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Eustace Thurman Baker Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MG 197

Scope and Contents

This collection includes one dummy booklet for photo placement, one final typescript, one draft and several page proofs for “The Cow Owner’s Handbook”, as well as correspondence between the author and publisher.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950-1951

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Eustace Baker was born in 1882 In Pennsylvania. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1909 with a degree in veterinarian science. E. T. Baker was a veterinarian in Moscow. He taught at Washington State college until 1911 before moving to the University of Idaho. He started his own practice in Moscow in 1913. In 1915 he was the Deputy State Veterinarian for Idaho. He authored three books on veterinary subjects and was a member of the Moscow Elks and Masonic Lodges. He married Theodosia Allen. Baker died in 1957 in Moscow, Idaho.

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection documents the publishing process of Dr. Eustace T. Baker’s book, “The Cow Owner’s Handbook”. It includes several key steps and correspondence between the publisher, Prentice-Hall.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Material was transferred from the Day-NW book collection in 1986.

Title
Guide to Eustace Thurman Baker manuscript
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Knox Carter.
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository