Roger D. Baker collection

Collection

Identifier: c-00604

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Roger D. Baker collection contains photographs of prominent individuals from the Civil War such as Abraham Lincoln, William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip Sheridan, David Farragut, Jefferson Davis, and John Wilkes Booth. Also, the collection contains postcards displaying the Michigan state senators and legislature from 1909 to 1912. The civil war related images have been scanned and put online at http://civilwar.archives.msu.edu/collection/7-1C-11/roger-d-baker-collection/.

Dates

Creation: 1860 - 1912

Creator

Baker, Roger D. (Donor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

Dr. Roger D. Baker of Durnham, North Carolina donated this collection to Michigan State University in 1961.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (, 46 photographs)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisiton

Photographs, CDVs, and postcards donated by Roger D. Baker to the Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections.

Accession: 01858

Legal Status

Copyright: Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to Michigan State University but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Property Rights: Michigan State University.