The historic preservation movement's history has occured mostly during the twentieth century. The sources listed herein describe the birth and growth of this movement, as well as its plans for the future.

History

Finley, David E. History of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1947-1963, University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI, 1965.

Fitch, James Marston. Historic Preservation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1990.

Garvey, Robert R., and Terry B. Morton. The United States Government in Historic Preservation: A Brief History of the 1966 National Historic Preservation Act and Others, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington D. C., 1973.

Hosmer, Charles B. Presence of the Past: A History of the Preservation Movement in the United States Before Williamsburg, The Preservation Press, Washington D. C., 1974.

Hosmer, Charles B. Preservation Comes of Age: From Williamsburg to the National Trust, 1926-1949, University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1981.

Mulloy, Elizabeth D. The History of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1963-1973, The Preservation Press, Washington D. C., 1976.

National Trust for Historic Preservation and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Historic Preservation Tomorrow, University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1967.

Rains, Albert C., and Laurence C. Henderson. With Heritage So Rich, The Preservation Press, Washington D. C., 1966, 1983.

Thurber, Pamela. Controversies in Preservation: Understanding the Movement Today, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington D. C., 1985.