Catalog of Manuscript Collections

Creator: New Haven Preservation Trust; Margaret C.H. Flint (1899-1977) Extent: 1650 items Description: Funded by a group of interested volunteers, the New Haven Preservation Trust was incorporated in 1961. Margaret C.H. Flint was among the founders. These records represent her files and include bylaws, correspondence, minutes, reports, administrative records, publications, publicity materials, architectural drawings, surveys, project files, and photos, chiefly relating to city planning and the architecture, preservation, and restoration of Wooster Square, buildings at Yale University, and houses and buildings in New Haven. Persons and organizations represented include Elizabeth Mills Brown, Vincent Scully, and Connecticut Historical Commission. Research Topics: Historic preservation, architecture, city planning in New Haven