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Irvin Baker manuscript, 1942-1945, Date acquired: 03/09/2006

 

Summary

Creator:
Baker, Irvin, 1920-2019
Extent:
1 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Irvin Baker manuscript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_06_0027.

Background

Scope and content:

1st Lieutenant Irvin Baker's unpublished manuscript describes his experiences as a platoon leader with the 4th Marine Division and 10th Amtrac Battalion of the United States Marine Corps. He led his platoon through the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Biographical / historical:

Irvin Baker was born on December 28, 1920, in Akron, Ohio. He was attending Rutgers University when he enlisted into the United States Marine Corps on March 20, 1942. Since he had completed a few years of college, he was eligible for Officer Candidate School. He completed officer and basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Quantico, Virginia, and Camp Pendleton, California.

Acquisition information:

Irvin Baker

Donation

Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Irvin Baker manuscript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_06_0027.

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA