Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Herbert Kitchener Calder |
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| Bio Notes: | Herbert Kitchener Calder was articled to Robert Henderson Motion of Dunfermline in June 1915. His apprenticeship was interrupted by military service from March 1917to October 1919 but he spent four months of the following year completing his training with Motion. He subsequently moved to Aberdeen where he joined the firm of Tawse & Allan in January 1921, remaining there until August 1922 (the dates given in his RIBA nomination papers). Thereafter he studied full-time at Aberdeen School of Architecture until 1926. On 29 November of the latter year he was admitted ARIBA, his proposers being Robert Gordon Wilson Junior, John Wilson Walker and Alexander Marshall Mackenzie. By 1950 Calder had a post with the Ministry of Works in Edinburgh. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | 251, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, Scotland | Private | 1926 * | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Robert Henderson Motion | June 1915 | 1920 | Apprentice | With the exception of war service, March 1917 to October 1919 |
| Tawse & Allan | January 1921 | August 1922 | Assistant | |
| H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | 1950 * | Architect | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBA
RIBA Proposers
| The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| Alexander Marshall Mackenzie | 29 November 1926 | for Associateship |
| John Wilson Walker | 29 November 1926 | for Associateship |
| Robert Gordon Wilson (junior) | 29 November 1926 | for Associateship |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this : | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | A no3979 (box 5) | |