Anne Baker papers, 1976-2014

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Summary

Creator:
Baker, Anne, 1951- and Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Abstract:
Anne Baker was an abortion counselor, serving as the Director of Counseling at the Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City, Illinois, for the majority of her career. The Anne Baker papers consist of informational pamphlets, handouts, forms, workshop evaluations, personal writings, newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, audiovisual materials, buttons, and sweatshirts.
Extent:
4.7 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11441

Background

Scope and content:

The Anne Baker papers contains documentation of Baker's personal life and of her professional role as the Director of Counseling at the Hope Clinic of Granite City, Illinois. The collection includes materials from reproductive health workshops and trainings she gave, secondary literature about abortion counseling, correspondence, materials from different protests that she and other Hope Clinic staff attended, personal notes, histories of the Hope Clinic, and newspaper clippings from the kidnapping of Dr. Hector and Jean Rosalie Zevallos.

Biographical / historical:

Anne Baker received her B.A. in Social Welfare from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 1975. She went on to work at the Planned Parenthood of St. Louis from 1975-1976. Baker received her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Lindenwood College. In 1995, she published Abortion and Options Counseling: A Comprehensive Reference. Baker worked as a counselor and later the Director of Counseling at the Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City, Illinois, from 1976-2012.

The Hope Clinic in Granite City, Illinois, was founded in 1974 with Dr. Hector Zevallos as the medical director. The clinic was bombed and subsequently rebuilt in 1982. Dr. Hector Zevallos and his wife Rosalie Jean Zevallos were kidnapped by an anti-abortion terrorist group called the Army of God. They were released eight days later. The Hope Clinic remains in operation as of 2024.

Acquisition information:
The Anne Baker papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2014 and 2018.
Processing information:

Processed by Michelle Runyon and Laura Valentine: March 2019.

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2014-0215, 2018-0119

The "Abortion-related workshops and inservices" series was renamed "Reproductive health workshops and inservices" in 2024 to better reflect the scope of healthcare represented in the materials.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into six series: Reproductive health workshops and inservices; Hope Clinic for Women; Personal; Publications; Books, Pamphlets, and Thesis; and Audio-Visual.

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