Papers of Edward L. Baker, 1914-1954.

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Papers of Edward L. Baker, 1914-1954.

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Series I contains correspondence, family material (earliest concerns Mrs. Baker), organizations and printed material. Series II contains correspondence, organizations, personnel, printed material, programs & events, publicity and reports. Of particular note in the collection are autographs of Michigan governor, G. Mennen Williams, repesentative John Conyers, Detroit mayor, Coleman Young and an autographed photo taken with Richard Nixon.

29 boxes (15 linear ft.) plus 1 OVSD.2 volumes.1 film reel.

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7867464

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Young, Coleman A. (Coleman Alexander), 1918-1997

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Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-2019

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National Association of Postmasters of the United States

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Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988

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Governor of Michigan (1949-1960), and Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan (1970- ). From the description of Gerhard M. Williams papers, 1949-1960 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 495705218 Michigan Democratic Governor, 1949-1960; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 1961-1966; U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, 1967-1969; Michigan Supreme Court justice, 1970-1987. From the description of G. Mennen Williams papers, 1883-1988. (Unive...

Baker, Elios Guiliano, 1913-1989.

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Baker, Edward L., 1906-1987.

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Edward L. Baker was born on February 1, 1906 in either Louisville, Kentucky or Georgetown, Indiana. He married Elios Guiliano and had one son, Edward M. Baker. Baker served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve in WWII, and as a Michigan State representative from 1947-1948. He was Postmaster of Detroit for twenty-two years and president of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States from 1958-1959. From the description of Papers of Edward L. Baker, 1914-1954. (Detroit Publ...