Louis Jonathan Bailey

Background

Bailey, Louis Jonathan was born on February 14, 1881 in Ontario, New York, United States. Son of Jonathan Cornley and Harriet (Borland) Bailey.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Rochester, New York, 1905. Bachelor of Library Science, New York State Library School, Albany, New York, 1907.

Career

Assistant in New York State Library, 1906-1907, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, 1907-1908. Librarian Gary Public Library, 1908-1922, Flint, Michigan, 1922-1926, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, 1926-1936. Chief librarian Queens Borough Public Library, Jamaica, New York, 1936-1953, emeritus, since 1954.

Director H. West. Wilson Company.

Achievements

• Louis Jonathan Bailey has been listed as a noteworthy librarian. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Typophiles, American Library Association, Indiana library association (president 1913), Michigan library association (president 1925), National Association of State Libraries (president 1929-1930), New York History Association, Gary History Society (secretary), New York library association (president 1938). New York Library.

Connections

Married Regnea Gunnison, November 28, 1907. Children: John Chalmers, Richard Gunnison, Beatrice, Horace Compton.

Father:

Jonathan Cornley Bailey

Mother:

Harriet (Borland) Bailey

Spouse:

Regnea Gunnison

child:

John Chalmers Bailey

child:

Horace Compton Bailey

child:

Richard Gunnison Bailey

child:

Beatrice Bailey