Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

A1938
Bakeless, John (1920-1978).
Papers, 1951-1956. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
Author and historian John Bakeless wrote numerous biographies of notable Americans and
books on American history. He edited The Journals of Lewis and Clark and authored books on
Daniel Boone, George Rogers Clark, and espionage in the Civil War and American
Revolutionary War. He was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1920. He received his bachelor’s
degree from Williams College and doctoral degree from Harvard. Bakeless taught journalism at
New York University. He died in August 1978.
Collection consists of a postcard and letter from Bakeless to Charles van Ravenswaay and
copy of transcript of a radio interview with Librarian of Congress Luther H. Evans, 1956.
Cite as: John Bakeless Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2025
Baker, Henry Andrew.
Biographical Data Sheet, no date. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
Cite as: Henry Andrew Baker Biographical Data Sheet, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A1939
Baker, I.G. (1819-1904).
Collection, no date. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
The collection consists of a typed biography of fur trader and entrepreneur I.G. Baker written
by May Flanagan.
Cite as: I.G. Baker Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0076
Baker, Marigold Harman (1920-1996).
Research notes, 1967-1993. 8 boxes; 2 oversize folders
Research notes of Marigold Harman Baker for her master of arts thesis in anthropology,
written at the University of Missouri–Columbia. Materials pertain primarily to land transfers in
Missouri after the New Madrid earthquake of December 16, 1811. Collection includes
correspondence; certificates and awards; transcripts; resumes; research papers; master's thesis;
photocopies of Missouri plat maps; Missouri county maps; printed materials; newsclippings;
research notes and card files regarding landholders of southeastern Missouri and Algoa,
Missouri.
Cite as: Marigold Harman Baker Research Notes, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0077
Bakewell, Anderson, S.J. (1914- ).
Scrapbooks, 1965-1985. 3 volumes
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Bakewell of St. Louis, Father Anderson Bakewell
graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in geography and geology. One of his hobbies
was mountain climbing and exploring.
The scrapbooks contain information regarding Father Bakewell's explorations, mountain
climbs, and his religious career. The contents of the scrapbooks are mostly photocopies with
some original photographs.