Box 2

Scope and Contents of the Papers From the Collection: Material removed from the Rice Institute Business Manager’s Records including: diaries, will, and settlement and insurance papers from the estate of Judge James A. Baker, dating from 1888 to 1897; receipts, correspondence, notes, bank books, and financial notes from Captain James A. Baker, dating from 1874 to 1904; agreements, bonds, correspondence, deeds, mortgages, settlements, vouchers, and court cases dating from 1837-1908; abstracts, correspondence, deeds, receipts, canceled checks, and...