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Joseph F. Lockard papers

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
3673
Repository:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Extent:
13.3 linear feet (; 30 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Joseph F. Lockard papers (Collection 3673), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Date:
1928-1988 (inclusive)
Creator:
Lockard, Joseph.
Abstract:
Joseph F. Lockard worked in Philadelphia for the Democratic City Committee during the 1950s and 1960s. By signing up non-registered voters as Democrats, Lockard was instrumental in building the Democratic "machine" that assisted party leaders get elected during the 1960s. Lockard worked as administrative assistant to U.S. Representative William J. Green Jr. and maintained ties to many political players, such as Joseph S. Clark, Richardson Dilworth, Natalie Saxe Randall, Judge Charles Weiner, and Congressman Joshua Eilberg. Lockard later obtained a political science degree from Temple University and formed his own political consulting firm, Lockard Associates. The Joseph F. Lockard papers are primarily composed of papers describing his involvement in Pennsylvania politics, with particular attention to Philadelphia. Materials include correspondence, memos, reports, and clippings. There are numerous subject files that contain a wealth of information on city issues, politicians, and businessmen during the 1960s. To a lesser extent, the papers also document Lockard’s political consulting firm’s work in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as his personal life.

Joseph F. Lockard was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Penn State University in 1935 with a degree in journalism. He found employment with an Altoona newspaper and also worked under the National Youth Administration. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps, 438th Troop Carrier Command, and was stationed overseas. Upon returning, he settled in Philadelphia, where he eventually met U.S. Representative William J. Green Jr., helping with his re-election to Congress in 1946. From the early 1950s to the early 1960s, Green served as chairman of Philadelphia's Democratic City Committee, and Lockard served as Green's administrative assistant. He remained in the role when Frank Smith took over as chairman in the 1960s. Lockard helped build the Democratic "machine" that helped get party leaders elected during the 1960s by signing up non-registered voters as Democrats, though his backed candidate for Philadelphia mayor, Alexander Hemphill, lost to James Tate in 1961. Lockard maintained ties to many political players, including Joseph S. Clark, Richardson Dilworth, Natalie Saxe Randall, Judge Charles Weiner, and Congressman Joshua Eilberg. After being let go from his position in 1967, Lockard obtained a political science degree from Temple University and formed his own political consulting firm, Lockard Associates. He died in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill neighborhood in 1989.

The Joseph F. Lockard papers are devoted to his work with the Democratic City Committee of Philadelphia. The bulk of these papers were produced while Lockard worked as administrative assistant to U.S. Representative William J. Greene Jr. Intriguing groups of correspondence, memos, reports, and clippings shed light on the city’s Democratic Party’s political processes, policy creation, and election efforts. Although many documents describe political matters at the national and state levels, most of the papers in the collection highlight the local reform movement, its development, main figures, proponents and opponents. There are also papers on city ward realignment and files on Lockard's participation in Democratic national conventions from 1956 to 1964, in addition to a significant grouping of voting records arranged by ward. There are numerous subject and name files that contain a wealth of information on city issues, politicians, and businessmen during the 1960s. To a lesser extent, the papers also document Lockard’s political consulting firm’s work in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as his personal life.

The collection is grouped in two series ( Office Files and Personal Files) with the first series being subdivided into five groupings. Series I (Office Files), Subseries A (Alphabetical Files-Name and Subject) is composed of files Joseph Lockard kept on numerous figures in Pennsylvania politics, as well as papers about committees, issues, and topics Lockard was involved with. Subseries B (Elections) features data gathered (and in multiple instances authored) by Lockard for research, background, interpretation, and evaluation purposes. Lockard named most of these documents Analysis, and they are a mix of spreadsheets, charts, maps, and reports relative to city, state, and presidential elections. Subseries C (Legislation) contains copies of city and state legislative bills but more importantly features documents that describe the behind-the-scenes process involved in the formulation and production of laws at both the city and state levels. Subseries D (Philadelphia Wards) is composed of documents about the reorganization process the Philadelphia ward structure went through during the 1950s. This portion of the collection contains charts, maps, and reports in a similar vein to that of Subseries B (Elections), and in fact the overlap between both sections is evident. Researchers are advised to examine both parts of the collection to cover gaps in the subject. Subseries E (Democratic Platforms and Conventions) contains material about the Democratic national conventions Lockard attended as a delegate or alternate delegate between 1956 and 1964. In addition to documents, this portion of the collection contains medals, buttons, identification cards, and other artifacts from the conventions Lockard attended. Series II (Personal Files) is a somewhat small portion composed of papers Lockard did not file with his subject files and concerning matters and interests of a more personal nature.

I. Office Files, 1928-1988, 29 boxes

A. Alphabetical Files--Name and Subject, 12 boxes

B. Elections, 4 boxes

C. Legislation, 7 boxes

D. Philadelphia Wards, 3 boxes

E. Democratic Platforms and Conventions, 3 boxes

II. Personal Files, 1957-1988, 1 box

Coakley, Michael B., Inquirer Staff Writer. Joseph F. Lockard, 76, A City Democratic Aide. http://articles.philly.com/1989-10-19/news/26115153_1_shoe-repair-patronage-election-day Posted on October 19, 1989; Accessed on 4/1/2013 Nicholson, Jim, Daily News Staff Writer. Political Analyst J.f. Lockard http://articles.philly.com/1989-10-19/news/26117346_1_election-day-voter-ward-leader Posted on October 19, 1989; Accessed on 4/1/2013

Gift of David L. Lockard, 2011, 2012.

This collection was processed using guidelines set out in the More Product, Less Process approach to archival processing. Original folder titles were retained and sorting and series/subseries structuring were done as broadly as possible in order not to interfere with Lockard's original order.

At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania:

Joseph Sill Clark papers (Collection 1958)

Richardson Dilworth papers (Collection 3112)

Natalie Saxe Randall papers (Collection 3466)

Albert M. Greenfield papers (Collection 1959)

At other repositories:

Allen Ballard Collection, Record Group MS006AB. Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University Libraries

Citizen's Budget Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, Acc. 261, 296. Urban Archives, Temple University Libraries

Americans for Democratic Action, Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter Records, URB 17, 38, 38A, Acc. 599, 599S, 708. Urban Archives, Temple University Libraries

People
Organization
Subject
Place

Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Willhem Echevarria and Gabrielle Varano.
Finding Aid Date
; 2013
Sponsor
This collection was processed as part of the Albert M. Greenfield Project. Funding for this project was provided by the Albert M. Greenfield Foundation.
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The contents of Folder 3, Box 29 can not be quoted, photocopied, transcribed, or reproduced until 2036.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents note

This portion of the collection contains documents concerning city-wide issues, as well as files kept by Lockard on several personalities active in Pennsylvania politics. Among the subjects included are the construction of the Delaware Expressway (now Interstate 95); grand jury probes into the possible corruption of municipal officers of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Department of Licenses and Inspection; papers concerning the laying of the cornerstone for the Nazareth Hospital with funds given by the Hill-Burton Act; local and federal judicial issues, including court reform, appointment of new judges, and corruption in the courts. Also included in this subseries are papers related to the 1966 Civil Rights Conference at the White House, which was attended by many African American candidates from Philadelphia in order to achieve better representation in the City Council; the 1970 trash workers strike; issues regarding the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA); the northeast expansion of the Broad Street Subway; controversies generated by newspaper editorials claiming city employees were chosen due to patronage; and objections to a merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads. Additional subjects covered in this part of the collection include the Delaware River Basin Commission, Board of Revision of Taxes, housing issues, public utilities, and state and city budget matters.

Files on political and public figures include Francis R. Smith, James H. Tate, Richardson Dilworth, Frank Rizzo, Henry J. Cianfrani, Herbert Fineman, Joshua Eilsberg, William J. Green, Albert M. Greenfield, Alexander Hemphill, Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert H. Humphrey, Natalie Saxe Randall, Raymond Pace Alexander, Cecil B. Moore, George M. Leader, and Robert N. C. Nix Sr., among others.

Alexander, Raymond Pace (1955, 1959).
Box 1 Folder 1
Alexander, Sadie T. (1956, 1963).
Box 1 Folder 2
Allen, Robert S. (1960-1961).
Box 1 Folder 3
Amnesty International (1974-1978).
Box 1 Folder 4
Andrews, Hiram (1957-1968).
Box 1 Folder 5
Anti-Poverty Action Committee (1965).
Box 1 Folder 6
Arlene, Herbert (1966, 1975).
Box 1 Folder 7
Auditor General (1964-1970).
Box 1 Folder 8
Banking Code (1965).
Box 1 Folder 9
Birch Society (1963-1966).
Box 1 Folder 10
Blatt, Genevieve (1964-1974).
Box 1 Folder 11-12
Boards and Commissions (1963-1964).
Box 1 Folder 13
Board of Pensions and Taxes (1961-1970).
Box 1 Folder 14
Burks, Phillip (1977).
Box 1 Folder 15
Byrne, Congressman James (1965).
Box 1 Folder 16
Calpin, John (1956-1968).
Box 1 Folder 17
Casey, Robert P.--Electoral Numbers (1970-1977).
Box 1 Folder 18
CBS--Citizenship Test (1965).
Box 1 Folder 19
Child Welfare (1965).
Box 1 Folder 20
Cianfrani, Senator Henry J. (1972-1973).
Box 1 Folder 21
City Controller (1963).
Box 1 Folder 22
City Council (1955-1965).
Box 1 Folder 23
City-County Consolidation (1959).
Box 1 Folder 24
City Tax (1960).
Box 2 Folder 1
Civil Rights (1956-1960).
Box 2 Folder 2
Civil Rights--White House Conference (1966).
Box 2 Folder 3-4
Conservation (1961).
Box 2 Folder 5
Constitutional Revision (1963-1965).
Box 2 Folder 6-8
Cooke, Edward F. (1961-1965).
Box 2 Folder 9
Correspondence--Miscellaneous (1960-1985).
Box 2 Folder 10
Delaware Expressway (1956-1962).
Box 2 Folder 11
Delaware River Basin Commission (1961).
Box 2 Folder 12
Delaware River Port Authority (1958-1970).
Box 2 Folder 13
Democratic Committeeman's Association of Philadelphia (1963).
Box 2 Folder 14
Dilworth, Richardson (1955-1976).
Box 2 Folder 15-16
Dilworth, Richardson (1955-1976).
Box 3 Folder 1-3
Dougherty Campaign Strategy (1980-1983).
Box 3 Folder 4
Eilberg, Joshua (1949, 1956-1969).
Box 3 Folder 5-11
Eilberg, Joshua (1949, 1956-1969).
Box 4 Folder 1-4
Fineman, Herbert (1965-1977).
Box 4 Folder 5
Flom, Floyd O. (1959-1960).
Box 4 Folder 6
Free Library of Philadelphia (1959-1967).
Box 4 Folder 7A
Gallagher, Jimmy (1965-1966).
Box 4 Folder 7B
Gerber, Albert B. (1984).
Box 4 Folder 8
Gillen, William [Insurance Workers Union] (1965).
Box 4 Folder 9
General State Authority (1962-1971).
Box 4 Folder 10
Gold, Joseph (1954-1970).
Box 4 Folder 11
Grand Jury Probe (1961-1965).
Box 4 Folder 12-13
Grand Jury Probe (1961-1965).
Box 5 Folder 1-3
Green, William J. (1958-1965).
Box 5 Folder 4
Greenfield, Albert M. (1964-1974).
Box 5 Folder 5
Hemphill, Alexander (1960-1966).
Box 5 Folder 6
Hezberg, Donald [Eagleton Foundation] (1956-1958).
Box 5 Folder 7
Hospitals--Nazareth; Frankford [Hill-Burton Fight] (1959-1962).
Box 5 Folder 8-10
Housing Complaints (1962).
Box 5 Folder 11
Humphrey, Hubert H. (1965-1966).
Box 5 Folder 12
IBM [Proposed Democratic City Committee Installation] (1963-1964).
Box 5 Folder 13
Inauguration--Dilworth (1959-1960).
Box 5 Folder 14
Inauguration--Governor George M. Leader--Realia (1955).
Box 29 Folder 12, 22
Inauguration--Lyndon B. Johnson (1964-1965).
Box 5 Folder 15
Inauguration--Lyndon B. Johnson (1964-1965).
Box 6 Folder 1
Janosik, Edward (1960-1961).
Box 6 Folder 2
Joint State Government Commission (1965-1966).
Box 6 Folder 3
Judges--Appointments--Local (1958-1971).
Box 6 Folder 4
Judges--Court Reform (1964-1967).
Box 6 Folder 5
Judges--Federal (1961-1967).
Box 6 Folder 6
Judges--Recommendations for Appointment (1957-1965).
Box 6 Folder 7
Judges--Retirement; Death (1965-1970).
Box 6 Folder 8
Judges--Sitting Judge Arguments (1964-1971).
Box 6 Folder 9
Judges--Vacancies (1962-1970).
Box 6 Folder 10
Judicial (1955).
Box 6 Folder 11-12
Judicial Appointments (1953-1957).
Box 7 Folder 1-3
Judicial Salaries (1965).
Box 7 Folder 4-5
Judicial Vacancies--Appellate Courts (1976-1979).
Box 7 Folder 6
Kenney, Charles (1965-1966).
Box 7 Folder 7
Luttbeg, Norman (1970).
Box 7 Folder 8
Lynchburg, Rufus (1973).
Box 7 Folder 9
Mahoney, Jim (1964-1980).
Box 7 Folder 10
Mass Transit Program (1964-1965).
Box 7 Folder 11
Mizuno, Lois (1975-1983).
Box 7 Folder 12
Moore, Cecil B. (1963-1979).
Box 7 Folder 13
McCullogh, John G. (1961-1979).
Box 7 Folder 14
McKenna, William J. (1956-1964).
Box 7 Folder 15
Negro--Candidacies (1960-1967).
Box 7 Folder 16-18
Negro Trade Union Leadership Council (1961).
Box 8 Folder 1
Newspaper Clippings (1957-1987).
Box 8 Folder 2
Newspapers--Evening Bulletin (1961-1974).
Box 8 Folder 3
Newspapers--Purchase (1961-1962).
Box 8 Folder 4
Nix, Robert N.C., Sr. (1957-1987).
Box 8 Folder 5
Non-White Employees in State Government--Survey (1966).
Box 8 Folder 6
Northeast Expressway (1961-1963).
Box 8 Folder 7
Norris, Austin (1965).
Box 8 Folder 8
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association--Philadelphia Chapter (1962-1965).
Box 8 Folder 9
Pfretzchner, Paul [Lafayette] (1961).
Box 8 Folder 10
Philadelphia Gas Works [PGW] (1959).
Box 8 Folder 11
Philadelphia Housing Authority (1964-1965).
Box 8 Folder 12
Philadelphia Stadium (1965).
Box 8 Folder 13
Philadelphia State Hospital [Byberry] (1965).
Box 8 Folder 14
Port of Philadelphia (1964-1965).
Box 8 Folder 15
Presidential Campaigns--Carter; Kennedy/Johnson--Plans (1960, 1977).
Box 8 Folder 16
Price Waterhouse--Vote Audit (1959).
Box 8 Folder 17-18
Public Utility Commission (1938, 1954).
Box 8 Folder 19
Racing--Flat [Thoroughbred] (1965-1970).
Box 8 Folder 20
Racing--Harness (1959-1965).
Box 9 Folder 1
Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia (1963).
Box 9 Folder 2
Registration Program--Philadelphia Wards (1956-1967).
Box 9 Folder 3
Reichley, James (1959-1960).
Box 9 Folder 4-5
Republican Almanac (1960-1963).
Box 9 Folder 6
Republican Almanac (1960-1963).
Box 30 Folder 1
Safer, Sam (1966-1970).
Box 9 Folder 7
Salaries--City--Administrative (1965).
Box 9 Folder 8
Saunders, Jack (1963-1966).
Box 9 Folder 9
Saxe, Natalie (1961, 1966).
Box 9 Folder 10
Scott, Hugh (1957, 1970).
Box 9 Folder 11
Scranton, William W. (1962-1966).
Box 9 Folder 12
Schweiker, Richard (1970, 1980).
Box 9 Folder 13
SEPTA [Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority] (1966-1969).
Box 9 Folder 14
Shafer, Raymond (1966).
Box 9 Folder 15
Shapp, Milton--Campaign (1965-1967).
Box 10 Folder 1
Smith, Francis R. (1963-1982).
Box 10 Folder 2-7
Smith-Tate Fight (1966-1967).
Box 10 Folder 8
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander (undated).
Box 10 Folder 9
Stassen, Harold (1959, 1976).
Box 10 Folder 10
Tate, James H.J. (1956-1965, 1983).
Box 10 Folder 11-12
Tate, James H.J. (1956-1965, 1983).
Box 11 Folder 1-3
Tate, James H.J.--Fall and Decline [newspaper clippings] (1970-1983).
Box 11 Folder 4-6
Tate, James H.J.--Financial File (1963).
Box 11 Folder 7
Stevens, Michael [and wife Bernadette Brusco] (1975-1981).
Box 11 Folder 8
Torresdale Park (1961-1962).
Box 11 Folder 9
Vacancy--Office of Mayor--Philadelphia (1962).
Box 11 Folder 10
Veterans Committee (1958).
Box 11 Folder 11
Vote Frauds (1960).
Box 11 Folder 12
Whitten, Dolphus [Oklahoma City University] (1961).
Box 12 Folder 1
Williams, Robert (1985).
Box 11 Folder 2
Wire Tapping (1966-1967).
Box 12 Folder 3
Young Democrats (1962-1965).
Box 12 Folder 4
Zemperelli, Senator Edward P.--Reapportionment in Pennsylvania (1981-1982).
Box 12 Folder 5-6
Scope and Contents note

The material in this subseries examines city elections, Pennsylvania House seats, voting patterns in Pennsylvania counties, Assembly and State Senate races, the 1960 presidential election, Robert Nix’s campaign for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the Senatorial Reapportionment of 1971, and Republican and Democratic registration from 1954 to 1970. Most of the reports included in this portion of the collection were written by Lockard himself, either while working as administrative assistant to William J. Green and Joshua Eilberg, or as executive director of his own consulting company Lockard Associates. Documents show candidates seats, their counties, the winner, the votes, and percentages. In addition, documents show Republican-held seats compared to Democratic candidates and remarks about campaign strategies to assure more Democratic victories in upcoming elections. Races are analyzed, with charts, spreadsheets, and graphics showing the need for strong Congressional candidates and the potential number of Democratic seats. Also included in this subseries are maps showing voting patterns by ward, by division, and by county.

This part of the collection also includes booklets with detailed reports on matters related to Senator John F. Kennedy's (D-MA) run for president in the 1960 election. Analysis include possible outcomes in Pennsylvania regarding carrying the state in the election, allowing for a Democratic majority in the Assembly, and the potential influence of Kennedy’s religious background on voters.

There are also maps of Pennsylvania that show voting majorities and voter patterns by county.

Absentee Ballot Results (1960-1961).
Box 12 Folder 7
Analysis (1936).
Box 12 Folder 8
Analysis (1965).
Box 12 Folder 9
Analysis--Assembly Apportionment--250 Ratio Amendment (undated).
Box 12 Folder 10
Analysis--Candidates (1962).
Box 12 Folder 11
Analysis--Decentralization (1958, 1971).
Box 12 Folder 12
Analysis--Democratic to Republican Changeovers (1966).
Box 12 Folder 13
Analysis--Democratic State Senatorial Campaign (1960).
Box 12 Folder 14
Analysis--General Election (1959).
Box 12 Folder 15
Analysis--General Election (1960).
Box 12 Folder 16
Analysis--General Election (1964).
Box 12 Folder 17
Analysis--General Election [Legislature] (1966).
Box 13 Folder 1
Analysis--General Election (1973).
Box 13 Folder 2
Analysis--General Election (1975).
Box 13 Folder 3
Analysis--General Election (1977).
Box 13 Folder 4
Analysis--Historical--Apportionment, Senate and Assembly, 1874-1953 (1958).
Box 13 Folder 5
Analysis--Historical--Assembly Seats, 1952-1960 (undated).
Box 13 Folder 6
Analysis--Historical--General Assembly, 1955-1960 (undated).
Box 13 Folder 7
Analysis--Historical--Percentage of Votes for Democratic Candidate, 1920-1944 (undated).
Box 13 Folder 8
Analysis--Number of Voters Exceeding Census Numbers (1960-1962).
Box 13 Folder 9
Analysis--Pennsylvania (1976).
Box 13 Folder 10
Analysis--Pennsylvania's Apportionment Projections, 1970-1980 (undated).
Box 13 Folder 11
Analysis--Pennsylvania Assemblymen and Senators (1964).
Box 13 Folder 12
Analysis--Pennsylvania Congressional Races (1976).
Box 13 Folder 13
Analysis--Pennsylvania House Seats (1974).
Box 13 Folder 14-17
Analysis--Pennsylvania House and Senate (1964).
Box 13 Folder 18
Analysis--Pennsylvania Senate (1974).
Box 13 Folder 19
Analysis--Population of Pennsylvania by County (1960).
Box 14 Folder 1
Analysis--Primary (1959).
Box 14 Folder 2
Analysis--Primary (1962).
Box 14 Folder 3
Analysis--Primary (1966).
Box 14 Folder 4
Analysis--Revision of Political Subdivisions in Philadelphia (1957).
Box 14 Folder 5
Analysis--Size of Polling Places in Pennsylvania (undated).
Box 14 Folder 6
Analysis--State Senate (1958).
Box 14 Folder 7
Analysis--State Treasurer--Primary Campaign (1976).
Box 14 Folder 8
Analysis--15th Congressional District (1963).
Box 14 Folder 9
Comparisons--15th Ward (1957).
Box 14 Folder 10
Democratic Campaign Committee--Speaker's Kit (1962-1963).
Box 14 Folder 11
Democratic Campaign Committee--Success Story of the Philadelphia Democratic Party (1959).
Box 14 Folder 12
Elected City Officials (1972).
Box 14 Folder 13
Elected County Officials (1972).
Box 14 Folder 14
Election Night Controls (1950-1962).
Box 14 Folder 15
If John F. Kennedy is Candidate (1960).
Box 14 Folder 16
Lancaster Polling Possibility [Conversations with Kabaker] (undated).
Box 14 Folder 17
Pennsylvania (1944-1962).
Box 14 Folder 18
Pennsylvania--Estimates (1958).
Box 14 Folder 19
Pennsylvania--Estimates (1958).
Box 30 Folder 2
Pennsylvania--Population Characteristics (1960).
Box 15 Folder 1
Plan for Victory (1960).
Box 15 Folder 2
Predictions (1960).
Box 15 Folder 3
Philadelphia (1928).
Box 15 Folder 4
Philadelphia (1928).
Box 30 Folder 3
Philadelphia--Newsclippings (1973).
Box 15 Folder 5
Philadelphia--Registration and Votes (1930-1958).
Box 15 Folder 6
Primary Results--Ward Leader's Own Divisions (1957).
Box 15 Folder 7
Registration--By Division (1965).
Box 15 Folder 8
Robert N.C. Nix, Jr.--Campaign Material, Pennsylvania Supreme Court (1959-1971).
Box 15 Folder 9-10
US Voting Statistics (1957-1962).
Box 15 Folder 11
Vote Comparison--Governor Leader (1954).
Box 15 Folder 12
Voting and Registration--By Ward (1953-1965).
Box 15 Folder 13
Miscellaneous (1958-1980, undated).
Box 15 Folder 14-15
Miscellaneous Campaign Materials (1960s).
Box 15 Folder 16
Scope and Contents note

Documents in this subseries are related to legislation that was intended to be passed in both the House and the Senate. Among the papers included are summaries of bills that were enacted into laws; background material for bills granting money to non-profit institutions in Philadelphia; legislation increasing the amount of building projects by school districts that were eligible for reimbursement by Pennsylvania; breakdowns of bills that were favorable and unfavorable to the Democratic Party; and legislation that would allow Philadelphia the right to pave and light sections under the Delaware Expressway (I-95). Also included in this portion of the collection are bills to legalize the opening of taverns on Sunday; opposition to a Civil Service Reorganization Bill by the Steelworkers; the Six-Year Improvement Program, which called for the transfer of funds from the State Highway and Bridge Authority for the construction of secondary roads; laws prohibiting jaywalking; the passing of a new Banking Code; drafts of the Public Welfare Code; and the amendment of the Motor Vehicle Code so that Philadelphia policemen could appear in Traffic Court only once every 60 days.Other legislative matters covered in this part of the collection are amendments to the State Employees’ Retirement Code of 1959; highway scenic improvement; the designation of the University of Pittsburgh as a State-related university; pros and cons of a reduction to the inheritance tax; the Capital Program, which was the city’s policy for long-range physical development including improvements on public buildings, transportation, water and sewer sites, and parks; and proposals providing for a comprehensive program relating to mental health and retardation. Also of note are files on legislation to build a sports stadium, which included proposed architects, criticism of the expense for tax payers, and a 1964 City Council meeting to select a site for the stadium; and the proposal for the “Northeast Expressway,” discussing its need and placement and a list of objections from constituents to Representative William J. Green since the approved route went through highly populated neighborhoods.

This subseries also contains newspaper clippings on bills proposed by the Democratic Party, such as a bill to raise the salaries and other compensation for members of certain boards and commissions.

City of Philadelphia (1959).
Box 16 Folder 1
City of Philadelphia (1961-1965).
Box 16 Folder 2-5
City of Philadelphia--Capital Program (1963-1968).
Box 16 Folder 6
City of Philadelphia--City Legislative Program (1959).
Box 29 Folder 2
City of Philadelphia--City Legislative Program (1961).
Box 16 Folder 7-10
City of Philadelphia--City Legislative Program (1962).
Box 17 Folder 1
City of Philadelphia--City Legislative Program (1963).
Box 17 Folder 2-3
City of Philadelphia--City Legislative Program (1965).
Box 17 Folder 4
City of Philadelphia--Pennypack Park (1963).
Box 17 Folder 5
City of Philadelphia--Philadelphia Transportation Company Strike (1963).
Box 17 Folder 6
City of Philadelphia--Proposals, Pennsylvania General Assembly (1971).
Box 17 Folder 7
City of Philadelphia--Sports Stadium (1962-1964).
Box 17 Folder 8
Pennsylvania (1959).
Box 17 Folder 9-12
Pennsylvania (1960).
Box 18 Folder 1-5
Pennsylvania (1961).
Box 18 Folder 6-10
Pennsylvania (1961).
Box 19 Folder 1
Pennsylvania (1962).
Box 19 Folder 2
Pennsylvania (1963).
Box 19 Folder 3-5
Pennsylvania (1964).
Box 19 Folder 6-9
Pennsylvania (1965).
Box 20 Folder 1-11
Pennsylvania (1965).
Box 21 Folder 1-3
Pennsylvania (1966).
Box 21 Folder 4-5
Pennsylvania (1966-1968).
Box 21 Folder 6
Pennsylvania--History of House Bills (1962).
Box 21 Folder 7
Pennsylvania--House Committee for Vote Fraud Investigation (1961).
Box 21 Folder 8
Pennsylvania--House of Representatives Bills in the Senate (1961).
Box 21 Folder 9
Pennsylvania--Joshua Eilberg Memos (1961).
Box 21 Folder 10
Pennsylvania--Senate Bills in House of Representatives (1961).
Box 21 Folder 11
Pennsylvania--Special Session (1965-1967).
Box 21 Folder 12
Pennsylvania--Proposed Legislation (1961-1963).
Box 21 Folder 13
Pennsylvania--Proposed Legislation (1961-1963).
Box 22 Folder 1-5
Pennsylvania--Miscellaneous Documents on Legislative Program (1961-1963).
Box 22 Folder 6-8
Scope and Contents note

This subseries is composed of clippings, memos, and letters on the realignment of Philadelphia’s wards, a matter that had not been examined since 1854. Documents include discussions on realignment, the need for a commission to be in charge of consolidation and realignment, calls for the public to offer suggestions during meetings, and critiques of a proposed plan that tried to evenly represent both parties. Also included are reports detailing what worked and what did not, who opposed or promoted the proposed plans, analysis of moving the boundaries of different wards, and the opinions of Benjamin Long, Philadelphia’s legislative consultant. There are also letters of recommendation and résumés of candidates for ward leaders. The remaining documents in this subseries are files on registration and voting by ward. These tables and spreadsheets cover roughly the years 1946-1956 and include wards 1-37 and 51.

Division Charts--Samples (undated).
Box 23 Folder 1
New Wards--Voting Statistics (1965).
Box 23 Folder 2
Plans for Ward Consolidation (1961, undated).
Box 23 Folder 3
Primary Quotas (1966).
Box 23 Folder 4
Quotas (1957).
Box 23 Folder 5
Ranking of Wards by Democratic Registration (1966).
Box 23 Folder 6
Registration Commission--Changeover Project (1961).
Box 29 Folder 3
Conditions Governing Use

The contents of this folder can not be quoted, photocopied, transcribed, or reproduced until 2036.

Registration Quotas (1960-1962).
Box 23 Folder 7
Size of Election Divisions (1956-1957).
Box 23 Folder 8
Voting Records by Ward and Division (1946-1956).
Box 29 Folder 4
Voting and Registration--By Ward (1946-1956).
Box 29 Folder 5
Voting and Registration Record--By Ward and Division (1954).
Box 29 Folder 6
Voting and Registration--Revised--Wards 35, 53-58 (1956).
Box 23 Folder 9
Ward Realignment (1955-1959).
Box 23 Folder 10-11
Ward Realignment (1960-1962).
Box 23 Folder 12
Ward Realignment (1963).
Box 23 Folder 13-14
Ward Realignment (1963).
Box 30 Folder 4
Ward Realignment (1964).
Box 24 Folder 1
Ward Realignment (1965).
Box 24 Folder 2-4
Ward Realignment (1966).
Box 24 Folder 5
Ward Realignment (undated).
Box 24 Folder 6
Ward Realignment--Ward and Division Reconciliation (undated).
Box 24 Folder 7
Ward Realignment--Ward Leader Selection (1965).
Box 24 Folder 8-9
4th Congressional District [Eilberg] (1960s).
Box 24 Folder 10
4th Senatorial District--Wards 9-61--Elections (1982).
Box 24 Folder 11
1st Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 24 Folder 12
2nd Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 24 Folder 13
3rd Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 24 Folder 14
4th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 1
5th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 2
6th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 3
7th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 4
8th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 5
9th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 6
10th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 7
11th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 8
112th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 9
13rd Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 10
14th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 11
15th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 12
16th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 13
17th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 14
18th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 15
19th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 16
20th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 17
21st Ward--charts by Division (undated).
Box 25 Folder 18
21st Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1963).
Box 25 Folder 19
22nd Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 20
23rd Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 21
24th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 22
25th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1956).
Box 25 Folder 23
26th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 24
26th Ward--Voting (1960-1962).
Box 25 Folder 25
27th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 26
28th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 27
29th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 25 Folder 28
30th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 26 Folder 1
31st Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1944-1955).
Box 26 Folder 2
32nd Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 26 Folder 3
33rd Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 26 Folder 4
35th Ward--Split (1956-1957).
Box 26 Folder 5-6
36th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 26 Folder 7
37th Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 26 Folder 8
38th Ward--Registration (circa 1958).
Box 26 Folder 9
46th Ward--Split (1955-1958).
Box 26 Folder 10
50th Ward--Maps and List of Committeemen (1960).
Box 26 Folder 11
51st Ward--Registration and Voting Charts (1946-1955).
Box 26 Folder 12
52nd Ward--Fineman and Campbell (1964-1965).
Box 26 Folder 13
Scope and Contents note

Materials in this subseries relate to the Democratic Party platforms and conventions. The bulk of the material is on the 1966 state platform and the Democratic Conventions for 1960 and 1964. Files on the Democratic conventions include books and brochures from each convention and lists of delegates and alternates for each year. Also included in this portion of the collection are medals, identification cards, and other artifacts and mementos from the conventions Lockard attended between 1956 and 1964.

Democratic Legislative Campaign Manuals (1957-1958).
Box 26 Folder 14
Democratic National Convention (1956).
Box 26 Folder 15-17
Democratic National Convention--Correspondence--James Eastland, Averrell Harriman, George M. Leader, Adlai Stevenson (1956).
Box 27 Folder 1
Democratic National Convention (1960).
Box 27 Folder 2-6
Democratic National Convention--Platform Committee (1960).
Box 27 Folder 7
Democratic National Convention--Platform Hearings (1960).
Box 27 Folder 8
Democratic National Convention--Presidential Candidates--Comparison Chart (1960).
Box 30 Folder 5
Democratic National Convention (1964).
Box 27 Folder 9-11
Democratic National Convention (1964).
Box 28 Folder 1-3
Democratic National Convention (1964).
Box 29 Folder 1
Democratic National Convention--Delegates (1948, 1952).
Box 28 Folder 4
Democratic National Conventions--Realia (1956-1964).
Box 29 Folder 7-10
Democratic National Conventions--Realia (1956-1964).
Box 29 Folder 13-21, 23
Democratic State Platforms (1958-1960).
Box 28 Folder 5
Democratic State Platforms (1962-1964).
Box 28 Folder 6
Democratic State Platform (1966).
Box 28 Folder 7
Democratic State Platform (1970).
Box 28 Folder 8

Scope and Contents note

Documents in this series include letters between friends about political and non-political events, personal monthly calendars, a file containing anonymous letters and personal attacks, material related to St. Leo’s class reunions, letters to senators, Lockard’s home inspection report, and other miscellaneous papers.

Anonymous Personal Attacks (1965).
Box 28 Folder 9
Calendars (1961-1962).
Box 28 Folder 10
Correspondence (1963-1988).
Box 28 Folder 11
Letters to Senators Re: Judge Bork Nomination (1987-1988).
Box 28 Folder 12
St. Leo's Parochial School (1977, 1984).
Box 28 Folder 13
Sundry (1960-1978).
Box 28 Folder 14
Miscellaneous (1957-1977, undated).
Box 28 Folder 15
Miscellaneous--Airborne Troop Carrier--Patch (undated).
Box 29 Folder 11

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