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

Life

Baker earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Ohio State University.

Baker worked at DuPont 1942-45; Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS): Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86; American Chemical Society (ACS): Acting Manager of Columbus, OH office 1972

Baker's obituary is available online at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403

Contributions

Chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning

AWARDS:

1970 College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award (Ohio State Univ.); 1979 Patterson-Crane Award for meritorious contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry (ACS); 1986 Skolnik Award 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 (ACS); Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame (2003)

OFFICES:

ASIS: Pres. 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76; NFAIS: Pres. 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72; International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees

Selected 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. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r

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-Dale Burdette Baker (1920-2005) was interested in chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning.
+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.
+Baker earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Ohio State University.
+Baker worked at DuPont 1942-45; [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] (CAS): Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86; [[American Chemical Society]] (ACS): Acting Manager of Columbus, OH office 1972
+Baker's obituary is available online at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403
 == Contributions ==
-chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning
+Chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning
-'''Awards:'''
+'''AWARDS:'''
-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.
+College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award (Ohio State Univ.); 1979 Patterson-Crane Award for meritorious contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry (ACS); 1986 Skolnik Award 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 (ACS); Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame (2003)
-'''Offices:'''
+'''OFFICES:'''
-'''ASIS''': Pres. 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76; '''NFAIS''': Pres. 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72.
+'''[[American Society for Information Science|ASIS]]''': Pres. 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76; '''[[National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Societies|NFAIS]]''': Pres. 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72; International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees
 == Selected Publications ==
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 '''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.
+* '''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.
+* '''SOURCE:''' Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.
 '''LOCATION #2:'''
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 * '''INCLUDES:''' Personal and professional papers; No decision has been made on them being deposited.
-* '''SOURCE:'''Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.
+* '''SOURCE:''' Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.
 '''LOCATION #3:''' Chemical Heritage Foundation
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 * '''PAPERS DATES:''' Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 9 June 1997, for the CHF.
-* '''SOURCE:''' CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept.
+* '''SOURCE:''' CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r