Anderson Bakewell manuscript collection, 1915-1999, predominant 1940-1999.

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Anderson Bakewell manuscript collection, 1915-1999, predominant 1940-1999.

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The Anderson Bakewell collection is comprised of newspaper clippings, photographs, official documents, correspondence from friends and family, and memorial materials, which illuminate the life of an adventurous man. Much of the collection is from a scrapbook kept by his sister, Mrs. Nancy Altvater. There is much information about his travels and exploration in Central and South America, Canada, India, and the Himalayas. Many of the materials in this collection are from after his death. The collection holds several obituaries from various newspapers; photographs from his life and from his funeral service; correspondence between Mrs. Nancy Altvater and friends; several publications about Bakewell's life and work; materials from his funeral mass; and sympathy cards to Nancy Altvater from loved ones.

1.0 linear ft.

Saint Louis University - Main Campus, Pius XII Memorial Library

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Saint Louis University - Main Campus, Pius XII Memorial Library

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Bakewell, Anderson, 1913-1999.

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Anderson E. Bakewell led a full, adventurous, and courageous life. Among other pursuits, he was a scientist, a Jesuit priest, a mountain climber, a missionary, a chaplain, and an explorer. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1913, into a very prominent family. He graduated from Saint Louis University in 1937, and then joined an expedition to Mexico to collect reptiles and amphibians for a scientific study at the University of Michigan. He entered the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) in 1942, an...