Baker-Yull-Cooley collection, 1814-1979 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:This collection contains materials connected with the history of Lansing, Mich. It largely consists of academic records, correspondence, diaries and financial papers. The documents are adequate for researching topics such as the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth; prominent families in the Lansing area; the Lansing House Hotel and its founders; women in academics in the 1920's; and general genealogical information on the Baker-Yull-Cooley families. The collection is arranged in the following seven series: genealogical records (1900-79); Katharine Baker Yull papers (ca. 1814-1978); Arthur Davis Baker papers (1884-1953); Edith Cooley Baker papers (1884-1948); Paul C. Yull papers (1918-37); photographs (1888-1942); and scrapbooks (1898-1940)