Trace map of invasion beach New Guinea, undated

The bulk of the materials in the collection consist of the military records of James A. Baker, date range 1938-1966. The collection also contains a small amount of material pertaining to his civilian medical practice, including some patient records (1936-1977), records of his brother, a patient with Parkinson’s Disease, a small handwritten book of class notes and experiments on Organic Chemistry, a manuscript titled “Historical Outline: The Early History of Blood Transfusion,” financial statements relating to lease agreements, and published articles.