G, Aug. 1, 1920-Apr. 12, 1922

Mainly personal and professional correspondence, especially concerning Cornell Geology Department administration and conflicts; correspondents include Henry Platt Cushing, Edmund Ezra Day, Livingston Farrand, Adam C. Gill, Gilbert D. Harris, Charles W. Merriam, Charles S. Prosser, Floyd K. Richtmyer, Ralph S. Tarr, Oscar D. von Engeln, Henry Shaler Williams, and others. Also, one diary kept by Ries (ca. 1914-1939) and one by Henry S. Williams (1889-1892, 1904-1908) concerning departmental affairs, typescript departmental minutes (1904-1914), laboratory notes (1904-1909), memoranda, enrollment statistics, reports, notes, condolence letters, and other items relating to Ries, Williams, and the Geology Department at Cornell University.