Walter Baker & Company
Variant namesChocolate manufacturer. Firm established in Dorchester, Mass., in 1780 by James Baker (1739-1825) and continued by his son Edmund Baker (1770-1846) and grandson Walter Baker (1792-1852). Henry L. Pierce (1825-1896) controlled the firm for 42 years and expanded it from a local business to the leading chocolate firm in the country. In 1927 it became part of General Foods.
From the description of Records, 1812-1945 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 229894593
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Heyl, Edgar G.,. [Collection of ephemera on food and cookery, mainly recipes and promotional literature from producers of brand name products]. | Library of Congress | |
| referencedIn | Wise, Henry. Papers, 1918-1955. | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| creatorOf | Walter Baker & Company. Records, 1812-1945 (inclusive). | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| creatorOf | American Spawn Company. Trade catalogs of foods and food processing, 1878-1969. | University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library | |
| referencedIn | Baker, Edmund, 1770-1846. Account book, 1792-1822. | Winterthur Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1918-1970 | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Keimig, Lance,. Walter Baker Study #2 [graphic] / Lance Keimig. | Boston Athenaeum |
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| associatedWith | Baker, Edmund, 1770-1846. | person |
| associatedWith | Baker, Walter, 1792-1852. | person |
| associatedWith | Gallagher, Hugh Clifford, 1855-1931. | person |
| associatedWith | General Foods Corporation. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Josiah Webb and Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Keimig, Lance, | person |
| associatedWith | Pierce, Henry L., 1825-1896. | person |
| associatedWith | Webb, Josiah. | person |
| associatedWith | Williams, Sidney B. | person |
| associatedWith | Wise, Henry. | person |
| associatedWith | Wise, Henry. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Massachusetts--Boston | |||
| Massachusetts--Milton | |||
| Massachusetts |
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| Chocolate |
| Chocolate industry |
| Cocoa |
| Food industry and trade |
| Industry |
| Wool industry |
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| Manufacturer |
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Active 1969
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