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Baker, William, 1935-2005 (Academic and author)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1935 - 2005

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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'Baker's Puppet Movie'/'Jimmie Neidhardt Documentary', 1968

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/5/6
Scope and Contents A 16mm open-reel film. This item likely holds the footage for the puppet film, The Milkman: A Satire on Capitalism, which was made by Roger Law, English literature professor Will Baker, and students at the American liberal arts institution, Reed College, Oregon, in 1968.The reel comes in its original cardboard box. There is a post-it note stuck on the box, which bears the address of Will and Melinda Baker, based in Marin County, San Francisco. The box is...
Dates: 1968
Conditions Governing Access: This item is currently closed until it has been digitised.
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Photographic Material, 1968

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/5/5
Scope and Contents A file containing eight black and white photographs, along with three sheets of contact prints and four sets of negatives, holding images that were taken during the filming of the puppet film, The Milkman: A Satire on Capitalism. This film was made by Roger Law, Will Baker, and a number of students at Reed College, Oregon, in 1968. There are images of the set, the puppets, and of the individuals involved. Also present are four 35mm colour photographic slides, which...
Dates: 1968
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Production File, 1968

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/5/1
Scope and Contents A file holding production material relating to the puppet film, The Milkman: A Satire on Capitalism, which was created by Roger Law, along with other staff and students, at the American liberal arts institution, Reed College, in 1968. The following are present: two typescript copies of a script, one 21 pages long and the other 22 pages long, written by English literature professor, Will Baker, along with a photocopy [?] of the 22-page script; a six-page shot...
Dates: 1968
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.