Finding aid for the Newton D. Baker Letters


Title:
Newton D. Baker Letters
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Baker, Newton Diehl
Dates:
1891-1937
Quantity:
1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
Abstract:
Newton Diehl Baker (1871-1937) was a Cleveland, Ohio, city solicitor (1903-1911) and Mayor (1912-1916), and United States Secretary of War (1916-1921). The collection consists of letters and typescript copies of letters from Newton D. Baker to his relatives and political associates, including 211 letters to his wife Elizabeth Baker (1902-1937), 44 letters to his brother, Frank Baker, and sister-in-law, Harriet Baker (1915-1936), three bound volumes of typescript copies of letters to his children, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Newton III (1918-1937), and 32 letters from notable political figures.
Identification:
MS 3491
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English