Horace Benjamin Baker letters
Scope and Contents
Contains letters and envelopes. The letters and envelopes are addressed to Henry Baker and Mary Hollister Baker, and are from their son Horace Benjamin Baker. The letters describe life in the West, looking for work, thoughts on Mormonism, and other family news. The collection also contains one letter from Sarah Baker to her parents, in which she describes life in Michigan and her recent illness, and other family news.
Dates
- 1881-1887
Creator
- Baker, Horace Benjamin, 1861-1946 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Horace Benjamin Baker letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Horace Benjamin Baker was born September 10, 1861 in Maine, New York, to Henry Baker and Mary Hollister Baker. Following the completion of his education, he taught school in New York. At age 24, he travelled west and worked in Utah and Idaho as a surveyor for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. He married Sarah Letitia Kirby on November 24, 1887 in Boise, Idaho. They had six children. Horace died April 20, 1946.
Extent
9 folders (0.09 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Materials are arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
Purchased.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased.
Appraisal
The Horace Benjamin Baker letters describe life in the West in the late 1800s.
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Processing Information
Processed; Elizabeth Ballif, student processor, and John Murphy, Curator; 2010.
- Baker family
- Baker, Horace Benjamin, 1861-1946 -- Correspondence
- Correspondence
- Material Types
- Title
- Register of the Horace Benjamin Baker letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Ballif, student processor, and John Murphy, Curator
- Date
- 2010 June 14
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States