Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Paul E. Baker Papers
1952-1956
Cage
278
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biography/History
- Scope and Content
- Arrangement
- Administrative Information
- Names and Subjects
- Other Descriptive Data
- Detailed Description of Collection
- Correspondence conerning Indian culture and pertaining to facts about Indians gleaned while Mr. Baker worked on The Forgotten Kutenai.
- Correspondence concerning U. S. Indian policies with Kutenais.
- Correspondence concerning mechanics of publication.
- Pamphlets, notes, and clippings concerning Indians.
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- Baker, Paul E.
- Title
- Paul E. Baker Papers
- ID
- Cage 278
- Date [inclusive]
- 1952-1956
- Extent
- 5 containers., .5 linear feet of shelf space., 275 items.
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Manuscripts, drafts, notes, correspondence, clippings, etc., concerning the preparation, publication and sale of Baker's monograph: The Forgotten Kutenai, Boise, Mountain States Press, 1955. A copy of the manuscript is included.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 278, Paul E. Baker Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Professor Baker, 1893-, studied under Dr. Franz Boas at Columbia University; taught five years at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee; four years at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia; and six years at Kamehameha Schools for Boys, Honolulu, Hawaii; and in 1953 had been at Boise Junior College for six years.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of manuscript of Baker's monograph The Forgotten Kutenai; Boise: Mountain States Press, 1955, and the correspondence, notes, and pamphlets gathered in connection with his writing and publishing it. A printed copy is also included.
Arrangement
Materials consist of letters, lists, pamphlets, clippings, and the manuscript copy of the monograph. Inclusive dates are 1952-1956.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Acquisition Information
Professor Paul E. Baker, Chairman of the Sociology Department at Boise Junior College, Boise, Idaho, gave these papers to the Washington State University Library in 1957.
Names and Subjects
Personal Name(s)
Creator(s) :
- Baker, Paul Earnest, 1893- --Archives
Subject(s)
- Kutenai Indians
- Native Americans
- Idaho
- Montana
- Washington (State)
Other Descriptive Data
Aside from the manuscript, probably the most useful items for Pacific Northwest history are the lists of persons concer ned with Indian culture in Container 1B-C; correspondence concerning U. S. Indian policies in Container 2A; pamphlets, notes, and clippings concerning Indians in Container 4A-C.
One letter from Simon Francis, an Indian, giving suggestions or statements regarding Indian culture made in rough draft of book, describes Indian customs in solemnizing marriages; taking sweatbaths; etc.
Detailed Description of Collection
Correspondence conerning Indian culture and pertaining to facts about Indians gleaned while Mr. Baker worked on The Forgotten Kutenai. 100 items. |
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Correspondence concerning Field Work |
1 / 1A | |||
Persons Concerned with Tribal Culture or Welfare |
1 / 1B | |||
Bibliographies; List of informants. |
1 / 1C | |||
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Correspondence concerning U. S. Indian policies with Kutenais. 50 items. |
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Correspondence, clippings, and bulletins regarding U. S. Indian policies |
2 / 2A | |||
Recommendations for aid to Kutenais. |
2 / 2B | |||
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Correspondence concerning mechanics of publication. 100 items. |
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Correspondence with possible publishers |
3 / 3A | |||
Correspondence concerning illustrations and copyright for book |
3 / 3B | |||
Correspondence concerning book orders with comments on book |
3 / 3C | |||
Correspondence concerning suggestions for changes in manuscript |
3 / 3D | |||
Correspondence giving author permission. to quote desired passages. |
3 / 3E | |||
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Pamphlets, notes, and clippings concerning Indians. 25 items. |
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Pamphlets on Indian culture |
4 / 4A | |||
Newspaper clippings concerning Kutenais |
4 / 4B | |||
Notes on Interviews with Indians. |
4 / 4C | |||
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Manuscript of The Forgotten Kutenai |
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