Contents
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization of the Collection
Search Terms
SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE
SERIES 2: FRENCH ROAD MAPS
SERIES 3: FRENCH SONG SHEETS
SERIES 4: MILITARY CITATIONS
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Ingham C. Baker Collection,
1916-1919
Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Carol Trabulsi, Doris
Chacon.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation.
© 2002
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Creator:
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Baker, Ingham C., 1896-1985 |
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Title:
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Baker Papers |
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Dates:
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1916-1919 |
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Abstract:
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Correspondence, french road maps, french song sheets, and a
military citation covering the time Ingham C. Baker served as
an ambulance driver for the American Field Service and U.S.
Army Corps from 1916 to 1919. The bulk of the collection
consists of letters from ICB to his family, particularly his
parents Asa George Baker (Amherst 1888) and Lucy C. Baker,
and his brother Walton C. Baker (Amherst 1919). It also
includes letters to ICB from his parents and two letters from
his friend Arthur Hazeldine (Amherst 1919
non-graduate). |
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Extent:
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1 archives box(0.5 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English. |
The Ingham C. Baker (Amherst 1919 non-graduate, b. 1895,
d.1985) Collection is exclusively concerned with his
involvement in World War I as an ambulance driver in France
for the American Field Service and the United States Army
Corps from 1916 to 1919. The majority of the material
consists of letters by ICB to his family, particularly his
parents, Asa George Baker (Amherst 1888) and Lucy C. Baker,
and his brother Walton C. Baker (Amherst 1919). Letters to
ICB from his parents are also included as well as two letters
from ICB's companion Arthur Hazeldine (Amherst 1919
non-graduate). The collection also contains French road maps,
French song sheets, and a reproduction of a military
citation.
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This collection is organized into four series:
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SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE
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Letters from Ingham C. Baker to family
members
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Box
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Folder
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Typed copies of letters to family members.
Includes photocopies of postcards, photographs, and
other memorabilia. Headed by partial index,
approximately 125 pages.
Jun. 8, 1917 - Apr. 26, 1918
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Typed copies of letters to family members.
Includes photocopies of postcards, photographs, and
other memorabilia. Headed by partial index of
correspondence from Jun. 19, 1918 to Oct. 6, 1918,
approximately 100 pages.
Jun.19, 1918 - Apr. 22, 1918
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Assorted addressed and cancelled
envelopes, 7. 1 undated postcard.
n. d.
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1 letter.
Jun. 18, 1916
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20 letters, 1 postcard, 1 typed copy of a
letter, and 15 envelopes.
Jun. 16, 1917 - Aug. 30, 1917
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17 letters, 2 postcards, 14, envelopes.
Sept. 4, 1917 - Dec. 23, 1917
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14 letters, 11 envelopes.
Jan. 2, 1918 - Apr. 26, 1918
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15 letters, 15 envelopes, 2 photographs.
Jun. 19, 1918 - Sept. 22, 1918
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14 letters, 12 envelopes.
Oct. 4, 1918 - Dec. 27, 1918
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18 letters, 16 envelopes.
Jan. 4, 1918 - Apr. 22, 1919
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Letters from Asa George Baker (Amherst 1888)
and Lucy Chamberlain Baker to Ingham C.
Baker
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Box
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Folder
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2 letters
Jun. 8, 1917
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Letters from Arthur Edgar Hazeldine (Amherst
1919) to parents and Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Baker
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Box
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Folder
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1 letter and 1 typed copy including a note
from Lucy Chamberlain Baker to Walton Chamberlain
Baker.
Jan. 10, 1919 - Jun. 29, 1919
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SERIES 2: FRENCH ROAD MAPS
Box
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Folder
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3 maps
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SERIES 3: FRENCH SONG SHEETS
Box
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Folder
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14 |
2 song sheets
n. d.
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SERIES 4: MILITARY CITATIONS
Box
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Folder
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1 reproduction
n. d.
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