Interviews conducted by Charles Hosmer relating to historic preservation

Downing, Antoinette Forrester

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Ferguson, Finlay.

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Harral, Mary.

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

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Pitkin, Thomas M.

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Burton, E. Milby

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Simons, Albert, 1890-1980

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Charleston, S.C. architect. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Simons was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (A.I.A.). He served as an instructor in architecture at Clemson College and was a partner in the architectural firm of Todd, Simons & Todd. After military service in World War I, Simons returned to Charleston and with Samuel Lapham established the architectural firm of Simons & Lapham. He was a lecturer on fine arts and a professor of engineering at the Co...

Cox, Elbert, 1906-1993

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Former student assistant in the University of Virginia Library. From the description of Letter [manuscript] Richmond, to Shelah Scott, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1989 July 26. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806231 ...

Drury, Newton Bishop, 1889-

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Conservationist. From the description of Parks and Redwoods, 1919-1971 : oral history, 1972. With introductions by Horace M. Albright and DeWitt Nelson. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122445603 From the description of Reminiscences of Newton Bishop Drury : oral history, 1972. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309744063 Drury (1889-1978), served as director of the National Park Service from 1940 to 1950. From the descripti...

Wilson, Samuel, 1911-1993

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Below Samuel Wilson's name is written "Burnbrae, " which indicates this Samuel Wilson was probably the Galloway poet and historian (1784-1863). He attended Glascow University for one session at least; perhaps this is a work from that period. For a time he was a wood merchant and may well have been involved in shipping. From the description of The Mariner's Compass : manuscript treatise by Samuel Wilson, 1806. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866460 ...

Trudell, Clyde Francis

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Author of Architectural, historical summaries for sites and structures Old Town San Diego State Historic Park (1968) and Colonial Yorktown (1971). From the description of Collection, 1851-1970. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 43596734 ...

Watkins, C. Malcolm

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Koch, Richard, 1889-1971

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Palmer, George R.

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Fauber, J. Everette

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Ford, O'Neil, 1905-1982

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O'Neil Ford (1905-1982) was a prominent architect in the southwestern United States whose work, dedicated to native architectural forms and hand craftwork, historic preservation, and innovative design, also extended nationally and internationally. Born in Pink Hill, Tex., Otha Neil Ford's early education and employment was informed by the arts-and-crafts movement. When Ford was twelve years old he began to help support his family after his father's death in a railroad ac...

Neasham, Vernon Aubrey, 1908-1982

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Biography / Administrative History Aubrey Neasham made a career as an experienced historian, writer, educator, and a champion of the historic preservation cause. He researched and promoted numerous historic sites spanning across the western United States throughout his life leaving an indelible mark upon such prominent sites as Old Sacramento, Columbia, Monterey, and Coloma. Vernon Aubrey Neasham was born August 28, 1908 in Reno, ...

Fontaine, Jules, 1946-

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Van Ravenswaay, Charles

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Charles van Ravenswaay was born in Boonville, Mo. in 1911. There he began to develop life long interests in horticulture, decorative arts, history, and architecture. In 1934, he graduated from Washington University, St. Louis. Van Ravenswaay served as an advisor and consultant in many historical preservation and restoration projects, especially in Missouri and Illinois. He was the director of the Missouri Historical Society, president of Old Sturbridge Village, and director of the Henry Francis ...

Lee, Ronald F.

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Lawwill, Richard.

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Robinson, Martha Gilmore, b. 1888.

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Morris, Miriam Hubbard, 1891-1982.

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Kahler, Herbert E.

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Government official. From the description of Reminiscences of Herbert E. Kahler : oral history. 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122684379 ...

Webb, Walter P., Mrs.

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Appleman, Roy Edgar.

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Government official. From the description of Reminiscences of Roy E. Appleman : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122440651 ...

Evison, Herbert

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Primm, Philip T.

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Warren, Katherine Urquhart

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Macomber, Walter P.

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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...

Edwards, Emily Ruth

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Whitelaw, Robert N. S., 1905-

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Harris, Ethel Wilson.

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Covell, William King.

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Peterson, Erling

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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...

Bullock, Orin M.

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From the guide to the Orin M. Bullock, Jr. papers, 1920-1986, null, (University of Maryland) ...

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

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Louis C. Jones was born in Albany, New York, on June 28, 1908. He received a B.A. in English from Hamilton College in 1930 and an L.H.D. in 1962. Jones obtained his master's degree in 1931 and a Ph.D. in 1941, both from Columbia University. Jones began his teaching career as an Instructor of English at Long University (1931-32) and at Syracuse University (1933-34). Jones was employed by the New York State College for Teachers, first as an Instructor (1934-42) and later as an Associate Professor ...

Woodward, Arthur, 1898-1986

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Biographical note: Historical archaeologist and museum curator, Arthur Woodward worked at the Heye Foundation, then spent most of his career as curator of history and archaeology at the Los Angeles County Museum. After his retirement in 1953, he worked as a consultant with the National Parks Service. His specific areas of interest included trade goods dispersal patterns, California history, military history, gold rush emigrant experiences, and transportation routes. From the descript...

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...

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

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Architect, Charlottesville, Va. From the description of Papers of Milton L. Grigg [manuscript] 1930-1981. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647948911 American architect and restorer. From the description of Lecture on the restoration of Monticello [manuscript], : [sound recording], 1954 April 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647874297 ...

Watson, Elsa

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Weig, Melvin J.

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Lewis, Ralph F.

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Lord, Clifford L. (Clifford Lee), 1912-1980

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Lord was President of Hofstra University from 1964 to 1972 and Chancellor from 1972 to 1973. From the description of Papers, 1965-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155550569 Clifford Lord was president of Hofstra from 1964-1972 and Chancellor from 1972-1973. From the description of Clifford Lee Lord collection. (Hofstra University). WorldCat record id: 46437933 ...

Morrison, James J. (James Johnston)

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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). (...

Porter, Charles W., III (Charles Wesley), 1904-

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Ray, Jerome V.

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Wells, George, Mrs.

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Bryan, John Albury, 1890-

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Kane, Harnett T. (Harnett Thomas), 1910-1984

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American journalist and author of books about the southern United States. From the description of Correspondence, 1948-1963, nd. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122590240 A New Orleans native and writer, Kane wrote novels, travel books, and non-fiction works about New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and the South in general. Some of his best known works include LOUISIANA HAYRIDE: THE AMERICAN REHEARSAL ...

Cooley, Janet R.

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Booton, Joseph

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Brown, Paul V.

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