Barney Baker papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Barney Baker papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
1.251 Linear Feet 3 Hollinger Boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Barney Baker papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Barney Baker collection consists primarily of Barney Baker's correspondence from his military postings to his wife, Blanche Baker, in New York City. There are 222 letters in the collection, 32 sent from Camp Upton, 13 from Fort Niagara, and 177 from Panama, all addressed to his wife Blanche. Baker's letters are primarily concerned with news of his wife and child, their family and friends, and express love and longing. The correspondence also contains information regarding Baker's military life and time in Panama.

Biographical / historical:

Barney Baker was a Jewish man from New York City who served as a Private 1st Class in the United States Army from 1944-1945. Baker was stationed at Camp Upton (Yaphank, NY), Fort Niagara (Youngstown, NY), and finally posted to an Army M.P. outfit in Panama in June 1945.

Arrangement:

The Barney Baker papers are arranged into four series, Series I: Correspondence, Series II: Other Papers, Series III: Photographs, Series IV: Newspapers Clippings.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard