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Ralph Thomas Walker (1889-1973)
Name
Walker, Ralph Thomas
Personal Information
Birth/Death: b. 11/28/1889 - d. 01/17/1973
Occupation: American architect
Location: New York, NY
AIA Affiliation
Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1921-1961; 1969-decease
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) 1932
President of the American Institute of Architects 1949-1951
Recipient of the 1957 Centennial Medal of Honor (given only in that year, considered equivalent to the AIA Gold Medal)
Biographical Sources
American Architects Directories:
Biographical listing in 1956 American Architects Directory
Biographical listing in 1962 American Architects Directory
Biographical listing in 1970 American Architects Directory
Biographical Directories:
Entry in Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects (New York: Macmillan, 1982)
Entry in Richard Guy Wilson, The AIA Gold Medal (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984)
Entry in R. Randall Vosbeck, FAIA, A Legacy of Leadership: Presidents of the AIA, 1857-2007 (Washington, DC: The American Institute of Architects, 2008)
Related Records
Voorhees Walker Foley & Smith (firm)
Archival Holdings
The American Institute of Architects Archives
Membership file may contain application, Fellowship nomination, and membership correspondence. Centennial Medal file contains presentation speech and resume. There is additional material concerning his resignation in 1961 over an ethics case. Contact archives@aia.org for further information.
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library
Ralph T. Walker Papers
For more information, see https://library.syr.edu/scrc/