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.

Ownership & Copyright

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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.

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

 

Papers

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