Geo. F. Baker, U.S. Financier and Philanthropist
Title
Geo. F. Baker, U.S. Financier and Philanthropist
Description
George Baker has had many buildings named after him, because he used his funds to donate to higher education for those around him. Harvard Business school named their library after him when he gave them a starting grant of over $5 million in 1924. Columbia University has Baker Field, their primary athletic facility, due to Baker’s funds. One of Dartmouth College’s biggest symbols is their Baker Memorial Library, after he provided $2 million for the school. Besides spreading his name, his spreading of wealth also led to co-founding the First National Bank of the City of New York.
Creator
Bain News Service
Date
Unknown
Source
George F. Baker - Wikimedia
A photograph of George Fisher Baker, a U.S. financier and philanthropist.
Source: Baker Family. Baker Family Papers. (2012, April). Harvard Library. Retrieved Nov 1, 2012, from http://bit.ly/OFBcei
For Further Exploration Please Visit http://bit.ly/OFBcei
A photograph of George Fisher Baker, a U.S. financier and philanthropist.
Source: Baker Family. Baker Family Papers. (2012, April). Harvard Library. Retrieved Nov 1, 2012, from http://bit.ly/OFBcei
For Further Exploration Please Visit http://bit.ly/OFBcei
Relation
Link: Library of Congress
Rights
Library of Congress
Publisher
Library of Congress
Contributor
Library of Congress
Format
Photograph
Language
English
Type
Figures
Identifier
Philanthropy
Coverage
Philanthropy
Files
Collection
Reference
Bain News Service, Geo. F. Baker, U.S. Financier and Philanthropist, Library of Congress, Unknown
Cite As
Bain News Service, “Geo. F. Baker, U.S. Financier and Philanthropist,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 29, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/36.