Oral history tapes were compiled as research for a Ph.D. dissertation.
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.
Individual interviews may have specific restrictions.
Ben Levy interview:closed until permission is granted to open.
William J. Murtagh interview:closed during lifetime of interviewee except with his written permission.
Tersh Boasberg interview:citations and quotations require written permission until 2004 or during lifetime of interviewee.
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.
Nellie L. Longworth interview:citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Elizabeth A. Lyon interview:citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Lee McElvain interview:citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Terry B. Morton interview:citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
William Penn Mott, Jr. interview:citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Sally G. Oldham interview:citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Constance Werner Ramirez interview:citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Carol D. Shull interview:citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Ann Webster Smith interview:citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Larry E. Tise interview:citations and quotations require written permission during lifetime of interviewee.
Thomas B. Williams interview:citations and quotation require written permission during lifetime of interview.
Albert B. Wolfe interview: citations and quotations require written permission of interviewee.
National Historic Preservation Program oral histories, #4327. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
NTHP Trustee, 1959-1971; Consultant, Rains Committee, 1965
Executive Director, Old Salem, Inc., 1951-1960; Executive Director, NTHP, 1960-1967;Executive Secretary/Director, ACHP, 1967-1986
Director, National Park Service (NPS), 1964-1972
Fourth Chief, OAHP, 1967-1967; Deputy Associate Director, HCRS, 1979-1981
Director, Minnesota Historical Society, 1955-1986
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
Assitant Keeper, National Register, 1967-1969; Senior Vice President, National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), 1970-1983
First Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) NPS, 1967-1972; Associate Director, NPS, HCRS, 1972-1979
Architectural Historian, National Register, 1969-1972; Architectural Historian, HABS, 1972-1986
Minority Staff Member, Housing Subcommittee, US House of Representatives, 1965-1966; Staff Person to Rains Committee, 1965 (Casey); Member, ACHP,1970-1979 (Lucille)
Keeper, National Register of Historic Places, OAHP, 1967-1979
California SHPO, 1967-1974
Director, National Park Service (NPS), 1964-1972
Director, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (HCRS), 1978-1981
First Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) NPS, 1967-1972; Associate Director, NPS, HCRS, 1972-1979
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
Fourth Chief, OAHP, 1967-1967; Deputy Associate Director, HCRS, 1979-1981
Keeper, National Register of Historic Places, OAHP, 1967-1979
Assitant Keeper, National Register, 1967-1969; Senior Vice President, National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), 1970-1983
Historian, National Register, 1970-1979
Chief, Grants Administration Division, OAHP, 1977-1980
Chief, Technical Preservation Services (TPS) Division, OAHP, 1975-1978
Restoration Authority, NPS, 1960-1979; Chief, TPS Division, OAHP, 1978-1983
Head, Historic Preservation SEction Texas Historical Commission (SHPO), 1967-1974; Chief, Grants Review Branch, TPS, late 1970s
ARchitectural Historian, National Register, 1974-1977; Co-Author, Tax Reform Act of 1976 Regulations, TPS, late 1970s
Architectural Historian, National Register, 1976-1982; Co-Author, Tax Reform Act of 1976 Regulations, late 1970s
Chief Historian, NPS
Chief, Historic Sites Survey Branch, OAHP, 1967-1980
Architectural Historian, Historic Sites Survey, OAHP, 1974-1979
Editor, National Historic Lnadmark (NHL) Book Series, OAHP, 1964-1979
Historian, NHL Book Series, OAHP, late 1960s-1979
Chief, Historic American Bulidings Survey (HABS), NPS, 1962-1972
Chief, HABS Division, OAHP, 1972-1980
Architectural Historian, National Register, 1969-1972; Architectural Historian, HABS, 1972-1986
Architect, HABS, 1972-1980
Architect, HABS, 1972-1986
Principal Architect, Historic American Engineering Report (HAER), OAHP, 1973-1986
Chief, Southeast Field Office, Interagency Archeological Services (IAS) Division, OAHP, 1976-1979; Chief, IAS Division, 1979-1983
Executive Order 11593 Consultant, NPS, 1972-1976; Deputy Chief, IAS Division, OAHP, 1976-1979; Chief, State Plans and Grants Division, HCRS, 1979-1982
Chief, Southwest Archeological Center, NPS, 1969-1974
Archeological Consultant to NPS, 1970-1979
Legislative Counsel, NPS, 1962-1986
Executive Director, Old Salem, Inc., 1951-1960; Executive Director, NTHP, 1960-1967; Executive Secretary/Director, ACHP, 1967-1986
Historian, Historic Sites Survey, NPS, 1960-1969; Professional Staff Member, ACHP, 1969=1986
General Counsel, ACHP, 1972-1989
Professional Staff Member, ACHP, 1970-1973; Historian, Historic Sites Survey, OAHP, 1973-1977
South Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), 1967-1986
California SHPO, 1967-1974
Michigan SHPO, 1974-1986
North Carolina SHPO, 1974-1975; Preservation Law and Planning Authority; NTHP Trustee, 1971-1980
Georgia SHPO, 1976-1986
Staff Member, US Department of Transportation, 1960-1979; Professional Staff Member, ACHP, mid 1970s; Deputy SHPO, New York State, late 1970s to early 1980s
Editor, NTHP, 1940-1972; Co-Author and Editor,
NTHP Trustee, 1959-1971; Consultant, Rains Committee, 1965
Minority Staff Member, Housing Subcommittee, US House of Representatives, 1965-1966; Staff Person to Rains Committee, 1965 (Casey); Member, ACHP, 1970-1979 (Lucille)
Editor, Publisher, NTHP, 1956-1982
Administrator, General Services Administration, 1964-1969; Executive Vice President, NTHP, 1974-1977; NTHP Trustee, 1969-1974, 1977-1984
Administrator, Historic Preservation Grants Program, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 1967-1972
Environmental Official, HUD, 1960-1986
Preservation Planner, HUD, 1960-1969; Historic Preservation Officer, Department of the Army, 1976-1986
Professional Staff Member, Subcommittee on Public Lands, House of Representatives, 1970-1986
General Counsel, Committe on Interior anad Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, early 1960s - 1986
Professional Staff Member, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, US Senate, 1976-1986
Co-Founder, Preservation Action
President, Preservation Action, 1975-1986
Director, Minnesota Historical Society, 1955-1986
Director, Department of Archives and History, North Carolina, 1975-1980; Executive Director, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1980-1986
State Historic Preservation Officer, Rhode Island, 1969-1986
Chairman, Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1968-1986
Chairman, Committee for the Recovery of Archeological Remains, 1946-1979; Member, Lee-Bree-Connally Committee, NPS, 1966-1967. Transcribed
Preservation Law Authority; Member, Massachusetts Historical Commission (state review board), 1963-1974; NTHP Trustee, 1971-1980. Transcribed