David W. Dunlap (20 de octubre de 1987). «J. Walter Severinghaus, 81, Former Architect». The Nueva York Times. «J. Walter Severinghaus, an architect who played a key role in building the practice of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and such structures as One Chase Manhattan Plaza... was a partner in the Nueva York City office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which he joined in 1938, when the Chicago-based firm was beginning to expand. He was made a partner in 1949.»
