Julian D. Barksdale Papers

Julian D. Barksdale Papers, 1937-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Barksdale, Julian D. (Julian Devreau), 1904-1983
Title: Julian D. Barksdale Papers
Dates: 1937-1980 (inclusive)
19371980
Quantity: 4.66 cubic ft. (6 boxes)
Collection Number: 2036 (Accession No. 2036-004)
Summary: Professor of geology at the University of Washington and a member of many organizations for senior citizens and retirees.
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Open to all users, excluding one file, which is closed and contains exempt student and personnel information.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Julian Barksdale was born in Texas in 1904. He grew up in Beaumont, site of the first oil well on the Gulf Coast, and came to his academic career via several years' work with oil companies. He attended the University of Texas for two years before going to Stanford to study sedimentary rocks. Barksdale received a B.A. in geology from Stanford in 1930 and then traveled in the service of various oil companies before returning to Stanford for graduate work in petrology. In 1936 he received his Ph.D. from Yale University.

Viewing teaching as an opportunity to try something different in his life, Barksdale took a position in the University of Washington Dept. of Geology in 1936 and remained at the university until his retirement in 1973. He taught graduate and undergraduate courses in addition to leading and organizing fieldwork seminars. From 1969 to 1973, he served as an undergraduate advisor for the department.

Barksdale became the head of the University of Washington Honors Program in 1964. He was active on committees of the Faculty Senate, serving as its president 1960-1961, and he also served on the Faculty Council on Academic Standards, the Library Advisory Committee, and a variety of committees in the College of Arts and Sciences.

After his retirement, Barksdale became involved with retiree and senior citizen's organizations, including the University of Washington Retirement Association, the Coalition of Retired and Higher Education Employees, and the Senior Citizen's Lobby. He died in 1983.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The personal papers of Julian Barksdale consist mainly of his correspondence, including correspondence regarding his involvement with organizations for retirees and senior citizens. Subject series also document his work with senior citizen and retiree groups, as well as projects relating to his geological interests and UW geology scholarships. The file for the George E. Goodspeed Scholarship contains a good deal of correspondence concerning Barksdale's fundraising work.

The bulk of the collection is arranged into 41 subgroups that document Barksdale's membership in organizations and committees both in and outside of the University of Washington. Major subgroups include the UW Geological Sciences Department and its committees; the College of Arts and Sciences, especially the Honors Council, which includes papers of Barnet Baskerville, the first director of the Honors Council; the University of Washington Faculty Senate committees and sub-committees; and the University Retirement Association. Other subgroups include the UW Faculty Athletic Committee, UW Faculty Council on Academic Standards, UW Quaternary Research Center, Coalition of Retired and Higher Education Employees, the Research Society of the University of Washington, and the Senior Citizens Lobby, Inc.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Rights were not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Accession no.2036-72-27 was donated by Julian Barksdale on November 15, 1972. Accession no. 2036-2-73-9 was also given by Julian Barksdale. Accession no. 2036-3-83-6 was transferred from the Dept. of Geological Sciences on June 17, 1983.

Processing Note

Processed in 2003, accession number 2036-4 is a merger of accession numbers 2036-72-27, 2036-2-73-9 (which was previously merged with 2036-72-27) and 2036-3-83-6.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Personal PapersReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Biographical Features	1961
	General Correspondence
Box/Folder
1/2-4	Barksdale Family	1937-1973
1/5	Campbell, Charles	1961-1972
1/6	Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory	1940-1942
1/7-8	Edwards Brothers, Inc.	1953-1968
1/9	Geological Society of America	1955-1973
1/10	Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section	1951-1954
1/11	Hawkins, Jim	1965-1966
1/12	Jackson, Henry M.	1960, 1964
1/13	Kirloff, Leo	1955
1/13	Knapp, Robert	1966
1/14-15	Knopf, Adolf and Eleanor	1938-1972
1/16	Lawrence, Robert	1966-1969
1/16	Lupe, Robert	1966-1967
1/17	Magnuson, Warren G.	1964-1970
1/18	Menzer, Fred	1949-1968
1/18	Merriam, Charles W.	1964
1/19	National Science Foundation	1957-1965
1/20	Nayudu, Y.R. (Mohan)	1963-1964
1/20	Nesbitt, R.W.	1962-1963
1/21	Northwest Science	1963-1970
1/22	Northwest Scientific Association	1953-1973
1/23-24	Owens-Illinois	1956-1957
1/25	Page, Ben	1947-1960
1/26	Parker, Garald	1953-1961
1/27	Putnam, William C.	1948-1961
1/28	Reynolds Mining Corporation	1953
1/29	Scott, W. Frank	1955-1957
1/30	Seattle Mayor	1964
1/31	Smith, Ward	1952-1966
1/32	Washington Conservation and Development Dept.	1953-1963
1/33	Washington Governor	1970
1/34	Waters, Aaron	1946-1958
1/35	John Wiley and Sons, Inc.	1942-1966
1/36	Wilkinson, John F.G.	1967-1969
1/36	Woods, Jay	1965
1/37-59	A-Z Miscellaneous	1937-1979
1/60	Unidentified Correspondence	undated
	Correspondence Regarding Retiree and Senior Citizens Organizations
Box/Folder
1/61	Allen, Kenneth S.	1978
1/62	Blair, Scott	1977
1/63	Carroll, Charles	1977-1979
1/64	Coalition of Retired Public Employees	1977-1978
1/65	Jayne, Bryson	1977-1980
1/66	King County Government and John Spellman	1978-1979
1/67	People for Fair Taxes in Washington	1977-1978
1/68	Retired Public Employees Council of Washington	1979
1/69	Schmid, Calvin F.	1976
1/70	Scott, George W.	1977, 1979
1/71-73	B-P Miscellaneous	1978-1979
Box/Folder
1/74-77	Interdepartmental Correspondence	1950-1974
	Conferences and Conventions
Box/Folder
1/78	1st Congressional District Issues Conference (elderly)	1977
1/79	Lake Wilderness Conference on Curricular Innovation	1969
1/80	Leadership Training Workshop	1977
1/81	Washington Governor's Conference on Aging	1978
	Reports
Box/Folder
1/82	Report on Survey of Student Opinion of Teaching	1963
	Subject Series
Box/Folder
1/83	Apartment to Condominium Conversions	1978
1/84	AAUP - Loyalty Oath	1962
1/85	Centennial Seminar	1961
1/86	Coombs (Howard A.) Scholarship	1976
1/87-2/1	Earthquake	1939
2//2	Elder Affairs	1976-1978
2/3	Field Course	1962
2/4	Fuller (Richard E.) Scholarship	1976
2/5	Geological Sites Worthy of Preservation in King County	1973
2/6-23	Goodspeed (George E.) Scholarship	1974-1979
2/24	Legislation	1977
2/25	Letters and Statements from WSU, CWU, and WWU	1978
2/26-27	Methow Project	1941-1969
2/28	"Needs of the Elderly"	1978
2/29	Oppenheimer (Robert) Case	1955
2/30	Phillips Petroleum Case	1955
2/31	"Retirement Systems for Higher Education in Washington: An Historical Summary"	1978
2/32	Senior Information Network Packet	undated
2/33	Wallingford Volunteer Food Committee	1977
2/34	Washington Citizens Association for Public Higher Education	1978
2/35	UW Aging Institute	1978-1980
2/36	UW Regents	1976-1979
2/37	UW Retirement Plan	1946, 1970
2/38	Western Washington University Retirement Association	1979
	Awards and Proclamations
Box/Folder
2/39	Barksdale's Retirement	1973
Box/Folder
2/40	Clippings	1960-1973
2/40	News Releases	1960-1973
2/41	Photographs	1956-1966

UW Dept. of Geology, 1956-1973Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
2/42-45	General Correspondence	1966-1973
2/46-47	Agendas and Minutes (Faculty Meetings)	1969-1973
2/48-49	Agendas and Minutes (Staff Meetings)	1967-1970
2/50	Budgets	undated
	Newsletters
Box/Folder
2/51-52	Miscellaneous	1971-1973
2/53	Ammonites (UW Geologists' Newsletter)	1956-1958
Box/Folder
2/54-55	Reports	1963, 1970-1971
2/56	Seminars	1967-1969
	Subject Series
Box/Folder
2/57-58	Curriculum	1966-1970
2/59-60	Equipment	1967-1971, undated
2/61	Fund Raising	undated
2/62-63	Space Inventory and Room Improvements	1968-1969
Box/Folder
2/64	UW Dept. of Geology Curriculum Committee	1970-1971
2/65	UW Dept. of Geology Examinations Committee	1967
2/66	UW Dept. of Geology Space Committee	1968-1969
	UW Dept. of Geology Graduate Program	1963-1972
Box/Folder
2/67-68 to 3-1	General Correspondence	undated
3/2-4	Student Guides	1967-1971

UW College of Arts and SciencesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
3/5-6	General Correspondence	1960-1961
	Minutes
Box/Folder
3/7	College Council	1960-1961
3/8	Faculty Meetings	1960-1961
Box/Folder
3/9-10	Reports	1960-1961
	Subject Series
Box/Folder
3/11	Business Administration School	1965
Box/Folder
3/12	UW College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Staff Includes papers of Barnet Baskerville.	1961-1965
	UW College of Arts and Sciences Honors Council
Box/Folder
3/13	Historical Features	1961-1963
3/14-17	General Correspondence	1961-1965
3/18-21	Curriculum	1961-1964
3/22	Reports	1963-1967
	Subject Series
Box/Folder
3/23	Students	undated
	UW College of Arts and Sciences Student Advising Committee
Box/Folder
3/24	General Correspondence	1962-1965
3/25	Minutes	1961-1964
3/26-27	Reports	1962

UW College of Education Teacher Education Committee, 1966Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3/28

UW Estate Planning, 1975-1978Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3/29

UW Faculty Athletic CommitteeReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
3/30	General Correspondence	1947-1949
3/31	Minutes	1947-1952

UW Faculty Council on Academic StandardsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
3/32-33	General Correspondence	1962-1968
3/34-35	Agendas	1965-1967
3/36-37	Minutes	1965-1967
3/38-40	Reports	1964-1969
	Subject Files
Box/Folder
3/41	Course Critique	1965-1966
3/42-43	Pass Fail	1967-1968
Box/Folder
3/44	UW Faculty Council on Academic Standards, Honors Sub-Committee	1965-1968

UW Faculty SenateReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
3/45	Agendas	1961-1966
3/46	General Correspondence	1958-1961
3/47	Minutes	1960-1961
3/48-50	Annual Reports	1960-1961
	Subject Files
Box/Folder
3/51	Black Student Program	1968
Box/Folder
3/52	UW Faculty Senate Admissions Committee	1960-1961
3/53	UW Faculty Senate Adult Education and Extension Services Committee	1961
3/54	UW Faculty Senate Budget Committee	1961
3/55	UW Faculty Senate By-Laws and Rules Committee (Ad Hoc)	1960
	UW Faculty Senate Executive Committee
Box/Folder
3/56-58	General Correspondence	1960-1961
3/59	Minutes	1960-1961
	UW Faculty Senate Officer Education Committee
Box/Folder
3/60	Historical Features	1964-1966
3/61-64	General Correspondence	1962-1966
4/1	Minutes	1963-1964
4/2-4	Reports	1961-1966
	Subject Series
Box/Folder
4/5-6	Curriculum	1963-1966
Box/Folder
4/7-8	UW Faculty Senate Retirement Sub-Committee	1971-1975
4/9	UW Faculty Senate Scholarship Committee	1959-1961

UW Humanistic and Social Sciences Education of Engineering Students Committee (Ad Hoc)Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4/10	General Correspondence	1965-1966
4/11	Minutes	1964-1965
4/12	Reports	1964-1967

UW Instructional Media Committee (Ad Hoc)Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4/13	General Correspondence	1965-1967
4/14	Minutes	1964-1965
4/15-16	Reports	1966-1967
4/17-18	Speeches and Writings	1966-1967

UW Large Classroom and Auditoria Building Committee (Ad Hoc), 1966Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4/19

UW Library Advisory CommitteeReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4/20-21	General Correspondence	1966-1967
4/22	Minutes	1966-1967
4/23-24	Reports	1965-1967

UW Long Range Planning CommitteeReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4/25	General Correspondence	1966-1967
4/26	Minutes	1965-1967
4/27-29	Reports	1965-1967

UW Pharmacy Building Programming CommitteeReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4/30	General Correspondence	1962
4/31	Minutes	1961
4/32	Reports	1961

UW Quaternary Research CenterReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4/33	Historical Features	1970
4/34	General Correspondence	1968-1973
	Minutes	1970-1973
Box/Folder
4/35-36	UW Quaternary Research Center Advisory Council	1969-1973
	Reports
Box/Folder
4/37-41	Annual	1968-1971
4/42	Miscellaneous	1967-1970
	Conferences and Conventions
Box/Folder
4/43	Environmental Conference	1971
Box/Folder
4/44	Seminar Notices	1972, undated

UW Racial Discrimination Investigation Committee, 1968Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4/45

This committee, commissioned by President Charles E. Odegaard at the request of athletic director James Owens, investigated claims of unfair treatment made by several African-American athletes in 1968.

UW Racial Discrimination Investigation Committee, 1968Return to Top

Container(s): VF 2674

Restricted.

UW Retirement AssociationReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
5/1	General Correspondence	1976-1980
	Minutes
Box/Folder
5/2	Annual and General Meetings	1976-1979
5/3	Directors Board	1978-1980
5/4	Executive Board	1976-1979
Box/Folder
5/5	Constitution and By-Laws	1977
5/6	Reports	1977-1979
	Newsletter
Box/Folder
5/7	Retiree Reports	1975-1980
Box/Folder
5/8	UW Retirement Association, Inter-Institutional Liaison Sub-Committee	1976-1977

UW Undergraduate Library-Food Service Building Committee, 1966Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5/9-10

American Association of University Professors, Washington Chapter. UW Press CommitteeReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
5/11	General Correspondence	1948-1949
5/12	Minutes	1949
5/13	Reports	1949

Coalition of Retired and Higher Education EmployeesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
5/14	General Correspondence	1977-1978
5/15	Minutes	1978
5/15	Reports	1978
5/15	Rules	1978

Research Society (University of Washington), 1947-1956Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5/16

Senior Citizens Lobby, Inc.Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
6/1	Operation and By-Laws	1977
6/2	General Correspondence	1977-1978
6/3	Minutes	1977-1978
6/4	Newsletters	1977, 1980
6/5	Legislation	1976-1977
6/6	Senior Citizens Lobby, Inc. Steering Committee	1977-1978

Washington (State) Governor's Library and Information Services Steering Committee, 1976-1978Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 6/7

Washington Alumnus Faculty Advisory CommitteeReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
6/8	General Correspondence	1963-1965
6/9	Reports	1966-1968

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

College teachers--Retirement--Washington (State)--Seattle
College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
Geologists--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
Geology teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
Geology--Research--Washington (State)--Seattle
Geology--Study and teaching--Washington (State)--Seattle
Older people--Societies and clubs

Personal Names

Barksdale, Julian D. (Julian Devreau), 1904-1983--Archives
Baskerville, Barnet--Archives

Corporate Names

University of Washington--Faculty
University of Washington. College of Arts and Sciences
University of Washington. Department of Geological Sciences
University of Washington. Department of Geology
University of Washington. Faculty Council on Academic Standards
University of Washington. Faculty Senate
University of Washington. Quaternary Research Center
University of Washington. Retirement Association

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