The Totem Theatre series documents extensively Baker’s involvement with the Totem Theatre company between 1951 and 1954. The series encompasses not only the administrative and promotional side of Totem Theatre, but also the production and staging side. The series includes administrative and promotional material as well as photographs and an extensive collection of newspaper clippings.
Comprises a steno pad in which Thor Angrim made several pages of notes identifying individuals pictured in photographs in cirlox binders.
The series contains slides, photographs, negatives and home movies relating to Baker's private life in Canada and several trips abroad.
The fonds consists of five series: Personal Life, Pre-Totem Theatre Involvement, Totem Theatre, Post-Totem Theatre Involvement and the Arngrim Family series. These series document Baker’s involvement in the Canadian theatre scene over a period of time spanning approximately thirty years, as well as certain aspects of his personal life. The fonds consists primarily of photographs and slides, both professional and private; they are largely unidentified. Also included are three scrapbooks of drama clippings of Vancouver productions, 1948-1951, theatre posters, programs, memorabilia and several letters.
Personal Life series includes photographs, slides and home movies accumulated by Baker that relate to family, friends and trips abroad.
Pre-Totem Theatre Involvement series documents Baker’s involvement in Canadian theatre from the late 1940s until 1951, and is comprised of photographic material.
Totem Theatre series documents extensively Baker’s involvement with the Totem Theatre company between 1951 and 1954. The series encompasses not only the administrative and promotional side of Totem Theatre, but also the production and staging side. The series includes administrative and promotional material as well as photographs and an extensive collection of newspaper clippings.
Post-Totem Theatre Involvement series documents Baker’s involvement with North American theatre between 1954 and the late 1970s, and includes an extensive collection of slides, photographs and newspaper clippings. The Education sub-series documents Baker’s involvement with drama and summer theatre schools.
Arngrim Family series consists of documents accumulated by Baker that relate to the family of his friend, Thor Arngrim and include photographs, slides and sound recordings. Arngrim married Totem Theatre actress Nora MacMillan in 1954 after the demise of the theatre company, and as such, some materials relating to her later work can also be found within this series.
The fonds has one subseries: the Education sub-series found within the Post-Totem Theatre Involvement series.
Baker, StuartComprises colour slides of friends, family and personal life.
This series documents Baker’s involvement with North American theatre between 1952 and the late 1970s, and includes an extensive collection of slides, photographs and newspaper clippings
The series is further divided into one sub-series on Education, which documents Baker's involvement with drama and summer theatre schools.
Comprises colour slides of various unidentified theatre productions during the 1960s or 1970s.
Comprises 20 strips of colour negatives of the cast and crew of various theatrical productions.
Comprises colour slides of miscellaneous theatrical productions from the 1960s or 1970s.
Comprises newspaper clippings of reviews of various theatrical productions.
Comprises newspaper clippings on various theatrical productions, a personal data sheet for Stuart Baker and articles on various actors.
Comprises programs for various productions staged by the Bastion Theatre Company.
Comprises colour slides of various theatrical productions staged during the 1960s or 1970s.
Comprises colour slides of friends, family and personal life.
Comprises 4 strips of colour negatives of the cast and crew of various theatrical productions.
Comprises of programs for various theatrical productions and theatre companies across North America, although predominantly in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario.
Comprises colour slides from a production of "The Man From Moscow".
Comprises colour slides of Baker's house in Victoria, BC.
Comprises photographs of various theatrical companies from the 1950s to the 1970s. The photographs are predominantly from the Bastion Theatre company.
Comprises programme announcements and lists of courses offered by the Bastion Theatre School.
Comprises colour slides from a production of "Caesar and Cleopatra".
Comprises colour slides of a production of "Climb a Greased Pole".
Comprises colour slides of a production of "Offshore Island".
Comprises newspaper clippings of advertisements and reviews for various theatrical productions.
Comprises colour slides of a production of "Box of Smiles".