MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) – Ball State University says a new exhibit opening at the main library of the Muncie camps will feature a vast assortment of Civil War artifacts donated by a former trustee with deep family ties to the university. 

The Frank Bracken Civil War Collection focuses on battlefield preservation and showcases artifacts, photos, weapons, maps, re-enactment uniforms authentic to the period, personal papers and more than 300 academic and rare books about the war and President Abraham Lincoln. Several of the items belonged to Bracken's great-grandfather, William Holsworth Bracken, who served as a first lieutenant in the Indiana Calvary during the war. 

Bracken is an Indianapolis attorney who served more than 30 years as a Ball State trustee. 

The exhibit will be displayed on the second floor of Bracken Library.