Baity, Herman G., 1895-1975

Herman Glenn Baity was an internationally-known white sanitary engineer and professor of sanitary engineering at the University of North Carolina, 1926-1955. Correspondence, writings, subject files, travel diaries, photographs, film strips, and other materials documenting Herman Glenn Baity's career as an academician and international consultant, particularly in South America; his role in developing water and sewer plants throughout North Carolina; and his tenure as director of sanitary engineering for the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Also included are materials relating to Baity's father, George Wesley Baity (1869-1940); to his wife, ethnologist Elizabeth Chesley Baity (1907-1989); and to other Baity and Chesley family members.

Herman Glenn Baity; born 2 Sept. 1895, Davie County, N.C., died 6 Apr. 1975; sanitary engineer and educator; professor of sanitary engineering at the University of North Carolina

Herman Glenn Baity, acting dean of the UNC School of Public Health, 1946-1947

Dr. Herman Glenn “H. G.” Baity; born 2 Sep 1895, Davie County, N.C.; died 6 Apr 1975, Chapel Hill, N.C.; son of George Wesley "Wesley" Baity & Sallie Bet Sprinkle; married Elizabeth Chesley, 15 Mar 1930. Hamilton County, Texas; two sons, William Anthony Baity and Philip Baity; international figure with the World Health Organization and a professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina and Harvard. He served as an Army officer during World War I.

Baity, Herman Glenn