Capt. James A. Baker correspondence, clippings, and photographs

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Capt. James A. Baker correspondence, clippings, and photographs

1874-1951

https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ricewrc/00130/00130-P.html

Correspondence from Capt. James A. Baker (Rice Institute Chairman, 1891-1941) to various family members and colleagues, newsclippings regarding William M. Rice and regarding Capt. Baker’s death, and photographs of the Baker family.

4 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

eng, Latn

Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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SNAC Resource ID: 6639317

Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Baker (Family : Houston, TX)

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Baker, James A. (James Addison), 1857-1941

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Capt. James A. Baker was a prominent attorney in the law firm of Baker, Botts & Baker, who represented many wealthy citizens, one of whom was William Marsh Rice, founder of Rice University. In 1891, Baker was made a member of the Rice Institute Board of Trustees and eventually became Chairman of the Board. After Rice’s death in 1900, a suspicious Capt. Baker alerted authorities to the possibility of foul play. Because of his efforts, investigators discovered that Rice was in fac...

Baker, Rowena Crawford

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Baker, Alice Graham

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Jones, Alice Baker

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