Abstract
The Charles Duncan (C.D.) Baker Papers (1951-1972) consist of clippings, correspondence, and political brochures related to the life and career of Las Vegas, Nevada Mayor Charles Duncan (C.D.) Baker. The collection also contains several scrapbooks of clippings and a mayoral plaque of appreciation from the City of Las Vegas.
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The Charles Duncan (C.D.) Baker Papers (1951-1972) consist of clippings, correspondence, and political brochures related to the life and career of Las Vegas, Nevada Mayor Charles Duncan (C.D.) Baker. The collection also contains several scrapbooks of clippings and a mayoral plaque of appreciation from the City of Las Vegas.
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Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
Educator, engineer, and politician Charles Duncan (C.D.) Baker was born in 1901 in Terra Haute, Indiana and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1922 as a high school mathematics teacher. After taking a year off to survey and map the Alaska coast, he returned to Las Vegas and started his own engineering company. During the Great Depression, Baker began to take an interest in Democratic politics and worked closely with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA), both New Deal programs. Baker joined the United States Army Corps of Engineers during World War Two. In 1946 Baker was elected as a Nevada State Senator and served until 1951, when he successfully ran for Mayor of Las Vegas. Mayor Baker earned a reputation as a blunt but effective progressive leader and became an important broker in state Democratic politics. Baker retired from politics in 1967 and passed away six years later in 1972.
Preferred Citation
Charles Duncan Baker Papers, 1951-1972. MS-00141. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1975 by Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Teal; accession number T-35, 75-53.
Processing Note
Material was processed by staff in 1975. In 2014, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Ian M. Baldwin created the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.