William A. Baker papers
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection consists of William Baker's student notes from classes he took in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering taught by Charles W. Berry, Harry C. Bradley, Myron W. Dole, Augustus H. Gill, Arthur L. Goodrich, James Robertson Jack, Jeremiah F. O'Neill, Edward J. Salstrom, and Richard Harbert Smith.
Dates
- 1930 - 1934
Creator
- Baker, William A. (Person)
Access note
This collection is open.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biography
William Avery Baker, 1911-1981, SB in naval architecture and marine engineering, 1934, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was employed by the shipbuilding division of the Bethlehem Steel Company for thirty years. From 1963 to 1981 he was curator of the Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum at MIT. He was also a part-time lecturer in the MIT Department of Ocean Engineering, 1963-1980.
Extent
0.6 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
Processing Information note
Some collection descriptions are based on legacy data and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. Description may change pending verification. Please contact the MIT Department of Distinctive Collections if you notice any errors or discrepancies.
- Baker, William A.
- Berry, Charles W. (Charles William), 1872-1968
- Bradley, Harry Cyrus, 1871-1936
- Dole, Myron Wilkinson, 1882-1977
- Gill, Augustus H. (Augustus Herman), 1864-1936
- Goodrich, A. L. (Arthur Lewis)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Machine Tool Laboratory
- O'Neill, Jeremiah F. (Jeremiah Francis)
- Salstrom, Edward J.
- Smith, Richard Harbert, 1894-
- courses Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- notes (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- Baker, William A. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Papers of William A. Baker
- Status
- Ready For Review
- Author
- Deborah H. Cozort, Joan Haas
- Date
- Copyright 1979, 1981
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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