Baker College records, 1956-2000
Baker College is one of the five original residential colleges at Rice University. These records consist of records related to college business, social activities, publications, and correspondence. (5 boxes)
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Guide to the Rice University James Addison Baker College Records, 1956-2000
Historical NoteBaker College was established as one of the five original residential colleges at Rice in the fall of 1957. It was named in honor of Captain James Addison Baker who served as the Rice Institute’s first chairman or the Board of Trustees. The College went coed in the Fall of 1973. Following the opening of the Institute in 1912, the first buildings that comprise the present Baker College were constructed. The first unit to be completed in the residence area of the new institution was the present Commons of Baker, which was to serve as the central dining hall for the entire campus for forty-three years. The next building completed was “East Hall,” which is now known to members as the “Old Wing” of Baker. These buildings remained unchanged until the installation of the college system at Rice in 1957 when the addition of the “New Wing” and Baker House completed the present Baker College. The Baker House is home of the College Master and his family. The Charter Members of Baker College, under the leadership of the first cabinet, declared the purpose of their college to be: “to provide and maintain an atmosphere and environment which will encourage the intellectual and social growth of its members through the development of a sense of responsibility in all spheres of community action.” Excerpted from Baker College Hell-O Week Book, 1997 Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe collection consists of five .5 cubic feet document boxes. Included is cabinet meeting minutes, reports, such as budget and annual reports, news clippings, correspondence, Baker Books, college publications, programs, and theatrical material as well as other college files on “O” week, freshman week, etc. Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementThis collection is arranged in the following order college publications, cabinet meetings and college business, and news clippings. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis material is open for research. User RestrictionsPermission to publish from the James Addison Baker College Records, 1969-2000 must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialSee the Rice University Archives for records about other Rice University residential colleges. See also Information Files for more about the residential college system or the Baker family. Contact Woodson Research Center staff for assistance. Return to the Table of Contents Index TermsSubjects (Persons)Baker, James
Addison.
Subjects (Organizations)Rice University -
Residential college system.
Rice University - Alumna
and alumnae.
Rice University - James
Addison Baker College.
Rice University Archives
Document Types:Annual reports.
Correspondence.
Minutes.
News clippings
Theater
programs.
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationJames Addison Baker College Records, 1969-2000, UA Baker College, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University Acquisition InformationThe date and origin of the original files is unknown. On May 2, 1990 Pat Magee added to the existing records. Return to the Table of Contents BibliographyThe history of student life at Rice University : a series of papers; editor, Michael Raphael; project director, Patricia Martin; authors, Colin Delany ... [et al.]. [Houston, Tex.]: Rice [University], c. 1990. A history of Rice University: the Institute years, 1907-1963; Fredericka Meiners; published in cooperation with the Rice University Historical Commission [by] Rice University Studies, 1982. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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