William Frederic Badè Collection, 1870-1944
Mike Wurtz
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University of the Pacific Library
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
William Frederic Badè Collection, 1870-1944
Collection number: MSS 338
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
- Processed by:
- Mike Wurtz
- Date Completed:
- 2018
- Encoded by:
- Nicole Grady
© 2013 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: William Frederic Badè Collection
Dates: 1870-1944
Collection number: MSS 338
Creator:
Badè, William Fredric
Collection Size:
1 linear foot
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: The collection consists of the papers of William
Frederic Badè and including primarily Badè correspondence and contracts
concerning books by or about John Muir, writings about John Muir, transcribed
correspondence of John Muir
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.
Preferred Citation
William Frederic Badè Collection. MSS 338. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.
Biography / Administrative History
William Fredric Badè (1871-1936) was Muir's literary executor and first
biographer. He edited and published Muir's posthumous books: A Thousand Mile
Walk to the Gulf, Cruise of the Corwin, Steep Trails, and Travels in Alaska. He
wrote and published The Life and Letters of John Muir in 1924. In the creation
of Life and Letters, Badè gathered thousands of letters from Muir, as well as
botanical specimens, reminiscences with those that knew Muir, and notes. Badè
also served as president of the Sierra Club from 1918-1922 and edited the
Sierra Club Bulletin for years.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of the papers of William Frederic Badè and
including primarily Badè correspondence and contracts concerning books by or
about John Muir, writings about John Muir, transcribed correspondence of John
Muir, an account of William and Elizabeth's 1917 honeymoon book retracing
Muir's 1867-68 "Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf," and drafts of The Life and
Letters of John Muir.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Muir, John, 1838-1914.
Muir, John, 1838-1914. A Thousand Mile
Walk to the Gulf.
Muir, John, 1838-1914. The Life and
Letters of John Muir.
Sierra Club – History
Naturalists – United States
Conservationists – United
States
Related Material
University of the Pacific Holt-Atherton Special Collections John Muir
Papers MSS 048 Series 5A Bade, 5 linear feet UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
William Frederic Badè Papers BANC MSS 72/174 c, 2 boxes
Folder 1-3: Houghton-Mifflin correspondence and contracts,
1912-1937, undated.
Including: Ferris Greenslet, RL Scaife, Sedgwick, CS
Olcott, Charles Elliot, Albert H. Pratt, Douglas Doty, Wanda Muir Hanna, Thomas
Hanna, Helen Muir Funk, James Duncan Philips, Francis H. Allen, HH Taylor,
Plunkett, Linscott, Strother, Elizabeth Badè, Wanda Muir Hanna, Allen Johnson,
Harrington Putnam, LeRoy Jeffers, George Bird Grinnell, William Colby, and
David Starr Jordan.
Folder 4: Sierra Club 1909-1928 Correspondence and
material related to the Sierra Club.
Including: Francis Farquhar, Leon Richardson, Colby,
Phil Bernays, Howard Dean French, Arthur Rickard, Wilfred Grenfell, Reginald
Townsend, RB Marshall, LH Coffin, Allen Chamberlain, Henry Cowles, and HE
Coles.
Folder 5: Francois E. Matthes 1913-1919 [bulk 1919]
Correspondence to Badè from geologist Matthes.
Folder 6: Camp Curry 1920-1921 Correspondence between Badè
and Foster Curry and WB Curtis concerning photos of Muir’s cabin in Yosemite
Valley.
Folder 7: Eulogies to Muir 1914-1942 Eulogies and
correspondence concerning Muir and Badè.
Including: Warren Olney, Thomas Hanna, Elizabeth Badè,
and Wanda Muir.
Folder 8: Speeches and Writing concerning Muir 1920-1944
and undated.
Including: Bibliography of John Muir c.1915, “Lover and
Guardian of Trees,” “John Muir, Nature, and Yosemite,” “An Inside View of
Conservation in California,” “Nature and Man,” “The John Muir Trail,” “John
Muir in Yosemite,” “Muir’s View of the Valley’s Origin,” and program, poems,
and clippings.
Folder 9: Muir writings transcripts 1870-1909 Transcribed
correspondence from Muir to various individuals.
Also includes 7 typewritten pages of Muir’s
autobiography.
Folder 10: Honeymoon Book 1917 Badè’s account of retracing
the Thousand Mile Walk in 1917 including maps and clippings.
Folders 11-14: Draft of The Life and Letters of John Muir
by William Frederic Badè
