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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Bailey Willis papers
creator:
Willis, Bailey
Identifier/Call Number: SC0200
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): circa 1900-1962
Abstract: 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
In part, gift of Branner Earth Sciences Library, 1979.
This collection is open for research.
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: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
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.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
San Andreas Fault (Calif.)
Appalachian Mountains.
Willis, Bailey
Willis, Bailey
Stanford University. Department of Geology. Faculty