Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Bakeless, Katherine Little, 1895-
2. Bakeless, Oscar H.
3. Boyd, Julian P. (Julian Parks), 1903-
4. Cranwell, John Philips, 1904-1982
5. Davis, W. C.
6. Eginton, Warren W.
7. Eller, Ernest McNeill, 1903-
8. Ewers, John Caulfield
9. Fowler, Robert H.
10. Hanna, Archibald, 1916-
11. Mills, Edward O.
12. Maxwell, Ray
13. Moffat, Fraser M.
14. Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971
15. Oberholtzer, Ernest C. (Ernest Carl), 1884-1977
16. Partridge, Bellamy, 1877-
17. Sellers, Charles Coleman, 1903-1980
18. Smith, Truman
19. Wiley, Bell Irvin, 1906-

Description

1. 29.9 linear feet (74 boxes)

Summary

1. Collection contains manuscript and typescript drafts of Bakeless's writings; research notes and papers on military intelligence; general and family correspondence; and personal papers including diaries, scrapbooks and other miscellany. Bulk of the collection consists of writings, research notes and papers reflecting his career as author, historian and researcher. Included are drafts of several of his published works and unpublished writings concerning popular culture in America and a history of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Also, research notes and papers relating to his search for source materials for his books on military intelligence during the American Revolution and the U.S. Civil War. Remainder of the papers is correspondence with historians, scholars, publishers, librarians, archivists, family members, personal friends, and others; personal diaries and scrapbooks; military service records; and miscellany including a diary kept by his father, Oscar H. Bakeless.

Subject

1. Bakeless, John Edwin, 1894- - [Browse in index]
2. Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820. - [Browse in index]
3. Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818. - [Browse in index]
4. Clark, William, 1770-1838. - [Browse in index]
5. Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809. - [Browse in index]
6. Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. - [Browse in index]
7. Bakeless family. - [Browse in index]
8. Harvey family. - [Browse in index]
9. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company -- History. - [Browse in index]
10. History -- Research. - [Browse in index]
11. Horticulture. - [Browse in index]
12. Military intelligence. - [Browse in index]
13. United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Military intelligence. - [Browse in index]
14. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military intelligence. - [Browse in index]
15. United States -- Social life and customs -- History. - [Browse in index]

Genre/Form

1. Diaries.
2. Scrapbooks.

Call number

1. MssCol 182

Language

1. English

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Source (note)

1. Bakeless, John Edwin; Katherine Little Bakeless - Estate

Biography (note)

1. John Edwin Bakeless (1894-1978) was an American author, historian, journalist, soldier, teacher, and amateur horticulturist. His journalistic career included working for various magazines and newspapers. He also taught journalism and literary criticism at New York University and other institutions. His military career covered the years from 1917 to 1953; he served as an intelligence officer in World War II. As an historian and author he is best known for biographies of Christopher Marlowe, Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, and George Rogers Clark, and historical studies on early America, economic causes of war, and military intelligence.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid available in repository.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

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1. Finding Aid