Background
Bailey, Herbert Smith was born on July 12, 1921 in New York City. Son of Herbert Smith and Viola (Howe) Bailey.
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Herbert Smith Bailey
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AB, Princeton University, 1942; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Princeton University, 1986; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Yale University, 1976.
Career
Science editor, Princeton University Press, 1946-1952;
editor, Princeton University Press, 1952-1954;
director, Princeton University Press, 1954-1986;
retired,, 1986. Past board directors National Enquiry into Scholarly Publication, Franklin Book Programs, Princeton Bank. Past member of advisory commission on technical publications Atomic Energy Commission.
Board of Governors Wesleyan University Press. Past member board visitors Duke U. Press. Past chairman science information county National Science Foundation.
Visiting fellow National Humanities Center, 1984. R.R. Bowker lecturer, 1977. Member publications committee American Scientist.
Membership
Past member Princeton Regional Board Education. Past member and chairman long rangeplanning Princetown Township Board of Education. Past commissioner Commision on Preservation and Access.
Board directors Triangle Opera. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member American Book Publications Council (past board directors), Association American Publications (past board of directors, Curtis Benajmin award for creative public 1987), Association American University Presses (past board directors and president), American Philosophical Society (member publications and program committees), Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Elizabeth M. Brown, June 26,1943. Children: John R., James C., Robin E., George W.
