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COLLECTION Identifier: HUGB B133.35

Herschel Baker lecture notes for classes taught at Harvard

Overview

Herschel Clay Baker (1914-1990), Francis Lee Higginson Professor of English Literature, taught at Harvard from 1946 to 1984. The Herschel Baker lecture notes for classes taught at Harvard contain Baker's undated lecture notes for his courses taught between 1946 and 1984. Includes notes for classes and seminars on Renaissance literature (Milton, Sidney, Shakespeare), as well as the philosophy and theology of that period.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1946-circa 1984

Creator

Researcher access

Open for research. with the following exceptions: Harvard University records are restricted for 50 years. Personnel and student records are closed for 80 years. Requires review by archivist.

Extent

0.7 cubic feet (2 document boxes)

The Herschel Baker lecture notes for classes taught at Harvard contain Baker's undated lecture notes for his courses taught between 1946 and 1984. Includes notes for classes and seminars on Renaissance literature (Milton, Sidney, Shakespeare), as well as the philosophy and theology of that period.

Biographical note on Herschel Baker

Herschel Clay Baker (1914-1990), Francis Lee Higginson Professor of English Literature, taught at Harvard from 1946 to 1984. Baker completed his undergraduate studies at Southern Methodist University before coming to Harvard for graduate work, receiving his Ph.D. in 1939. Baker taught at the University of Texas for seven years before joining the Harvard faculty in 1946. While at Harvard, Baker served several terms as chair of the Department of English. Baker's research focused on the intellectual history of Christian humanism and its erosion.

Former collection title

Previously classified as Papers of Herschel Baker.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Herschel C.Baker, April 9, 1992; accession 12394.

Related Materials

In the Harvard University Archives:

  1. Baker, Herschel, 1914-1990. John Philip Kemble (HU 90.3400)
  2. Baker, Herschel, 1914-1990. John Philip Kemble; the actor in his theatre (HU 137.1006)
  3. Baker, Herschel, 1914-1990. The dignity of man; studies in the persistence of an idea (HU 137.1506)
  4. Baker, Herschel, 1914-1990. Hyder Edward Rollins; a bibliography (HU 137.2807)
  5. Baker, Herschel, 1914-1990. The wars of truth : studies in the decay of Christian humanism in the earlier seventeenth century (HU 137.2005)

Inventory update

This document last updated 2022 April 22.

Processing Information

This finding aid was created by Jennifer Pelose in March 2021. Information in this finding aid was assembled from legacy paper inventories and container management data.

The collection was not re-examined by the archivist.

Title
Baker, Herschel, 1914-1990. Herschel Baker lecture notes for classes taught at Harvard, circa 1946-circa 1984 : an inventory
Author
Harvard University Archives
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EAD ID
hua20021

Repository Details

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