Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Ray Stannard Baker papers, 1836-1947 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1836-1947 |
| Bulk Dates | 1907-1944 |
| ID No. | MSS11593 |
| Creator | Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946 |
| Extent | 30,000 items |
| Extent | 138 containers |
| Extent | 55.6 linear feet |
| Extent | 97 microfilm reels |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006006 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78011593 |
| Summary | Journalist and author. Correspondence, diaries, journals, notebooks, drafts of books and articles, family papers, scrapbooks, clippings, and printed matter concerning Baker's career in newspaper and magazine writing, his books, and his role in the Paris Peace Conference. Included is a large group of papers collected by Baker for his biography of Woodrow Wilson. Also includes portions of an autobiography of Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925) and material relating to Baker's study of African Americans in the Progressive era, "Following the Color Line." |