The St. Barbe Baker fonds was bequeathed to the University of Saskatchewan, and organized after his death. St. Barbe Baker maintained life-long connections to the university. He received an honorary degree in 1971. He died in Saskatoon in 1982 (and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery), after planting his last tree near the Diefenbaker Canada Canada.
The site also includes material from the Christopher Chapman fonds, donated to the University of Saskatchewan in 2015. Christopher Chapman (1927-2015) was an innovative Canadian filmmaker and documentarian. The Chapman fonds includes film footage, audio recordings and other material relating to an unfinished film project about Richard St. Barbe Baker.
This website provides access to digitized copies of several portions of the collection. The first phase of the digitization project has focused on photographs, film, audio, and St. Barbe Baker’s books.