Collection: William M. Baker papers

Collection Statement

William M. Baker correspondence and general family correspondence; patents and related materials of William M. Baker; family genealogy; newspaper articles -- including history of Fortville and history of Fortville Methodist Church; obituaries; momentos; church records, esp. of William M. Baker; Fortville Methodist Episcopal Church souvenir program, 1902; minutes, and Board of Trustees of Fortville, 1866-74.

Dates

1866 - 1874

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Usage Restrictions

Biographical Sketch

Resident of Fortville, Indiana, and son of Methodist circuit rider Reverend Thomas Baker; William M. Baker was superintendent of Sunday school at the Fortville Methodist Church and noteworthy inventor, owning patents on various refrigerator and cabinet models as well as the sleeping car seats and couches that were later integrated into the Pullman types.