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The Ernest A. Connally Collection
Ernest A. Connally's contribution to architectural history and preservation stretches from Philadelphia to Paris, Missouri to Massachusetts, and encompasses his work in academe, the Federal government, and the international arena.
A Texas native, Dr. Connally began his career as a faculty member at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1952. He moved to St. Louis in 1955, where he taught at Washington University; he joined the faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1957.
While a professor at Illinois, he was tapped to be an Assistant Director of the National Park Service. He came to Washington in 1967, and retired as Chief Appeals Officer of the Park Service in 1992.
During Ernest Connally's tenure with the Park Service, internal reorganizations during the Carter administration resulted in the creation of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, of which Dr. Connally served as Associate director from 1978 to 1979.
From 1975 to 1981, Dr. Connally was Secretary General of ICOMOS, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, of which he was named Membre d'Honneur in 1981.
Dr. Connally has been a trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and has received the Trust's distinguished Crowninshield Award for his service to the preservation profession. He is an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects and holds membership in the National Parks and Conservation Association, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and Gargoyle. Dr. Connally also has served on the board of directors of the Society of Architectural Historians.
In connection with his various leadership roles in the U.S. and internationally, Dr. Connally has traveled widely and attended many receptions and gala events involving high-ranking government officials and preservation authorities. Dr. Connally has made an initial gift to the National Trust Library of his collection of programs, menus, and invitations from these special events attended by kings, queens, presidents, and ambassadors. The collection spans the period 1966 to 1994 and includes 280 items.
