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  • Title: Wilder DuPuy Baker papers
    Date (inclusive): 1914-1975
    Collection Number: 75045
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 5 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 1 album box, 3 scrapbooks, 1 framed photograph (2.3 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Orders, clippings, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to American naval operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and to the San Diego Naval Base.
    Creator: Baker, Wilder DuPuy, 1890-1975
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1975.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Wilder DuPuy Baker papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    Vice admiral, United States Navy; chief of staff of Carrier Force Two in the Pacific Fleet, 1944-1945; commandant of the 11th Naval District, 1949-1952.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Orders, clippings, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to American naval operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and to the San Diego Naval Base.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
    Officers
    United States. Navy
    United States. Naval Base (San Diego, California)