Papers, 1889-1975.

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Papers, 1889-1975.

Personal papers include correspondence; an autobiography; biographical sketches; vital statistics; and missionary journals, 1901-1903, kept by her father, Orange Decatur Baker. Other papers relate to her positions as U.S. Treasurer, 1953-1961; and California State Treasurere, 1966-1974.

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Priest, Ivy Baker, 1905-1975

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Ivy Baker Priest was born on September 7, 1905 in Kimberley, Utah. She became active in politics in the early 1930s, and joined the Young Republicans. Although she repeatedly won leadership positions in the Republican Party, she was defeated in a 1934 race for the Utah state legislature. Shortly after the legislative race, she was elected to a two-year term as co-chairman of the Young Republican organization for the eleven western states, from 1934 to 1936. From 1937 to 1939, Priest served as th...

United States. Department of the Treasury

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Baker, Orange Decatur, 1876-1934.

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