Haverford College

Overview James Estes Baker, Haverford Class of 1956, enjoyed a lengthy career as a member of the United States diplomatic corps, including a period of service for the United Nations. The collection offers insight into Baker’s life and diplomatic career, with a large quantity of materials relating to the media scrutiny occasioned by his appointment as the first black US diplomat to serve in South Africa during apartheid. Collected materials include biographical information, personal correspondence,...

Overview Haverford College reports include reports which are not the work of any specific department or adminstrative unit of the College.

Overview The collection is comprised of a variety of different records that pertain to the overall operations of the Haverford Loganian Society at Haverford College. The collection includes the Society's constitution and by-laws, membership registers, meeting minutes, the Collegian account books, and paper pertaining to garden, museum, and library projects.

Overview This collection includes papers from Jones' time on the Board of the Corporation of Haverford. There is also significant material from his alumni activities, particularly alumni donations and his term a the Class of 1923 Alumni Representative. These include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, publications and miscellaneous papers. There are similar materials from Phi Beta Kappa, as well as some correspondence and reports from his time on the Council for Delaware Education. Additionally,...

Overview This collection includes general materials from the Office of the President, not affiliated with the presidency of a specific person.