MARY HAWKER BAKEMAN:
An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Bakeman, Mary Hawker, creator. | |
| Title: | Mary Hawker Bakeman papers. | |
| Dates: | 1987-2003. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Papers of a Roseville, Minnesota historian, writer, family research specialist, and publisher concerning projects she was involved with in suburban Ramsey County: the successful effort to preserve and dedicate to park use an 8-acre parcel in Roseville, where for many years the Lexington School stood, and the successful effort to preserve the Ramsey County Poor Farm Cemetery, located in nearby Maplewood. | |
| Quantity: | 0.8 cubic feet (2 boxes). | |
| Location: | P3223: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Born in 1943, Mary Hawker Bakeman is a specialist in family research, a graduate of the National Institute on Genealogical Research, and the author of dozens of books and guides for genealogists and historians, many of which are in the Minnesota Historical Society library.
Roseville's Lexington School building was closed in 1991, and demolished in 1993. The Friends of Lexington Area Parks group was organized in 1995 and was concerned with the preservation and use of the vacant 8-acre parcel at the corner of County Road B and Lexington Avenue, in the face of possible commercial development. Bakeman coordinated this project. Through extensive citizen involvement, this property was set aside for park use and developed into a recreational facility. It was dedicated in 2001.
Bakeman also coordinated a preservation effort to reclaim the nearly-forgotten Ramsey County Poor Farm Cemetery in Maplewood from other uses and to protect it from development.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Mary Hawker Bakeman papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,218
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 008944747
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| P3223 | 1 | Lexington Park project: | |||||||||
| Brauer and Associates proposal, 2000. | |||||||||||
| City council, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||
| Cornerstone, 1997-1999. | |||||||||||
| Clippings, 1993-2000. | |||||||||||
| Council testimony, 1993-1999. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Court action, rezoning, 1988-1999. | |||||||||||
| Friends project book, undated. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| File consists mainly of photographs. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| P3223 | 2 | Gerald Kaufhold, Lexart Properties Company, 1991-1997. | |||||||||
| Land swap, 1994. | |||||||||||
| Legal documents, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||
| Lexington Park history, 1994-2002. | |||||||||||
| Newsletters/publicity, 1987-2002. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Planning commission, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||
| Photographs, 1995-2003. | |||||||||||
| Maps, 1989. | |||||||||||
| School board, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||
| Zoning code, undated. | |||||||||||
| Ramsey County Poor Farm Cemetery preservation materials, 1999-2001. | |||||||||||
| Includes correspondence, newspaper articles, a fact sheet, and an historic site management plan prepared by consultants Robert C. Vogel & Associates. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Cemeteries -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Parks -- Minnesota -- Roseville.
- Organizations:
- Friends of Lexington Area Parks (Roseville, Minn.), author.
- Lexington School (Roseville, Minn.)
- Ramsey County Poor Farm Cemetery (Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minn.)
- Places:
- Maplewood (Ramsey County, Minn.).
- Roseville (Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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