Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School collection MSS.253 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit November 07, 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 [email protected] Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School collection MSS.253 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Historical Note...............................................................................................................................................4 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7 Series 1: Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School records, 1930-1992................................................ 7 Series 2: Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School photographs, 1930-1944........................................ 8 - Page 2 - Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School collection MSS.253 Summary Information Repository Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Title Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School collection Date 1930-1992 Extent 0.3 Cubic feet 2 boxes and 1 folder Language English Preferred Citation Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School collection, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries - Page 3 - Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School collection MSS.253 Historical Note Established in 1929, as a part of Ball State University’s Teachers College and Muncie Schools, Burris School was named after Dr. Benjamin Burris, Dean of the Ball State University’s Teachers College at the time of the construction of the school. Since 1974, it has seen a separate school district and is no longer considering a part of the Muncie Schools. In 1990, Burris, with the addition of the Indiana Academy of Science, Mathematic and Humanities became a part of University Schools, which gives Ball State University’s Board of Trustees the ultimate authority on school policies. The bulk of the materials in this collection surround the scrapbook of Burris High School basketball coach, Scott Fisher, who was an Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. In 1929, he established Burris’ basketball program, who would go on to dominate East Central Indiana basketball, including 6 straight sectional titles from 1939-1944, participating in the Final Four in 1938 and won over 85% of games he coached while at Burris. Scope and Contents This collection mostly consists of materials related to Burris High School athletics, senior classes from the 1930s and 1940s and subsequent reunion materials from selected classes from the time period. News clippings, commencement programs and a memory book can be found in the collection. Fisher’s scrapbook includes team stats and information and also includes photos of Burris athletic teams (including the basketball teams), photographs of basketball players and members of the track team. A section of the Burris High School gym is also included in the collection. Arrangement This collection is arranged in the following series: Series 1: Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School records, 1930-1992 Series 2: Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School photographs, 1930-1944 - Page 4 - Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School collection MSS.253 Administrative Information Publication Information Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Conditions Governing Access 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. Accruals No further additions are expected. Processing Information Collection processing completed 2006/09 by R. Miller. EAD finding aid created 2012/10/19 by Julie Hausknecht. EAD finding aid revised 2012/11/06 by Bethany Fiechter. Controlled Access Headings Corporate Name(s) • Burris Laboratory School. (Muncie, Ind.) Genre(s) - Page 5 - Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School collection MSS.253 • Documents • Photographs • Scrapbooks • Yearbooks Geographic Name(s) • Muncie (Ind.) Personal Name(s) • Fisher, Scott Subject(s) • Basketball • Education • Laboratory schools - Page 6 - Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School collection MSS.253 Series 1: Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School records, 1930-1992 Collection Inventory Series 1: Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School records, 1930-1992 Box Folder 1 1 "Burris Bash" information sheet, 1992 1 2 Burris faculty, 1946 1 3 Burris class documents, 1932-1938 1 4 Burris class documents, 1942 1 5 Burris class documents, 1943 1 6 Burris class documents, 1944 1 7 Burris Class of 1944, 60th reunion memory book order form, 2004 1 8 "Oracle" yearbook, 1945 1 9 Class of 1940 reunion materials, 1992 1 10 Scott Fisher biography sheet, undated 1 11 Fisher, Scott athletic scrapbook materials, 1930-1936 - Page 7 - Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School collection MSS.253 Series 2: Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School photographs, 1930-1944 1 12 Fisher, Scott athletic scrapbook materials, 1930-1931 1 13 Fisher, Scott athletic scrapbook materials, 1931-1932 1 14 Fisher, Scott athletic scrapbook materials, 1932-1933 1 15 Fisher, Scott athletic scrapbook materials, 1933-1934 1 16 Fisher, Scott athletic scrapbook materials, 1934-1935 1 17 Fisher, Scott athletic scrapbook materials, 1935-1936 1 18 Fisher, Scott athletic scrapbook materials, 1936-1937 1 19 Athletic records scrapbook newspaper clippings, 1933-1934 1 20 Athletic records scrapbook newspaper clippings, 1936-1937 1 21 Athletic records scrapbook newspaper clippings, 1974 1 22 Athletic records scrapbook newspaper clippings, undated Box Object 2 1 Burris gym floor, 1929-1992 PSC.290 Series 2: Robert Stassen Burris Laboratory School photographs, 1930-1944 - Page 8 -.