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Joseph Stannard Baker Papers, 1886-1970.

• 1886-1970. (creation)

1 reel of microfilm (35 mm.) and 0.6 cubic feet (1 archives box and 1 flat box)

Miscellaneous papers concerning Joseph Stannard Baker, a prominent early resident of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, and his family. Included are microfilmed memoirs of Baker, recounting his family's history from their arrival in America in the seventeenth century through his own experiences during the Civil War, first in the Secret Service and then in a regiment; obituaries and memorials for members of the Baker family, including a biographical sketch of his son, author Ray Stannard Baker, and a memorial booklet for son Clarence Dwight Baker; a chart and letters, 1893, about Baker's hydraulic ram which provided the first indoor plumbing in St. Croix Falls; letters, 1886-1912, from Baker to his family and three letters between Florence Baker and Ray Stannard Baker; a family history including many anecdotes about Baker's father and his involvement in the temperance and anti-Masonic movements in New York; photocopies of Ray Stannard Baker's family photographs; a folder of information about the James Stannard Baker family; a genealogy of the Ray Stannard Baker family compiled by Jessie Beal Baker; and family group chart.

COLLECTION STORED, ALL or IN-PART, AT ARC: Collection can be requested for transfer through the Area Research Center (ARC) Network, consult Reading Room Staff.

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright may have not been transferred to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

• Baker Land and Title Company, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin records, 1879-1958.

• Baker, Clarence Dwight, -- 1876-1906 Baker, James Stannard Freemasonry -- New York (State) Temperance -- New York (State) Saint Croix Falls (Wis.) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Baker (Famille) E?tats-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Se?cession) Baker, Ray Stannard, -- 1870-1946 Baker family United States -- Secret Service Wisconsin -- Saint Croix Falls United States New York (State) 1861-1865

• Baker, Joseph Stannard, (1886) (creation)
• Baker, Joseph Stannard, (1886) (Subject)

• Genealogies. microforms. reminiscences.