Robert Baker Collection
Scope and Content
The collection arrived in good condition and was initially processed with only a container list as description. Due to a change of the content management system, further description proved to be necessary.
Dates
- 1944 - 1945
Creator
- Baker, Robert, Mr. (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
Materials in this collection are open for research.
Literary Rights Statement
Permission to publish material from this collection in any form, current or future, must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.
Biographical Sketch
Robert Baker served as the pilot of the B-24 Liberator Tail Heavy during World War II.
Sources
- Source
- 485th Bomb Group Association. "831st Squadron Crew Photos". [Online] 2018-05-31. http://www.485thbg.org/Photos/831st/831st.html
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (0.1 (One envelope))
Abstract
Robert Baker served as the pilot of the B-24 Liberator Tail Heavy during World War II.
Series Description
This collection contains a copy of a manuscript by Robert Baker, recounting his World War II experiences as the pilot of the B-24 Liberator Tail Heavy.
Provenance Statement
The Robert Baker Collection was donated to the History of Aviation Archives, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas, by Edward Masterka on 2013-05-14.
Note to the Researcher
This collection was initially listed as part of the CAT/Air America Archives as Edward Masterka, a former Air America employee, donated it to Special Collections. The collection was moved to the HAC stacks, and re-named under Robert Baker, who wrote the manuscript the collection contains.
- HAC Stacks Subject Source: Local sources
- World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Robert Baker Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Date
- 2018-05-31
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English (eng)
- Edition statement
- First revision by Thomas Allen, PhD, CA. 2018-05-31.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Division, History of Aviation Archives. Repository
3020 Waterview Pkwy
SP2
Suite 11.206
Richardson Texas 75080 US
972-883-2570
LIBSPCO@utdallas.edu.