Morton Baker papers relating to the Mill Brook and the Mill Brook Task Force of Concord, Mass., 1859-2000 (bulk 1994-2000)

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Morton Baker papers relating to the Mill Brook and the Mill Brook Task Force of Concord, Mass., 1859-2000 (bulk 1994-2000)

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Series I. Mill Brook Task Force records (partial), 1995-2001:Includes Action Plan Outline, Task List, and Charge to Committee; two meeting agendas (2000 Aug. 30 and 2000 Dec. 5) and one set of minutes (2000 Dec. 5); water level and temperature data from Chamberlin Bridge; and memoranda to the Natural Resources Commission. Series II. Material related to the history of Mill Brook, 1859-2000: Includes photocopied entries (1860) from Thoreau's journal (printed) and two photocopied manuscript Thoreau surveys (1859) from CFPL collection; locations of buildings pumped in the Mill Brook Watershed, 1996 Oct. 20-24, and related Concord Journal article; "History of the Mill Brook from Town Reports" (2000); and description of pollution of Assabet from mills and other industries from L.E. Richardson's Concord River (1964).Series III. Resource material related to the Mill Brook environment, 1992-2000: Includes photocopied pages on water quality from Campbell and Wildberger, The Monitor's Handbook; notes from Ann L. Riley, Restoring Streams and Cities; Bibliography of Mill Brook and Concord Reference Materials; photocopied article "Restoring the American Chestnut" from Appalachia; map of Mill Brook Watershed, and White Pond Neighborhood Evaluation for Concord Public Works (2000 Feb. 14). Series IV. Mill Brook data collected by Morton and Mary Elizabeth Baker, 1994-2000: Includes mounted and loose Mill Brook photos, 1994 and 1998; "Mill Brook Notes" (a manuscript notebook containing records of water levels, nature observations, and trash removal activities at Chamberlin Bridge, 1998 Sept. 6-1999 Sept. 19); several loose pages of background notes on water flow, temperatures, and depths, primarily at Chamberlin Bridge, 1996-2000.

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Baker, Mary Elizabeth

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Concord (Mass.). Mill Brook Task Force

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Concord (Mass.). Natural Resources Commission

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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862

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Henry David Thoreau (b. July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts-d. May 6, 1862, Concord, Massachusetts), American author, lecturer, naturalist, student of Native American artifacts and life, transcendentalist, land surveyor, and life-long resident of Concord, Massachusetts. He was an active opponent of slavery and a social critic. He graduated from Harvard College in 1837....

Baker, Morton (Morton H.), 1921-2001

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Morton H. ("Terry") Baker (1921-2001) lived in Concord for over fifty years. He was married to Mary Elizabeth ("Betsy") Gillette in 1947. They had two daughters and a son. Morton Baker graduated from Harvard, served in the Air Corps during World War II, and subsequently worked for 35 years in the trade book division of Houghton Mifflin. A skilled watercolorist and an avid outdoorsman, he traveled extensively. An active citizen, he served on the Concord Finance, Town Report, and Records and Archi...