Inventory of the Charles A. Baylis Papers, 1924-1973

Abstract

Charles A. Baylis was a professor of philosophy at Duke University from 1952-1970.

This collection contains the correspondence, writings, personal papers, and departmental records. The material ranges in date from 1924-1973, bulk from 1950-1970.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: University Archives, Duke University
Creator: Baylis, Charles Augustus, 1902-.
Title: Charles A. Baylis Papers, 1924-1973
Language of Material: English
Extent: 4.5 Linear Feet, 3600 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

This collection is organized into two series, correspondence and personal papers, and covers the years from 1924 to 1973. The bulk of the material is personal correspondence between Baylis and colleagues at other universities. Other material includes papers relating to groups and organizations that Baylis belonged to, course exams and syllabi, and essays he wrote. Notable in this collection is Baylis' Masters Thesis (1924) and a tenure case involving a colleague at the University of Washington (1948).

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

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Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Contents of the Collection

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Correspondence

(2.25 boxes)

Correspondence, 1925-1949

Box 1

Correspondence, 1950-1952

Box 1

Correspondence, 1953-1954

Box 1

Correspondence, 1955 (1 of 2)

Box 1

Correspondence, 1955 (2 of 2)

Box 1

Correspondence, 1956 Jan.-May

Box 1

Correspondence, 1956 June

Box 1

Correspondence, 1956 Jul.-Dec.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1957 Jan.-Feb.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1957 Mar.-Apr.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1957 May-Aug.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1957 Sept.-Dec.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1958 Jan.-Mar.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1958 Apr.-Dec.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1959 Jan.-Mar.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1959 May-Dec.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1960 Jan.-Feb.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1960 Mar.-Jun.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1960 Jul.-Oct.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1960 Nov.-Dec.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1961 Jan.-Feb.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1961 Mar.-May

Box 1

Correspondence, 1961 Jun.-Oct.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1961 Nov.-Dec.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1962 Jan.-Mar.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1962 Apr.-Jun.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1962 Jul.-Oct.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1962 Nov.-Dec.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1963 Jan.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1963 Feb.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1963 Mar.-May

Box 2

Correspondence, 1963 Jun.-Sept.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1963 Oct.-Dec.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1964 Jan.-Feb.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1964 Mar.-May

Box 2

Correspondence, 1964 Jun.-Oct.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1964 Nov.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1964 Dec.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1965 Jan.-Mar.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1965 Apr.-Dec.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1966 Jan.-Oct.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1966 Nov.-Dec.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1967 Jan.

Box 2

Correspondence, 1967 Feb.-Mar.

Box 2

Papers, Groups, Departmental Business

(1.25 boxes)

Correspondence, 1967 Apr.-Sept.

Box 3

Correspondence, 1967 Oct.-Dec.

Box 3

Correspondence, 1968-1970

Box 3

Correspondence, 1933-1964, Undated

Box 3

C.I. Lewis Papers (1 of 2)

Box 3

C.I. Lewis Papers (2 of 2)

Box 3

Washington Tenure Case, 1948-1950

Box 3

N.C. Philosophical Society

Box 3

Southern Society for Philospohy and Psychology, 1953-1956

Box 3

Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, 1957-1973, Undated

Box 3

Association for Symbolic Logic, 1951-1953

Box 3

Association for Symbolic Logic, 1956-1967, Undated (1 of 2)

Box 3

Association for Symbolic Logic, 1956-1967, Undated (2 of 2)

Box 3

American Philosophical Association, 1966

Box 3

American Philosophical Association, 1967-1968

Box 3

Financial Papers, 1949-1970

Box 3

Professor Baylis' Writings, 1924-1963

Box 3

Professor Baylis' Writings, Undated (1 of 4)

Box 3

Professor Baylis' Writings, Undated (2 of 4)

Box 3

Professor Baylis' Writings, Undated (3 of 4)

Box 3

Professor Baylis' Writings, Undated (4 of 4)

Box 3

Course Enrollment, 1949-1965

Box 3

Professor Baylis' Course Exams and Syllabi, 1953-1967, Undated

Box 3

Joint Duke-UNC Colloquia, 1959-1966, Undated

Box 3

Philosophy Deptartment Business, 1947-1968 (1 of 2)

Box 3

Philosophy Deptartment Business, 1947-1968 (2 of 2)

Box 3

Philosophy Department Census Reports, 1961-1967

Box 3

Philosophy Department Courses, 1952-1967

Box 4

Philosophy Department Courses, Undated

Box 4

Faculty Salary and Promotion Recommendations

Box 4

Budget Requests, 1953-1965, Undated

Box 4

Philosophy Department Meetings, 1947-1970

Box 4

Historical Note

Charles A. Baylis (1902-1975) received degrees from University of Washington (A.B., A.M. 1924) and Harvard University (Ph.D. 1926) in Philosophy. He was a Senior Fulbright Scholar and a Guggenheim Fellow from 1958-1959.

Baylis held teaching positions at Brown University, from 1927-1949, and University of Maryland, from 1949-1952, before coming to Duke. He taught at Duke from 1952-1970 and was chairman of the Philosphy Department at Duke from 1956-1968.

Baylis was a member of the Association for Symbolic Logic, Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, American Philosophical Association, and the North Carolina Philosophical Society. He died in 1975 at the age of 73.

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