Osmon C. Baker papers
Scope and Contents
The Osmon C. Baker papers is arranged into two main series. The first, Accession #1000-85, contains materials from Baker's education at Wesleyan University, including notes, essays, and an autograph album. The second series, Accession #1000-208, is mostly comprised of correspondence to and from Baker. The correspondence begins during Baker's time at the Wesleyan Academy and continues to his service as a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church. The series also includes family materials and a small number of writings by Baker.
Dates
- Creation: 1827-1869, 1934
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Biographical / Historical
Osmon Cleander Baker, born July 30, 1812 in Marlow, New Hampshire, attended the Wesleyan Academy (now Wilbraham Academy) in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, from 1827 to 1830. He was a member of the Wesleyan University class of 1834, and worked as a preacher while he was a student. However, he did not graduate with his class, as he left college during his senior year, possibly due to illness. Baker taught in the Newbury Seminary in Vermont from 1834 to 1839, and was principal of the institution from 1839 to 1843.
Active in the Methodist Episcopal church, he was a member of the New Hampshire Conference from 1844 to 1847. Baker served as a professor at the Methodist General Biblical Institute, in Concord, New Hampshire from 1847 to 1849, then as President from 1850 to 1852. He was elected a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1852. In 1858, Baker University in Kansas was named in Baker's honor.
Baker died in Concord, New Hampshire, December 20, 1871.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (2 hollinger boxes and 1 half hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Osmon C. Baker papers is arranged into two main series. The first, Accession #1000-85, contains materials from Baker's education at Wesleyan University, including notes, essays, and an autograph album. The second series, Accession #1000-208, is mostly comprised of correspondence to and from Baker.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series. The first series is described to the item level. The second series is described to the folder level.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Series 1 (Accession #1000-85) given by Ohio Northern University Library in October 1977. Series 2 (Accession #1000-208) given by William A. Morrill, Class of 1952, around 2007.
- Title
- Osmon C. Baker papers, 1827-1869, 1934
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Patricia Bodak Stark, Valerie Gillispie, April 2011 Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, April 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository