Guide to the Professor Donald J. Ballas Collection, 1962-1979

Guide to the Professor Donald J. Ballas Collection, 1962-1979This finding aid is part of the Special Collections and University Archives of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Guide to the Professor Donald J. Ballas Collection, 1962-1979



	creator	Donald J. Ballas
	collection	Professor Donald J. Ballas Collection
	collection	1978-1990
	Abstract:	This collection contains correspondence, articles, and research on Native Americans, dating from 1962-1979.
	Quantity:	4.5(3 boxes)
	Identification:	MG#78

Biographical Note

Dr. Donald J. Ballas was a professor of geography at IUP for many years. His career was cut short by his early death in August 1992. Dr. Ballas received his B.S. degree from Clarion State College, and after 4 years in the Air Force, he worked as a Reference Librarian at the University of Pittsburgh while completing requirements for his M.A. in geography and anthropology/sociology. He later earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in geography at the University of Nebraska

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Scope and Content Notes

This collection contains Dr. Ballas' personal correspondence, articles by Ballas, research material on Native Americans and some other miscellaneous classroom material. The collection dates from 1962 to 1979.

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This collection is housed in 3 archival boxes.

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Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Property rights reside with Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Special Collections. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or publish, please contact the coordinator of the University Archives and Special Collections.

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Controlled Access Terms
	These records are indexed under the following terms in the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Library catalog. Researchers wishing to find related materials may wish to search under these terms.
	Topics
		College teachers -- Pennsylvania -- Geography.
	Corporate Names
		Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, Pa.)

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Administrative Information

Professor Donald J. Ballas Collection, 1962-1979, MG# 78, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Special Collections

This collection was processed by Special Collections Staff,date unknown. Papers rearranged and inventory rewritten by Special Collections Staff in Spring 2001.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Jason Hutchins on November 30, 2001.

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Container List
Box	Folder
1	1	Personal & Professional Evaluations, Research Proposals
Box	Folder
	2	Correspondence 1962
	3	Correspondence 1964
	4	Correspondence 1965
	5	Correspondence 1966
	6	Correspondence 1969
	7	Correspondence 1972
	8	Correspondence 1973
	9	Correspondence 1978-1979
	10	Advanced Human Geography Notes, Course Summary
	11	Pittsburgh Association Geographers 1959
Box	Folder
2	1	Cultural Geography Study Manuals
	2	Mini Essay in Geography
	3	Classroom Handouts
	4	Published articles by Ballas
	5	Places Magazine (9 issues)
	6	Archaeology Journals, Publications
	7	Carnegie Magazine (4 issues)
	8	China Maps
	9	China Seminar
	10	Africa Maps, Seminar Information, Bibliographies
Box	Folder
3	1	Bibliographies
	2	Maps: American Southwest
	3	Navaho Maps, Information, Geography
	4	Hopi Information
	5	Blackfeet Information
	6	Mississippi Choctaw Information Packet
	7	Cherokee Map Information
	8	Cherokee Class Notes
	9	Indians of the Great Lakes Areas, Indians of the Dakotas Map, Information, Publications
	10	10 Institute of Indian Studies: Articles, Program from Conference on Indian Affairs 1959
	11	Seminole Maps, Information, and History
	12	Jicarilla Apache: Maps, Information, and Photos
	13	Information Packet: Smithsonian Institution Native American Photo Collection 1965
	14	Class Notes: "Indian Survival in the Great Plains"
	15	Rosebud Sioux Reservation Photos
	16	Rosebud Sioux Reservation Photos Negatives
	17	Rosebud Sioux Reservation Information and Articles
	18	Sioux Information, Articles, Brochures, Recipes
	19	Bureau of Indian Affairs: Information on Native Americans
	20	Reservations - Various Tribes : Maps, Articles, Photos, Notes, and Newsletters
	21	Reservations - Maps, Information, Constitutions, Histories
	22	Reservations - Great Lakes Area: Copy of Department of the Interior Publication
	23	Pueblo : Maps, Information, History, Traditions, Statistics, Officials
	24	The Yankton Article
	25	Fort Belnap: Information, Photos
	26	Choctaw: Bureau of Indian Affairs Report
	27	Bayano Cuna : Article, and Report
	28	Papers : "The Ohio River, The Great Trail to the West", "Lakota and English", "The Ohio, The Indian Land"
	29	Montana-Wyoming Report
	30	Native Americans : Pima, Mesquakie, Eastern Seaboard, Cheyenne, and Kootenai
	31	Teaching Material : Native Americans, Post Cards, Booklets, Articles, Book Lists, References
	32	Pennsylvania Canal-Pittsburgh & Vicinity Map and Articles
	33	Topographic Maps-Various States
	34	Articles "Landscape: Ecosystem and Environmental Perception Concepts in Cultural Geography"
	35	Pennsylvania Ground Water Programs
	36	Generalized Types of Farming in the U.S 1950
	37	Irrigated Lands- World Vista Map
	38	Nebraska- Cultural Geography: Maps and Papers
	39	Article "McDonald's: The New American Landmark"
	40	Drainage and Water Resources of Buffalo County (Nebraska) Paper by Robert Beavers

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