Daggett family architectural firm records, 1869-1977.

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Daggett family architectural firm records, 1869-1977.

Correspondence, essays, architectural plans, company records and ledgers, architectural plans, brochures, and scrapbooks covering three generations of the Daggett firm. Papers associated with Robert Platt Daggett, the firm's founder, include correspondence, small house floor plans on linen for 181 houses built in Indianapolis, Ind. and Illinois; a ledger listing jobs by the firm, 1880-1910, with costs; and a scrapbook, 1889-1897, from the Indianapolis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Robert Frost Daggett's papers include correspondence; lectures on architecture and design; summaries of work done by the firm and photographs beginning in 1923; and company ledgers, 1911-1933. The largest portion of the collection is related to Robert Frost Daggett, Jr. Included are notes taken while an architectural student in 1948; photographs of buildings designed by the firm; legal papers and minutes; client agreements, 1948-1976; ledgers, 1933-1974; yearly audits; and brochures and scrapbooks.

8 boxes and 2 oversize boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7248352

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Daggett, Robert Frost, 1912-1985

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American Institute of Architects. Indianapolis Chapter

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Daggett, Robert Frost, 1875-1955

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Daggett, Robert Platt, 1837-1915

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