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Ross Lee Baker papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3629

Scope and content

Correspondence, clippings, engineering reports, patent, financial records, legal records, travel notes, articles, publications, and personal papers of Ross Lee Baker.

Dates

  • 1910-1974.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

Cornell University Class of 1907. Ross L. Baker was an inventor and an engineer. He organized R. L. Baker and Co. Engineers, a firm of consulting engineers in New York City who worked with development of early electrical power companies as well as production, distribution, and use of electricity.

Extent

3 cubic feet. (3 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Clippings, engineering reports, letters, financial records, legal records, travel notes, and articles of Ross L. Baker.

SERIES LIST

Series I. Biographical Materials
Box 1
Series II. Correspondence
Box 1
Series III. Professional Papers
Boxes 1-3
Series IV. Personal Records
Boxes 3-4

Physical Description

Letters, legal records, and news clippings.

Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Julia Parker
Date
Januray 24, 2002
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
ENG

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
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