Register of the Bailey Willis papers
| March 31, 1857 | Born, New York, U.S. |
| 1878-1879 | Graduated Columbia University with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1878 and in civil engineering in 1879 |
| 1881-1884 | Survey geologist for the Northern Pacific Railroad |
| 1884-1915 | Worked for the USGS |
| 1889 | Named director of the Appalachian division |
| 1893 | Author of The Mechanics of Appalachian Structure |
| 1895 to 1902 | Lectured on geology at Johns Hopkins University |
| 1900 | Appointed as head of the Division of Areal Geology of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) |
| 1903 | Led an expedition to northern China, an experience later described in his book Friendly China |
| 1910-1914 | Consulted for the government of Argentina, an experience later recorded in his book a Yanqui in Patagonia |
| 1910 | Awarded the Gold Medal of the Société de Géographie of France |
| 1915-1922 | Professor and chairman of the geology department at Stanford University |
| 1918 | Served as chief, Latin American Division, the Inquiry |
| 1920 | Elected to the National Academy of the Sciences |
| 1921-1926 | Served as a President of the Seismological Society of America |
| 1936 | Awarded the Legion of Honor, Belgium |
| 1944 | Awarded the Penrose Medal by the Geological Society of America |
| 1949 | Died, Palo Alto, California |
Scope and Content of Collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Writings, studies, and reports 1942-1943
"Santa Catarina Island, Brazil, Memorandum for Rear Admiral H. C. Train, Director, Naval Intelligence, Washington, D. C.," 26 August 1942
"Servicing Submarines off Brazil, 1-2, Study of Rendezvous between Mother-ship and U-boat, December 1942 - March 1943 ("...under the auspices of the War Service of Stanford University, Professor E. A. Cottrell, chairman, a branch of the Military Intelligence, HQ in San Francisco, Colonel A.E. Ahrends in command)," March 1943
"Servicing Submarines in the Atlantic," sequel to "Servicing Submarines off Brazil," circa 1943
"Gulf Weed and Submarine, Study For General Arnold and Admiral Train," February 1943
"Servicing Submarines on the West Coast of Africa, Study of Rendezvous between Mother-ship and U-boat," July 1943
"Northern Adriatic; Coast of Dalmatia, Fiume to Zengg, Istrian Peninsula, Illustrated by Photographs taken in 1905," September 1943
"Italy; Bologna and Florence, Illustrated by Photographs taken in 1905," September 1943
"Notes on the Valleys of the Apennines, Illustrating the Occurrences of the Terraces in Relation to Defense," September 1943
"Karpathian Mountains in Galicia, Illustrated by Photographs taken in 1905," October 1943
"Danube above Vienna, Illustrated by Photographs taken in 1905 and Engravings," October 1943
"Public Utilities Committee General Plan for the Occupation of Manila, Seminar-project of the Naval School of Military Government and Administration," Columbia University November 1943
Correspondence 1916-1943
Defense Council correspondence with the Department of Geology 1916-1918
Letters from students of the Department of Geology who went to the War 1916-1919
Letter from Pierre Denis to Bailey Willis 2 October 1924
Letters to be placed with the Reports for Military Intelligence and Strategic Services 1941-1943