Descriptive Summary
Baker, Lorena, 1897-1990
Baker, Lorena, Papers
1947-1989
Materials are written in English.
2011-386
1 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Correspondence, a graduation diploma,
a membership certificate, pamphlets, flyers, programs, and newsletters comprise the
Lorena Baker Papers, 1947-1989, documenting her career as a librarian, her political
concerns, and personal matters.
Biographical Note
Born in Weatherford, Texas, Lorena Baker (1897-1990) graduated with a BS in Library
Science from the University of Illinois in 1933, and was head of the Loan department
at the University of Texas library for forty years. She was the author of Spanish Architecture in the Southwest; A Bibliography,
(1933) and Call Number and Book Arrangement Manual: For
Clerical Assistants in the University of Texas Library (1967).
Sources:
The Alcalde, v. 56, no. 8 (1968) : 40. Accessed December 13, 2011. http://books.google.com/books?id=W98DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=lorena+baker+ut+austin&source=bl&ots=jETsMAaiZ7&sig=ZI3vt6pkZ6LqAGKxX3ZP5E3fL6U&hl=en&ei=NTLmTrbtEauOsAK86PSBBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=lorena%20baker%20ut%20austin&f=false.
“Lorena Baker.” WorldCat. Accessed December 13, 2011. http://utexas.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ABaker%2C+Lorena.&qt=hot_author.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, a graduation diploma, a membership certificate, pamphlets, flyers,
programs, and newsletters comprise the Lorena Baker Papers, 1947-1989, documenting
her career as a librarian, her political concerns, and personal matters.
Correspondence, December 18, 1947-April 7, 1989, is from friends, colleagues, and
politicians concerning familial affairs, letters of thank you and congratulations,
and governmental issues such as increasing teacher retirement pensions, foreign aid,
tax policy, and welfare. A diploma is from Baker’s graduation from the University of
Illinois in 1933. Received in 1944, a certificate certifies Baker as a member of the
United States Citizens Service Corps. The collection also includes pamphlets,
flyers, programs, and newsletters (1971-1981) from educational and religious
organizations.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Baker, Lorena, 1897-1990 -- Archives.
Subjects (Organizations)
University of Texas at Austin. Library.
Subjects
Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Correspondence -- 20th century.
Places
Austin (Tex.)
Preferred Citation
Lorena Baker Papers, 1947-1989, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Maria Soscia, December 2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2.325/N142
Correspondence, December 18, 1947-April 7,
1989
Diploma, University of Illinois,
1933
Certificate of membership for the United States Citizens Service Corps,
March 1, 1944
Austin A & M University Mother’s Club Newsletter:
January 27, 1971
February 25, 1971
Flyers, pamphlets, and programs,
1973-1981