Margot Gayle papers

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Margot Gayle papers

1948-2007 (majority 1970-1990)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/14845

This collection documents the professional activities of preservationist and writer Margot Gayle from 1948 until her death in 2008. Gayle worked to preserve historic cast-iron structures, principally in New York City. She is best known for her leading role in establishing New York's SoHo Cast-Iron Historic District. Gayle founded and was active in numerous professional organizations, most notably the Friends of Cast Iron Architecture and the Victorian Society in America. Her publications include Cast-Iron Architecture in New York (1974) and Cast-Iron Architecture in America: the Significance of James Bogardus (1998), the latter co-authored with her daughter, Carol Gayle. Gayle's dedication to historic preservation was recognized with several prominent awards given during her lifetime, including the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Honor Award and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's Annual Lifetime Achievement Award.

38.50 linear feet

eng, Latn

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8147926

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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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...

Friends of Cast Iron Architecture

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Alice Austen House (New York, N.Y.)

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St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church (New York, N.Y.)

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Victorian Society in America

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