Charles A. Baylis papers, 1924-1973

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Summary

Creator:
Baylis, Charles Augustus, 1902-
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.
Extent:
4.5 Linear Feet
3600 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
UA.29.02.0003
University Archives Record Group:
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates > 02 -- Individuals

Background

Scope and content:

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).

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
The Charles A. Baylis Papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1975.
Processing information:

Processed by Matthew Shangler, June 2009

Encoded by Matthew Shangler, June 2009

Accession A75-151 is described in this finding aid.

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Names:
Duke University -- Faculty
Duke University. Department of Philosophy
Baylis, Charles Augustus, 1902-
Baylis, Charles Augustus, 1902-

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[Identification of item], Charles A. Baylis Papers, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.