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Toby Baker Papers, 1992-1999

Collection Overview

Title: Toby Baker Papers, 1992-1999

ID: OGLMC/1398

Creator: Baker, Toby

Extent: 15.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 06/00/1999

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

First Lady of UND, 1992-1999

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Toby Baker Papers, 1992-1999, consist of clothing, photographs, calendars, schedules, memorandum, invitations, thank yous, guest lists, speeches, gifts, and other materials relating to Baker's time as the University of North Dakota's First Lady.  A total of twenty-two audio cassette tapes were separated and placed in the Audiotape Collection. The tapes consist of recordings of Baker's popular radio show, Toby Talk.

Regarding the photographs in Box 9:

At least one photograph from each folder was photocopied and placed into a three-ring binder titled "Presidents-Baker." The binder has been placed on the shelves with the other binders for the University Archives Photograph Collection. Researchers will need to look in the folders to find the remaining photographs which were not copied.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Toby Baker, UND First Lady

Acquisition Method: Donation; 99-2369

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Toby Baker Papers. OGLMC 1398, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in February 2014.


Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: 1992 Meet Ken and Toby Baker PartiesAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: First LadyAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Inauguration October 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 4: History of UND's First LadiesAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: National Association of Universities and land collegesAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: Alumni Days 1992-1998Add to your cart.
Folder 7: International Center Board Information 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Leadership Notes 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Careers in Communications 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Seize the Day - Rushee 'Leadership' TalkAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: "Free Lance" Lecture 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Life with a Workaholic Notes 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 13: UND Honorary Coach 1995Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Sioux Pride Task Force 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Off-the-beaten Path Tour 1993-1994Add to your cart.
Folder 16: New Faculty Tour 1993-1994Add to your cart.
Folder 17: New Faculty Tour 1997Add to your cart.
Folder 18: UND Art Museum Gala Benefit Dinner 1993/1996Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Home Coming Schedule 1993-1997Add to your cart.
Folder 22: 1995 New Faculty tour-ND Tourist InformationAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: 100 Years of Football 1994Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Notes for "Living in a Fish bowl" speech 1994Add to your cart.
Folder 25: Tips on Mingling - Summer Counselor Message 1995Add to your cart.
Folder 26: "P.R. of Being a R.A." 1995Add to your cart.
Folder 27: Overview to ambassadors to the PresidentAdd to your cart.
Folder 28: Alumni Reunions 1996Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Third Grade Tour 1996Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Thank Yous from Lake Agassiz Elementary School KidsAdd to your cart.
Folder 31: Marketing Yourself 1996Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Shakespeare in our Backyard 1996Add to your cart.
Folder 33: Naturalization Ceremony 1997Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Flood Notes 1997Add to your cart.
Folder 35: Flood JournalAdd to your cart.
Folder 36: Date Book 1997Add to your cart.
Folder 37: Norway 1997Add to your cart.
Folder 38: SIOUX Booster M.C. Notes 1997Add to your cart.
Folder 39: Camp DepressionAdd to your cart.
Folder 40: Memorial Stadium Early Home to UND AthletesAdd to your cart.
Folder 41: Catering Requests 1993-1994Add to your cart.
Folder 42: Catering Requests 1995-1996Add to your cart.
Folder 43: Catering Requests 1996-1997Add to your cart.
Folder 44: Catering Requests 1997-1998Add to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Date Book 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Hultberg Lecture 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Round Table Tea with the Dames 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Health, Wealth, and Self 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 5: The House the UND's Community Built 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 6: 1999 Division II Women's Basketball ChampionshipAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Transition Notes to Adele Kupchella 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 8: 1932/1934 Commencement ProgramsAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Fabric from the President's CoachAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Ken and Toby's Name PinsAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Box 3Add to your cart.
Item 1: Jumbo CardsAdd to your cart.
Item 2: Toby Talk CartoonAdd to your cart.
Item 3: Sand Bag from StudentsAdd to your cart.
Item 4: 3 point signAdd to your cart.
Item 5: 100 Years of Football SignAdd to your cart.
Item 6: Sioux StixAdd to your cart.
Item 7: PompomAdd to your cart.
Item 8: Hultberg Lecture ScrapbookAdd to your cart.
Item 9: ButtonsAdd to your cart.
Item 10: Manual for National Association of Universities and Land CollegesAdd to your cart.
Box 4Add to your cart.
Item 1: Clothing: "A rotten place to visit, but I sure want to live there. Red River Valley Flood, 1997."Add to your cart.
Item 2: Clothing: "Grand Forks Herald"Add to your cart.
Item 3: Clothing: "No Food, Water, Power No Problem. Red River Valley Flood of the Century. 1590 KCNN News talk radio."Add to your cart.
Item 4: Clothing: "Come Hell and High Water"Add to your cart.
Item 5: Clothing: "Grand Forks I survived the Great Come Hell and High Water Flood 1997 East Grand Forks."Add to your cart.
Item 6: Clothing: "Mucked out, Stripped down, power washed, and sanitized. Red River Valley Flood worker 1997."Add to your cart.
Item 7: Clothing: "1995 UND Student Ambassador"Add to your cart.
Item 8: Clothing: "UND New student Orientation '96"Add to your cart.
Item 9: Clothing: "UND Student Government"Add to your cart.
Box 5Add to your cart.
Item 1: Clothing: "A miracle in progress "Celebration of thanks" Grand Forks, ND "Add to your cart.
Item 2: Clothing: "The use of history UND 29th Annual Writers Conference March 24-27, 1998"Add to your cart.
Item 3: Clothing: "H.O.T. Staff 1997"Add to your cart.
Item 4: Clothing: "Come hell or high hog. Texas Lil's world's largest smoker smoken' up a Texas size BBQ for Greater Grand Forks."Add to your cart.
Item 5: Clothing: "I survived the North Dakota Blizzards and Flood 1996-1997"Add to your cart.
Item 6: Clothing: "Dakota Student Governing UND for more than 110 years"Add to your cart.
Item 7: Clothing: "UND Proud"Add to your cart.
Item 8: Clothing: "UND Proud"Add to your cart.
Item 9: Clothing: "University of North Dakota Top 10"Add to your cart.
Item 10: Clothing: "1999 Greek Week"Add to your cart.
Item 11: Clothing: "New student orientation Start exploring your future!"Add to your cart.
Item 12: Clothing: "First night greater Grand Forks Glacier Beach December 31, 1997"Add to your cart.
Box 6Add to your cart.
Item 1: Clothing: "UND Student Ambassadors"Add to your cart.
Item 2: Clothing: "UND Solar Car Team"Add to your cart.
Item 3: Clothing: "UND"Add to your cart.
Item 4: Clothing: "UND Faculty Ambassador"Add to your cart.
Item 5: Clothing: "UND Student Ambassador"Add to your cart.
Box 7Add to your cart.
Item 1: Clothing: White "UND"Add to your cart.
Item 2: Clothing: Green "UND"Add to your cart.
Box 8Add to your cart.
Item 1: Leather jacket from Ralph Engelstad. "UND 1996-1997 NCAA and WCHA  Hockey Champions"Add to your cart.
Item 2: Apron Made by Ruth Unruh Dickinson and Husband, GeorgeAdd to your cart.
Box 9Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Aerial Pictures of Flood: Point Bridge , Lincoln Park , and Demers BridgeAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Aerial Pictures of FloodAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Aerial Pictures of Flood in downtown Grand ForksAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Aerial Pictures of UND campusAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Aftermath of Blizzard Hannah: beginning to flood, preliminary clay dike, and sandbagging.Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Airport Pictures at Arrival of President ClintonAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Alabama Football Game in the RainAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: Alumni PartyAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Ambassador PartyAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Arrival of President ClintonAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Art Museum DinnerAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Base Retention Hearing: dinner decoration at Breckenridge condoAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Bismarck Pow Wow: Kitchen carpet, flower beds around campus, building of sunroom, and custom dresses.Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Boy Scout Lawn PartyAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Blizzard Pictures- during and afterAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: Blizzard Pictures- spring 1997Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Brass QuintetAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Building the SunroomAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: Campus Flooding 1Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Campus Flooding 2Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Campus Pictures after the Flood: porta-potties arrive, muddy dikes, streets with debris, and coulee flooding.Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Campus Scenes in WinterAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: China Airlines Dinner (set up)Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Christmas EntertainingAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: Christmas PartyAdd to your cart.
Folder 26: Christmas Picture, 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 27: Coulee FloodingAdd to your cart.
Folder 28: Day 1 of 1996 Blizzard: insideAdd to your cart.
Folder 29: Day 2 of 1996 Blizzard: outsideAdd to your cart.
Folder 30: Day After the Blizzard of 1995Add to your cart.
Folder 31: Final Hosted Dinner, June 1999 ,packingAdd to your cart.
Folder 32: Flooding: sandbagging and dikesAdd to your cart.
Folder 33: Graduation PicturesAdd to your cart.
Folder 34: Graduation Speaker/ Ceremony 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 35: Homecoming ParadeAdd to your cart.
Folder 36: Ice Storm 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 37: Ice Storm on UND Campus, dinner with women's Basketball team, Swimmers/ Divers LuncheonAdd to your cart.
Folder 38: International Women's DayAdd to your cart.
Folder 39: Ken's Cabinet Farewell Party June 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 40: Ken's Final Commencement May 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 41: Lincoln Park Damage, Ken driving solar car- subzeroAdd to your cart.
Folder 42: Luncheon for Adele Kupchella May 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 43: Meals and Showers at Thompson High School , flood picturesAdd to your cart.
Folder 44: MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Folder 45: Miscellaneous Flood 1997Add to your cart.
Folder 46: Miscellaneous Rock, one picture of Toby Baker with Tony Bennett.Add to your cart.
Folder 47: New Facility Tour, Walker , MNAdd to your cart.
Folder 48: North Dakota Art Museum DinnerAdd to your cart.
Folder 49: North Dakota Cheer Team and Homecoming ParadeAdd to your cart.
Folder 50: Peace GardenAdd to your cart.
Folder 51: Physical Plant PartyAdd to your cart.
Folder 52: Pictures of People in Cold Football StadiumAdd to your cart.
Folder 53: Pine Bluff Arkansas Women's Basketball National Tournament, pre and post winAdd to your cart.
Folder 54: Pine Bluff Arkansas Women's Basketball : people and pep rallyAdd to your cart.
Folder 55: Post Flood: Downtown RuinsAdd to your cart.
Folder 56: Post Flood: UND Campus 1Add to your cart.
Folder 57: Post Flood: UND Campus 2Add to your cart.
Folder 58: Post Flood: UND Campus 3Add to your cart.
Folder 59: Press Conference with President ClintonAdd to your cart.
Folder 60: Receding WaterAdd to your cart.
Folder 61: ReceptionAdd to your cart.
Folder 62: Redtag Diner 1Add to your cart.
Folder 63: Redtag Diner 2 , receding water , FEMA conference, health clinicAdd to your cart.
Folder 64: Rising Water 1, miscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Folder 65: Rising Water 2, around UND campusAdd to your cart.
Folder 66: Rising Water 3, footbridge getting floodedAdd to your cart.
Folder 67: Rising Water 4, coulee and near the railroad tracks behind UNDAdd to your cart.
Folder 68: Rising Water 5, around UND campusAdd to your cart.
Folder 69: Rising Water 6, around UND, sandbagging and the dikesAdd to your cart.
Folder 70: Rising Water 7, around UND campusAdd to your cart.
Folder 71: Rising Water 8, around UND campusAdd to your cart.
Folder 72: Ryan Hall- FEMA ConferenceAdd to your cart.
Folder 73: Sandbagging, flooding around campusAdd to your cart.
Folder 74: Save the Base RallyAdd to your cart.
Folder 75: Scandinavian Art MuseumAdd to your cart.
Folder 76: Search Party- "You won't find a better Baker"Add to your cart.
Folder 77: Spring at the CouleeAdd to your cart.
Folder 78: Spring Snow on the Coulee, miscellaneous dinner party picturesAdd to your cart.
Folder 79: Student Ambassador Party and SingAdd to your cart.
Folder 80: Student Ambassador Valentines ReceptionAdd to your cart.
Folder 81: Summer Days, luncheons and partiesAdd to your cart.
Folder 82: Sun Rayce St. Francis , KSAdd to your cart.
Folder 83: Sunsets on Campus after the RainAdd to your cart.
Folder 84: Table Centerpieces and set ups, third grade carpet picnicAdd to your cart.
Folder 85: Tea with TobyAdd to your cart.
Folder 86: Thanksgiving with GuestsAdd to your cart.
Folder 87: Toby's GraduationAdd to your cart.
Folder 88: Town Meeting in Aftermath of FloodAdd to your cart.
Folder 89: Trip to North Dakota , first day at work as presidentAdd to your cart.
Folder 90: UND Christmas DinnerAdd to your cart.
Folder 91: UND Flying TeamAdd to your cart.
Folder 92: Western Theme DinnerAdd to your cart.
Folder 93: Winter Pictures 1997Add to your cart.
Folder 94: Winter Scenes 1995Add to your cart.
Folder 95: Winter Scenes on CampusAdd to your cart.
Box 10Add to your cart.
Item 1: Gift #9, Glass JarsAdd to your cart.
Item 2: Gift #10, Brass VaseAdd to your cart.
Item 3: Gift #11, Black Flowered Cloisonné VaseAdd to your cart.
Item 4: Gift #12, Blue Flowered Cloisonné VaseAdd to your cart.
Item 5: Gift #13, Blue Cloisonné Container with TopAdd to your cart.
Item 6: Gift #14, White Flowered Cloisonné VaseAdd to your cart.
Item 7: Gift #15, Green Cloisonné Container with TopAdd to your cart.
Item 8: Gift #16, Red Cloisonné PlateAdd to your cart.
Item 9: Gift #17, Writing Instrument KitAdd to your cart.
Item 10: Gift #18, Cloisonné CupAdd to your cart.
Item 11: Gift #19, Cloisonné CupAdd to your cart.
Item 12: Gift #20, Cloisonné Egg and StandAdd to your cart.
Item 13: Gift #21, Mini Cloisonné VaseAdd to your cart.
Item 14: Gift #22, Mini Cloisonné ContainerAdd to your cart.
Item 15: Gift #23, Crystal from Flight Safety FoundationAdd to your cart.
Item 16: Gift #24, Wallet from China AirlinesAdd to your cart.
Item 17: Gift #25, Dinosaur Frame for Lake Agassiz Elementary Second GradeAdd to your cart.
Separated Materials 1: GiftsAdd to your cart.
The following items were placed on the shelves adjacent to the Toby Baker Papers.
Item 1: Gift #1, Two Flowered Cloisonné VasesAdd to your cart.
Item 2: Gift #2, Blue and White Flowered VaseAdd to your cart.
Item 3: Gift #3, Multi Blue VaseAdd to your cart.
Item 4: Gift #4, Japanese Tea ServiceAdd to your cart.
Item 5: Gift #5, Flag and Platter of MushaeAdd to your cart.
Item 6: Gift #6, Japanese Cloth BannerAdd to your cart.
Item 7: Gift #7, UND Centennial PlateAdd to your cart.
Item 8: Gift #8, UND Centennial PlateAdd to your cart.
Item 9: Gift #26, USAF Thunderbirds PictureAdd to your cart.
Item 10: Gift #27, Painting from China AirlinesAdd to your cart.
Item 11: Gift #28, Valentines CardAdd to your cart.
Separated Materials 2: AudiotapesAdd to your cart.
These audiotapes were separated and placed in the Audiotape Collection.
Cassette Tape 2198: Punt and Kick, Thanks, Firehall TheaterAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2199: German RussiansAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2200: MosquitoesAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2201: Gerry GroenewoldAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2202: Literacy, Camp Sioux , Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Punt and KickAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2203: Chuck Wood, Jonathan Rabb, Patti NormanAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2204: Book Giveaway, Father William ShermanAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2205: Robot, Ed SchulzAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2206: Farmers Almanac, SlideshowAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2207: Warren Eckstein, SpaceAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2208: Anthropology, TheaterAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2209: Veteran's DayAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2210: Leon Osborne, Dr. Richard Crawford, Dr. JensonAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2211: Dr. Greg Gagnon, GymnastAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2212: Customer Service Nightmares, Dr. Jim McKenzieAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2213: Higher Education Meeting, UNDAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2214: Pat Owens- Woman of the Century, UND Student Body President Chris Semrau and Vice-President Keith GendrauAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2215: Shakespeare, Dr. Orin G. LibbyAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2216: Civil War, Red River LandAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2217: Pottery, Cop Shock by Alan Kates, Punt and KickAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2218: Jim Schefter, Dr. Peter Gail, Dr. Chuck WoodAdd to your cart.
Cassette Tape 2219: Dr. Jim McKenzie, Maria WilliamsAdd to your cart.