Frank A. Bracken Civil War collection SPEC.094

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1 Frank A. Bracken Civil War collection SPEC.094 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit November 18, 2014 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Alexander M. Bracken Library 2000 W. University Avenue Muncie, Indiana, libarchives@bsu.edu

2 Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Biographical Note... 4 Scope and Contents... 4 Arrangement...5 Administrative Information...5 Related Materials... Controlled Access Headings... Collection Inventory... 8 Series 1: Civil War research papers and organizational records, Series 2: Civil War portraits, maps and plaques, 198, Series 3: Civil War realia, c. 1850s-180s, Page 2 -

3 Summary Information Repository Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Creator Bracken, Frank Title Frank A. Bracken Civil War collection Date Extent 3.0 Cubic feet 7 boxes Language English - Page 3 -

4 Biographical Note Frank A. Bracken was born in 1934 to his parents, Alexander M. and Rosemary Bracken. He graduated from Burris High School in Muncie, Indiana in 1952, where he was a member of the basketball team. Frank traveled to Europe at least twice with his family between the ages of 1 and 18. Bracken received a Bachelor of Science in Government and International Relations in 195 from Carleton College and a Juris Doctor degree in 190 from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In 1959, Frank Bracken married Judy Purdy and together they had four children: Ann, Tom C., Peggy, and Jane. From 199 to 1972, Frank Bracken served as legal counsel for the United States Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. Bracken also served as the Ball State University Board of Trustees president for seven years prior to his stepping down in 1989 in order to accept an appointment by then-president George H.W. Bush to be Undersecretary of the United States Department of the Interior. Bracken served in this position One of his accomplishments during his term was the formation of the Civil War Preservation Trust (now the Civil War Trust). After leaving Washington, D.C., Bracken returned to Ball State University where he served as the Board of Trustees vice president for 18 years. For most of that period, he also served as a member of the George and Frances Ball Foundation Board and helped to oversee the donation of nearly $40 million to Ball State University. Source: "Longest-serving board member honored with Administration Building naming," Ball State University News, February 22, Scope and Contents The contents of the Frank A. Bracken Civil War collection reflects Frank Bracken's lifetime passion for history as well as a personal and professional commitment to preserving the past. The collection consists of Civil War research papers and organizational records, photographs, maps, plaques, and realia including Civil War weapons and uniforms. Frank Bracken's great-grandfather, William Holsworth Bracken, was 1st Lieutenant of the Indiana Calvary, Union Company B, 4th Regiment and many of the original items in the collection belonged to William H. Bracken including the pistol, pommel holsters, sword, and sabre. The collection also includes Frank Bracken's reenactment uniforms as well as certificates and badges that certify his Civil War heritage. Frank Bracken's enthusiasm for preserving Civil War battlefields is reflected in the manuscript materials in this collection which include maps, brochures, correspondence, preservation plans, and publications. This collection also includes 378 Civil War related books, some of which are rare editions. - Page 4 -

5 Arrangement Arranged in the following series: Series 1: Civil War research papers and organizational records, Series 2: Civil War portraits and maps, 198, 1993 Series 3: Civil War realia, c. 1850s-180s, 1977 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 from Frank A. Bracken on 2014/04/28. Accruals No further additions are expected. Processing Information - Page 5 -

6 Collection processing completed 2014/0/02 by Kasey Mock. EAD finding aid created 2014/05/20 by Rebecca Marangelli. EAD finding aid updated 2014/9/25 by Brandon Pieczko, 2014/10/0 by Rebecca Marangelli, and 2014/11/17 by Brandon Pieczko. Existence and Location of Copies Some materials from this collection have been digitized and are available online in the Ball State University Libraries Digital Media Repository: Related Materials Related Archival Materials Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie IN: MSS.344: Bracken family papers Separated Materials The books in this collection were individually cataloged and separated from the remainder of the collection. Controlled Access Headings Genre(s) Correspondence Financial records Maps Photographs Publications - Page -

7 Realia Frank A. Bracken Civil War collection SPEC.094 Subject(s) Historic preservation United States--History--Civil War, Page 7 -

8 Series 1: Civil War research papers and organizational records, Collection Inventory Series 1: Civil War research papers and organizational records, Scope and Contents This series includes publications, correspondence, and newspaper articles ranging from 180 to 200 regarding Civil War topics including battlefields, Abraham Lincoln, governmental committees for the preservation of Civil War history, and individuals related to Civil War history. Folder 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry correspondence and certificate, Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address publication, 1985/03/ American Forestry Association and Civil War Battlefield Foundation packet, 1992 July 1 73 Battlefield Preservation Advisory Campaign articles of incorporation, 1993/09/ Brandy Station battlefield correspondence, Civil War Battle Flags of Indiana poster description, undated 2 25 Civil War Battlefields: Forging Effective Partnership publication, Page 8 -

9 Series 1: Civil War research papers and organizational records, Civil War Extras: Orginal News Coverage from the New York Times publication, Folder Civil War Heritage Commission meeting minutes and executive order, Civil War museum pamphlets, 1992, Civil War Naval Chronology publication, Civil War newspaper clippings, 1990, Colonel Charles Russell Lowell: The Death of a Soldier, 2005 Spring 1 81 Congressional Sunbelt Caucus report and speech, Department of the Interior correspondence and notes, Executive Mannor facsimile letter, undated 1 84 Frank A Bracken Civil War correspondence, , General Ulysses S. Grant portrait and General Grants's Grand March sheet music, undated 3 Folder - Page 9 -

10 Series 1: Civil War research papers and organizational records, Gettysburg Battle Lands: Protection and Preservation, Into the Second Century of Elizabeth Logan Halbert, IU Oakleaf Collection publications, 1943 Feb.-Mar Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, undated 1 89 Lincoln Herald, 1945 Feb.-194 Dec Lincoln in the Year: 1855, Little Known Facts about the Gettysburg Address publication, Maps of Civil War battlefields, undated 1 93 Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke "Mother Bickerdyke" newspaper articles, c Nancy Hanks Lincoln gravesite, undated 1 95 New Salem State Park postcards, 1943/11/ Outdoor Indiana publication, 1943 Feb Perryville Interpretive and Management Plan, 1999 Dec. 3 Folder - Page 10 -

11 Series 1: Civil War research papers and organizational records, Photos of Abraham Lincoln, Photo of General P.H. Sheridan, undated 2 2 Prairie Grave Battlefield State Park battlefield protection plan, Preservation and Management Plan Environmental Assessment: Remnants of Forest Rosecrans, 1991 Dec. 2 4 Proceedings of the First Annual Conference on "The North in the Civil War", 2002/11/02 3 Folder Saving Hallowed Ground, 1990 Oct. 2 5 Shiloh National Military Park, 1991/11/11 2 Society News and Views Civil War Society newsletter, 1992 Summer 2 7 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War correspondence, Stone River Ran Red, The Abraham Lincoln Quarterly, 1994 Mar The Autobiography of Abraham Lincoln, undated 2 11 The Battle of Perryville: 130th Anniversary Program, Page 11 -

12 Series 1: Civil War research papers and organizational records, The Battle of Wilson's Creek: 130th Anniversary Reenactment, The Civil War Round Table Association correspondence and newsletters, The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States application and acceptance, The Mentor publication, 1914/02/ The Mesopotamia, Ohio encampment, 1992 Sept The Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial, Folder The Rock Riseth: George H. Thomas at Logan's Crossroads publication, Union Flag of The Civil War bookmark, undated 2 19 Vice-President Andrew Johnson's Inaugural Address transcript, undated 2 20 Warriors: Portraits from the Battlefield excerpt and letter to Frank A Bracken, Bracken, Frank and Edwin Bearss correspondence, 2003/11/ Page 12 -

13 Series 2: Civil War portraits, maps and plaques, 198, 1993 Pulpit of the Beatitudes, 1940/11/ Series 2: Civil War portraits, maps and plaques, 198, 1993 Scope and Contents This series includes framed photographs, maps, certificates, and plaques ranging from 198 to 1993 commemorating Frank A. Bracken's Civil War reenacting and preservation. Abraham Lincoln portrait (reproduction), 183/11/0 5 Abraham Lincoln with George McClellan and Union soldiers at Antietam camp photograph (reproduction), 182/10/03 4 Atlas for the American Civil War publication, Battle of Franklin plaque with bullet cast, Civil War Battle Flags of Indiana, undated Civil War boy portrait, undated 4 Civil War Preservation Trust board of directors service plaque, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Kentucky Colonel honors certificate, 1992/05/ Page 13 -

14 Series 3: Civil War realia, c. 1850s-180s, 1977 Frank A. Bracken Civil War collection SPEC.094 Frank A. Bracken on a horse with men at a Civil War reenactment photograph, undated 5 Frank A. Bracken sitting at Civil War reenactment photograph, undated 5 Frank A. Bracken speaking at a Civil War reenactment photograph, undated 5 Friends of the National Parks at Gettysburg Board of Directors plaque, MAPS Gettysburg and Vicinity map, undated 4 Grand Army of the Republic Decoration Day badge or ribbon, MAPS The Battle of Franklin November 30, 184 map, undated Troiani, Don. Cemetery Hill: Battle of Gettyburg, July 1, 183, print, "Zollie Tree" branch from Zollicoffer Park plaque, 1993/01/1 7 Series 3: Civil War realia, c. 1850s-180s, 1977 Scope and Contents This series contains original and reproduction Civil War artifacts. Many of the original artifacts belong to Frank A. Bracken's great-grandfather, William Holsworth Bracken. The original items are dated circa 1850s-180s. The replicas were produced circa 1990s-2000s. Included among the artifacts are original weapons, replica Union Army uniform pieces, and original works of art related to the Civil War. - Page 14 -

15 Series 3: Civil War realia, c. 1850s-180s, 1977 Frank A. Bracken Civil War collection SPEC.094 Colt Army Model 180 Civil War pistol, 182 Colt Army Model 180 Civil War pistol (replica), 182 Colt Army Model 180 Civil War pistol (replica), 182 Confederate Officer s sword, Enlisted Cavalry gauntlets (replica), c. 180s Fort Knox Cavalry hat (replica), c. 180s LaRocca, David A. Cavalry Officer, pewter, 1977 Pommel holsters, c. 1850s Powder horn (replica), c. 180s Robert E. Lee figurine, undated R.W. Booth & Co. percussion long rifle, c. 180s-1870s Ulysses S. Grant figurine, undated Union Cavalry belt (replica), Page 15 -

16 Series 3: Civil War realia, c. 1850s-180s, 1977 Frank A. Bracken Civil War collection SPEC.094 Union Cavalry belt with holster, small cap box and cartridge box (replica), Union Cavalry Officer's saber, 180 Union Junior Officer's single-breasted shell jacket (replica), 181 Union mounted great coat (replica), c Union Officer s frock coat (replica), 181 Union Officer's crimson sash (replica), c. 180s Union Officer s slouch hat (replica), c. 180s - Page 1 -