The papers cover the years 1910 to 1949, but the bulk of the material dates from 1914 to 1924. Correspondence consists of letters to and from family and friends and a few official letters from the Red Cross containing such travel advice as what to pack when going overseas and instructions on various symptomatic treatments. A letter of February 3, 1916 reviews Miss Baker's service at Kiev. It was written to Mr. Strong, editor of the Elkhorn Independent, who published the letter in that newspaper.
A fairly extensive section of examinations from Miss Baker's student days at the Illinois Training School for Nurses is included under School Records. Of the two diaries, the first consists of a description of a trip to Ohio in 1913 and Miss Baker's trip from Kiev to San Francisco in late 1915 plus some genealogical information about her family. The second diary covers Miss Baker's voyage to France in October 1917 and her stay there through September 1918. This diary has accounts of convoy routine on the North Atlantic; several air raids, including a Zeppelin alert at Le Havre on November 16, 1917; and discussions of patients and of life as an American nurse in wartime France. The Nurse's Case Record, 1913-1914, describes patients and the treatments they received. There are various Passports and Travel Papers--some in Russian, others in English and French. Two booklets of wartime humor--both jokes and cartoons--and a few newspaper clippings about Miss Baker and her friends complete the collection.
