This collection contains correspondence, reports, and other printed materials formerly belonging to Nia Dorian Becnel, preservationist and former professor at University of Houston College of Architecture. The materials document efforts by Becnel, residents, and other local stakeholders to preserve Allen Parkway Village/San Felipe Courts from demolition.

Included are documents from organizations that Becnel belonged to or collaborated with, such as Greater Houston Preservation Alliance, Allen Parkway Village Task Force, Freedmen's Town Association, and Houston Housing Concern. Also included are public notices from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and applications and correspondence from the Housing Authority of the City of Houston, which submitted an application for approval to demolish Allen Parkway Village in 1984. The collection contains orders issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas prohibiting the use of federal funds for demolition.