Richard Roller papers, 1968-1998.

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Richard Roller papers, 1968-1998.

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The Richard Roller Collection consists of four collections: MSS 179 (manuscript collection), P 179 (photograph collection), PN 179 (photograph negative collection), and S 179 (slide collection). In addition, a collection of published books and periodicals is cataloged on CardCat. There is also a collection of unprocessed recordings.

41 boxes (31.4 ft.)photographs 8 boxes (3 ft.)photograph negatives 2 boxes.slides 1 box (0.2 ft.)

Ball State University Library, Bracken Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7765052

Ball State University Library, Bracken Library

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Roller, Richard 1908-

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Richard Roller began collecting glass fruit and vegetable canning jars around 1968. At that time jar collecting was a small hobby; not many people collected and those that did had little information about the history of their jars. By Roller's death thirty years later all that had changed; he made a remarkable contribution to the increase in collectors' knowledge of jar history. In addition to collecting, Roller devoted much of his time to researching and publishing information on the developmen...

Dick Roller Collection.

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Ball Corporation

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Ball Corporation had its beginning in 1880 in Buffalo, New York, moved to Muncie, Indiana in 1887, and expanded its market from glass food jars to include metal beverage containers in the late 1960s and high barrier plastic food packaging in the late 1970s. Its international corporate headquarters at 345 South High St. was dedicated on April 22, 1976. From the description of Records, 1957-1993. (Ball State University Library). WorldCat record id: 35037031 Founded in 1886 as ...