Educator and cultural leader. Papers consist of lecture notes for British literature classes at Marshall University, as well as some correspondence. Also includes scrapbook of tributes upon his retirement from the university. The bulk of the collection consists of photographic slides of his extensive travel in Europe and the Caribbean.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Curtis F. Baxter Papers, 1860-1980. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Curtis F. Baxter Papers, 1860-1980.
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Curtis Baxter at age 2 and 1/2 years, Ladoga, Ind, 1909
Curtis Baxter; Ladoga, Ind., 1909 at age 2 years & six months, b&w mounted on cardboard. Back reads: Little Curtis Baxter, 2 years & six months old, Ladoga, Ind., grandmothers.
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Hotel White, unknown location, 1908
Hotel White, unknown location, 1908, b&w. Postmarked Parkersburg, W.Va. , 8 Jan, 1908 Addressed to Mrs. J. F. Baxter, Ladoga, Ind. Note on back leads one to think the hotel was near Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Curtis Baxter at age 3 months, Ravenswood, W.Va., 1907
1st picture of Curtis Baxter; Ravenswood, W.Va., 1907 at age 3 months, b&w. No postmark, no addressee. Back reads: 1st picture of Curtis--Ravenswood, W.Va., 1907, three months (His obit states he was born Oct. 21, 1907, but his birth certificate and faculty data sheet in his faculty file states he was born Oct. 21, 1906).
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Curtis Baxter at Aunt Josie's, age 6 months, 1907
Curtis Baxter at Aunt Josie's, age 6 months, 1907, b&w mounted on cardboard. Back reads: Aunt Josie's 1907, six months, Curtis Baxter.
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Curtis Baxter at age 6 months, Ravenswood, W.Va., 1906
Curtis Baxter; Ravenswood, W.Va., age 6 months, b&w mounted on cardboard. Back reads: Little Curtis Baxter, Ravenswood, W.Va., six months old, 1906 (there are conflicting dates on these baby pictures, with 3 month old showing a date of 1907, and this one at 6 months, showing 1906) (His obit states he was born Oct. 21, 1907, but his birth certificate and faculty data sheet in his faculty file states he was born Oct. 21, 1906).
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Baxter family, ca. 1900
Baxter family, ca. 1900, b&w mounted on cardboard. Front reads: Cooper, amateur artist, Ravenswood, W.Va.
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Margaret Curtis, age 9
Margaret Curtis, age 9, Indianapolis, b&w mounted on cardboard. Back reads: To grandmother from Margaret Curtis, age 9 years.
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Rev. J. Frank Baxter, Pt. Pleasant W.Va., ca. 1900
Rev. J. Frank Baxter, father of Curtis Baxter, Pt. Pleasant, W.Va.,ca. 1900, b&w mounted on cardboard. note on Back reads: Revd. J. F. Baxter, Point Pleasant, West Virginia Rev. Baxter was Curtis Baxter's father.
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Rev. J. Frank Baxter, Ravenswood, W.Va., ca. 1900
Rev. J. Frank Baxter, Ravenswood, W.Va., father of Curtis Baxter, b&w mounted on cardboard. Back reads: J. F. Baxter, Ravenswood, W.Va., (and) Rev. J. Frank Baxter Rev. Baxter was Curtis Baxter's father.
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Unidentified baby, ca. 1890
Unidentified baby, ca. 1890. No backprint. front reads: jewelry and art dept, The Poling & Allender Company, D. W. Poling, Manager, Parsons, W.Va.
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Unidentified female, ca. 1890
Unidentified female, ca. 1890. No backprint. front reads: G. H. Bennett, Spencer, W.Va.
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Unidentified female, ca. 1890
Unidentified female, ca. 1890. Backprint reads:: Artistic photography, M.S. Wilson, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Unidentified female, ca. 1890
Unidentified male, ca. 1890. Backprint reads:: C&L Photographic Art Studio, 527 Market St, above B&O RR Bridge, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Unidentified female, ca. 1890
Unidentified girl, ca. 1890. No backprint. Front reads: Miss M. H. Watts, Walnut Street, Ravenswood, W.Va.
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Unidentified group, ca. 1890
Unidentified group, ca. 1890. Backprint reads:: Loomis Photographer, Parkersburg, W.Va. C.W. Loomis, the finest equipped studio in W.Va.
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Unidentified female, ca. 1860's
Unidentified female, ca. 1860's. Backprint reads:: J. D. Cadwallader, front street, Marietta, O and Market Street, Parkersburg, W.Va. Printed buy W. S. Knox, printer, Marietta, O.
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Unidentified girl
Unidentified girl with hand colored cheeks, ca. 1860's. This is an excellent example of the hand colorizing of these black and white tintypes.
