Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16915, E.P. Baker letter, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Jack Robertson to the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on December 30, 2014.

Biographical Note

Edwin Perceval "Percy" Baker attended the University of Virginia from 1913 to 1915, taking classes in the academic college. He does not appear to have graduated. He was a member of the Washington Society and served as the treasurer in 1914 and the secretary 1915 as well as part of the Debating and Oracle Council.

Citation

University of Virginia . Corks and Curls . (Charlottesville, VA: 1914) 60, 358.

University of Virginia . University of Virginia Record: Catalogue 1914-1915 . (Charlottesville, VA: 1915) 35.

Historical Note

The Debating and Oracle Council began sometime in 1904. The council represented the two literary societies (Jefferson and Washington) and contained five members: two from each society and one professor of public speaking. This council arranged the annual contests between the societies and managed intercollegiate contests such as the Southern Inter-State Oratorical Association and the Virginia State Oratorical Association.

Citation Bruce, Philip Alexander . 1922. History of the University of Virginia 1819-1919 . Centennial Edition. Vol. V.(240-245) New York: Macmillan Company.

Content Description

This collection consist of a thank you letter written from E.P. Baker, secretary of the University of Virginia's UVA Debating and Oratorial Society, to a Mr. Batten for a gift of a package of Albermarle Pippin apples.

Related Material

This collection overlaps with the Washington Society papers (RG-23/7). For best results, search using the collection's Identifier/Call Number in in VIRGO, the Library's online catalog, as well as (in many cases) on the Archival Resources of the Virginias (ARVAS) website.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Student life
• University of Virginia--Students--Correspondence