Charles Thomas Baker Papers, ca. 1920s-1940s

Summary

Creators:

Baker, Charles T.

Abstract:

Ca. 1920s-1940s. Correspondence, photographs, postcards, clippings and other ephemera regarding Abraham Lincoln and Indiana.

Extent:

.8 linear feet (2 document boxes)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

The personal papers of a newspaper owner and editor (Grandview, Indiana Monitor), and a Lincoln enthusiast. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, daybook, postcards, and other ephemera regarding Lincoln and Indiana, ca. 1920s-1940s. The focus of Baker's research was in establishing Lincoln's connection to Indiana and his residency there. Other scholars have maintained that Lincoln left Kentucky directly for Illinois. This collection was donated by Anne Baker Kridler, the daughter of Charles T. Baker. Anne Baker Kridler was distantly related to Abraham Lincoln via her mother's family whose surname was Grigsby.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kridler, 1983.

Physical location:

Del Sur

Indexed terms

Names:

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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