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Donald D. Walker Papers

A Register of the Collection in the Library of Congress


Prepared by Laura J. Kells

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Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2009

Contact information: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html

Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2009

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008141


Table of Contents

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

Personal Names

Subjects

Occupations

Administrative Information

Provenance:

Processing History:

Copyright Status:

Access and Restrictions

Preferred Citation:

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement of the Papers

Container List


Collection Summary

Title: Donald D. Walker Papers
Span Dates: 1926-1987
ID No.: MSS81646
Creator: Walker, Donald D.
Extent: 125 items; 1 container; 0.2 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Architect. Correspondence, clippings, printed matter, and other papers concerning Frank Lloyd Wright, for whom Walker worked as a draftsman.

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Personal Names

Tafel, Edgar--Correspondence.
Walker, Donald D.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.

Subjects

Architects--United States.
Commemorative postage stamps--United States.

Occupations

Architects.

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The papers of Donald D. Walker, architect, were transferred from the Library's Prints and Photographs Division in 1992.

Processing History:

The papers of Donald D. Walker were arranged and described in 1995. The finding aid was revised in 2009.

Copyright Status:

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Donald D. Walker is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Access and Restrictions

The papers of Donald D. Walker are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Donald D. Walker Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Donald D. Walker span the years 1926-1987 and consist of correspondence, letters of recommendation and inscriptions by Frank Lloyd Wright, clippings, material regarding the Frank Lloyd Wright commemorative postage stamp, and other printed matter. Walker worked as a draftsman for Wright from 1928 to 1931, and Wright's life and work are the primary focus of Walker's papers. The major correspondent is Edgar Tafel, an architect who worked as a general apprentice to Wright and who was preparing a book of remembrances of the people who worked with the noted architect.

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.


Container List

ContainerContents
BOX 1Correspondence, 1977-1985
BOX 1Inscriptions, 1930
BOX 1Letters of recommendation, 1930, 1938
BOX 1Printed matter
BOX 1Clippings, 1930-1938, 1946-1969, 1975-1987, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 1Commemorative stamps, 1966
BOX 1Miscellany, 1926, 1978-1983, undated


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