Finding aid for the John C. Baker: An Oral History records

Biography of John Calhoun Baker

John Calhoun Baker (JCB) was the fourteenth President of Ohio University (OU) from 1945 until 1961. Previous to his position with OU, JCB was an associate dean of the Harvard Business School. John C. Baker: An Oral History is a book created from interviews of JCB conducted by Ohio University (OU) Professors Emeriti Carl H. Denbow and Robert M. Wieman and by head of the Archives and Special Collections George W. Bain. The book commemorated JCB's one hundredth birthday and the fiftieth anniversary of the Ohio University Foundation established by JCB. The book also was the two millionth acquisition by the OU Libraries.

Scope and Content

The John C. Baker: An Oral History records span from 1992 to 1995 and contains cassette tapes of the audio recordings and interviews, transcripts, a hardback copy, a paperback copy, manuscript proof, text with corrections of the book John C. Baker: An Oral History.

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Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number, and Ohio University, Athens, Ohio in all footnotes and bibliographical references.