Alfred G. Baker papers, 1837-1913, bulk 1837-1851.

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Alfred G. Baker papers, 1837-1913, bulk 1837-1851.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489265797

The Alfred G. Baker papers comprise personal correspondence and business records of nineteenth-century Philadelphia businessmen Michael V. Baker and his son Alfred G. Baker, who became a prominent citizen and patron of the arts. The papers, the bulk of which relate to Alfred G. Baker, are divided into two series: Series I. the personal paper of Alfred G. Baker, businessman and patron of the arts, and Series II. books and ledgers of the Philadelphia dry goods firm Baker and Moss, co-owned by Alfred G. Baker's father, Michael V. Baker.

1.3 linear feet (57 items)

University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7600017

University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library

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Moss, John H.

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American Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Baker, Alfred Gustavus, 1831-1913

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