Albert Kingsmill Baragwanath ’40

Barry died Nov. 24, 2006, at his Larchmont, N.Y., home, where he had lived since 1947.

Born in Lima, Peru, he prepared at The Hill School. At Princeton, he majored in philosophy, earned departmental honors, and won the Dickinson Prize. He was a member of the Philosophy Forum and Campus Club and was a philosophy tutor.

In 1952, Barry earned a master’s in political science from Columbia University. During World War II, he was with the Army infantry, antiaircraft, and cavalry in the Pacific and European theaters. He earned the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and rose to the rank of captain.

Barry became senior curator at the Museum of the City of New York. He authored several books on the history of New York and the lithographers Currier and Ives.

He was an avid photographer, chess player, and music lover.

Barry was predeceased by his wife, Eileen Flanagan, and his daughter Joan. His classmates wish to extend their deep sympathies to his survivors: son John, daughters Janice and Eileen Patricia, and four grandchildren.