Doris Whipple Jones-Baker (c. 1926–7 June 2020) was a British-American historian and folklorist.

Career

Jones-Baker is a graduate of the

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and

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. She completed her PhD in history at

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and held a fellowship at the

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. Doris initially worked for the

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as a historian before she moved to England with her husband, Lionel, in 1960. They settled in

Whitwell, Hertfordshire Whitwell is a village in the parish of St Paul's Walden about six miles south of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. Situated on a tableland, a spur of the Chilterns, Whitwell is about 122m (400 feet) above sea level. The soil is mostly clay ...

. Jones-Baker published numerous articles and books on Hertfordshire history and folklore and English medieval graffiti. She served on the council of the Hertfordshire Association for Local History, and the East Hertfordshire Archaeological Society. She was a co-editor of ''Hertfordshire Archaeology'' and served as a councillor and editorial member of the Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland. She was elected as a fellow of the

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in March 1982 and was also a Fellow of the

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Select publication

*Jones-Baker, D. 1974. ''Old Hertfordshire Calendar''. *Jones-Baker, D. 1977. ''The Folklore of Hertfordshire''. *Jones-Baker, D. 1987. ''Tales of Old Hertfordshire''. *Jones-Baker, D. 1989. "Graffito drawing of a medieval window, Welbourn Church, Lincolnshire", ''Antiquaries Journal'' 69, 312-314. *Jones-Baker, D. 1990 ''A history of the Parish Church of St. Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire'' *Jones-Baker, D. (ed) 1991. ''Hertfordshire in History: Papers presented to Lionel Munby''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones-Baker, Doris 1920s births 2020 deaths Year of birth uncertain Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London British women historians American women historians Women folklorists University of California alumni George Washington University alumni Alumni of University College London