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The first executive director was St. Augustine's [[Earl Newton]]. Newton orchestrated the acquisition of historic properties through open-space federal grants. Over time the group worked with the [[City of Pensacola]] to establish the [[Architectural Review Board]] and several historic districts.<ref name="baton">"Preservation baton is passed to UWF." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 19, 2001.</ref>
The organization lost its [[Wikipedia:American Association of Museums|American Association of Museums]] accreditation in the 1980s after taking control of the massive [[T. T. Wentworth]] collection, due to the AAM's requirement that at least 80% of all collections be catalogued.<ref name="brosnaham">"Brosnaham assumes helm as Historic Preservation director." ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 28, 2006.</ref>
===Change of management===