Augusta Baker
1911 - 1998
General Information
Bio
(1911-1998) Writer. Augusta Baker was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended the Albany State Teachers’ College in Albany, New York.
Full Name
Augusta Baker
Locations
Albany
Author's Timeline
1911
BIRTH
Augusta Braxton was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1911. She married James Henry Baker.
1933
OTHER
Augusta Baker completed her education at the Albany State Teachers' College in Albany, New York, receiving a BA degree in 1933 and a BS degree in 1934.
1937
OTHER
August Baker was hired as the children's librarian at the New York Public Library's 135th Street Branch, in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, in 1937.
1946
LITWORK
Books About Negro Life For Children
New York Public Library.
Bibliography.
New York Public Library.
Bibliography.
1955
LITWORK
Talking Tree: Fairy Tales From 15 Lands
Lippincott
Collection of stories compiled by Ms. Baker and illustrated by Johannes Troyer.
Lippincott
Collection of stories compiled by Ms. Baker and illustrated by Johannes Troyer.
1960
LITWORK
Golden Lynx, And Other Tales
Lippincott.
Collection of stories compiled by Ms. Baker and illustrated by Johannes Troyer.
Lippincott.
Collection of stories compiled by Ms. Baker and illustrated by Johannes Troyer.
1960
LITWORK
Young Years: Best Loved Stories And Poems For Little Children
Parents' Magazine Educational Press; Home Library Press.
Collection of stories and poems edited by Ms. Baker.
Parents' Magazine Educational Press; Home Library Press.
Collection of stories and poems edited by Ms. Baker.
1964
LITWORK
Once Upon A Time
New York Library Association.
Compiled by August Baker.
New York Library Association.
Compiled by August Baker.
1974
OTHER
From 1937 to 1974, Ms. Baker filled many positions at the New York Public Library, and retired in 1974.
1977
LITWORK
Storytelling: Art and Technique
Bowker.
Nonfiction co-written with Ellin Greene.
Bowker.
Nonfiction co-written with Ellin Greene.
1998
DEATH
Augusta Baker died in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1998.
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