Guide to the Bailey Willis Papers SC0200
Daniel Hartwig & Jenny Johnson
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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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.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
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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.
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
box 1
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]
Additional Papers Accession ARCH-2017-336
Box 1, Folder 1
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey drawings of preliminary values for movements of triangulation stations in California between
1906 and 1922.
1923 Jun
Box 1, Folder 2
Letter to Willis from the Chief Bowie of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
1924 Jun 17