Whenever a significant figure in historic preservation dies, touching and illuminating recollections by their friends and colleagues are often informally shared with the Archive Project. To ensure that these stories are not lost, NYPAP has created an online memory valve where those who were close to the key players can record their thoughts. We hope that the Memory Collection Project will serve not only to commemorate departed preservationists, but will also help the preservation movement to maintain a sense of its own past.

We encourage you to share your thoughts and recollections of the preservationists below. Click on a name to go to that person's memory page and access the submission form.

To suggest the addition of another individual, please email us.

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This project has been funded in part by a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation's John E. Streb Preservation Fund for New York.

Terms of Use
We invite you to use this program to share your thoughts and memories of important figures in New York City's preservation history. Your contributions will be made visible to the public and may be used by others under NYPAP's Terms of Use. You should only submit content which belongs to you and which is not copyrighted by another person or organization. NYPAP reserves the right to review all submissions and to refuse to post any content, including content we deem defamatory, illegal, obscene or offensive. NYPAP takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for the content or accuracy of any material posted.