Charles Hosmer papers

Reeves, F. Blair, 1922-

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Professor F. Blair Reeves served as a member of the faculty of Architecture at the University of Florida from 1949 to 1987 when he became a professor emeritus. Throughout his academic career Dr. Reeves was very active in the area of architectural preservation both in teaching and in professional organizations. For instance, he was an active participant in HABS (Historic American Building Survey) which was founded in 1933 and through careful documentation recorded over 17,000 historic American si...

Murtagh, William J.

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William J. Murtagh (b. 1923), one of the world's leading historic preservationists, played a pivotal role in the establishment and evolution of the field of historic preservation for more than fifty years. Murtagh began his career as a supervising architect for the National Park Service at Independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia. In 1956, he assumed the position of Executive Director of the Annie S. Kemerer Museum in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Murtagh worked fo...

Bullock, Helen Duprey, 1904-1995

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Bullock, author and historian, has been a senior editor and historian for the National Trust for Historic Preservation since 1950 and has written and lectured on early American cookery. She has a B.A. in history from the University of California at Berkeley, 1925, joined the Research Department of Colonial Williamsburg in 1929, worked at the University of Virginia Library (1939-1941), and at the Library of Congress (1941-1950). From the description of Papers, 1953-1975 (inclusive). (...

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

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Second director of U.S. National Park Service, 1929-1933; conservationist, industrialist. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1949-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122526451 Conservationist. From the description of Reminiscences of Horace Marden Albright : oral history, 1966. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309720604 From the description of Reminiscences of Ho...

Reeves, F. Blair

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Peterson, Charles E. (Charles Emil), 1906-2004

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Architect. From the description of Reminiscences of Charles Emil Peterson : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122440799 Liberty Hall, located at 218 Wilkinson Street in Frankfort, Kentucky, is an example of late Georgian architecture and was built as a home for Margaretta and John Brown. Construction began in 1796 and was completed in 1800, using bricks and nails made on the Brown estate and timber harvested on the land. T...

Hosmer, Charles Bridgham, 1932-

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Historian of the historic preservation movement and educator. From the description of Papers of Charles Bridgham Hosmer, Jr., 1855-1991. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 35759033 Historian, writer; Principia College, Illinois. From the description of Interviews concerning historic preservation, 1969-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78385703 Charles Bridgham Hosmer, Jr., (1932-1993) is widely regarded as the foremos...

Gayle, Margot.

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A longtime urban preservationist, civic activist, and author, Margot Gayle (née McCoy) was born in Kansas City, Mo., on 14 May 1908. She attended the University of Michigan, and subsequently moved to Atlanta, began work as a social worker, and earned a master's degree in bacteriology from Emory University. Marrying accountant William T. Gayle, Margot contributed to the World War II effort as a volunteer publicizing civil defense efforts. Next moving to New York City, Gayle held various jobs inc...

Murtagh, William J.

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William J. Murtagh, one of the world's leading historic preservationists, played a pivotal role in the establishment and evolution of the field of historic preservation for more than fifty years. Considered one of the "founding fathers" of the preservation movement, Murtagh helped shape the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Later, as the first Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, he was responsible for the creation of that respected federal institution, esta...

Rath, Frederick L.

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Anchor Laundry was located on Prospect Avenue, (near Prospect Park West), in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. The company was owned by Frederick L. Rath, Sr. and John Siemann. In 1899, the company was located on 7th Avenue in Park Slope. By the early 1920s, Anchor Laundry had built its two-story plant on Prospect Avenue and had over 80 employees and a fleet of delivery trucks. From the guide to the Photographs of Anchor Laundry in Park Slope, Circa 1925 to 1935, (Brooklyn His...

Collins, Robertson

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