Vaughan Baker Papers
Collection 303
Baker, Vaughan (1937– ). Papers, 1616–2007, n.d.
28 feet, 5 inches; oversize
Helen Vaughan Burdin Baker Simpson was a professor of History and Humanities and the Head of the Department of History and Geography at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Born in 1937 to Dr. John J. Burdin, Jr., M.D. and Helen Broussard Burdin, she attended the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, LA. She received her bachelor’s degree from Tulane University and her master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Dr. Baker served as Director of the Women in Louisiana Division of the Center for Louisiana Studies from 1978-1981 and as Director of the University’s Interdisciplinary Humanities Program from 1985-1991. She taught history, humanities, and philosophy courses over the span of her career at UL Lafayette. She was a member of several boards and served as a member in national, regional, and state historical and interdisciplinary organizations, including the Louisiana Historical Association and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. She was also a member of the UL France Advisory Committee. She co-authored two textbooks on twentieth century European history in addition to her many publications, spanning her entire career at UL Lafayette.
This collection contains Dr. Baker’s working files. These include materials from her history, humanities, and philosophy classes, student work, evaluations, and office files. The office files contain materials related to publishing, conferences, and organizations for which she was a member.
Series:
| A. Teaching Files | |||||
| 1. History | |||||
| a. History 101 | 1-01 through 2-13 | ||||
| b. History 102 | 2-14 through 2-32 | ||||
| c. History 103 | 2-33 through 2-40 | ||||
| d. History 104 | 2-41 through 2-57 | ||||
| e. History 320 | 2-58 | ||||
| f. History 321 | 2-59 through 3-04 | ||||
| g. History 322 | 3-05 through 3-36 | ||||
| h. History 345 | 3-37 | ||||
| i. History 346 | 3-38 | ||||
| j. History 371 | 3-39 through 3-44 | ||||
| k. History 395 | 3-45 through 3-47 | ||||
| l. History 406 | 3-48 through 3-51 | ||||
| m. History 420 | 3-52 through 3-54 | ||||
| n. History 441 | 3-55 | ||||
| o. History 442 | 3-56 through 3-60 | ||||
| p. History 443 | 4-01 through 4-12 | ||||
| q. History 445 | 4-13 through 4-24 | ||||
| r. History 471 | 4-25 | ||||
| s. History 511 | 4-26 through 4-31 | ||||
| t. History 590 | 4-32 through 4-36 | ||||
| u. History 645 | 4-37 | ||||
| v. Miscellaneous History | 4-38 through 4-39 | ||||
| 2. Humanities | |||||
| a. Humanities 100/115 | 4-40 through 5-16 | ||||
| b. Humanities 151 | 5-17 through 5-71 | ||||
| c. Humanities 152 | 5-72 through 6-50 | ||||
| d. Humanities 200 | |||||
| i. General | 6-51 through 7-19 | ||||
| ii. China | 7-20 through 7-43 | ||||
| e. Humanities 300 | 7-44 through 7-73 | ||||
| f. Humanities 400 | 7-74 through 7-77 | ||||
| 3. Philosophy | |||||
| a. Philosophy 201 | 7-78 through 7-80 | ||||
| 4. Miscellaneous Teaching Files | |||||
| a. French History | 7-81 through 8-05 | ||||
| b. British History | 8-06 through 8-37 | ||||
| c. The World Wars | 8-38 through 8-51 | ||||
| d. German History | 8-52 through 8-55 | ||||
| e. Women’s History | 8-56 through 8-61 | ||||
| f. Philosophy Files | 8-62 through 8-66 | ||||
| g. Dr. Craddock Files | 9-01 through 9-10 | ||||
| h. General History | 9-11 through 10-16 | ||||
| i. General Education | 10-17 through 10-67 | ||||
| B. Student Work | |||||
| 1. Student Tests and Papers *Restricted* | 11-01 through 11-35 | ||||
| 2. Comprehensive Exams *Restricted* | 11-36 through 12-02 | ||||
| 3. Gradebooks and Grade Reports *Restricted* | 12-03 through 12-42 | ||||
| 4. Theses and Dissertations | 13-01 through 13-05 | ||||
| C. Research Files | |||||
| 1. Germany | |||||
| a. Saar | 13-06 through 13-11 | ||||
| b. General | 13-12 through 13-22 | ||||
| 2. Miscellaneous | 13-23 through 13-43 | ||||
| 3. Notes | 14-01 through 14-06 | ||||
| D. Office Files | |||||
| 1. Conferences | 14-07 through 14-29 | ||||
| 2. Associations | |||||
| a. Louisiana Historical Association | 14-30 through 15-13 | ||||
| b. Southern Historical Association | 15-14 through 15-31 | ||||
| c. Southwestern Historical Association | 15-32 through 15-41 | ||||
| d. Western Society for French History | 16-01 through 16-04 | ||||
| e. Southwest Social Sciences Association | 16-05 through 16-08 | ||||
| f. Miscellaneous | 16-09 through 16-18 | ||||
| 3. Publishing | 16-19 through 17-08 | ||||
| 4. Departmental Files | |||||
| a. Grants | 17-09 through 17-25 | ||||
| b. Speeches | 17-26 through 17-33 | ||||
| c. Correspondence | 17-34 through 18-23 | ||||
| d. Miscellaneous | 18-24 through 22-07 | ||||
| 5. University Files | |||||
| a. Amos Simpson | 22-08 through 23-08 | ||||
| b. Miscellaneous | 23-09 through 24-14 | ||||
| E. Evaluations | |||||
| 1. Self-Evaluations and University Evaluations | 24-15 through 24-20 | ||||
| 2. Student Evaluations | 24-21 through 24-35 | ||||
| F. Personal | |||||
| 1. Academy of the Sacred Heart | 24-36 through 24-41 | ||||
| 2. Coursework | 24-37 through 25-12 | ||||
| 3. Center for Louisiana Studies | 25-13 through 25-27 | ||||
| 4. Miscellaneous | 25-28 through 26-28, Box 28 | ||||
| 5. Publications - Other | 26-29 through Box 29 | ||||
| G. Media | |||||
| 1. CD | 26-28 through 26-43 | ||||
| 2. Floppy Disk | 26-44 | ||||
| 3. Audio Cassette | 26-45 | ||||
| H. Oversize | Map Case 47-04 | ||||