Historical Collections

From its inception, Baker Library has collected rare and unique materials that focus on the evolution of business and industry. Spanning seven centuries, the collections include manuscripts, rare books, pamphlets, broadsides, photographs, prints, advertising ephemera, and corporate reports. These rich and varied collections support research in a remarkably diverse range of fields.

The collections are available for use in the de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room, located on the first floor of Baker Library adjacent to the Historic Lobby.



The Business of Civil War: Military Mobilization and the State, 1861-1865 By Mark R. Wilson From Higher Aims to Hired Hands : the Social Transformation of American Business Schools... By Rakesh Khurana A Nation of Counterfeiters : Capitalists, Con Men, and the Making of the United States By Stephen Mihm The Boardinghouse in Nineteenth-Century America By Wendy Gamber