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Letters To The Department Of State, 1918
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
As a special envoy of the State Department to investigate liberal and radical sentiment abroad between March and December, Baker wrote these reports to Frank L. Polk. He visited England, France and Italy. Includes carbon copies of the unpublished originals and also the letters of introduction taken by Baker.
- Arrangement
Divided into six sections: General Correspondence, Letters from Woodrow Wilson, Letters to the Department of State, Papers Relating to Ray Stannard Baker's Biography of Wilson, Catalog of the Baker Collection of Books on Wilson, and Woodrow Wilson's Public Papers.
Collection History
- Custodial History
A portion of the collection was transferred to the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library from the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections, Princeton University in December 1990. An additional five folders were transferred in 2010.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
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- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Letters To The Department Of State; Ray Stannard Baker Papers, MC004, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 3
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- Bibliography
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical note: Grantham, Dewey W. "Baker, Ray Stannard," American National Biography. http://www.anb.org/articles/15/15-00031.html Online February 2000. "Ray S. Baker Dead; Noted Biographer." The New York Times, July 13, 1946. Seymour-Smith, Martin and Andrew C. Kimmens, eds. World Authors, 1900-1950. New York: H.W. Wilson Company, 1996. Whitman, Alden, ed. American Reformers. New York: H.W. Wilson Company, 1985.
- Names:
- United States. American Commission to Negotiate Peace
League of Nations.
Baker, Ray Stannard (1870-1946)
Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)