Digital History @ Ball State University

Faculty Digital Scholarship

The following is a list of digital scholarly works undertaken by Department of History faculty at Ball State University. These born-digital projects employ a number of tools and take a variety of materials to address significant historical questions and communicate their interpretations in several new forms including digital audio, video, and text archives, and interactive apps and maps (alphabetical by scholar's last name):

James Connolly

2016-2017. The Wild West in the Heartland, Phase 1. Textual analysis/mapping project

2016-2017. Muncie Churches and Civic Life Oral History Project

2015-16. Virtual Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Simulation/Thematic research collection

2014-15. Muncie High School Consolidation Oral History Project

2012. Muncie Public Library Historic Documents Collection. Thematic research collection

2011. Virtual Middletown. Simulation/Game; Thematic research collection

2011. What Middletown Read. Database

2010. Changing Gears: The End of an Era. Digital narrative

2009. Middletown Women’s History Collection. Thematic research collection

2008. Muncie Post-Democrat Collection. Thematic research collection

2008. Muncie Economic Development Oral History Project. Thematic research collection

2006. Muncie Organized Labor Oral History Project. Thematic research collection

Jennifer DeSilva

2017-18. Early Modern Social Mobility: Mapping and Networking the De' Grassi Family of Bologna, 1400-1750 CE. Textual analysis/network visualization/mapping project

Michael Wm. Doyle

2015-2017. Ball State African-American Alumni Oral History Project, Phases I and II

2011-2013. Cantigny First Division Oral History Project, phase III. Thematic research collection

2009. Vietnam War Era Veterans Oral History Project. Thematic research collection

2008-2009. Cantigny First Division Oral History Project, phase II. Thematic research collection

2007-2008. Cantigny First Division Oral History Project, phase I. Thematic research collection

Ronald V. Morris

2014. Battle of Perryville Battlefield Tour Phone App. play.google Thematic research collection.

2013. Crossroads Connect: Digital 4th Grade Indiana History Textbook. Ebook.

2013. Indiana State Park App, play.google | Apple iTunes Thematic research collection.

2013. Children of the Sun. IOS tablet game for Indiana State Museum.

2013. A History Dear to Our Hearts. The Emily Kimbrough Historical District. Documentary film.

2012. The Underground Railroad in the Ohio River Valley. Simulation/Game

2012. Old Stories Made New: The World of George Rogers Clark. Documentary film.

2011. Morgan’s Raid. Simulation/Game
[Winner of the 2011 Indiana Historical Society Outstanding Project Award]

2011. Digital Archaeology. Simulation/Game

Douglas Seefeldt

2018. Buffalo Bill's Great Plains. Mapping project/thematic research collection

2015-17. Buffalo Bill's Rocky Mountain Empire. Mapping project/thematic research collection

2015-17. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West in England. Interactive scholarly work.

2015-16. Virtual Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Simulation/Thematic research collection

2013. Cody Studies Digital Research Platform. Digital project

2012. “Horrible Massacre of Emigrants!!”: The Mountain Meadows Massacre in Public Discourse. Thematic research collection

2011. The William F. Cody Archive. Thematic research collection

2009. Envisaging the West: Thomas Jefferson and the Roots of Lewis and Clark. Interactive scholarly work

2007. Digital History Project. Digital project

2004. Biddle Edition Archive. Thematic research collection

2003. Lewis & Clark’s Charlottesville & Albemarle County, Virginia. Digital narrative

Kevin Smith

2007. Echoes of War: Stories from the Big Red One. Thematic Research Collection; Digital narrative
[Received two 2008 "Silver Telly" awards (highest level) in the "Education" and "Live Events" categories]

Faculty Digital Scholarship Grants and Awards

A chronological listing of grants awarded to Department of History faculty for the development of digital scholarship activities:

External Sources

• 2017. James Connolly. Muncie Churches and Civic Life Oral History Project, George and Frances Ball Foundation (Indiana), $6,000
• 2016-19. Douglas Seefeldt. “The Papers of William F. Cody: From Prairie to Palace, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West in Europe.” Scholarly Editions and Translations Grant, National Endowment for the Humanities, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY, ($300,000). PI, sub-award, $77,415
• 2016-17. James Connolly. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Externally Funded Sponsored Agreement, $10,000
• 2015-17. Douglas Seefeldt. Mapping Buffalo Bill’s Rocky Mountain Empire, Externally Funded Sponsored Agreement, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY, $75,575
• 2014-15. James Connolly. Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County (Indiana), Unrestricted Fund Grant, $5,200
• 2014. James Connolly, John Fillwalk, Douglas Seefeldt. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Externally Funded Sponsored Agreement, $25,000.
• 2014. James Connolly. “Muncie High School Consolidation Oral Histories and Digital Archive.” Unrestricted Fund Grant, Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County (Indiana), $5,200
• 2014. James Connolly, Douglas Seefeldt. “Virtual Wild West,” Externally Funded Sponsored Agreement, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY, $25,000.
• 2014. Ronald V. Morris. "Marketing Indiana Memory." Indiana State Library, $20,000.
• 2013. Ronald V. Morris. "Immersive Projects – CCIM/TCOM/BBC." Ball Brothers Foundation, $125,500 (Co-PI).
• 2013. Douglas Seefeldt. “The Papers of William F. Cody: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and the European Frontier.” Scholarly Editions and Translations Grant, National Endowment for the Humanities, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY, ($200,000). PI, Sub-Award, $37,144.
• 2012. James Connolly, Patrick Collier, Frank Felsenstein, Kenneth Hall, Robert Hall. “Print Culture Histories Beyond the Metropolis.” Collaborative Research Grant, National Endowment for the Humanities, 2012-2013, $64,000
• 2012. Ronald V. Morris. "Underground Railroad in the Ohio Valley." Educational Software Association, $50,000.
• 2012. Douglas Seefeldt. “Building Cody’s Empire.” Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund grant, Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources, The Papers of William F. Cody, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY, $33,971.
• 2011. Michael Wm. Doyle. “The Cantigny First Division Oral History Project-III.” Cantigny First Division Foundation, Ill., $20,000.
• 2011. Douglas Seefeldt. “Mapping Buffalo Bill’s Great Plains,” Major Humanities Grant, Humanities Iowa, $4,253.
• 2011. Douglas Seefeldt. “Mapping Buffalo Bill’s Great Plains,” Major Humanities Grant, Kansas Humanities Council, $5,423.
• 2011. Douglas Seefeldt. “Mapping Buffalo Bill’s Great Plains,” Web Site/Digital Grant, Nebraska Humanities Council, $4,080.
• 2011. Douglas Seefeldt. “The Papers of William F. Cody: A Digital Edition.” Scholarly Editions and Translations Grant, National Endowment for the Humanities, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY, ($200,000). Co-PI, Sub-Award, "The William F. Cody Archive," $66,000.
• 2010. Douglas Seefeldt, “Sustaining Digital History,” Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant, National Endowment for the Humanities, $49,116.
• 2009. James Connolly and Frank Felsenstein, “What Middletown Read.” Collaborative Research Grant, National Endowment for the Humanities, $160,000
• 2009. Douglas Seefeldt. “Buffalo Bill Digital History Project,” Externally Funded Sponsored Agreement, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, $140,374
• 2008. John Straw and James Connolly, “Middletown Women’s History Project.” Library Services and Technology Act Grant, Indiana State Library, $21,125
• 2008. Michael Wm. Doyle and David Ulbrich. “The Cantigny First Division Oral History Project-II.” Cantigny First Division Foundation, Ill., $20,000.
• 2007. Michael Wm. Doyle and David Ulbrich. “From Service to History to Archives: The Cantigny First Division Oral History Project.” Cantigny First Division Foundation, Ill., $50,000.
• 2007. James Connolly, “Economic Development in Muncie Oral History Project.” John and Janice Fisher Fund, Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County (Indiana), $4,700
• 2007. John Straw and James Connolly, “Muncie Post-Democrat Newspaper Digitization Project.” Library Services and Technology Act Grant, Indiana State Library, $23,041
• 2006. John Straw and James Connolly, “Middletown Oral Histories.” Library Services and Technology Act Grant, Indiana State Library, $25,125
• 2005. James Connolly and Frank Felsenstein, “What Middletown Read.” Humanities Program Grant, Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation, (New York, NY), $8,000
• 2005. James Connolly, “Muncie Organized Labor Oral History Project.” Janet Wilson Unrestricted Fund Grant, Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County (Indiana), $4,700

Internal Programs

• 2014. James Connolly, Douglas Seefeldt. “Virtual Wild West,” ADVANCE Grant Program, Sponsored Programs Office, Ball State University, $25,000.
• 2013. James Connolly, Michael Wm. Doyle, Ronald V. Morris, Douglas Seefeldt, Kevin Smith. Digital History Collaboratory, Department of History, Office of the Associate Provost for Research, $10,000.
• 2013. Ronald V. Morris. “The Lenape on the Wapahani,” Provost Immersive Learning Grant, Provost's Office, Ball State University, $17,510.
• 2013. Ronald V. Morris. “Indiana State Parks II,” Provost Immersive Learning Grant, Provost's Office, Ball State University, $11,400.
• 2013. Ronald V. Morris. “Perryville State Park,” Provost Immersive Learning Grant, Provost's Office, Ball State University, $16,250.
• 2013. Ronald V. Morris. “Bicentennial Text for Indiana Studies,” Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry, Ball State University, $26,000.
• 2013. Ronald V. Morris. “Ball Brothers Documentary,” Provost Immersive Learning Grant, Provost's Office, Ball State University, $17,510 (Co-PI).
• 2012. Ronald V. Morris. “A Centennial State Park Tour Explored through Visitor Smart Phones,” Provost Immersive Learning Grant, Provost's Office, Ball State University, $16,400.
• 2011. Ronald V. Morris. “Old Stories Made New The Life of George Rogers Clark,” Provost Immersive Learning Grant, Provost's Office, Ball State University, $30,000 (Co-PI).
• 2011. Ronald V. Morris. “Digital Archeology Simulation,” Provost Immersive Learning Grant, Provost's Office, Ball State University, $25,000 (Co-PI).
• 2011. Ronald V. Morris. “Historic Muncie,” Provost Immersive Learning Grant, Provost's Office, Ball State University, $25,000 (Co-PI).
• 2011. Ronald V. Morris. “Kurt Vonnegut,” Provost Immersive Learning Grant, Provost's Office, Ball State University, $15,000 (Co-PI).
• 2010. James Connolly, “Virtual Middletown.” Emerging Media Initiative Award, Center for Media Design, Ball State University, $10,000
• 2010. Michael Wm. Doyle and Ronald V. Morris. "Digital History Education Laboratory Feasibility Study." Office of Vice President for Information Technology, Ball State University $23,817.
• 2009. James Connolly, “Changing Gears.” Provost Initiative Immersive Learning Grant, Ball State University, $24,000
• 2005. James Connolly and Frank Felsenstein, “What Middletown Read.” Enhanced Provost’s Inititiative, Ball State University, $17,000