Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
New Holland Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm



Guide to the Paul E. Baker Papers, 1952-1956


Cage 278





Finding aid prepared by Mary Avery

Finding aid encoded by Mark O'English, 2003
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

New Holland Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm

 
Collection Number:
 

Cage 278

 
Creator:
 

Baker, Paul E.

 
Title:
 

Paul E. Baker Papers

 
Dates:
 

1952-1956 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

5 containers.
.5 linear feet of shelf space.
275 items.

 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English 

 
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.

 

Biographical Note

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 Description

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 Information

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.

Arrangement

Materials consist of letters, lists, pamphlets, clippings, and the manuscript copy of the monograph. Inclusive dates are 1952-1956.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

Professor Paul E. Baker, Chairman of the Sociology Department at Boise Junior College, Boise, Idaho, gave these papers to the Washington State University Library in 1957.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

This collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation 

[Item Description]. Cage 278, Paul E. Baker Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

 
Baker, Paul Earnest, 1893- --Archives (creator)
Kutenai Indians
The Forgotten Kutenai

Detailed Description of the Collection

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.

100 items.
 
 
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.

50 items.
 
 
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.

100 items.
 
 
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.

25 items.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box/folder
4 / 4A


Pamphlets on Indian culture
 
4 / 4B

Newspaper clippings concerning Kutenais
 
4 / 4C

Notes on Interviews with Indians.

 
   

Manuscript of The Forgotten Kutenai