Walter K. Bailey family papers, 1898-1970 [microform].

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Walter K. Bailey family papers, 1898-1970 [microform].

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Consists of family history, genealogy, and biographical information compiled by the Bailey family; including genealogies, correspondence, reminiscences, pamphlets, and photographs. Series II contains a scrapbook compiled by Walter K. Bailey's family and co-workers on the occasion of his retirement in 1967.

1 roll of microfilm.

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7599336

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Bailey family.

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Bailey, Walter Boyce

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Walter K. Bailey was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman. A native of Cleveland and the son of L.A. Bailey, founder of the Bailey Company department store, Walter Bailey was raised in East Cleveland and graduated from Oberlin College in 1919. He went to work for the Warner & Swasey Company, a leading manufacturer of machine tools, especially turret lathes, and telescopes and optical equipment, in 1919. By 1928, the company was the world's leading manufacturer of turret lathes, and during World Wa...

Warner & Swasey

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Leading manufacturer of machine tools, especially turret lathes, and telescopes and optical equipment. By 1928, the company was the world's leading manufacturer of turret lathes, and during World War II produced half of all the turret lathes made in the U.S. The company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1881 by Worcester R. Warner, who had a passionate interest in astronomy, and Ambrose Swasey. The company was bought by the Bendix Corp. of Michigan in 1980, which was taken over by Allied in 1983...