Dale Burdette Baker

Dale Burdette Baker (1920-2005) was interested in chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning.

Life

Chemical supervisor, DuPont 1942-45; CAS: Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86; Acting manager, ACS, Columbus, OH office 1972; Emeritus director, ACS 1986-?; Interested in chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning.

Contributions

chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning

Awards:

1970 College of Engineering, Distinguished Alumnus Award(Ohio State Univ.); 1979 Patterson-Crane Award(ACS) for meritorious contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry; 1986 Skolnik Award(ACS) for leading "Chemical Abstracts Service" from conventional indexing of the 1950's to an information and retrieval system that provides direction for the entire information industry.

Offices:

ASIS: Pres. 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76; NFAIS: Pres. 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72.

Selected Publications

publications

Papers

LOCATION #1: CAS

• INCLUDES:Office papers relating to Baker's work at CAS; Papers are stored in a basement (CAS does not currently have an archives); Some of the papers have been discarded.

• SOURCE:Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.

LOCATION #2:

• INCLUDES: Personal and professional papers; No decision has been made on them being deposited.

• SOURCE:Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.

LOCATION #3: Chemical Heritage Foundation

• PAPERS DATES: Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 9 June 1997, for the CHF.

• SOURCE: CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept.