Rollin
H. (Harold)
Baker
Born:
1916
Cordova
Died: 2007
Parents: Charles Laurence and Minnie Louise Baker
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Waddell Baker (deceased 2000)
Children: Elizabeth Alice "Betsy", Bruce Rollin, Byron Laurence
Address(es):
Permanent :
Last known address:
Eagle Lake , TX
USA
Died: 2007
Parents: Charles Laurence and Minnie Louise Baker
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Waddell Baker (deceased 2000)
Children: Elizabeth Alice "Betsy", Bruce Rollin, Byron Laurence
Address(es):
Permanent :
Last known address:
Eagle Lake , TX
USA
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Michigan Mammals | Non Fiction | Adult | [East Lansing] : Michigan State University Press ; Detroit, Mich. : Distributed by Wayne State University Press | 1983 |
| - Major museum-issued treatises on mammals of the Mexican state of Coahuila, Durango, and Zacatecas (Publication Years: 1956, 1962, 1986) | Non Fiction | Adult | 1956 -1986 | ||
| - Over 200 monographs, bulletins, book chapters, journal articles, etc. Check MeLCat links. | |||||
| - Six novelettes about the adventures of a post Civil War family in the area | |||||
|
The Eagle Lake Headlight - Two Novelettes |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
Every civilian job that I have ever had involved the study of animals in the field - this activity was both my vocation and my avocation. So I worked and still do because it is fun and my hobby. If it stops being fun, maybe I'll quit!
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Arts (M.A.) | Wayne State University | Detroit , MI | 1961 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director Emeritus, The Museum | Michigan State University | East Lansing , MI | 1983 |
| Professor Emeritus of Zoology and Fisheries & Wildlife | Michigan State University | East Lansing , MI | 1983 |
| Curator | Prairie Edge Museum | Eagle Lake , TX | 1983 |
| Director, The Museum | Michigan State University | East Lansing , MI | 1955 -1983 |
| Professor of Zoology and of Fisheries & Wildlife | Michigan State University | East Lansing , MI | 1955 -1983 |
| Associate professor of zoology | The University of Kansas | Lawrence | 1948 -1955 |
| Curator of Mammals, Natural History Museum | University of Kansas | Lawrence | 1948 |
|
Captain
- Inactive duty |
U.S. Naval Reserve | 1946 -1965 | |
| - Active duty | U.S. Naval Reserve | 1943 -1946 | |
| Graduate assistant | Texas A & M University | College Station , TX | 1939 |
| Wildlife biologist | Texas Parks & Wildlife Department | Austin , TX | 1939 -1943 |
| Field biologist | Texas Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit | College Station , TX | 1938 -1939 |
|
Wildlife technician
- Then proposed Big Bend National Park |
National Park Service | Brewster County , TX | 1937 |
| Curator, fund-raiser, and news reporter (non-paid) | Prairie Edge Museum | Eagle Lake , TX | |
| News reporter (non-paid) | Tom Waddell Outdoor Nature Club | Eagle Lake , TX |
Other Resources:
Other Comments:
More information on his life, career and writings can be found in the ENCOMIUM: ROLLIN HAROLD BAKER:1916–2007 published by the University of Nebraska Museum:
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1126&context=museummammalogy
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