Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Newton Diehl Baker, U.S. secretary of war, author, lawyer, and municipal official of Cleveland, Ohio, were given to the Library of Congress by Baker's children, Elizabeth Baker McGean, Newton D. Baker III, and Margaret Baker Wright in 1952. Major additions were made by Ralph Hayes in 1956 and the Cleveland Municipal Reference Library, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1966; other material was added through multiple gifts, 1939-1993.
Processing History
The Baker Papers were processed in 1952. Additions and revisions were made between 1957 and 2002, and the finding aid was revised in 2009.
Related Material
Related collections in the Manuscript Division include a microfilm edition of Newton Diehl Baker Letterbooks consisting of letters written or signed by Baker during his terms as city solicitor (1903-1912) and mayor (1912-1915) of Cleveland, Ohio, held in the original by the Cleveland Municipal Reference Library.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on thirty-one reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Newton Diehl Baker Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.