Dorothy Baker

 

Dorothy Baker Sources at Lewis & Clark Library Sources at the Montana Historical Society Research Center Online Resources

 

 

Dorothy Baker, a.k.a. Dorothy Putnam, was the last of three popular madams who operated a well-known house of ill repute in the upstairs apartments of the St. Louis Block. Established in the late 1920s, Dorothy operated the house from about 1954 until the early 1970s.    

 

 

Sources at Lewis & Clark Library

 

1. Baumler, Ellen, and Dave Shors. Lost Places, Hidden Treasures: Rare Photographs of Helena, Montana. Helena, Montana: Farcountry Press, 2002. 64. [Shelfmark M 978.6615 B].
2. Paula Petrik. "Capitalists with Rooms: Prostitution in Helena, Montana, 1865-1900." Montana the Magazine of Western Histroy 31 (2) 39. [Shelfmark Helena Winter 1981 V31. N2]
3. "A Pioneer Establishment." Helena Independent 1 January 1885.
4. Baumler, Ellen. "Dorothy's Rooms." Montana Women Writers: A Geography of the Heart. Ed. Caroline Patterson. Helena, Montana: Farcountry Press, 2006.
5. Freeman, Paul. "Dorothy Now a Figure in Helena History." Helena Independent Record 15 May 1973: 1-2.

 

Sources at the Montana Historical Society Research Center

 

1. Dorothy Baker Vertical F (includes National Register sign text).
2. Baumler, Ellen, and Dave Shors. Lost Places, Hidden Treasures: Rare Photographs of Helena, Montana. Helena, Montana: Farcountry Press, 2002. 64.
3. Baumler, Ellen. "Dorothy's Rooms." Montana Women Writers: A Geography of the Heart. Ed. Caroline Patterson. Helena, Montana: Farcountry Press, 2006.
4. MHS Photo Archives PAC 80-5 and uncatalogued Urban Renewal Collection.
5. Sanborn-Perris Fire Insurance Maps of Helena.
6. "A Pioneer Establishment." Helena Independent 1 January 1885.
7. Freeman, Paul. "Dorothy Now a Figure in Helena History." Helena Independent Record 15 May 1973: 1-2.

 

Online Resources

 

1. "A Pioneer Establishment." Helena Independent. 1 January 1885.

 

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