Contents

• DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
• SERIES LIST
• INFORMATION FOR USERS
• SUBJECTS
• CONTAINER LIST

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Ross Lee Baker papers, 1910-1974.
Collection Number: 3629

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Series I. Biographical Materials	Box 1
Series II. Correspondence	Box 1
Series III. Professional Papers	Boxes 1-3
Series IV. Personal Records	Boxes 3-4

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INFORMATION FOR USERS

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CONTAINER LIST

Container		Description	Date
		Series I. Biographical Materials
Box 1	Folder 1	Affidavit of Birth	1929
Box 1	Folder 2	Greenwood Union School Commencement Recital programs	1901-1902
Box 1	Folder 3	Competitive exams for Cornell University scholarships	1902
Box 1	Folder 4	Who's Who in Engineering forms	1921-1941
Box 1	Folder 5	Engineering License Application	1923
Box 1	Folder 6	Certificate to Practice Engineering	1925
		Series II. Correspondence
Box 1	Folder 7	Alvorez, Carolee (cousin)	1901
Box 1	Folder 8	Baker, A. W. (father)	1916-1920
Box 1	Folder 9	Baker, (mother)	1912-1916
Box 1	Folder 10-13	Baker, Kelts C. (brother)	1912-1941
Box 1	Folder 14	Baker, Mrs. Kelts (Gertrude)	1932-1934
Box 1	Folder 15	Baker, Noyes A. (uncle)	1907-1912
Box 1	Folder 16	Buchanan, G. W.	1910
Box 1	Folder 17	Bump, Milan Reynard	1913, 1923
Box 1	Folder 18	Burger, R. E.	1923
Box 1	Folder 19	C., Marybell	1910-1911
Box 1	Folder 20	Chilcote, S. S. C.	1916
Box 1	Folder 21	Clifford, George H.	1926
Box 1	Folder 22	Cobb, Louise K.	1916-1917
Box 1	Folder 23	Davis, Edgar B.	1923-1933
Box 1	Folder 24	Doherty, Henry L.	1923
Box 1	Folder 25	Fisk, Eugene Lyman	1918
Box 1	Folder 26	Gaines, G. N.	1918
Box 1	Folder 27	Gravelle, J. Silas	1912-1916
Box 1	Folder 28	H., M. M.	1918
Box 1	Folder 29	Haylor, Geo. E.	1911
Box 1	Folder 30	House, Mansfield F.	1911
Box 1	Folder 31	Hutchinson, F. L.	1913
Box 1	Folder 32	Jolles, Jan	1974
Box 1	Folder 33	[Kellogg], Will	1909, 1921
Box 1	Folder 34	Kennedy, T. O.	1923-1930
Box 1	Folder 35	Kitchin, Edgar M.	1912
Box 1	Folder 36	Kurtz, Ford	1908-1914
Box 1	Folder 37	Latham, J. C.	1932
Box 1	Folder 38	Leonard, John W. Corporation	1921
Box 1	Folder 39	Lincoln, C. S.	1912
Box 1	Folder 40	Lindsay, Anna J.	1932
Box 1	Folder 41	Mallory, Marie	1908
Box 1	Folder 42	McAdoo, Malcolm R.	1915
Box 1	Folder 43	McKenzie, F. W.	1908-1911
Box 1	Folder 44	McSweeny, Florence C.	1931-1932
Box 1	Folder 45	Norris, Herriette B	1912-1916
Box 1	Folder 46	Olds, Thomas H.	1909
Box 1	Folder 47	Orr, J. D.	1926
Box 1	Folder 48	Parshall, Blanch M.	1915
Box 1	Folder 49	Pauling, Mildred	1945
Box 1	Folder 50	Pratt, Florence M.	1931-1934
Box 1	Folder 51	Satterlee, W. A.	1910
Box 1	Folder 52	Schwenke, Gertrude D.	1908-1909
Box 1	Folder 52	Schwenke, Nelle	1910-1912
Box 1	Folder 54-60	Scott, Eva	1913-1923
Box 1	Folder 61	Scott, Holton H.	1912-1913
Box 1	Folder 62	Sharpe, Dr.	1918
Box 1	Folder 63	Sheldon, M. C.	1913
Box 1	Folder 64	Turner, Lester W.	1974
Box 1	Folder 65	Watson, Katherine	1910
Box 1	Folder 66	Constance	1919
Box 1	Folder 67	Mary	1909
Box 1	Folder 68	May	1918
Box 1	Folder 69	Pitt	1909
Box 1	Folder 70	Correspondence: Misc. historical	191-1941
Box 1	Folder 71	Correspondence: RB New York Office	pre-1925
Box 1	Folder 72	Correspondence: JW New York Office	pre-1925
		A. Project Correspondence
Box 1	Folder 73	Hydro Power: Condensing Water Experiments	1922
Box 1	Folder 74	Public utilities (brokerage): Brush Electric Co.	1924-1925
Box 1	Folder 75	Public utilities (brokerage): Durham vs. Duke power	1923-1928
Box 1	Folder 76	Public utilities (brokerage): Middletown, Conn.	1923-1926
Box 1	Folder 77	Public utilities (brokerage): New England (S. W. Plate)	1923-1926
Box 1	Folder 78	Public utilities (operation)	1923-1926
		Series III. Professional Papers
		A. Reports and Documents
Box 1	Folder 79	Examination forms	1913
Box 1	Folder 80	Engineering Reports: Sibley College reports	1912-1913
Box 1	Folder 81	Distribution Reports: Electric Engineering audit	1917
Box 1	Folder 82	Electric Distribution: Method of Estimating Lost Current in Electric Distribution	1913
Box 1	Folder 83	Electric Distribution: Methods of Limiting Lost Energy in Electric Distribution	1913
Box 1	Folder 84	Electric RR Report Model	1908
Box 1	Folder 85	Gas Distribution System, Ideal	n.d.
Box 2	Folder 1	Electrical Distribution: Report for Electrical Distribution Department of Doherty Operating Co.	1912
Box 2	Folder 2	N.E.L.A. Report on the Secondary Network and Banking of Transformers	1915, 1921
Box 2	Folder 3	Report forms and models: Transmission Line	1921
Box 2	Folder 4-8	Transmission Line Specifications	1913-1923
Box 2	Folder 9	Boulder, Colorado: water supply	1916-1921
Box 2	Folder 10	Boulder and Orodell, Colorado: water supply	1922
Box 2	Folder 11	Denver Colorado: water supply	1922
Box 2	Folder 12	Golden, Colorado: Jefferson County Power and Light Company	1922
Box 2	Folder 13	Marshall and Eldorado Springs, Colorado: water records	1922
Box 2	Folder 14	Hutchinson, Kansas: promotional brochure	1911
Box 2	Folder 14	Hutchinson, Kansas: engineer's report	1913
Box 2	Folder 15	Salina, Kansas: engineer's report	1913
Box 2	Folder 16	Sterling and Lyons, Kansas: summary of engineer's report	1913
Box 2	Folder 17	Minnesota Gas and Electric Company: auditor's report	1913
Box 2	Folder 18	Boonville, Missouri: engineer's report	1912
Box 2	Folder 19	California, Missouri: engineer's report	1912
Box 2	Folder 20-21	Joplin, Missouri: report on proposed distribution system	1912
Box 2	Folder 22	Moberly (Mo.) Light & Power Co.: engineer's report	1913
Box 2	Folder 23	Trenton (Mo.) Gas & Electric Co.: engineer's report	1913
Box 2	Folder 24	Warrensburg, Missouri: engineer's report	1912
Box 2	Folder 25	Hudson & Manhattan Company (railroad) (New York)	1913
Box 2	Folder 26	Long Island Electric Railway Company & New York & Long Island Traction Company: preliminary report	1915
Box 2	Folder 27	New York & Queens Railway Co., N. Y. & Long Island Traction Co., Long Island Electric Railway Co., Montauk Water Co.	1915
Box 2	Folder 28	New York & North Jersey Rapid Transit Company: estimate of gross earnings, engineer's report	1913
Box 2	Folder 29	Tuckaseegee Hydraulic project, North Carolina: estimate	1913
Box 2	Folder 30	Auglaize Power Company, Defiance, Ohio: summary of engineers' report	1911
Box 2	Folder 31	Lima Territory, Ohio: engineer's estimate on power supply	1919
Box 2	Folder 32	Lima, Ohio: business estimate on transmission project and property purchase	1921
Box 2	Folder 33	Lorain, Ohio: engineer's report on The Citizens Gas & Electric Company	1914
Box 2	Folder 34	Massillon, Ohio: photos, letter	1918
Box 2	Folder 35	Stark County, Ohio: (electric) engineering report	1918
Box 2	Folder 36	Parr Shoals, Columbia, S. C.: earnings & hydro electric development reports	1913
Box 2	Folder 37	Kingsport, Tenn.: summary of field notes	1916
Box 2	Folder 38	Flat Shoals (N.C./Tenn.): Watauga River Project	1921
Box 2	Folder 39	Corsicana, Texas: engineer's reports	1913
		B. Publications
		1. Periodicals
Box 2	Folder 40	Doherty News	1916-1923
Box 2	Folder 41	Doherty Daily News	1915-1919
Box 3	Folder 1	Cities Service Company: two reports	1919, 1921
Box 3	Folder 2	Publications Misc.: public corporation	1910
Box 3	Folder 2	Publications Misc.: interconnections between power systems	1921
Box 3	Folder 2	Publications Misc.: "Results for Toledo"	1915
Box 3	Folder 3	Climatological data, notes	1910-1920
Box 3	Folder 4	Electric Distribution Bulletin	1920
Box 3	Folder 5	N.E.L.A. (National Electrical Light Association): Accident Prevention Course for Linemen	1924
Box 3	Folder 5	N.E.L.A.: Accident Prevention Committee reports	1921-1924
Box 3	Folder 5	N.E.L.A.: Design and Construction of Distribution Systems	1920
Box 3	Folder 5	N.E.L.A.: Inductive Coordination Committee report	1924
Box 3	Folder 5	N.E.L.A.: Inductive Interference Committee report	1921
Box 3	Folder 5	N.E.L.A.: Specifications for Overhead Construction Materials	1924
Box 3	Folder 5	N.E.L.A.: Rate Reduction In the Last Three Years	1919
Box 3	Folder 5	N.E.L.A.: Valuation for Rate Making Purposes	1920
Box 3	Folder 6	Miscellaneous N.E.L.A. Publications	1917-1924
		2. Published Maps
Box 3	Folder 7	Montgomery, Alabama	n.d.
Box 3	Folder 8	California: three maps	1923-1928
Box 3	Folder 9	Colorado: ten maps	1904-1922, n.d.
Box 3	Folder 10	Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina	1926
Box 3	Folder 11	New York and North Jersey	n.d.
Box 3	Folder 12	Ohio: four maps	1915-1919, n.d.
Box 3	Folder 13	Europe, Germany	1917, n.d.
		Series IV. Personal Records
		A. Business
Box 3	Folder 14	Invention: electrical circuit protector	1913
Box 3	Folder 15	Inventions: boxing glove improvement, miscellany	1912-1929
Box 3	Folder 16-20	Patents, miscellaneous	1911-1919
Box 3	Folder 21	Projects: notes, miscellany	1927
Box 3	Folder 22	Valuation and Rate making for Public Utilities: notes, miscellany	1917-1923
		B. Non-Business
Box 3	Folder 23	Identification: passport, various documents and cards	1902-1929
Box 3	Folder 24-25	Accounts	1902-1921
Box 3	Folder 26	Bank accounts	1907-1975
Box 3	Folder 27	Miscellaneous receipts	1912-1974
Box 3	Folder 28	Architecture	1929-1939
Box 3	Folder 29	Art	n.d.
Box 3	Folder 30	Athletics: Boxing	1908-1914
Box 3	Folder 31	History: World War, 1914-1918	1917-1919
Box 3	Folder 32	Insurance	1939-1971
Box 3	Folder 33	Literature (some poetry)	1924-1925
Box 3	Folder 34	Mechanics & Physics	1929
Box 3	Folder 35	Miscellaneous: writings, notes, personnel lists, etc.	1919-1944
Box 3	Folder 36	Real Estate: Ithaca	1956-1970
Box 3	Folder 37-38	Travel (mostly U.S.): notes, miscellany	1913-1929
Box 3	Folder 39	Family Photographs	1913, n.d.
Box 3	Folder 40	Pins, ribbon	1912, n.d.
Box 4	Folder 1	Wills	1963, 1965
Box 4	Folder 2	General Power of Attorney	1974
Box 4	Folder 3	Patent	1913
Box 4	Folder 4	California maps (Yosemite)	1920, 1927