York in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Van R. Baker, Ph.D.

English and Humanities Department

— 1967-1989 —

Van R. Baker, Ph.D. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2023

1. Van R. Baker, Ph.D. Marker

Inscription.

Educated at both West Point and Columbia University, Dr. Baker chaired the then English Department during the transition from York Junior College to the present four-year institution. He served as Academic Senate President (1975-77), and as a member of the Presidential Search Committee. An active scholar with significant publications on John Dryden and Laurence Sterne, Dr. Baker was honored in 1997 by the Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.

Erected by York College of Pennsylvania.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1997.

Location. 39° 56.799′ N, 76° 43.759′ W. Marker is in York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It can be reached from Country Club Road. Marker is in the Faculty Recognition Garden, part of the Campus Mall on the York College campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 441 Country Club Road, York PA 17403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bruce B. Smith, Ph.D. (here, next to this marker); Chris Meisenhelter (here, next to this marker); James L. Morrison, Jr., Ph.D. (here, next to this marker); Benjamin M. McKulik, Ph.D.

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(here, next to this marker); Dean Stanton Barnard, Jr., Ph.D. (here, next to this marker); Mary Ann Snodgrass, Ph.D. (here, next to this marker); Charles W. Boas, Ph.D. (a few steps from this marker); Jacquelin H. Harrington, D. Ed., RN (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.

Also see . . .
1. Van R. Baker Obituary (2013). (Submitted on April 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. York College of Pennsylvania. (Submitted on April 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2023

2. Van R. Baker, Ph.D. Marker

Faculty Recognition Garden Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2023

3. Faculty Recognition Garden Marker

Faculty Recognition Garden and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 31, 2023

4. Faculty Recognition Garden and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on April 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.