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Foggy Bottom Association records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2311
Abstract

This collection contains Foggy Bottom Association records related to historic preservation and urban renewal in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood. The association has been very active in advocating for the preservation of the residential character of Foggy Bottom as profound changes have come to the neighborhood since the mid-20th century.

Dates: 1969-2006; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2006

Pennsylvania Avenue historic preservation research materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS2408
Abstract Patricia (Torres) Cronenberger attended George Washington University from 1978 to 1981 where she received her Masters in American Studies with Concentration in Historic Preservation. Cronenberger's historic preservation internship was with the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation. Cronenberger describes this internship as one within an organization that was hostile to historic preservation which she believes gave her far more insight and understanding of the challenges associated with...
Dates: Circa 1920-1981; Majority of material found within 1962-1981

Peter S. Craig papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS2066
Abstract Peter Stebbins Craig was a lawyer in Washington, D.C. who led legal challenges against the construction of interstate highways through the city in the 1960s and 1970s. Taking the side of residents whose homes would be razed for new freeways, Craig successfully battled developers, business leaders, and members of Congress to block seven multilane highways that would have destroyed 200,000 housing units within the city. This collection contains reports and studies, correspondence, legal...
Dates: 1904-1983; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1975