Ingham C. Baker Collection, 1916-1919

Baker Papers, 1916-1919

1 archives box (0.5 linear ft.)

Abstract:

Correspondence, french road maps, french song sheets, and a military citation covering the time Ingham C. Baker served as an ambulance driver for the American Field Service and U.S. Army Corps from 1916 to 1919. The bulk of the collection consists of letters from ICB to his family, particularly his parents Asa George Baker (Amherst 1888) and Lucy C. Baker, and his brother Walton C. Baker (Amherst 1919). It also includes letters to ICB from his parents and two letters from his friend Arthur Hazeldine (Amherst 1919 non-graduate).

Terms of Access and Use:

Restrictions on access:

There is no restriction on access to the Ingham C. Baker Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Restrictions on use:

Requests for permission to publish material from the Papers should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Ingham C. Baker (Amherst 1919 non-graduate, b. 1895, d.1985) Collection is exclusively concerned with his involvement in World War I as an ambulance driver in France for the American Field Service and the United States Army Corps from 1916 to 1919. The majority of the material consists of letters by ICB to his family, particularly his parents, Asa George Baker (Amherst 1888) and Lucy C. Baker, and his brother Walton C. Baker (Amherst 1919). Letters to ICB from his parents are also included as well as two letters from ICB's companion Arthur Hazeldine (Amherst 1919 non-graduate). The collection also contains French road maps, French song sheets, and a reproduction of a military citation.

This collection is organized into four series:

1. Correspondence
2. French Road Maps
3. French Song Sheets
4. Military Citations

Information on Use

Terms of Access and Use

Restrictions on access:

There is no restriction on access to the Ingham C. Baker Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Restrictions on use:

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[identification of item], in Ingham C. Baker Collection [Box #, folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

History of the Collection

Processing Information

Finding Aid:	Revised June 25, 2001
Prepared by:	Carol Trabulsi, Senior Archives Associate Doris Chacon, Student Assistant
Edited by:	Tristan Jeffers, Student Assistant

Additional Information

Contact Information

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Robert Frost Library
PO Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000

Phone: (413) 542-2299
Fax: (413) 542-2692

Email Reference Form: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives/askus
URL: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives

Language

English.

SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE

Letters from Ingham C. Baker to family members

Typed copies of letters to family members. Includes photocopies of postcards, photographs, and other memorabilia. Headed by partial index, approximately 125 pages.	Jun. 8, 1917 - Apr. 26, 1918	Box 1: folder 1

Typed copies of letters to family members. Includes photocopies of postcards, photographs, and other memorabilia. Headed by partial index of correspondence from Jun. 19, 1918 to Oct. 6, 1918, approximately 100 pages.	Jun.19, 1918 - Apr. 22, 1918	Box 1: folder 2

Assorted addressed and cancelled envelopes, 7. 1 undated postcard.	n. d.	Box 1: folder 3

1 letter.	Jun. 18, 1916	Box 1: folder 4

20 letters, 1 postcard, 1 typed copy of a letter, and 15 envelopes.	Jun. 16, 1917 - Aug. 30, 1917	Box 1: folder 5

17 letters, 2 postcards, 14, envelopes.	Sept. 4, 1917 - Dec. 23, 1917	Box 1: folder 6

14 letters, 11 envelopes.	Jan. 2, 1918 - Apr. 26, 1918	Box 1: folder 7

15 letters, 15 envelopes, 2 photographs.	Jun. 19, 1918 - Sept. 22, 1918	Box 1: folder 8

14 letters, 12 envelopes.	Oct. 4, 1918 - Dec. 27, 1918	Box 1: folder 9

18 letters, 16 envelopes.	Jan. 4, 1918 - Apr. 22, 1919	Box 1: folder 10

Letters from Asa George Baker (Amherst 1888) and Lucy Chamberlain Baker to Ingham C. Baker

2 letters	Jun. 8, 1917	Box 1: folder 11

Letters from Arthur Edgar Hazeldine (Amherst 1919) to parents and Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Baker

1 letter and 1 typed copy including a note from Lucy Chamberlain Baker to Walton Chamberlain Baker.	Jan. 10, 1919 - Jun. 29, 1919	Box 1: folder 12

SERIES 2: FRENCH ROAD MAPS

3 maps	n. d.	Box 1: folder 13

SERIES 3: FRENCH SONG SHEETS

2 song sheets	n. d.	Box 1: folder 14

SERIES 4: MILITARY CITATIONS

1 reproduction	n. d.	Box 1: folder 15