This collection is open for research.
Born December 15, 1922, in Buffalo, New York, Elliott Baker graduated from Indiana
University in 1943 with a B.S. in business. Following a short professional baseball
appearance with the Cincinnati Reds, Baker joined the United States Army and served
as an infantry rifleman until discharged in 1946. His writing career began with
playwriting, eventually having a number of plays produced in the new medium of
television on both CBS and NBC. His first novel,
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II. Photographs and video tape; III. Printed; IV. Writings by E. Baker; and, V. Writings by others.
The Baker, E. mss., ca. 1958-2003, consists primarily of the correspondence and writings of Elliott Baker. Correspondents in the collection include Elliott Baker, Tom Bethell, Charles Davenport Champlin, Edward T. Chase, Claud Cockburn, Bryan Forbes, Claude Gallimard, Harvey Slom Ginsberg, Peter Israel, Irvin Kershner, Norman Mailer, Charlton Ogburn, Margaret Rutherford, Gary Taylor, Gore Vidal, Ivan von Auw, William Carlos Williams and Elizabeth (Springer) Wrigley.
Other items in the collection include three photographs: Elliott Baker in London,
Elliott Baker with Robert Frost, 1958, and Elliott Baker with Sean Connery and
Joanne Woodward while shooting the film,
Writings present include:
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
Baker, E. mss. II; also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Acquired. 1972-2003.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly Library.
[Item], Baker, E. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.