James Baldwin (1841 – 1925) was born in Indiana, United States and made a career as an educator and administrator in that state starting at the age of 24. He served as the superintendent of Indiana's school system for eighteen years and then went on to become a widely published textbook editor and children's author in the subjects of legends, mythology, biography, and literature, among others. He wrote more than fifty books, the most famous of which include Fifty Famous Stories Retold (1896) and Abraham Lincoln, a True Life (1904).

The James Baldwin Collection includes:

- Eighth Reader (English) (as Author)
- Fifty Famous People: A Book of Short Stories (English) (as Author)
- Fifty Famous Stories Retold (English) (as Author)
- Four American Naval Heroes
Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey (English) (as Commentator)
- Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln
A Book for Young Americans (English) (as Author)
- Hero Tales (English) (as Author)
- Old Greek Stories (English) (as Author)
- School Reading by Grades: Sixth Year (English) (as Author)
- The Story of Siegfried (English) (as Author)