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Creator:

Hosmer, Charles Bridgham, 1932-  Search this

Names:

Albright, Horace M. (Horace Marden), 1890-1987  Search this

Alexander, Edward P. (Edward Porter), 1907-2003  Search this

Appleman, Roy Edgar  Search this

Booton, Joseph F.  Search this

Brown, Paul V.  Search this

Bryan, John Albury, 1890-  Search this

Bullock, Helen Claire Duprey, 1905-  Search this

Bullock, Orin M.  Search this

Burton, E. Milby  Search this

Cooley, Janet R.  Search this

Covell, William King  Search this

Cox, Elbert  Search this

Downing, Antoinette Forrester  Search this

Drury, Newton Bishop, b. 1889  Search this

Edwards, Emily  Search this

Evison, Herbert  Search this

Fauber, J. Everette  Search this

Ferguson, Finlay  Search this

Fontaine, Jules, Mrs  Search this

Ford, O'Neil, 1905-  Search this

Grigg, Milton L. (Milton LaTour), 1905-1982  Search this

Harral, Mary  Search this

Harris, Ethel Wilson  Search this

Hosmer, Charles Bridgham, 1932-  Search this

Jones, Louis C. (Louis Clark), 1908-1990  Search this

Kahler, Herbert E.  Search this

Kane, Harnett Thomas, 1910-  Search this

Koch, Richard, 1889-1971  Search this

Lawwill, Richard  Search this

Lee, Ronald F.  Search this

Lewis, Ralph  Search this

Lord, Clifford Lee, 1912-  Search this

Macomber, Walter M.  Search this

Morris, Miriam Hubbard, 1891-1982  Search this

Morrison, James J.  Search this

Neasham, V. Aubrey (Vernon Aubrey), 1908-  Search this

Palmer, George A.  Search this

Peterson, Erling  Search this

Pitkin, Thomas M.  Search this

Porter, Charles Wesley, 1904-  Search this

Primm, Philip T.  Search this

Rath, Frederick L.  Search this

Ray, Jerome V.  Search this

Robinson, Martha Gilmore, b. 1888  Search this

Simons, Albert, 1890-  Search this

Trudell, Clyde Francis  Search this

Van Ravenswaay, Charles  Search this

Warren, Katherine Urquhart  Search this

Watkins, C. Malcolm  Search this

Watson, Elsa  Search this

Webb, Walter P., Mrs  Search this

Weig, Melvin J.  Search this

Wells, George, Mrs  Search this

Whitelaw, Robert N. S., 1905-  Search this

Wilson, Samuel  Search this

Woodward, Arthur, 1898-1986  Search this

Extent:

56 Items (interviews (1,712 p. transcribed))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1969-1976

Scope and Contents:

Interviews conducted by Charles B. Hosmer with 54 persons involved in American historic preservation (used in preparation for his book Preservation Comes of Age) and restoration in the United States. Among the topics discussed are the development of the National Park Service, Williamsburg, National Trust, and projects in California, Charleston, S.C., Illinois, Missouri, New Orleans, La., Newport, R. I., New York State, San Antonio, Tex., and Wisconsin. A 98 p. index to the transcripts is included.

Interviewees are: Horace M. Albright, Edward P. Alexander, Roy Appleman, Joseph Booton, Paul V. Brown, John Albury Bryan, Helen D. Bullock, Orin M. Bullock, E. Milby Burton, Janet R. Cooley, William King Covell, Elbert Cox, Antoinette Downing, Newton B. Drury, Emily Edwards, Herbert Evison, J. Everette Fauber, Finlay Ferguson, Mrs. Jules Fontaine, O'Neill Ford, Milton Grigg, Mary Harral, Ethel Wilson Harris, Louis C. Jones, Herbert E. Kahler, Harnett Kane, Richard Koch, Richard Lawwill, Ronald F. Lee, Ralph Lewis, Clifford Lord, Walter M. Macomber, Mrs. George Maurice Morris, James J. Morrison, Vernon Aubrey Neasham, George A. Palmer, Erling Pederson, Thomas Pitkin, Charles Porter, Philip T. Primm, Frederick L. Rath, Jerome V. Ray, Martha Robinson, Albert Simons, Clyde F. Trudell, Charles Van Ravenswaay, Mrs. George Henry Warren (Katherine Urquhart Warren), Malcolm Watkins, Elsa Watson, Mrs. Walter P. Webb, Melvin J. Weig, Mrs. George Wells, Robert N. S. Whitelaw, Samuel Wilson, and Arthur Woodward.

Biographical / Historical:

Charles B. Hosmer (1932- 1993) was an historian and writer in Principia College, Illinois.

Related Materials:

Charles Hosmer papers also located at the University of Maryland, Special Collections. The collection may include original recordings for some of the interviewees, as well as many additional oral history interviews conducted by Hosmer for his book Preservation Comes of Age as well as interviews conducted for a separate historic preservation project funded by the Eastern National Park and Monument Association.

Provenance:

Donated 1975-1978 by Charles B. Hosmer.

Restrictions:

Brown, Cooley, Ferguson, Lawwill, Lewis, Morrison and Palmer are: ACCESS RESTRICTED: written permission required.

Topic:

Historic buildings -- United States -- Conservation and restoration  Search this

Architecture -- United States -- United States -- Conservation and restoration  Search this

Historic preservation  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.hosmchar

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94352b1b1-0e8f-4ff5-ba22-448da51cd372

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hosmchar

Author:

Rockefeller, John D (John Davison) 1874-1960  Search this

Albright, Horace M (Horace Marden) 1890-1987  Search this

Ernst, Joseph W. 1923-  Search this

Subject:

Rockefeller, John D (John Davison) 1874-1960 Correspondence  Search this

Albright, Horace M (Horace Marden) 1890-1987 Correspondence  Search this

Physical description:

354 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Date:

1991

Topic:

National parks and reserves--History  Search this

Call number:

SB482.A4 R68 1991

SB482.A4R68 1991

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_418839

Author:

Swain, Donald C  Search this

Subject:

Albright, Horace M (Horace Marden) 1890-1987  Search this

United States National Park Service  Search this

Physical description:

xii, 347 p. illus., ports. 23 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Date:

1970

[1970]

Topic:

National parks and reserves  Search this

Call number:

SB482.A4S95X 1970

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_433784

Author:

Albright, Horace M (Horace Marden) 1890-1987  Search this

Cahn, Robert 1917-  Search this

Subject:

Albright, Horace M (Horace Marden) 1890-1987  Search this

United States National Park Service History  Search this

United States National Park Service Officials and employees Biography  Search this

Physical description:

xii, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1985

Call number:

SB482.A4A367 1985X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_310417