Guide to the Bailey Willis Papers
Stanford University Libraries
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0200
Creator:
Willis, Bailey, 1857-1949
Title: Bailey Willis papers
Dates: circa 1900-1962
Physical Description:
0.75 linear foot
Summary: Collection includes diagrams from Appalachian structures labeled
"Experiments in Folding"; a pamphlet "Bailey Willis Speaks"; two typescript papers on
geology, 1944 and undated; report on the San Andreas Fault Valley, ca. 1933; report of
the Golden Gate Bridge & Highway District regarding Willis' criticism of the bridge
foundation and his comment on the report, 1934-35; biographical materials, 1949-62; and
a manuscript poem by Willis, 1939.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Administrative Information
Provenance
In part, gift of Branner Earth Sciences Library, 1979.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is
given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not
intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission
must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
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Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Cite As
Bailey Willis Papers (SC0200). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
After early studies in Germany, Bailey Willis attended Columbia University and was
awarded the degree of Mining Engineer in 1878 and of Civil Engineer in 1879. In 1884 he
began his career with the United States Geological Survey, working chiefly in the
Pacific Northwest. He made geological research trips to China and Argentina, before
coming to Stanford University in 1915 to succeed John C. Branner as head of the
Department of Geology. Willis was a popular teacher and lecturer and taught at Stanford
until his retirement in 1922.
Description of the Collection
Collection includes diagrams from Appalachian structures labeled "Experiments in
Folding"; a pamphlet "Bailey Willis Speaks"; two typescript papers on geology, 1944 and
undated; report on the San Andreas Fault Valley, ca. 1933; report of the Golden Gate
Bridge & Highway District regarding Willis' criticism of the bridge foundation and
his comment on the report, 1934-35; biographical materials, 1949-62; and a manuscript
poem by Willis, 1939.
Access Terms
Stanford University. Dept. of
Geology--Faculty.
Willis, Bailey, 1857-1949
Appalachian Mountains.
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
San Andreas Fault (Calif.)
Collection Contents
Box 1, Folder 0
Diagrams from Appalachian structures labeled "Experiments in Folding"
and a pamphlet "Bailey Willis Speaks"
Box 2, Folder 1
Biographical memorials, 1949-62
Box 2, Folder 1
Aaron C. Waters, "Memorial to Bailey Willis," Geological Society of
America Bulletin, 1962
Box 2, Folder 1
Memorial Resolution [Stanford], 1949
Box 2, Folder 2
Continental Drift, typescript paper, 1944
Box 2, Folder 3
Golden Gate Bridge & Highway District, 1934-35
Box 2, Folder 3
Report of Building Committee, Investigation of Criticism of Foundation
by Dr. Bailey Willis, 1934 (2 cc) along with letter and comment by Willis,
1935
Box 2, Folder 4
Growth of the Earth as an Abode of Life, typescript lecture to
California Academy of Sciences, n.d.
Box 2, Folder 5
Miscellany: genealogy chart (?) and letter regarding transfer of
materials to Stanford University Libraries, 1961
Box 2, Folder 6
Poem, "The Borrowed Gown," possibly read at Stanford commencement,
1939
Box 2, Folder 7
San Andreas Fault Valley, report by Willis, ca. 1933
Box 2, Folder 8
Photocopies of letters by Willis to a nephew and niece, 1941-47, and
photocopy of a Christmas card to relatives [originals held by Nell
Scruggs]
