Collection, 1945-2002.

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Collection, 1945-2002.

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The collection includes black-and-white and color photographs and color slides made by O. James Fox between 1945 and circa 1960. The photographs depict scenes of African-American families, children, and the urban environment of the near west side of Indianapolis. Neighborhood scenes, particularly those depicted in the color photographs, include views of Indiana Avenue. Other images related to Flanner House consist of eleven photocopied items. Also included are nine individual poems, and a book of poetry written by Fox.

Visual Materials: 1 box of photographs, 4 OVA size boxes of photographs, 1 OVA size box of color photographs, 12 color slides, 6 4x5 color negatives.Manuscript Materials: 1 bound volume.

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Flanner House (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Flanner House, a social service center for the Indianapolis, Indiana African-American community, promotes the social, moral, and physical welfare of African-Americans, particularly youth. It was established in 1903 by Frank Flanner, a local mortician, under the name of Flanner Guild and was the first settlement house for African-Americans in the city. Programs and activities have included a day nursery, training for men and women, self-help projects such as housing construction, and public healt...

Fox, O. James

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O. (Oscar) James Fox was born October 2, 1914 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in Lakewood, Ohio. He earned a bachelor of arts degree at Miami University in 1937 and a master's degree in education at Western Reserve University, Cleveland, in 1964. Fox arrived in Indianapolis in 1945 as a volunteer with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). He was assigned to an urban work camp, part of Flanner House, a community center on the near west side of the city. Flanner House provided child...