Overview of the Wilder DuPuy Baker papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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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)
box 1
Material not yet described
box 2
Material not yet described
box 3
Material not yet described
box 4
Material not yet described
box 5
Material not yet described
box 6
Material not yet described
box 7
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box 8
Material not yet described
album A-C, fD-E
Albums of photographs and clippings relating to the naval career of Vice Admiral Wilder D. Baker, U.S. Navy, to U.S. Navy
operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and to the naval base at San Diego.
1939-1944
