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        <eadid url="https://library.osu.edu/finding-aids/ead/UA/RG.41.4.A.xml">2016-11-09</eadid>
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            <titlestmt>
                <titleproper>Guide to the William Baker Research on Jesse Owens, 1956-1984
                    <num>RG.41.4.A</num>
                </titleproper>
                <author>Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn</author>
            </titlestmt>
            <publicationstmt>
                <publisher>Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections</publisher>
                <address>
                    <addressline>1858 Neil Avenue</addressline>
                    <addressline>Columbus, OH, 43210</addressline>
                </address>
                <date>2016 November</date>
            </publicationstmt>
            <seriesstmt>
                <p>Done.</p>
            </seriesstmt>
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            <creation>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit
                <date>2020-08-04T12:44-0400</date>
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            <langusage>English</langusage>
            <descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules>
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            <unittitle>William Baker Research on Jesse Owens</unittitle>
            <unitid>RG.41.4.A</unitid>
            <repository>
                <corpname>Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections</corpname>
            </repository>
            <langmaterial>
                <language langcode="eng"/>
            </langmaterial>
            <physdesc>
                <extent>0.4 Cubic feet</extent>
            </physdesc>
            <unitdate>1956-1984</unitdate>
            <abstract id="ref43" label="Abstract">The William Baker Research on Jesse Owens contains Baker's research files and audio recordings of interviews that he accumulated while doing research for a book on Jesse Owens. William J. Baker is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Maine and author of 
                <emph render="italic">Jesse Owens: An American Life</emph>.</abstract>
            <physdesc id="ref37" label="Physical Description">(1) 5" letter document box</physdesc>
            <langmaterial id="ref33" label="Language of Materials">English</langmaterial>
            <origination label="creator">
                <persname rules="rda" source="naf">Baker, William J. (William Joseph), 1938-</persname>
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        </did>
        <arrangement id="ref2">
            <head>Arrangement of Materials</head>
            <p>Materials are arranged in the order received.</p>
        </arrangement>
        <acqinfo id="ref31">
            <head>Acquisitions Information</head>
            <p>Accession Number UA.2004.0203: William Baker</p>
        </acqinfo>
        <prefercite id="ref34">
            <head>Preferred Citation</head>
            <p>[identification of item], William Baker Research on Jesse Owens, RG 41.4.A, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University</p>
        </prefercite>
        <phystech id="ref39">
            <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
            <p>Contains audiocassettes.</p>
        </phystech>
        <accessrestrict id="ref3">
            <head>Access to Materials</head>
            <p>Materials in this collection are available for patron research, but may be used only in the University Archives Reading Room. Some materials in this collection may be stored off-site, and are only available if requested 72 hours in advance of your visit. Contact the University Archives for more information.</p>
        </accessrestrict>
        <userestrict id="ref29">
            <head>Use of Materials</head>
            <p>Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use. The Archives does not have release forms for the oral history tapes. Therefore, they can be listened to but cannot be copied for researchers.</p>
        </userestrict>
        <processinfo id="ref42">
            <head>Processing Information</head>
            <p>Finding aid written by Karen Glenn, 2016 November</p>
        </processinfo>
        <bioghist id="ref41">
            <head>Biographical Note</head>
            <p>William J. Baker is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Maine. He is the author of several books, including 
                <emph render="italic">Jesse Owens: An American Life</emph>.</p>
        </bioghist>
        <scopecontent id="ref38">
            <head>Scope and Contents</head>
            <p>The William Baker Research on Jesse Owens contains William Baker's research files and audiocassettes of interviews that he accumulated while doing the research for his book on Jesse Owens.</p>
        </scopecontent>
        <relatedmaterial id="ref40">
            <head>Related Materials</head>
            <list type="deflist">
                <defitem>
                    <label>RG 41.4</label>
                    <item>
                        <extref ns2:actuate="onRequest" ns2:href="https://library.osu.edu/finding-aids/ead/UA/RG.41.4.xml">Jesse Owens Collection</extref></item>
                </defitem>
            </list>
        </relatedmaterial>
        <controlaccess>
            <persname rules="rda" source="naf">Baker, William J. (William Joseph), 1938-</persname>
            <corpname rules="rda" source="naf">Ohio State University--History.</corpname>
            <persname rules="rda" source="naf">Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980 -- History</persname>
            <genreform source="aat">Audiocassettes</genreform>
            <genreform source="aat">Oral histories (literary works)</genreform>
            <subject source="lcsh">Track and field athletes--Research--20th century</subject>
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                <did>
                    <unittitle>Accession Number UA.2004.0203</unittitle>
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                        <extent>0.4 Cubic feet</extent>
                    </physdesc>
                    <unitdate>1956-1984</unitdate>
                    <physdesc id="ref35" label="Physical Description">(1) 5" letter document box</physdesc>
                </did>
                <c02 id="ref5" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Jesse Owens International Trophy Award Program</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230024" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1982, 1984</unitdate>
                    </did>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref6" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO): Interviews and Miscellaneous Information</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230023" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1969-1983</unitdate>
                    </did>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref7" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Barbara Moro's Interviews with J. Owens and R. Owens, and Miscellaneous Information from the Illinois State Historical Library</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230022" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1961</unitdate>
                    </did>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref8" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>F.B.I. Report</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230021" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1956</unitdate>
                    </did>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref9" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Manuscript letters and documents from the Eisenhower Presidential Library</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230020" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1956-1957</unitdate>
                    </did>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref10" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230019" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref44">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref11" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Marlene and Stuart Rankin</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230018" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1983 August 27</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref45">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref12" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Mel Walker (2 tapes)</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230017" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1983 April 11</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref46">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref13" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Eulace Peacock</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230016" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1983 May 31</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref47">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref14" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Bud Leavitt</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230015" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1983 February 25</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref48">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref15" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Helen Stephens</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230014" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1983 April 15</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref49">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref16" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Helen Stephens/Ted West</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230013" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1983 April 18</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref50">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref17" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Wayland Moore/LeRoy Walker</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230012" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref51">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref18" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: LeRoy Walker</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230011" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref52">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref19" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Beverly Prather</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230010" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1983 August 28</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref53">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref20" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Spencer and Snora Griffin/Ernestine Griffin and Elsie Fitzgerald</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230009" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1983 August 03</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref54">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref21" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Donald Ray Lash/Annette Rogers Kelly</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230008" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1983 May 08</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref55">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref22" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: John Wiley</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230007" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1983 August 03</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref56">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref23" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Charlie Beetham/William Heintz</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230006" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref57">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref24" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Charlie Beetham/William Heintz/Mack Robinson</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230005" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref58">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref25" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Ted West</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230004" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref59">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref26" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Gloria Hemphill</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230003" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref60">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref27" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Herb Douglas</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230002" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1983 January 11</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref61">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref28" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Oral History Tapes: Marvin Fitzgerald</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid2230001" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.2004.0203.0001</container>
                        <unitdate>1983 August 03</unitdate>
                    </did>
                    <phystech id="ref62">
                        <head>Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements</head>
                        <p>Audiocassettes</p>
                    </phystech>
                </c02>
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