National Historic Preservation Program oral histories, 1986-1987.
Collection Number: 4327

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
National Historic Preservation Program oral histories, 1986-1987.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
4327
Abstract:
Interviews (59) by James A. Glass on the subject of the development of the National Historic Preservation Program between 1957 and 1980. Interviewees include Lawrence E. Aten, Edwin C. Bearss, Martha M. Bigelow, Tersh Boasberg, J.O. Brew, Helen D. Bullock, John A. Burns, James H. Charleton, S. Allen Chambers, Jr., Ernest Allen Connally, Chris T. Delaporte, Eric N. DeLony, Antoinette F. Downing, Carl Feiss, Robert G. Ferris, John Fowler, Russell W. Fridley, Robert R. Garvey, Jr., George B. Hartzog, Jr., Gary L. Hume, Casey and Lucille Ireland, H. Ward Jandl, George A. Karas, Russell V. Keune, Thomas F. King, Bennie C. Keel, Lawson B. Knott, Jr., James M. Lambe, Ben Levy, Nellie L. Longworth, Elizabeth A. Lyon, James C. Massey, John D. McDermott, Lee McElvain, Terry B. Morton, William Penn Mott, Jr., William J. Murtagh, Lee H. Nelson, Loretta Neumann, Stephen D. Newman, Sally G. Oldham, Mary Carolyn Pitts, Constance Werner Ramirez, Dwight F. Rettie, Jerry L. Rogers, Douglas H. Scovill, Horace J. Sheely, Jr., Carol D. Shull, Ann Webster Smith, Larry E. Tise, Merle Wells, Thomas B. Williams, Frederick C. Williamson, and Alfred B. Wolfe.
Creator:
Glass, James Arthur, 1952-
Quanitities:
168 audiocassettes.
Language:
Collection material in English
Access Restrictions:

Individual interviews may have specific restrictions.
Access to Ben Levy interview restricted until permission is granted to open.
Access to William J. Murtagh interview restricted during lifetime of interviewee or by his written permission.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Oral history tapes were compiled as research for a Ph.D. dissertation.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

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National Historic Preservation Program oral histories, #4327. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Interviews (59) by James A. Glass on the subject of the development of the National Historic Preservation Program between 1957 and 1980. Interviewees include Lawrence E. Aten, Edwin C. Bearss, Martha M. Bigelow, Tersh Boasberg, J.O. Brew, Helen D. Bullock, John A. Burns, James H. Charleton, S. Allen Chambers, Jr., Ernest Allen Connally, Chris T. Delaporte, Eric N. DeLony, Antoinette F. Downing, Carl Feiss, Robert G. Ferris, John Fowler, Russell W. Fridley, Robert R. Garvey, Jr., George B. Hartzog, Jr., Gary L. Hume, Casey and Lucille Ireland, H. Ward Jandl, George A. Karas, Russell V. Keune, Thomas F. King, Bennie C. Keel, Lawson B. Knott, Jr., James M. Lambe, Ben Levy, Nellie L. Longworth, Elizabeth A. Lyon, James C. Massey, John D. McDermott, Lee McElvain, Terry B. Morton, William Penn Mott, Jr., William J. Murtagh, Lee H. Nelson, Loretta Neumann, Stephen D. Newman, Sally G. Oldham, Mary Carolyn Pitts, Constance Werner Ramirez, Dwight F. Rettie, Jerry L. Rogers, Douglas H. Scovill, Horace J. Sheely, Jr., Carol D. Shull, Ann Webster Smith, Larry E. Tise, Merle Wells, Thomas B. Williams, Frederick C. Williamson, and Alfred B. Wolfe.
Subjects include the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, the Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation of the National Park Service, the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Preservation Action, Inc., the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Special Committee on Historic Preservation (Rains Committee), the Tax Reform Act of 1976, Executive Order 11593 of 1971, and the 1980 amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act.
Restrictions on use:

Tersh Boasberg interview: citations and quotations require written permission until 2004 or during lifetime of interviewee.
Conditions Governing Use

Helen D. Bullock interview: citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.|Russell V. Keune interview: citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Conditions Governing Use

Nellie L. Longworth interview: citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Conditions Governing Use

Lee McElvain interview: citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Conditions Governing Use

Terry B. Morton interview: citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Conditions Governing Use

William Penn Mott, Jr. interview: citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Conditions Governing Use

Sally G. Oldham interview: citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Conditions Governing Use

Constance Werner Ramirez interview: citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Conditions Governing Use

Carol D. Shull interview: citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Conditions Governing Use

Ann Webster Smith interview: citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Conditions Governing Use

Larry E. Tise interview: citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Conditions Governing Use

Thomas B. Williams interview: citations and quotation require written permission during lifetime of interview.
Conditions Governing Use

Albert B. Wolfe interview: citations and quotations require written permission of interviewee.
Conditions Governing Use

Elizabeth A. Lyon interview: citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Aten, Lawrence E.
Bearss, Edwin C.
Bigelow, Martha M.
Boasberg, Tersh.
Brew, J. O.
Bullock, Helen Claire Duprey, 1904-
Burns, John A.
Charleton, James H.
Chambers, S. Allen.
Connally, Ernest Allen
Delaporte, Chris T.
DeLony, Eric N.
Downing, Antoinette Forrester.
Feiss, Carl.
Ferris, Robert G.
Fowler, John.
Fridley, Russell W.
Garvey, Robert R.
Hartzog, George B.
Hume, Gary L.
Ireland, Casey.
Ireland, Lucille.
Jandl, H. Ward.
Karas, George A.
Keune, Russell V.
King, Thomas F.
Keel, Bennie C., 1934-
Knott, Lawson B.
Lambe, James M.
Levy, Ben.
Longworth, Nellie L.
Lyon, Elizabeth A.
Massey, James C.
McDermott, John D.
McElvain, Lee.
Morton, Terry B.
Mott, William Penn.
Murtagh, William J.
Nelson, Lee H.
Neumann, Loretta.
Newman, Stephen D.
Oldham, Sally G.
Pitts, Mary Carolyn.
Ramirez, Constance Werner.
Rettie, Dwight Fay.
Rogers, Jerry L.
Scoville, Douglas H.
Sheely, Horace J., Jr.
Shull, Carol D.
Smith, Ann Webster.
Tise, Larry E.
Wells, Merle.
Williams, Thomas B.
Williamson, Frederick B.
Wolfe, Albert B.
National Historic Preservation Program
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States
National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
Preservation Action
United States. National Park Service
United States. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
United States. Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation
United States. Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
United States Conference of Mayors. Special Committee on Historic Preservation
United States. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
United States. National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980
United States. Tax Reform Act of 1976
Subjects:
Architecture -- United States -- Conservation and restoration.
Historic sites -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Historic buildings -- United States -- Conservation and restoration.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Series I. Transcripts and Computer Disks
Box 1
Carl Feiss
Scope and Contents
NTHP Trustee, 1959-1971; Consultant, Rains Committee, 1965
Box 1
Robert R. Garvey, Jr.
Scope and Contents
Executive Director, Old Salem, Inc., 1951-1960; Executive Director, NTHP, 1960-1967;Executive Secretary/Director, ACHP, 1967-1986
Box 1
George B. Hartzog, Jr.
Scope and Contents
Director, National Park Service (NPS), 1964-1972
Box 1
Jerry L. Rogers
Scope and Contents
Fourth Chief, OAHP, 1967-1967; Deputy Associate Director, HCRS, 1979-1981
Box 1
Russell W. Fridley
Scope and Contents
Director, Minnesota Historical Society, 1955-1986
Box 1
Robert M. Utley
Scope and Contents
Acting Chief, OAHP, 1967-1967; Second Chief, OAHP, 1972-1973; Assistant Director, NPS, 1973-1976; Deputy Executive Director, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), 1976-1980
Box 1
Russell V. Keune
Scope and Contents
Assitant Keeper, National Register, 1967-1969; Senior Vice President, National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), 1970-1983
Box 1
Merle W. Wells
Box 1
Ernest Allen Connally
Scope and Contents
First Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) NPS, 1967-1972; Associate Director, NPS, HCRS, 1972-1979
Box 1
S. Allen Chambers, Jr.
Scope and Contents
Architectural Historian, National Register, 1969-1972; Architectural Historian, HABS, 1972-1986
Box 1
Casey and Lucille Ireland
Scope and Contents
Minority Staff Member, Housing Subcommittee, US House of Representatives, 1965-1966; Staff Person to Rains Committee, 1965 (Casey); Member, ACHP,1970-1979 (Lucille)
Box 1
William J. Murtagh
Scope and Contents
Keeper, National Register of Historic Places, OAHP, 1967-1979
Box 1
William Penn Mott, Jr.
Scope and Contents
California SHPO, 1967-1974
Series II. Tapes Awaiting Transcription
Box 2 Tape 1-2
George B. Hartzog, Jr.
Scope and Contents
Director, National Park Service (NPS), 1964-1972 This interview has been digitized.
Box 2 Tape 3-4
Chris Therral Delaporte
Scope and Contents
Director, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (HCRS), 1978-1981
Box 2 Tape 5-11
Ernest Allen Connally
Scope and Contents
First Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) NPS, 1967-1972; Associate Director, NPS, HCRS, 1972-1979
Box 2 Tape 12-14
Robert M. Utley
Scope and Contents
Acting Chief, OAHP, 1967-1967; Second Chief, OAHP, 1972-1973; Assistant Director, NPS, 1973-1976; Deputy Executive Director, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), 1976-1980
Box 2 Tape 15-22
Jerry L. Rogers
Scope and Contents
Fourth Chief, OAHP, 1967-1967; Deputy Associate Director, HCRS, 1979-1981 This interview has been digitized.
Box 2 Tape 23-26
William J. Murtagh
Scope and Contents
Keeper, National Register of Historic Places, OAHP, 1967-1979
Box 2 Tape 27-29
Russell V. Keune
Scope and Contents
Assitant Keeper, National Register, 1967-1969; Senior Vice President, National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), 1970-1983
Box 2 Tape 30-31
Carol D. Shull
Scope and Contents
Historian, National Register, 1970-1979
Box 2 Tape 32-33
Stephen D. Newman
Scope and Contents
Chief, Grants Administration Division, OAHP, 1977-1980
Box 2 Tape 34-35
W. Brown Morton, III
Scope and Contents
Chief, Technical Preservation Services (TPS) Division, OAHP, 1975-1978
Box 2 Tape 36-40
Lee H. Nelson
Scope and Contents
Restoration Authority, NPS, 1960-1979; Chief, TPS Division, OAHP, 1978-1983
Box 2 Tape 41 (TR-19849) and Tape 42 (TR-19850)
Gary L. Hume
Scope and Contents
Head, Historic Preservation SEction Texas Historical Commission (SHPO), 1967-1974; Chief, Grants Review Branch, TPS, late 1970s
Box 2 Tape 43-45
H. Ward Jandl
Scope and Contents
ARchitectural Historian, National Register, 1974-1977; Co-Author, Tax Reform Act of 1976 Regulations, TPS, late 1970s
Box 2 Tape 46-47
Sally G. Oldham
Scope and Contents
Architectural Historian, National Register, 1976-1982; Co-Author, Tax Reform Act of 1976 Regulations, late 1970s
Box 2 Tape 48-50
Edwin C. Bearss
Scope and Contents
Chief Historian, NPS
Box 2 Tape 51-53
Horace J. Sheely, Jr.
Scope and Contents
Chief, Historic Sites Survey Branch, OAHP, 1967-1980
Box 2 Tape 54-55
Carolyn Pitts
Scope and Contents
Architectural Historian, Historic Sites Survey, OAHP, 1974-1979
Box 2 Tape 56-58
Robert G. Ferris
Scope and Contents
Editor, National Historic Lnadmark (NHL) Book Series, OAHP, 1964-1979
Box 2 Tape 59-61
James H. Charleton
Scope and Contents
Historian, NHL Book Series, OAHP, late 1960s-1979
Box 3 Tape 62-63
James C. Massey
Scope and Contents
Chief, Historic American Bulidings Survey (HABS), NPS, 1962-1972
Box 3 Tape 64-65
John Poppeliers
Scope and Contents
Chief, HABS Division, OAHP, 1972-1980
Box 3 Tape 66-67
S. Allen Chambers, Jr.
Scope and Contents
Architectural Historian, National Register, 1969-1972; Architectural Historian, HABS, 1972-1986
Box 3 Tape 68-69
Kenneth Anderson
Scope and Contents
Architect, HABS, 1972-1980
Box 3 Tape 70-71
John Burns
Scope and Contents
Architect, HABS, 1972-1986
Box 3 Tape 72-73
Eric DeLony
Scope and Contents
Principal Architect, Historic American Engineering Report (HAER), OAHP, 1973-1986
Box 3 Tape 74-76
Bennie C. Keel
Scope and Contents
Chief, Southeast Field Office, Interagency Archeological Services (IAS) Division, OAHP, 1976-1979; Chief, IAS Division, 1979-1983
Box 3 Tape 77-80
Lawrence E. Aten
Scope and Contents
Executive Order 11593 Consultant, NPS, 1972-1976; Deputy Chief, IAS Division, OAHP, 1976-1979; Chief, State Plans and Grants Division, HCRS, 1979-1982
Box 3 Tape 81-82
Douglas H. Scoville
Scope and Contents
Chief, Southwest Archeological Center, NPS, 1969-1974
Box 3 Tape 83-84
Thomas F. King
Scope and Contents
Archeological Consultant to NPS, 1970-1979
Box 3 Tape 85
James M. Lambe
Scope and Contents
Legislative Counsel, NPS, 1962-1986
Box 3 Tape 86-95
Robert R. Garvey, Jr.
Scope and Contents
Executive Director, Old Salem, Inc., 1951-1960; Executive Director, NTHP, 1960-1967; Executive Secretary/Director, ACHP, 1967-1986
Box 3 Tape 96-97
John D. McDermott
Scope and Contents
Historian, Historic Sites Survey, NPS, 1960-1969; Professional Staff Member, ACHP, 1969=1986
Box 3 Tape 98-100
John M. Fowler
Scope and Contents
General Counsel, ACHP, 1972-1989
Box 3 Tape 101-104
Benjamin Levy
Scope and Contents
Professional Staff Member, ACHP, 1970-1973; Historian, Historic Sites Survey, OAHP, 1973-1977
Box 3 Tape 105-107
Charles E. Lee
Scope and Contents
South Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), 1967-1986
Box 3 Tape 108
William Penn Mott, Jr.
Scope and Contents
California SHPO, 1967-1974
Box 3 Tape 109-111
Martha M. Bigelow
Scope and Contents
Michigan SHPO, 1974-1986
Box 3 Tape 112-115
Robert E. Stipe
Scope and Contents
North Carolina SHPO, 1974-1975; Preservation Law and Planning Authority; NTHP Trustee, 1971-1980
Box 3 Tape 116-117
Elizabeth A. Lyon
Scope and Contents
Georgia SHPO, 1976-1986
Box 3 Tape 118-121
Ann Webster Smith
Scope and Contents
Staff Member, US Department of Transportation, 1960-1979; Professional Staff Member, ACHP, mid 1970s; Deputy SHPO, New York State, late 1970s to early 1980s
Box 3 Tape 122-124
Helen Claire Duprey Bullock
Scope and Contents
Editor, NTHP, 1940-1972; Co-Author and Editor, With Heritage So Rich, 1965
Box 3 Tape 125-129
Carl Feiss
Scope and Contents
NTHP Trustee, 1959-1971; Consultant, Rains Committee, 1965
Box 3 Tape 130-131
Casey and Lucille Ireland
Scope and Contents
Minority Staff Member, Housing Subcommittee, US House of Representatives, 1965-1966; Staff Person to Rains Committee, 1965 (Casey); Member, ACHP, 1970-1979 (Lucille)
Box 3 Tape 132-133
Terry B. Morton
Scope and Contents
Editor, Publisher, NTHP, 1956-1982
Box 3 Tape 134-136
Lawson B. Knott, Jr.
Scope and Contents
Administrator, General Services Administration, 1964-1969; Executive Vice President, NTHP, 1974-1977; NTHP Trustee, 1969-1974, 1977-1984
Box 4 Tape 137-138
Dwight Fay Rettie
Scope and Contents
Administrator, Historic Preservation Grants Program, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 1967-1972
Box 4 Tape 139-140
George A. Karas
Scope and Contents
Environmental Official, HUD, 1960-1986 This interview has been digitized.
Box 4 Tape 141-143
Constance Werner Ramirez
Scope and Contents
Preservation Planner, HUD, 1960-1969; Historic Preservation Officer, Department of the Army, 1976-1986
Box 4 Tape 144-145
Loretta Neumann
Scope and Contents
Professional Staff Member, Subcommittee on Public Lands, House of Representatives, 1970-1986
Box 4 Tape 146
Lee McElvain
Scope and Contents
General Counsel, Committe on Interior anad Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, early 1960s - 1986
Box 4 Tape 147-148
Thomas B. Williams
Scope and Contents
Professional Staff Member, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, US Senate, 1976-1986
Box 4 Tape 149-150
Tersh Boasberg
Scope and Contents
Co-Founder, Preservation Action
Box 4 Tape 151-152
Nellie L. Longsworth
Scope and Contents
President, Preservation Action, 1975-1986
Box 4 Tape 157-158
Russell W. Fridley
Scope and Contents
Director, Minnesota Historical Society, 1955-1986
Box 4 Tape 159-161
Larry E. Tise
Scope and Contents
Director, Department of Archives and History, North Carolina, 1975-1980; Executive Director, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1980-1986
Box 4 Tape 162-163
Merle W. Wells
Box 4 Tape 164-166
Frederick C. Williamson
Scope and Contents
State Historic Preservation Officer, Rhode Island, 1969-1986
Box 4 Tape 167-168
Antoinette Forrester Downing
Scope and Contents
Chairman, Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1968-1986
Box 4 Tape 153-154
J. O. Brew
Scope and Contents
Chairman, Committee for the Recovery of Archeological Remains, 1946-1979; Member, Lee-Bree-Connally Committee, NPS, 1966-1967. Transcribed
Box 4 Tape 155-156
Albert B. Wolfe
Scope and Contents
Preservation Law Authority; Member, Massachusetts Historical Commission (state review board), 1963-1974; NTHP Trustee, 1971-1980. Transcribed