Dale Burdette Baker

Dale Baker

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

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: 1997
• INCLUDES: Oral history interview

• SOURCE: CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r