Baasil Wilder

Librarian

I have been working at the Smithsonian since 2010. I have worked at the National Museum of the American Indian library, the National Air and Space Museum library, the National Museum of African Art library, the National Museum of American History library, the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, and the Anacostia Community Museum library. I currently work at the National Postal Museum library.                                                              

Interests: working, being productive, actually helping people

Publications

Publications: 

Mitchell, Calvin and Wilder, Baasil. 2025. "A study in race, racism and presidential politics: The pursuit of black representation on U.S. postage stamps during the early 20th century." The American Philatelist, 139, (3) 26–37.

Wilder, Baasil. 2025. "Philately." In Magazines for Libraries. 33rd ed. Laguardia, Cheryl, editor. Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest LLC.

Wilder, Baasil. 2025. "National Postal Museum Library Research Center." In American library directory; a classified list of libraries in the United States and Canada, with personnel and statistical data. Williams, Jennifer, editor. New York: R.R. Bowker.

Wilder, Baasil and Mills, Marian. 2025. "Library News--National Postal Museum." Philatelic Literature Review, 74, (1) 16–17.

Wilder, Baasil and Mills, Marian. 2024. "Library News: National Postal Museum." Philatelic Literature Review, 73, (1) 4.