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Bailey Hall was named after Edgar Henry Summerfield Bailey, the first faculty member in the Chemistry Department at KU.

In 1905, Bailey Hall was the home of the Chemistry department and 2 faculty members discovered helium. Yes, helium. The element.

In 2001, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Current departments/programs:

Humanities and Western Civilization

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Communication Studies

African and African American Studies

Center for Russian, Eastern European and Eurasia Studies

American Studies

Center for European Studies