974 - Page 8 -
Series 2: General documents 1 13 Ambassador of Indiana Certificate awarded to John Pruis, 1976/03/03 1 14 Hayes Study Report on proposed administrative/professional position classification system, 1977/11/03 1 15 No Confidence Vote Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Speeches, Statements, and Notes, folder 1 of 2, 1977-1978 1 16 No Confidence Vote Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Speeches, Statements, and Notes, folder 2 of 2, 1977-1978 - Page 9 -
Series 3: Inauguration documents 1 17 Middle East Trade Mission Papers, circa 1975 1 18 Student Liberation Coalition Ultimatum Letter, undated 1 19 Series 3: Inauguration documents Inauguration Invitations, Pruis's Inauguration as Ball State University President, 1969 1 20 Inauguration Correspondence: Congratulatory Letters to Pruis, 1969 1 21 - Page 10 -
Series 3: Inauguration documents Inauguration RSVP Correspondence: Regrets Letters, folder 1 of 2, 1969 1 22 Inauguration RSVP Correspondence: Regrets Letters, folder 2 of 2, 1969 1 23 Inauguration RSVP Correspondence: Representative in Attendance Lettes, 1969 1 24 Inauguration Congratulatory Certificates, A-D, 1969 1 25 Inauguration Congratulatory Certificates, E-L, 1969 - Page 11 -
Series 3: Inauguration documents 1 26 Inauguration Congratulatory Certificates, M-P, 1969 1 27 Inauguration Congratulatory Certificates, Q-T, 1969 1 28 Inauguration Congratulatory Certificates, U, 1969 1 29 Inauguration Congratulatory Certificates, V-Y, 1969 1 30 - Page 12 -
Series 4: Gifts "The Inaugural Address of Dr. John J. Pruis, President," Ball State University, April 11, 1969 1 31 Inauguration Program, 1969 1 32 John J. Pruis Inauguration Scrapbook, 1969 1 33 Series 4: Gifts "With the Odds Against Us," Address of the President of the University of Puerto Rico, Jaime Benitez, at the Graduation Exercies at the University of the West Indies, 1969/02/15 1 34 - Page 13 -
Series 4: Gifts John Donne Songs and Sonnets Book from Chang Kidong during visit to Yeungnam University, South Korea, 1972 1 35 John Donne Songs and Sonnets Thesis/Dissertation from Chang Kidong during visit to Yeungnam University, South Korea, 1972 1 36 Issue of Steinbeck Quarterly, Vol. XI, Number 3-4 dedicated to John Pruis from Tetsumaro Hayashi, president of the Steinbeck Society of America, 1978 1 37 Poems by Virginia Beall Ball, 1979 2 1 - Page 14 -
Series 4: Gifts Christmas Card from Ed and Virginia Ball, 1980 2 2 Steinbeck's Posthumous Work: Essays in Criticism, dedicated to Dr. and Mrs. John J. Pruis from Tetsumaro Hayashi, 1989 2 3 Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath: Essays in Criticism,to Dr. and Mrs. Pruis from Tetsumaro Hayashi, 1990 2 4 Crown Jewels of Iran book for Dr. Pruis from student, 1973 2 5 Crown Jewels of Iran postcards, undated - Page 15 -
Series 5: Newspaper clippings 2 6 Series 5: Newspaper clippings General newspaper clippings about John Pruis, 1937-early 1990s 2 7 Ball State University Presidential Appointment and Inauguration Newspaper Clippings, 1967-1969 2 8 Hayes Classification System Report Newspaper Clippings, 1977 November-1978 March 2 9 No Confidence Vote Newspaper Clippings, December 1977 December-1978 February - Page 16 -
Series 6: Publications 2 10 Bracken-Pruis Meeting Newspaper Clippings, 1978 January 2 11 Pruis Resignation Newspaper Clippings, 1978 March-May 2 12 Richard Burkhardt, Interim Ball State University President Newspaper Clippings, 1978 July 2 13 Ball Corporation Newspaper Clippings, 1978 July 2 14 Series 6: Publications - Page 17 -
Series 6: Publications Muncie Star, "Ball State in '68: still the Best Thing Ever to Hit Muncie," newspaper, 1968/09/10 2 15 Ball State University Daily News, newspaper issue on Pruis becoming president, 1969/04/11 2 16 Ball State Daily News, newspaper issue on No Confidence Vote, 1977/12/16 2 17 Ball State Daily News, "President John J. Pruis, 1968-1978: A Decade in Review," newspaper, 1978/04/20 2 18 Ball State Daily News, "Pruis Resigns," newspaper, 1978/03/14 - Page 18 -
Series 6: Publications 2 19 Ball State Daily News, "Year in Review, 1977-78," newspaper, 1978/05/16 2 20 Ball State Alumnus, magazine issues featuring Pruis, 1967-1978 2 21 Ball Corporation Publications, 1978, 1989 2 22 Ball State University Art Gallery Biennial Report, 1985-1986 2 23 - Page 19 -
Series 7: Photographs Other Publications featuring Pruis, 1974, 1981 2 24 Series 7: Photographs Ball State University Board of Trustees (2 photographs), 1970-1971 Graphic materials 3 1 Trips: Visit to Yeungnam University in Korea (photos from scrapbook), 1972 Graphic materials 3 2 Trips: Visit to Yeungnam University in Korea, 1970 Graphic materials 3 3 - Page 20 -
Series 7: Photographs Richard Nixon Inauguration (2 photos), 1973 Graphic materials 3 4 Minnetrista Center Dedication (2 photos), 1977 Graphic materials 3 5 Bracken Garden Dedication, 1994 Graphic materials 3 6 Honorary Degree Dinner (1 photo), 1994/05/06 Graphic materials 3 7 Dr. and Mrs. Pruis (2 photos), circa 1968, 1985-1986 - Page 21 -
Series 8: Oversize materials Graphic materials 3 8 Ball Brothers Print, undated Graphic materials 3 9 Series 8: Oversize materials Honorary Certificates and Degrees, 1972-1975 4 Inaugural Congratulatory Certificates, 1969 4 Yeungnam University (Korea) Memorabilia, circa 1972 4 Articles and Art Prints related to Ball State University, 1971-2001 4 - Page 22 -