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Columbia University: Avery Architecture and Fine Arts Library

Columbia University: Avery Architecture and Fine Arts Library

300 Avery Hall
1172 Amsterdam Avenue M.C. 0301
New York, NY 10027, United States
Located in Avery Hall, the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library collects books and periodicals in architecture, historic preservation, art history, painting, sculpture, graphic arts, decorative arts, city planning, real estate, and archaeology. The Library contains more than 250,000 volumes and receives approximately 1,500 periodicals.

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Walker, Ralph, 1889-1973
Ralph Walker (1889-1973) was an American architect and president of the American Institute of Architects (A.I.A.) from 1949 to 1951. The majority of the collection consists of personal writings by Walker including essays, poetry, and other manuscripts. There is some correspondence as well as documentation concerning the AIA Censure Walker and his firm received. Beyond this, there is very little relating to Walker's architectural practice.
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Walker, Ralph, 1889-1973

Majority of the papers are manuscripts and reprints of Walker's writings. Included are various drafts for an unpublished memoir. There is also collected ephemera (travel books, reprints of talks by others such as Frank Lloyd Wright, and part of his personal library). The secondary creator of the collection is Walker's wife. There are no discernible project related papers. Some office correspondence from HLW.