Newton Diehl Baker papers, 1896-1962 (original) (raw)

Collection Summary

Title Newton Diehl Baker papers, 1896-1962
Inclusive Dates 1896-1962
Bulk Dates 1916-1937
ID No. MSS11585
Creator Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937
Extent 100,000 items
Extent 276 containers
Extent 110.4 linear feet
Extent 31 microfilm reels
Language Collection material in English
Location Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009070
LCCN Permalink LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79011585
Summary U.S. secretary of war, author, lawyer, and municipal official of Cleveland, Ohio. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, speeches and articles, newspaper articles, and printed material relating primarily to Baker's post-World War I activities as the head of several business firms and of organizations devoted to education, law and jurisprudence, and philanthropy, relief, and other types of human services.