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/

Publications