Manuscripts

Cope, Erle L. 6 pieces. To Bailey Willis

Description

Affixed to letter:

Willis, Bailey. 1 piece. To James N. Gillett. 1926, July 14.

Gillett, James N. 1 piece. To Bailey Willis. 1926, July 13.

Cope, Erle L. 1 piece. To Norman F. Titus. 1926, Sep. 17.

Type

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Date

1926-1928

Call number

mssWillis

Creator

Willis, Bailey (1857-1949)(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Gift of D.F. Smith, C.G. Willis, and R. Willis, June 1962.

Gift of Margaret Willis Smith, March 1964.

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Grinnell Willis, October 1969.

Restrictions

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Fleming, John Adam. 3 pieces. To Bailey Willis

Manuscripts

Affixed to letter: Willis, Bailey. 1 piece. To John Adam Fleming. 1926, July 16.

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Abbott, Charles Frederick. 1 piece. To Bailey Willis

Manuscripts

Affixed to letter: Willis, Bailey. 1 piece. To Charles Frederick Abbott. 1926, July 9.

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Willis, Bailey. 1 piece. To Erle L. Cope

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including diaries and scientific reports), documents and photographs related to the life and interests of geologist Bailey Willis. Subject matter includes: the work, travels and family of Bailey Willis; geology, especially earthquakes; scientists and scientific institutions. There are also early photographs of China (1903-04) and Argentina (1911-13). Persons represented by over twenty pieces in the collection include: Charles Peter Berkey, Eliot Blackwelder, Rollin Thomas Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Arthur Louis Day, Frederick Putnam Gulliver, Charles Willard Hayes, Stephen Joseph Kubel, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Albrecht Penck, Raphael Pumpelly, Rollin D. Salisbury, Charles Schuchert, George Otis Smith, George Willis Stose, Charles Richard Van Hise, Charles Doolittle Walcott, Bailey Willis, Cornelia Grinnell Willis, Margaret Delight Baker Willis, and Robert Simpson Woodward. Also present is a typscript letter signed from William H. Taft to Bailey Willis, 1908 December 12.

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Willis, Bailey. 1 piece. To John L. Howard

Manuscripts

Affixed to letter: Howard, John L. 1 piece. To Bailey Willis. 1903, July 30.

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Rizer, Henry Clay. 26 pieces. To Bailey Willis

Manuscripts

Affixed to letter: Willis, Bailey. 1 piece. To Charles Doolittle Walcott. 1903, July 1. Willis, Bailey. 1 piece. To Henry Clay Rizer. 1908, Aug. 7. Willis, Bailey. 1 piece. To Charles Willard Hayes. 1910, Oct. 26. Charles Willard Hayes. 1 piece. To Bailey Willis. 1903, May 15.

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Boyle, J. C. 1 piece. To Bailey Willis

Manuscripts

Affixed to letter: Willis, Bailey. 1 piece. To J. C. Boyle. 1931, July 7. Willis, Bailey. 1 piece. To McGraw-Hill Book Co. 1931, July 7. McGraw-Hill Book Co. 1 piece. To J. C. Boyle. 1931, June 30.

mssWillis

Cope, Erle L. 6 pieces. To Bailey Willis

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