Oral history of Russell Baker

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dc.contributor.authorBaker, Russellen_US
dc.contributor.otherWarren, Mame
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-05T13:12:49Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-08-05T13:12:49Zen_US
dc.date.issued1999-07-13en_US
dc.description.abstractRussell Baker, born August 14, 1925 in Morrisonville, Virginia, a small town across the state line from Harper's Ferry, West Virginia and not far from Frederick, Maryland, is a notable American author and Hopkins alumnus. An essayist and journalist for many years, Baker won his first of two Pulitzer Prizes in 1979 for his writing for The New York Times. He is notably one of the longest-running columnists in the history of the New York Times and The Baltimore Sun. Three years later, his first autobiography, Growing Up, won Baker his second Pulitzer. The primary subject of this first autobiography, his most well-known work, was his childhood in Virginia during the Great Depression, while the focus of his second autobiography, Good Times, was his extensive and varied half-century career in journalism, including a close look at his time with The Baltimore Sun. In this oral history, Russell Baker describes his childhood, World War II, and his student days at Hopkins (1942-1947), specifically his courses in English, his work with the News-Letter, and his general impressions of Hopkins. This oral history is a part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.en_US
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dc.identifier.otherMS.0404en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/37666en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJohns Hopkins University Sheridan Librariesen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofPart of the Mame Warren oral histories, Johns Hopkins University oral history collection at http://aspace.library.jhu.edu/repositories/3/resources/400.
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dc.subjectBaker, Russell, 1925-en_US
dc.subjectJohns Hopkins Universityen_US
dc.subjectBaltimore City Collegeen_US
dc.subjectLane, Frederic Chapin, 1900-1984en_US
dc.subjectAlbright, William Foxwell, 1891-1971en_US
dc.subjectMurnaghan, Francis D. (Francis Dominic), 1893-1976en_US
dc.subjectPainter, Sidney, 1902-1960en_US
dc.subjectMalone, Kemp, 1889-1971en_US
dc.subjectAllen, Don Cameron, 1903-1972en_US
dc.subjectMalakis, Emile, 1897-en_US
dc.subjectLancaster, Henry Carrington, 1882-1954en_US
dc.subjectRodbell, Martin, 1925-1998en_US
dc.subjectColeman, Elliott, 1906-1980en_US
dc.subjectShapiro, Karl, 1913-2000en_US
dc.subjectHammond, Albert L. (Albert Lanphier), 1892-1970en_US
dc.subjectMencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956en_US
dc.subjectMuller, Steven, 1927-2013en_US
dc.subjectHiss, Algeren_US
dc.subjectLattimore, Owen, 1900-1989en_US
dc.subject.otherUniversities and colleges--Alumni and alumnaeen_US
dc.subject.otherAuthors, Americanen_US
dc.subject.otherCollege students--Scholarships, fellowships, etc.en_US
dc.subject.otherCollege students--Social life and customsen_US
dc.subject.otherWorld War (1939-1945)en_US
dc.subject.otherMaryland--Baltimoreen_US
dc.subject.otherRace relationsen_US
dc.subject.otherVeterans--Education (Higher)en_US
dc.subject.otherCreative writing (Higher education)en_US
dc.subject.otherBaltimore sunen_US
dc.subject.otherDegrees, Academicen_US
dc.titleOral history of Russell Bakeren_US
dc.typeRecording, oralen_US
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