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Collection Overview
| Size | 2.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 800 items) |
| Abstract | The Bakers and related families lived primarily in Virginia and North Carolina from the 17th century to the 1930s. This collection contains chiefly correspondence, compilations, and copies of wills, letters, and other papers concerning the history of the Baker and numerous related lines, including the Allen, Ballard, Bray, Brownrigg, Cooper, de Graffenreid, Gregory, Iredell, Johnson, Jones, Keeling, Norworthy, Pipkin, Pugh, and Wiles families, collected by Blanche Baker, 1890s to 1930s. Original items include antebellum family correspondence of her father, William J. Baker (fl. 1830-1889) of Gates County, N.C.; and his letters home, 1862-1865, while a Confederate officer in Virginia. Also included are two letters in diary form. One, July 1841, is that of a young girl, probably Sarah Collins (fl. 1830-1882), later wife of William J. Baker, addressed to William, describing her daily activities. The other, June 1841, was kept by William J. Baker for Sarah, while he was studying law in Richmond, Va., and describes his studies and social activities. |
| Creator | Baker, Blanche, 1855-1943. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, October 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Biographical Information
The Bakers and related families lived primarily in Virginia and North Carolina from the 17th century to the 1930s. Related lines include the Allen, Ballard, Bray, Brownrigg, Cooper, de Graffenreid, Gregory, Iredell, Johnson, Jones, Keeling, Norworthy, Pipkin, Pugh, and Wiles families. Blanche Baker was the daughter of William J. Baker (fl. 1830-1879) and Sarah Collins (1830-1882), and researched and gathered the majority of the genealogical information in this collection.
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Scope and Content
This collection contains chiefly correspondence, compilations, and copies of wills, letters, and other papers concerning the history of the Baker and numerous related lines, including the Allen, Ballard, Bray, Brownrigg, Cooper, de Graffenreid, Gregory, Iredell, Johnson, Jones, Keeling, Norworthy, Pipkin, Pugh, and Wiles families, who lived in Southside Virginia and northeastern North Carolina from the 17th century, collected by Blanche Baker, 1890s to 1930s. Original items include antebellum family correspondence of her father, William J. Baker (fl. 1830-1889) of Gates County, N.C.; and his letters home, 1862-1865, while a Confederate officer in Virginia. Also included are two letters in diary form. One, July 1841, is that of a young girl, probably Sarah Collins (fl. 1830-1882), later wife of William J. Baker, addressed to William, describing her daily activities. The other, June 1841, was kept by William J. Baker for Sarah, while he was studying law in Richmond, Va., and describes his studies and social activities.
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Blanche Baker Papers, 1669-1937 (bulk 1825-1937) and undated.
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