Robert E. Baker World War II scrapbook and printed ephemera of the U.S.S. Pentheus
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
- Baker, Robert E. (Person)
- New York Telephone Company (Organization)
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
- Bethlehem Steel Company (Organization)
- United States. Navy (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- 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
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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