Finding Aid for the Betty Baker Papers LSC.1015

Finding aid prepared by Brooke Whiting, July 1968; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
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Online finding aid last updated 2003.
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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Betty Baker papers
Creator: Baker, Betty L.
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1015
Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1962-1969
Abstract: Betty Lou Baker (1928-1987) was a writer specializing in historical fiction about the Southwestern U.S. The collection consists of Baker's manuscripts, galleys, newspaper clippings, publicity releases, ephemera, and correspondence. Manuscripts include The Shaman's last raid, Killer-of-death, and Walk the world's rim. Correspondence is with various publishers and other members of the Western Writers of America.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.

Restrictions on Access

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Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

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Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Betty Baker, July 1968 and April 1969.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Betty Baker Papers (Collection 1015). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Processing Information

Processed by Brooke Whiting, July 1968.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942303473606533 

Biography

Betty Lou Baker was born on June 20, 1928 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania; became a writer specializing in writing historical fiction about the Southwestern U.S.; she died November 6, 1987 in Tucson, Arizona.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of manuscripts, galleys, newspaper clippings, publicity releases, ephemera, and correspondence of westerns writer Betty Baker. Manuscripts include The Shaman's last raid, Killer-of-death, and Walk the world's rim. Correspondence is with various publishers and other members of the Western Writers of America.
Description derived from in-house card file.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Women authors, American -- West (U.S.) -- Archives.
Manuscripts for publication
Baker, Betty L.--Archives

 

Papers, ca. 1962-

General Physical Description note: (1 box)

Scope and Contents note

Betty Baker is a member of the Western Writers of America.
The collection comprises manuscripts, galleys, related correspondence, and ephemera for The Shaman's Last Raid and Killer-of-Death, juveniles published by Harper and Row, 1963.