This series is made up of finished and unfinished speeches by Walker, personal poetry, and many manuscripts and drafts, as well as personal notes and musings. There are several drafts for what appears to be an autobiography that Walker was working on. There are also drafts and chapters for a book that chronicles Walker's time in WWI, particularly concerning his time in the Camouflage Unit of the Army Expeditionary Forces. This unit was made up of mostly artists and other men from creative fields whose task it was to camouflage army supplies and weapons. There are also several proofs of books of poetry that Walker was writing. Included in this series are also writings concerning Walker's stance on architectural practices, such as questions around ornament, Japanese building methods, and the modern movement.
Subseries 1: Speeches
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Box 1 Folder 1
What is Beautiful; What is Good [Final Proof]
Xerox of typed copy of speech with handwritten annotations throughout
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Box 1 Folder 2
[New School Inauguration of Henry David]
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Box 1 Folder 3
[Speech Given to Archeologists]
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Box 1 Folder 4
Being Comfortable
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Box 1 Folder 5
The British Architect and London, 1943-1944
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Box 1 Folder 6
Comments on Illustrations - Toronto Talk, 1944
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Box 1 Folder 7
The Architect and the Post War World, 1946
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Box 1 Folder 8
Hospital Consultants [Atlantic City, New Jersey]
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Box 1 Folder 9
The Human City [Stanford University]
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Box 1 Folder 10
[UNESCO Conference of Artists - Venice, Italy]
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Box 1 Folder 11
The Human Use of Architecture [And Italian Translation]
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Box 1 Folder 12
Where Do You Go From Here [Syracuse University]
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Box 1 Folder 13
The Fly in the Amber [AIA Convention, Boston]
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Box 1 Folder 14
A Certificate of Honorary Fellowship, 1955
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Box 1 Folder 15
Frank Lloyd Wright [Testimonial Dinner, University of Wisconsin]
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Box 1 Folder 16
Benjamin Franklin Stiftung Cornerstone Ceremonies [Berlin]
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Box 1 Folder 17
Speeches - Articles Re: Washington D.C., 1957-1958
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Box 1 Folder 18
Book and Author Supper Cosmos Club [Washington D.C.]
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Box 1 Folder 19
What is Beautiful; What is Good [Drafts], 1964
Handwritten and Typed notes and drafts
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Box 1 Folder 20
What is Beautiful; What is Good [Syracuse University]
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Box 1 Folder 21
What is Beautiful; What is Good [Mt. Holyoke College
Small bound; handwritten notes throughout
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Box 1 Folder 22
Disregarding Media [Chappaqua School]
One original typed copy, two additional typed copies with corrections and additions
Request Box 1 Folder 23
Box 1 Folder 23
[80th Birthday Speech]
Two typed versions with handwritten notecards. Speech to be given at 80th birthday party hosted by Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith & Haines
Subseries 2: Poetry
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Box 1 Folder 24-25
[Undated and Untitled Poems]
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Box 1 Folder 26
[Untitled Poems, 1940s], 1946-1949
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Box 1 Folder 27
[Untitled Poems, 1950s], 1950-1959
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Box 1 Folder 28
[Untitled Poems, 1960s], 1960-1969
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Box 1 Folder 29
[Untitled Poems, 1970s], 1970-1972
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Box 1 Folder 30
"Into the Night"
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Box 1 Folder 31
"Alone"
Handwritten poem with sketch
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Box 1 Folder 32
"Dry"
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Box 1 Folder 33
"Blessed Mother"
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Box 1 Folder 34
"Master Builder!"
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Box 1 Folder 35
"Poor St. Authority"
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Box 1 Folder 36
"Future"
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Box 1 Folder 37
"Short Carbines Slung to Need"
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Box 1 Folder 38
"Summer Day"
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Box 1 Folder 39
"Theme"
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Box 1 Folder 40
"My Love Has Charm"
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Box 1 Folder 41
"Good Samaritans"
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Box 1 Folder 42
"This Is Our Land
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Box 1 Folder 43
"Epilogue"
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Box 1 Folder 44
"In the Silence"
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Box 1 Folder 45
"Trial Poem"
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Box 1 Folder 46
"Wonder"
Typed poem with handwritten notes
Request Box 1 Folder 47
Box 1 Folder 47
"At Teng Ting Temple"
Typed poem with handwritten notes
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Box 1 Folder 48
"Quietly Evening Closes In" / "Soon Lost in Ghostliness"
Several drafts, handwritten and typed
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Box 1 Folder 49
"Each Day Anew Verses", 1943-1960
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Box 1 Folder 50
"Accidents", 1944
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Box 1 Folder 51
"How Beautiful is the Dawn", 1945
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Box 1 Folder 52
[Notebook with Poems], 1945-1947
Small bound notebook with glued in typed poems and one photograph
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Box 1 Folder 53
"Summer", 1946
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Box 1 Folder 54
"Mexico", 1946
Typed and handwritten poem with handwritten notes
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Box 1 Folder 55
"Cathedral, Mexico", 1946
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Box 1 Folder 56
"The Moments Dark", 1947
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Box 1 Folder 57
"In the Jungle are the Drums", 1947
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Box 1 Folder 58
"Psalms of the Night", 1947
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Box 1 Folder 59
"Connecticut Shore", 1947
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Box 1 Folder 60
"Long Island Shore", 1947-1949
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Box 1 Folder 61
"Tis Wet" / "Gossamers", 1948
Typed and handwritten poem about World War I
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Box 1 Folder 62
"Hoc Erat Un Votis", 1948
Typed and handwritten with handwritten notes, the title of the poem translates to "This is What I Prayed For"
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Box 1 Folder 63
"Autumn", 1948
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Box 1 Folder 64
"The Day Shall Come", 1949
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Box 1 Folder 65
"The Branch: Series of Thoughts from Walkerburn at Christmas", 1949-1959
Request Box 1 Folder 66
Box 1 Folder 66
"JOE"
Seven spiral bound copies and one unbound copy labeled 'original'. Joe is the title of the collection, which contains several poems within it including "Casanova", "The Rebel", and several untitled poems
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Box 1 Folder 67
"A Temperance Tract", 1950
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Box 1 Folder 68
"An Evening", 1950
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Box 1 Folder 69
"Spring Anticipation", 1950
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Box 1 Folder 70
"Vidi" [Proofs], 1950
Five copies of proofs with printer's stamp
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Box 1 Folder 71
"Tivoli", 1951
Typed and handwritten with handwritten notes
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Box 1 Folder 72
"The Creation", 1951
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Box 1 Folder 73
"Orientalia", 1951
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Box 1 Folder 74
"Torcello", 1952
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Box 1 Folder 75
"Paranoia", 1952
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Box 1 Folder 76
"The Poet", 1953
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Box 1 Folder 77
"Another Version of March Winds", 1955
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Box 1 Folder 78
"Nightmares", 1955
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Box 1 Folder 79
"Melody is but Remembrance", 1955-1956
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Box 1 Folder 80
"Screaming Egos; Fragile Ids", 1959
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Box 1 Folder 81
"Inferiority", 1960
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Box 1 Folder 82
"Ode: 31: Horace", 1960
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Box 1 Folder 83
"Bathsheba", 1961
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Box 1 Folder 84
"A Chipmunk Dines With Me", 1962
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Box 1 Folder 85
"To Hugh Ferriss"
Poem to Ferriss with note to his wife inquiring as to his health. This poem was written 5 days before Ferriss' death
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Box 1 Folder 86
"There Were Two Ships Asailing By", 1964
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Box 1 Folder 87
"Little One", 1964
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Box 1 Folder 88
[Fragments], 1964-1965
Early draft of "Themes From Better Poets, Both Greek and Roman. Aphoristic Fragments With No Apologies to the Past" AKA "Fragments". Also Typed draft of "Fragments" and proof
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Box 1 Folder 89
"12th Street", 1966
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Box 1 Folder 90
"Cyma Recta", 1967-1969
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Box 1 Folder 91
"Minis on Park Avenue", 1967
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Box 1 Folder 92
"Shadows" [Proof], 1967
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Box 1 Folder 93
"Peter Ploughman", 1969
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Box 1 Folder 94
"Chartres", 1969
Typed with note at bottom reading "To Benny Williams at 80"
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Box 1 Folder 95
"Those Fair Charms", 1969
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Box 1 Folder 96
"When is Tomorrow", 1969
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Box 1 Folder 97
"Musique de Table", 1970
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Box 1 Folder 98
"Quiet and Content", 1970
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Box 1 Folder 99
"Ode to Peace", 1971
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Box 1 Folder 100
"Were I To Die", 1971
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Box 1 Folder 101
"The Rebel", 1972
Subseries 3: Articles and Manuscripts
Request Box 2 Folder 1
Box 2 Folder 1
[Undated and Untitled Writings]
Various scraps of writings; typed and handwritten
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Box 2 Folder 2
The Architect and the Machine
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Box 2 Folder 3
The Architecture of Housing
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Box 2 Folder 4
Book VII
Small notebook with handwritten notes
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Box 2 Folder 5
Clarity
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Box 2 Folder 6
Each Day Anew: An Architect in the World of Engineers
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Box 2 Folder 7
Each Day Anew: The End of an Era
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Box 2 Folder 8
Each Day Anew: Engineering and the American Home
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Box 2 Folder 9
Each Day Anew: Just Camouflage
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Box 2 Folder 10
Each Day Anew: London in 1943
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Box 2 Folder 11
Each Day Anew: Tradition
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Box 2 Folder 12
Each Day Anew: Scraps from an Architect's Notebook Pt. II
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Box 2 Folder 13
Each Day Anew: Scraps from an Architect's Notebook Pt. III
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Box 2 Folder 14
Each Day Anew [Outline/Timeline]
Outline/Timeline of events to take place in "Each Day Anew", which seems to be an autobiography in progress
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Box 2 Folder 15
Episode
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Box 2 Folder 16
The Exacting Word
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Box 2 Folder 17
Fragments
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Box 2 Folder 18
The House a Center for Life
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Box 2 Folder 19
[Inserts]
Various inserts belonging to different writings, however it is unclear which writings as they have no titles
Request Box 2 Folder 20
Box 2 Folder 20
[Journals]
Three spiral bound notebooks with notes, writings, and small sketches
Request Box 2 Folder 21
Box 2 Folder 21
Modern Design: After Purity, What? [Scraps]
Scraps/pieces of larger writing
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Box 2 Folder 22
The Modern City [Scraps]
Scraps/pieces of larger writing
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Box 2 Folder 23
New Years Day
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Box 2 Folder 24
Post-War
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Box 2 Folder 25
Random Thoughts on Urbanism
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Box 2 Folder 26
Scraps from an Architect's Notebook
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Box 2 Folder 27
Syracuse
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Box 2 Folder 28
The United States has a Tradition
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Box 2 Folder 29
Camouflugies [Chapters], 1929
Typed and handwritten chapters for what appears to be a book documenting Walker's time in World War I
Request Box 2 Folder 30
Box 2 Folder 30
Expositions - Paris and Dusseldorf
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Box 2 Folder 31
The Architect and His Influence, 1941
Assorted typed and handwritten; three different smaller pieces that go together
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Box 2 Folder 32
Each Day Anew: Seven Flights to Trinidad, 1941-1942
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Box 2 Folder 33
Planning for the Peace, 1942
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Box 2 Folder 34
Being an Architect, 1942
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Box 2 Folder 35
Unlimited Horizons, 1943
Typed play; author unknown but assumed to be Walker
Request Box 2 Folder 36
Box 2 Folder 36
England in the War Time, 1945
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Box 2 Folder 37
Sociology and Architecture, 1946
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Box 2 Folder 38
Each Day Anew: L'Union Internationale Des Architectes, A Diary, 1948
Subtitled: "Visit to Athens, Visit to Cairo, A Trip to the Nile, Paris 1948."
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Box 2 Folder 39
Cuba, 1950
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Box 2 Folder 40
The Problems of the Modern City, 1950
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Box 2 Folder 41
[Assorted Writings, Bound], 1951-1952
Includes: "L'Habitation de Le Corbusier", "Modern Design: After Purity, What?", "The Rise of the Factory Style", "Society of Architectural Historians", "Where Do We Go From Here?"
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Box 2 Folder 42
The Rise of the Factory Style, 1952
Notes and manuscript, typed and handwritten
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Box 2 Folder 43
Beauty in Wood
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Box 2 Folder 44
The Space Devoted to God and How Man Can Give it Light, 1956
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Box 2 Folder 45
Born Anew [Pt. 1 Handwritten], 1957-1958
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Box 2 Folder 46
Born Anew [Pt. 2 Handwritten], 1957-1958
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Box 2 Folder 47
Architectural Aids
Five small printed copies
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Box 2 Folder 48
Modern Design, 1958
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Box 2 Folder 49
Born Anew, 1958
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Box 2 Folder 50
Born Anew [Chapters Pt. 1], 1958
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Box 2 Folder 51
Born Anew [Chapters Pt. 2], 1958
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Box 2 Folder 52
Each Day Anew: Adriatic and Florence, 1959
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Box 2 Folder 53
Essence, 1959
Request Box 2 Folder 54
Box 2 Folder 54
Episode: Luxembourg War Memorial at Hamm, 1959
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Box 2 Folder 55
Episode [Lysette], 1959
Walker's first wife's name was Stella Forbes Walker but in all of his writings and correspondences Walker refers to her as Lysette
Request Box 2 Folder 56
Box 2 Folder 56
The Efficacy of Nonsense, 1959
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Box 2 Folder 57
Episode [Meaning of Design], 1959
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Box 2 Folder 58
Fragments of Aphorisms, 1959
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Box 2 Folder 59
My Ideal of the City, 1959
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Box 2 Folder 60
Paradise Here and Now, 1959
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Box 2 Folder 61
London in 1943, 1959
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Box 2 Folder 62
Notes on the Theatre, 1959
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Box 3 Folder 1
I Am at a Loss, 1960
Writing about Lysette (Stella) and her mental health
Request Box 3 Folder 2
Box 3 Folder 2
Each Day Anew: A Search for Simplicity (Japan 1939), 1960
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Box 3 Folder 3
Each Day Anew: I Start in a Profession, 1960
Chronicles Walker's early beginnings in architectural apprenticeship
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Box 3 Folder 4
Each Day Anew: Japanese Gardens, 1961
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Box 3 Folder 5
Further Notes on the Theatre, 1962
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Box 3 Folder 6
Diversions, 1965
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Box 3 Folder 7
The Theatre, 1965
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Box 3 Folder 8
The Exacting Word, 1965
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Box 3 Folder 9
Diversions [Spiral Bound], 1965
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Box 3 Folder 10
Paris, 1966
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Box 3 Folder 11
Notes on the Aesthetics of the Impersonal, 1966
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Box 3 Folder 12
Sketches Made in France - 1918, 1966
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Box 3 Folder 13
Fragments [1958], 1967
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Box 3 Folder 14
Japanese Gardens, 1967
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Box 3 Folder 15
The Exacting Word: The Aesthetics of Precision, 1967
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Box 3 Folder 16
The Aesthetic Slum at 'The Presidents Meadow', 1967
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Box 3 Folder 17
Seventy-Six Going on Seventy-Seven [Unbound Draft], 1967
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Box 3 Folder 18
Seventy-Six Going on Seventy-Seven [Bound], 1967
Request Box 3 Folder 19
Box 3 Folder 19
[In Search of a Culture/The Exacting Word], 1968
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Box 3 Folder 20
A Day in Tokyo - February 1960, 1969
Typed copy with handwritten notes throughout
Request Box 3 Folder 21
Box 3 Folder 21
Walter Gropius
Typed Walter Gropius obituary; author unknown but assumed to be Walker
Request Box 3 Folder 22
Box 3 Folder 22
The Education of an Architect
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Box 3 Folder 23
In Praise of Ornament
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Box 3 Folder 24
Tax Reform and Government of Cities, 1969
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Box 3 Folder 25
The Myth of the Bauhaus [Original Typed Copy]
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Box 3 Folder 26
The Myth of the Bauhaus [Part 1], 1969
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Box 3 Folder 27
The Myth of the Bauhaus [Part 2], 1969
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Box 3 Folder 28
Reflections of a Member of the Silent Majority, 1970
Writing concerning Richard Nixon
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Box 3 Folder 29
Thoughts on the Aesthetics of Architecture
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Box 3 Folder 30
Fragmentary Culture, 1970
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Box 3 Folder 31
Fragmentary Culture [Original Copy], 1970
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Box 3 Folder 32
Why Ornament [Original Copy], 1970
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Box 3 Folder 33
Why Ornament [Bound Copies], 1970
Request Box 3 Folder 34
Box 3 Folder 34
[Octogenarian Fragments]
Request Box 3 Folder 35
Box 3 Folder 35
Notes on Becoming an Octogenarian
Three copies; filled with personal thoughts and musings on the eve of Walker's 80th birthday
Request Box 3 Folder 36
Box 3 Folder 36
Architecture and Paranoia
Request Box 3 Folder 37
Box 3 Folder 37
Man - God - Death [Drafts], 1971
Request Box 3 Folder 38
Box 3 Folder 38
Man - God - Death [Final Copies], 1971
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Box 3 Folder 39
More Than One Occasion
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Box 3 Folder 40
Obsequies of Stella Forbes Walker
Speech given by Walker on occasion of Stella (Lysette) Forbes Walker's death
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Box 3 Folder 41
Tax Reform and the Productive Man, 1972
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Box 3 Folder 42
Paris 1966, 1972
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Box 3 Folder 43
Paranoia, 1972
Series II: Professional Papers
This series contains very little relating to Walker's time in professional practice. The bulk of the papers relate to the A.I.A. censure, with letters from colleagues lamenting the treatment that Walker and his firm received. There are also some papers relating to Walker's time as a board member of the New School. This series also contains letters and documents relating to Walker's work on a personal manuscript and his efforts to have it published.
Request Box 4 Folder 1
Box 4 Folder 1
Adult School of Montclair, 1957
Small booklet with an advertised lecture by Ralph Walker to take place on October 21
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Box 4 Folder 2
AIA Censure, Ralph Walker AIA 1921-1961, Drafts, 1961
Request Box 4 Folder 3
Box 4 Folder 3
AIA Censure, Ralph Walker AIA 1921-1961 Parts I-V
Book detailing censure and events leading up to it as well as decisions from NY Supreme court and Walker resignation from the AIA
Request Box 4 Folder 4
Box 4 Folder 4
AIA Censure, Charges of Unprofessional Conduct
Addressed to Walker and Firm
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Box 4 Folder 5
AIA Censure, Letter to AIA Board from Walker's Attorney
Carl S. Stern was Walker's attorney
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Box 4 Folder 6
AIA Censure, Annulling Membership Suspension
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Box 4 Folder 7
AIA Censure, Letter to Lorimer Referencing Censure
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Box 4 Folder 8
AIA Censure, Walker and Editor of Architectural Forum
Douglass Haskell was the editor of Architectural Forum at the time
Request Box 4 Folder 9
Box 4 Folder 9
AIA Censure, Letter to AIA President
Concerning NY Supreme Court Decision that AIA Censure proceedings were invalid
Request Box 4 Folder 10
Box 4 Folder 10
AIA Censure, To Reinstate Firm Partners to AIA Mailing List
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Box 4 Folder 11
AIA Censure, Walker and J. Roy Carroll Jr., 1960
Carroll was FAIA Secretary
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Box 4 Folder 12
AIA Censure, Letter from Walker to Firm Partners
Firm as in Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith, & Haines
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Box 4 Folder 13
AIA Censure, "Memorandum", 1964
Request Box 4 Folder 14
Box 4 Folder 14
AIA Censure, Memorandum from Carl S. Stern
Request Box 4 Folder 15
Box 4 Folder 15
AIA Censure, Walker Voorhees vs AIA Correspondence, 1960
Letters between Walker, his attorney, and others
Request Box 4 Folder 16
Box 4 Folder 16
Correspondence, AIA Censure and Walker Resignation, 1959-1960
Request Box 4 Folder 17-18
Box 4 Folder 17-18
Correspondence, Walker AIA and Censure, 1961
Request Box 4
Box 4
NY State Supreme Court Decision Book
Book with entire court ruling and case details
Request Box 4 Folder 20
Box 4 Folder 20
AIA Journal, Centennial Convention
Pages 146-148 announcement for Walker receiving Centennial Medal
Request Box 4 Folder 21
Box 4 Folder 21
AIA Journal, The Octogon
Request Box 4 Folder 22
Box 4 Folder 22
AIA Journal
Article starting on page 31 by Walker titled "Books: Design and Contents"
Request Box 4 Folder 23
Box 4 Folder 23
AIA Member Emeritus, 1969
Includes announcement of Walker being appointed as well as party invitation and guest list
Request Box 4 Folder 24
Box 4 Folder 24
AIA Convention Notes
Request Box 4 Folder 25
Box 4 Folder 25
AIA Convention, Ralph Walker Duties, 1950
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Box 4 Folder 26
AIA Board's Annual Report
Request Box 4 Folder 27
Box 4 Folder 27
American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1949-1969
Various pamphlets and clippings relating to academy and Walker's induction
Request Box 4 Folder 28
Box 4 Folder 28
Belgian [Hennepin] Society, 1954
Request Box 4 Folder 29
Box 4 Folder 29
Belgian Order of the Crown, 1957
Relating to Walker's induction into the Order
Request Box 4 Folder 30
Box 4 Folder 30
Benjamin Franklin Foundation, 1955
Letters between State Department and Walker establishing the Benjamin Franklin Foundation and agreements; the foundation was based in Berlin to maintain a democratic government and construct various buildings there by Americans
Request Box 4 Folder 31
Box 4 Folder 31
Bulletin, New York Society of Architects
Request Box 4 Folder 32
Box 4 Folder 32
Centennial Medal of Honor, 1957
Booklet announcing and commemorating Walker receiving the AIA Centennial Medal of Honor
Request Box 4 Folder 33
Box 4 Folder 33
Chappaqua War Memorial, 1962
Letters and clippings regarding the design and construction of the Chappaqua War Memorial
Request Box 4 Folder 34
Box 4 Folder 34
Certificate of Honorary Fellowship, 1955
Booklet with speech never given, handwritten note on back explaining how Lysette was too drunk and Walker had to bring her home
Request Box 4 Folder 35
Box 4 Folder 35
Chevalier Dinner
Letter and photographs from Chevalier conference dinner
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Box 4 Folder 36
Claim of Copyright Registration Application, 1957
For 'Ralph Walker: Architect'
Request Box 4 Folder 37
Box 4 Folder 37
Columbia School of Architecture, 1940-1945
Papers relating to Columbia's admissions and curriculum
Request Box 4 Folder 38
Box 4 Folder 38
Correspondence, New York City Commissioner to Walker
Consulting Walker concerning the architects fee from another project
Request Box 4 Folder 39
Box 4 Folder 39
Correspondence, Department of Education to Walker
Sent during Walker's tenure as AIA President
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Box 4 Folder 40
Correspondence, John Foster Dulles to Walker
Concerning concert hall in West Berlin
Request Box 4 Folder 41
Box 4 Folder 41
Correspondence, 'The Education of an Architect', 1957-1963
Letters between Walker, his literary agent, and several publishers concerning his manuscript and contracts with Doubleday and Co. Publishers
Request Box 4 Folder 42
Box 4 Folder 42
Correspondence, Hans Simons to New School Board
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Box 4 Folder 43
Correspondence, 'Ralph Walker: Architect', 1957-1960
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Box 4 Folder 44
Correspondence, Robert Schroff to Walker
Concerning Danish system of training architects
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Box 4 Folder 45
Correspondence, From The White House
Concerning a review of the federal governments housing programs
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Box 4 Folder 46
Correspondence, Walker's AIA Emeritus Status, 1969
Including Letter from Ely Jaques Kahn
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Box 4 Folder 47
C.V.
Ralph Walker CV with notes
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Box 4 Folder 48
Doctorate of Letters, Syracuse University
Relating to Walker receiving the Honorary Doctorate from Syracuse
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Box 4 Folder 49
Estimated Cash Balance, VWSSH, 1957
Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith & Haines (VWSSH)
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Box 4 Folder 50
Ford Foundation Program for Theatre Design
Concerning grant Walker received from Ford Foundation to study theatre design (see: 'Notes on the Theatre' Box 2 folder 62)
Request Box 4 Folder 51
Box 4 Folder 51
First Annual Purves Memorial Lecture
Lecture given by Lewis Mumford
Request Box 4 Folder 52
Box 4 Folder 52
Frank Lloyd Wright Note
Photocopy of note from Frank Lloyd Wright to Walker
Request Box 4 Folder 53
Box 4 Folder 53
Guest Book, VWSSH
Request Box 4 Folder 54
Box 4 Folder 54
Housing Legislation in New York State
Request Box 4 Folder 55
Box 4 Folder 55
Joint Committee on the National Capital, Agenda
Request Box 4 Folder 56
Box 4 Folder 56
Memorandum: Luxembourg American Cemetery
Concerning design and construction of cemetery
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Box 4 Folder 57
New School, 1958-1961
Includes commencement and inauguration programs
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Box 4 Folder 58
Newspaper Clippings, 1949-1962
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Box 4 Folder 59
NYU College of Engineering
8th Annual Conference on the Administration of Research. See page 76 for written piece by Walker
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Box 4 Folder 60
Pennsylvania Avenue & Department of Labor, 1962-1964
Booklets concerning potential planning for D.C. Pennsylvania Ave and letters between Walker, White House, and Dept. of Labor
Request Box 4 Folder 61
Box 4 Folder 61
Princeton Lecture - Notes
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Box 5 Folder 1
Project List - VWSSH
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Box 5 Folder 2
Prospect General Foods Project Proposal
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Box 5 Folder 3
Photocopies of Drawings and Sketches
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Box 5 Folder 2022-04-05T00:00:00+00:00
Ralph Walker: Architect - Disposition of Copies
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Box 5 Folder 6
Ralph Walker Bibliography, 1960
4 Copies of small bound book written by Joseph Noorwood Smith at VWSSH as publication number 17 in the American Association of Architectural Bibliographies
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Box 5 Folder 7
Report: Master Plot Plan for the National Institutes of Health
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Box 5 Folder 8
Report: Commission for the Survey of Education and Registration
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Box 5 Folder 9
S.W. Chicago Chronicle
See page 11 for Walker on committee on worlds fair
Request Box 5 Folder 10
Box 5 Folder 10
Telephone Buildings Scrapbook, 1926-1930
Scrapbook containing clippings, writings, and other things relating to various telephone buildings designed by VWSSH
Bank Facade Detail for Loeb Prize Competition
Pencil, Ink, and Wash on Paper
Series III: Personal Papers
This series contains personal notes and letters as well as documents concerning Walker's will, trust, and estate and that of his parents and wives. There are also many letters between Walker and his first wife Stella, in which they refer to each other by the nicknames 'Squabbie' and 'Lyysette'. Found here are also various family photographs, photographs from the home, and several photos of Walker at various stages in his life.
Request Box 5 Folder 11
Box 5 Folder 11
281 Roaring Brook Road Photograph
Photo of Walker's home, often referred to by him as Walkerburn
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Box 5 Folder 12
American Society Legion of Honor Magazine, 1972
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Box 5 Folder 13
Artillery Camouflage Instructions
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Box 5 Folder 14
Auction Reports and Appraisals
Of items from Walker's home and estate
Request Box 5 Folder 15
Box 5 Folder 15
Belgian Embassy Reception Invitation
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Box 5 Folder 16
Cards from Walkerburn, 1949-1972
Cards from the Walker's with poetry and notes; Walkerburn is the name of Ralph Walker's Home
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Box 5 Folder 17
Cards and Ephemera
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Box 5 Folder 18
Chappaqua Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert
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Box 5 Folder 19
Christine Foulds Walker Visa Copy, 1972
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Box 5 Folder 20
Christine Foulds Walker Birth Certificate Copy
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Box 5 Folder 21
Christine Foulds Walker Obituary
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Box 5 Folder 22
Correspondence, From Charles and Ivy Tennyson, 1940-1970
Tennyson was the grandson of Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Box 5 Folder 23
Correspondence, Between Squabbie and Lysette
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Box 5 Folder 24
Correspondence, From Maurice Grunsfeld
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Box 5 Folder 25
Correspondence, From Arthur Crisp
Crisp was a Canadian painter
Request Box 5 Folder 26
Box 5 Folder 26
Correspondence, Syracuse University to Christine Foulds Walker
Concerning acquisition of Walker archive after his death
Request Box 5 Folder 27
Box 5 Folder 27
Correspondence, Friends of the Chappaqua Library
Request Box 5 Folder 28
Box 5 Folder 28
Correspondence, Walker to Senator Jacob Javits (Draft)
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Box 5 Folder 29
Correspondence, Walker's 80th Birthday, 1969-1970
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Box 5 Folder 30
Correspondence, Between Walker and Congress, 1969
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Box 5 Folder 31
Correspondence, Condolences from AIA to Christine Foulds Walker
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Box 5 Folder 32
Correspondence, Sender Unknown
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Box 5 Folder 33
Correspondence, To Marion Walker
Marion Walker was Ralph Walker's mother
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Box 5 Folder 34
Correspondence, From Arthur C. Holden, 1972
Request Box 5 Folder 35
Box 5 Folder 35
Correspondence, C.E. Silling and Arthur C. Holden, 1973
Concerning Walker's Death
Request Box 5 Folder 36
Box 5 Folder 36
Correspondence, Arthur C. Holden to Christine Foulds Walker
Concerning Walker's Death
Request Box 5 Folder 37
Box 5 Folder 37
Correspondence, From Leo Foulds
Concerning his mother's (Christine Foulds Walker) estate
Request Box 5 Folder 38
Box 5 Folder 38
Correspondence, From Welles to Walker, 1945
Request Box 5 Folder 39
Box 5 Folder 39
Correspondence, From Dwight Bridge to Walker, 1952
Congratulating Walker on the Chevalier Honor
Request Box 5 Folder 40-42
Box 5 Folder 40-42
Collected Printed Materials
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Box 5 Folder 43
Dispute of Land Reassessment
Written by Walker about his properties, contains information about his home and land holdings
Request Box 5 Folder 44
Box 5 Folder 44
"Ivy Gladys Tennyson", 1960
Manuscript by Charles Tennyson about his wife Ivy. Copy mailed to Walker
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Box 5 Folder 45
Japanese Garden Sketches
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Box 5 Folder 46
Print by Jean Gabriel Domergue
Contains note on back side of print from Walker
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Box 5 Folder 47
Marion Walker Trust and Estate, 1947-1948
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Box 5 Folder 48
Marriage Announcement, Ralph Walker and Christine Foulds
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Box 5 Folder 49
Miscellaneous Interior Photos
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Box 5 Folder 50
Miscellaneous Family Photos
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Box 5 Folder 51
Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings
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Box 5 Folder 52
New York Museum of Science and Industry, 1932
Request Box 5 Folder 53
Box 5 Folder 53
Personal Notes
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Box 5 Folder 54
Philadelphia Auditorium
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Box 5 Folder 55
Photocopy, Syracuse Honorary Degree
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Box 6 Folder 1
Ralph Walker Birth Certificate Copy, 1920
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Box 6 Folder 2
Ralph Walker Obituary
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Box 6 Folder 3
Ralph Walker Photographs
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Box 6 Folder 4
Ralph Walker Estate, Trust, and Will, 1972
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Box 6 Folder 5
Realtor Brochure of Chappaqua House
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Box 6 Folder 6
Receipts, 1952-1959
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Box 6 Folder 7
Rotch Travelling Fellowship, 1938
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Box 6 Folder 8
Sample Pamphlet for Walker's 80th Birthday, 1969
Request Box 6 Folder 9
Box 6 Folder 9
Schedule, 82nd AIA National Convention (For Stella Walker)
Request Box 6 Folder 10
Box 6 Folder 10
Scrapbook of Voorhees Obituaries, 1973
Request Box 6 Folder 11
Box 6 Folder 11
Second Congress, International Union of Architects Invitation, 1951
Request Box 6 Folder 12
Box 6 Folder 12
Silas Bronson Library's Waterbury Hall of Fame Induction, 2004
Walker was inducted in 2004
Request Box 6 Folder 13
Box 6 Folder 13
Silver Evaluation
Request Box 6 Folder 14
Box 6 Folder 14
Stella Forbes Walker Estate Tax, 1972
Request Box 6 Folder 15
Box 6 Folder 15
Stella Forbes and Ralph Walker Marriage Announcement
Request Box 6 Folder 16
Box 6 Folder 16
Thomas Walker Memorium Booklet
Request Box 6 Folder 17-20
Box 6 Folder 17-20
Travel Books
Request Box 6 Folder 21
Box 6 Folder 21
Walkerburn Living room Checklist, 1968
Request Box 6 Folder 22
Box 6 Folder 22
Walker Family Trust, 1934-1936
Trust of Ralph Walker's Parents
Request Box 6 Folder 23
Box 6 Folder 23
Walker Trip Itineraries
Includes itineraries and passenger lists
Request Roll 1
Roll 1
50th Birthday Memorabilia
