Baker, Lorena, Papers 1947-1989

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Baker, Lorena, Papers 1947-1989

Correspondence, a graduation diploma,a membership certificate, pamphlets, flyers, programs, and newsletters comprise theLorena Baker Papers, 1947-1989, documenting her career as a librarian, her politicalconcerns, and personal matters.

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Baker, Lorena, 1897-1990

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Born in Weatherford, Texas, Lorena Baker (1897-1990) graduated with a BS in Library Science from the University of Illinois in 1933, and was head of the Loan department at the University of Texas library for forty years. She was the author of Spanish Architecture in the Southwest; A Bibliography, (1933) and Call Number and Book Arrangement Manual: For Clerical Assistants in the University of Texas Library (1967). Sources: The Alcalde. 56, no. 8 (1968) : 40. A...

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) was established in 1883, and the next year the UT Library opened quarters in the Old Main Building. During the first decades, the Library acquired the Swante Palm Library and the Bexar Archives, which aided the establishment of the Texas Collection Library and University Archives, respectively. In 1903, the Library was the largest in Texas and 49th among colleges and universities in the entire country. A library building, Battle Hall, was compl...