Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Other Descriptive Information
- Content Description
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Correspondence conerning Indian culture and pertaining to facts about Indians gleaned while Mr. Baker worked on The Forgotten Kutenai .
- Correspondence concerning U. S. Indian policies with Kutenais.
- Correspondence concerning mechanics of publication.
- Pamphlets, notes, and clippings concerning Indians.
- Manuscript of The Forgotten Kutenai
- Names and Subjects
Paul E. Baker Papers, 1952-1956
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Baker, Paul E.
- Title
- Paul E. Baker Papers
- Dates
- 1952-1956 (inclusive)19521956
- Quantity
- 5 containers., (.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (275 items.)
- Collection Number
- Cage 278
- Summary
- Manuscripts, drafts, notes, correspondence, clippings, etc., concerning the preparation, publication and sale of Baker's monograph: The Forgotten Kutenai, Boise, Mountain States Press, 1955. A copy of the manuscript is included.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research use.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Professor Baker, 1893-, studied under Dr. Franz Boas at Columbia University; taught five years at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee; four years at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia; and six years at Kamehameha Schools for Boys, Honolulu, Hawaii; and in 1953 had been at Boise Junior College for six years.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of manuscript of Baker's monograph The Forgotten Kutenai; Boise: Mountain States Press, 1955, and the correspondence, notes, and pamphlets gathered in connection with his writing and publishing it. A printed copy is also included.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Aside from the manuscript, probably the most useful items for Pacific Northwest history are the lists of persons concer ned with Indian culture in Container 1B-C; correspondence concerning U. S. Indian policies in Container 2A; pamphlets, notes, and clippings concerning Indians in Container 4A-C.
One letter from Simon Francis, an Indian, giving suggestions or statements regarding Indian culture made in rough draft of book, describes Indian customs in solemnizing marriages; taking sweatbaths; etc.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 278, Paul E. Baker Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Materials consist of letters, lists, pamphlets, clippings, and the manuscript copy of the monograph. Inclusive dates are 1952-1956.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Correspondence conerning Indian culture and pertaining to facts about Indians gleaned while Mr. Baker worked on The Forgotten Kutenai. Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box/Folder | |
| 1 / 1A | Correspondence concerning Field
Work |
| 1 / 1B | Persons Concerned with Tribal
Culture or Welfare |
| 1 / 1C | Bibliographies; List of
informants. |
Correspondence concerning U. S. Indian policies with Kutenais. Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box/Folder | |
| 2 / 2A | Correspondence, clippings, and
bulletins regarding U. S. Indian policies |
| 2 / 2B | Recommendations for aid to
Kutenais. |
Correspondence concerning mechanics of publication. Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box/Folder | |
| 3 / 3A | Correspondence with possible
publishers |
| 3 / 3B | Correspondence concerning
illustrations and copyright for book |
| 3 / 3C | Correspondence concerning book
orders with comments on book |
| 3 / 3D | Correspondence concerning
suggestions for changes in manuscript |
| 3 / 3E | Correspondence giving author
permission. to quote desired passages. |
Pamphlets, notes, and clippings concerning Indians. Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box/Folder | |
| 4 / 4A | Pamphlets on Indian culture
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| 4 / 4B | Newspaper clippings concerning
Kutenais |
| 4 / 4C | Notes on Interviews with
Indians. |
Manuscript of The Forgotten KutenaiReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Kutenai Indians
Personal Names
- Baker, Paul Earnest, 1893- --Archives (creator)
Titles within the Collection
- The Forgotten Kutenai
Finding aid prepared by Mary
Avery
2012
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