PPHS Mallory's Hidden Secrets: Community History Resources

Resources detailing the history and evolution of 3029 E. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, former site of the P.R. Mallory and Co, Inc. (originator of Duracell batteries) plant and current site of Purdue Polytechnic High School.

Oral Histories

Transcript of Taped Interview with Harold Feightner
Transcript of an oral history interview with Harold C. Feightner, a long-time newspaper man in Indianapolis, Indiana during World War I, Prohibition, and the Depression Era, regarding his career and numerous Hoosier public figures and politicians over the years.
Edwin K. Steers oral history transcript
Transcript of an oral history interview with Edwin K. Steers, former Indiana attorney general, conducted by Jerry Handfield for the Indiana State Library on January 5, 1977, concerning his childhood, family history, daily life in Indianapolis the 1920s and 1930s, and various acquaintances and friends.