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Robert E. Baker World War II scrapbook and printed ephemera of the U.S.S. Pentheus

 Collection — Box: BW-14, Folder: 5-6
Identifier: MS-0863

Content Description

Derived from dealer description: This collection consists of one padded leather scrapbook with approximately 104 mounted photographs, and related war-time and post-WWII ephemera kept by Robert E. Baker, a Navy sailor of the U.S.S. Pentheus. The photos document scenes on board the Pentheus, tropical landscapes, and sailors' leisure activities. The ephemera include an invitation to a confidential commissioning ceremony at The Bethlehem Steel Company Key Highway Plant in Baltimore, an announcement relating to the G. I. Bill, a request for leave, a subway guide to wartime New York, a dependent identification card for use at Naval dispensaries and hospitals, two rules booklets, military issued currency (Japanese yen and sen), and one military guidebook to the Hawaiian islands. These materials date between 1939 and 1945.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939 - 1945

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials predominantly in English; Japanese and Hawaiian identified at the item level.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Biographical / Historical

Derived from dealer description: The U.S.S. Pentheus was originally built as a tank landing ship before being converted into a landing craft repair shift and commissioned in Baltimore for use in World War II. It was named for Pentheus, a mythological Greek king. There is currently no information available on Robert E. Baker.

Extent

.334 Cubic Feet (2 legal sized folders)

Abstract

This collection consists of one leatherbound scrapbook consisting of approximately 104 photographs, and related ephemera, kept by the Navy sailor Thomas E. Baker of the Baltimore-commissioned ship the U.S.S. Pentheus. The materials date between 1939 and 1945.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Ian Brabner in November 2018, with support from the Mimi Cooper/Inclusive Baltimore fund.

Processing Information

Processed by Austyn Wohlers in September 2019.

Subject

Title
Guide to Robert E. Baker World War II scrapbook and printed ephemera of the U.S.S. Pentheus
Author
Austyn Wohlers
Date
2019 September
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA