Records, 1935-1954.

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Records, 1935-1954.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50948336

The collection includes management files that reflect the conception and construction of the Lockefield Garden Apartments (Indianapolis, Ind.). Correspondence includes letters exchanged between housing manager Lionel F. Artis and representatives of the United States Federal Housing Authority concerning management of the project. Other items include daily statements of operation (1946-1954) and copies of the Federal Housing Authority Bulletin (1942-1944). The collection also includes a three-dimensional model of the project.

1 box, 1 oversize folder, 1 artifact.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7634202

Indiana Historical Society Library

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N.P. Severin Company (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Lockefield Gardens (Apartment house : Indianapolis, Ind.)

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The Lockefield Garden Apartments (Indianapolis, Ind.) were built between 1935 and 1937 as a federal Public Works Administration project. The apartments were segregated, located on twenty-two acres bound by Indiana Avenue, and Blake, North, and Locke streets. The N.P. Severin Company (Chicago) were the principal contractors and Russ and Harrison the architects. The complex consisted of 748 units within twenty-four buildings specifically for African-American residents. Other features included play...

United States. Federal Public Housing Authority

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Russ and Harrison (Architects)

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George P. Mayer Company (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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United States. Work Projects Administration

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The Works Progress Administration was involved in various projects including the compilation of sources on American territories. The card catalogs for these were prepared at the Library of Congress and are now in the National Archives. From the description of Classified Alaska Bibliography, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42927718 Works Progress Administration (later called Work Projects Administration) began operations in San Joaquin County, Calif., July 1935. County a...

Artis, Lionel F., 1895-1971.

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Lionel F. Artis (1895-1971) was born in Paris, Illinois and moved to Indianapolis as a child. He served in the army during World War I. He attended Butler University, the University of Chicago, and Indiana University. A civic leader in Indianapolis, Artis served on the board of directors of 23 organizatations. He was the first African American to be appointed to a policy-maming municipal agency within the city, the Indianapolis Board of Health and Hospitals. From the description of P...