Baker (George Holbrook) Papers, 1849-1893

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Summary

Title:
George Holbrook Baker Papers
Dates:
1849-1893
Creators:
Baker, George Holbrook and Society of California Pioneers
Abstract:
Includes numerous handwritten letters between George Holbrook Baker, his sister, mother, and father, John Baker. Also includes business cards from Baker’s lithography business in San Francisco, a brief description of Baker’s life before and after coming to California, diaries from Baker’s voyage through Mexico to California, and correspondence between the Society of California Pioneers and Baker.
Extent:
1 folder
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

George Holbrook Baker Papers, The Society of California Pioneers

Background

Scope and content:

Includes numerous handwritten letters between George Holbrook Baker, his sister, mother, and father, John Baker. Also includes business cards from Baker’s lithography business in San Francisco, a brief description of Baker’s life before and after coming to California, diaries from Baker’s voyage through Mexico to California, and correspondence between the Society of California Pioneers and Baker.

Biographical / historical:

George Holbrook Baker was a pioneer who came out to California in 1849. Soon after his arrival, he came out to the mining camps on the Sacramento River and finally became associated with General Winn and established a general merchandise business in Sacramento. He was also one of the most successful newspaper artists of the pioneer’s days in the West Coast. Later, he established a successful lithography business in San Francisco. In 1863, he was invited to join the Society of California Pioneers.

Physical location:
Alice Phelan Sullivan Library
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Kelsey Ransick
Date Prepared:
2010
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit March 19, 2010.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Unrestricted

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permissions to reproduce or publish must be admitted in writing to the Librarian.

Preferred citation:

George Holbrook Baker Papers, The Society of California Pioneers

Location of this collection:
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107, US
Contact:
(415) 957-1849 ext. 160
mmdevine@californiapioneers.org
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