Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Summary
Collection Title: William Frederic Badè papers,
Date (inclusive): 1871-1936
Collection Number: BANC MSS 72/174 c
Creator:
Badè, William Frederic, 1871-1936
Extent:
Number of containers: 2 boxes
Repository: The
Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Correspondence relating mainly to conservation activities in the Sierra Club and to the publication of his works on John Muir;
manuscripts and reprints of some of his writings; clippings of reviews of his work; subject files on Hetch-Hetchy, John Muir,
national parks, the proposed Roosevelt-Sequoia National Park (California), the Water and Power Act of 1922, and Yosemite National
Park.
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
Library 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 reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item] William Frederic Badè papers, BANC MSS 72/174 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
This collection of papers, a gift of Mrs. Badè in April 1972, reflects primarily Professor Badè's conservation activities
in the Sierra Club, and his work as editor of the writings of John Muir.
Biographical Note
William Frederic Badè, born in Carver, Minnesota on January 22, 1871, attended the Moravian College in Pennsylvania where
he obtained his doctorate in 1898, teaching Greek, German, Hebrew and Old Testament literature there until 1902. He then became
professor of Old Testament literature and of Semitic languages at the Pacific School of Religion, remaining in Berkeley until
his death on March 4, 1936.
Professor Badè, one of the early members of the Sierra Club, was a close friend of John Muir, and as his literary executor,
edited many of Muir's works.