C. Edwin Baker Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

Special access restriction applies. Box 4, folder 28 contains one item restricted for 75 years from date of creation. Box 24, folders 1, 4-19 are restricted for 75 years from date of creation because of the presence of social security numbers, grades, etc. Users may complete the Agreement for the Use of Restricted Materials to request access to these materials prior to the expiration of the restriction. See the appropriate record for the item or folder in question for more detailed information and specific date of creation.

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Summary

Extent:
41.17 Linear Feet 32 document cases, 5 in. each; 22 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 4 in.
Abstract:
Papers and other materials of C. Edwin Baker (1947–2009) of Madisonville, Kentucky, an internationally prominent and prolific legal scholar, author of over 75 publications, and holder of the Nicholas Gallicchio Professor of Law and Communication at the University of Pennsylvania at the time of his passing. Baker authored four books: Human Liberty and Freedom of Speech (1989), Advertising and a Democratic Press (1994), Media, Markets, and Democracy (2002), and Media Concentration and Democracy: Why Ownership Matters (2007). Baker's area of scholarship focused on the subjects of Free Speech, the First Amendment, and Media Policy. Baker held a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a law degree from Yale University. His academic career included positions at the University of Oregon, University of Toledo, University of Pennsylvania, and the American Civil Liberties Union, where he was staff attorney. Baker held three fellowships at Harvard. He was also appointed to the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Baker held visiting faculty status at New York University, the University of Chicago, Cornell University, the University of Texas, and Harvard. Correspondence, course materials, book and article drafts, and subject files document the academic career and scholarship of C. Edwin Baker.
Language:
English , German , French , Spanish; Castilian .

Background

Biographical / historical:
Virginia Law Review
Acquisition information:
Gifted in two deposits to the West Virginia University College of Law by Baker's sister, Nancy Baker, 2011. Transferred from the West Virginia University College of Law Library to the WVRHC in three parts on 2021 April 15, 2023 February 20, and 2023 June 05, respectively.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into fourteen series, with sub-series denoting specific subjects or time periods. The collection is largely arranged chronologically with some series arranged by subject. At every opportunity files were kept in original order, labeled as originally, with contents in original order.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard