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2.1: Reference Code: us-gaua-78-03
2.2: Repository Location : Reese Library Special Collections, Augusta State University 2500 Walton Way, Augusta GA. 30904-2200
2.3: Title: Bailie Collection
2.4: Date: 1925-1968 (bulk 1925-1958)
2.5: Extent: 8 hollinger boxes 6 linear feet
2.6: Creator: Glover Bailie Sr.
3.1: Scope and Content: Bulk of material refers to the Georgia & Florida Railroad, the Louis Battey American Legion Post no. 4, the Juvenile Court of Richmond County, Georgia, the Kiwanis Club and various youth baseball organizations; most notably the Victory Baseball League and the Jr. Baseball League. For further material consult Bailie Collection Series II.
3.2: System and Arrangement:
2.7: Administrative / Biographical History: Material was donated to Augusta-Richmond County Historical Society/Reese Library Special Collections by the estate of Glover Bailie Sr. Deceased May 8, 1978, Glover Bailie was a native of Augusta Georgia and lived in Augusta for the majority of his life. He was a graduate of the Academy of Richmond County and saw service in the Mexican Conflict and World War I. In his working life, he was a district manager for the Georgia & Florida Railroad. His civic life included the following; a member and vestryman of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, a founder and post commander of Louis L. Battey American Legion Post no. 4, member of the Kiwanis Club, a member of Forty and Eight, a member of the Last Man’s Club, and Troop K Richmond Hussars and a president of the Henry Bible Class of St. John United Methodist Church.
4.1: Access: no restrictions
4.5: Language and Scripts of the Materials: English
6.2 Existence and Location of Copies: 1936 American Legion Junior Baseball Rules (From Box 7 folder 5)
1937 American Legion Junior Baseball Rules (From Box 7 folder 5)
1938 American Legion Junior Baseball Rules (From Box 7 folder 5)
1939 American Legion Junior Baseball Rules (From Box 7 folder 3)
1941 American Legion Junior Baseball Rules (From Box 7 folder 3)
Inventory: Box 1:
Folder 1
Cancelled Checks (October 15, 1945 – January 1, 1954)
Deposit Slips (October 11, 1945 – May 28, 1954)
Bank Statements from Georgia Railroad Bank & Trust Company (December 31, 1945 – February 27, 1954)

Folder 2
Deposit Book – The National Exchange Bank of Augusta (February 1942-July 22, 1948)
Check Record Book (April 15, 1942 – May 18, 1948)
Check Record Book (May 25, 1948 – July 8, 1952)

Folder 3
Junior Baseball Account (September 15, 1943 – September 15, 1944)
Statement of Receipts & Disbursements (April 1, 1952 – April 1, 1953)
2 Letters
From Louis L. Battey Post to Glover R. Bailie (2/26/1948-b) concerning $1000 loan from baseball fund to Battey Post
From G.R. Bailie to M.J. McBride (6/29/1953-b) which concerns the payment of the loan mentioned in the first letter.
Correspondence from G.R. Bailie to Ed Smith (attorney) requesting statement of remittances

Folder 4
Department Committee Appointments – The American Legion – Georgia 1939-40
Correspondence from G.R. Bailie (State Athletic Officer) to American Legion Junior Baseball Team Managers & District Tournament Chairman (July 12, 1939) – 5 copies
Letter to Mr. Victor Markwalter on March 4, 1941(unsigned) expressing appreciation on behalf of each member of the post.
2 Letters concerning a bond and audited accounts
From Rodney S. Cohen to G.R. Bailie (April 12, 1941)
From Rodney S. Cohen to Columbia Casualty Company (August 16, 1940)
Copies of pages from “The Georgia Legionnaire” (July 1939, August 1939, September 1939, October 1939)
Copies of pages from “The National Legionnaire” (March 1939)

Folder 5
Invoices

Folder 6
Correspondence of Glover R. Bailie (1925-1926)

Folder 7
The American Legion – 21st Convention – Registration Badge
The American Legion – 21st Convention (June 19-22, 1939) – Atlanta Event Tickets
The American Legion – Junior Baseball Handbook – 1946


Box 2:
Folder 1
1929-1930 Georgia & Florida Railroad Informational Booklet
1955 Name & Address Books (2) 1957 Name & Address Book

Folder 2
Indeliblo Cold Water Paint (Brochure)
Chase Copper Roofing Materials (Brochure)
Johns-Manville Rigid Asbestos Shingles (Brochure)
Kiwanotes – Programs (various dates between September 1965 and August 1968)
American – Standard plumbing fixtures – condensed trade catalog

Folder 3
Newspaper Clippings (copies) – Juvenile Delinquency and several other various topics

Folder 4
Newspaper Clippings (originals of those in Folder 3)

Folder 5 *Needs to be worked on*
Newspaper Clippings/ several photos

Folder 6
Savannah Republican (original) – October 8, 1862

Folder 7
Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church – 50 years – Informational Brochure
Photo: Rev. Chauncy C. Williams (Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – 1878-1906)
Photo: Choir Group standing in front of St. Paul’s Church (ca. 1907); names on back


Box 3:
Folder 1
Southern Railway – 75th anniversary keychain (1969)
Railway Passes (in envelope)
Southern Railway System – “PDQ” Schedules for principal through freight trains (1963)
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co. – Schedule of “The Marketer” and Connecting Trains (1948-49)
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co. – Schedules of Through Freight Trains
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. – Fast Freight Schedules (1955)
Georgia & Florida Railroad – Announcement concerning Mr. Bailie’s appointment to Division Freight Agent at Augusta, GA (January 1, 1935)
Semaphore (Piedmont and Northern Railway Magazine) – July 1957, Sept & Oct 1959, Nov & Dec 1959, Sept & Oct 1960
Southern Railway System – Passenger Train Schedules (1961 & 1963)
Piedmont and Northern Railway Company – Time Table No. 3 – 1959
Union Pacific: Freight Rate Territorial Map of the United States (1949)
Georgia Railroad – Time Table No. 1
Georgia & Florida Railroad – Time Table No. 2 (1949)/ 2 copies
Georgia & Florida Railroad – Time Table No. 3 (1950)

Folder 2
Georgia & Florida Railroad – Passenger & Freight Information – ca 1943 (multiple copies)

Folder 3
Railroad Photos (46 total)

Binder: GA & FL Railroad – Freight Information/Details


Box 4:
Book: “The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba” (January 1942)

Folder 1
Monthly Reports: Juvenile Court (March 1955 – November 1955)
Annual Report: Juvenile Court of Richmond County – 1954
Annual Report: Juvenile Court of Richmond County – 1953
Annual Report: Juvenile Court of Richmond County – 1952
Document: Powers of the Juvenile Courts of Georgia in Matters of Adoption
Document: various records of children in foster homes


Box 5:
Folder 1
Correspondence between Co. Charles G. Mettler (RCHS) and James H. Hammond (1963)
Poem: “The Old White House”
Quote by Edwin Markham
Kiwanis Club of Augusta – Committees 1964
Kiwanis Club Confidential (various dates between 1966 – 68)
The Bessler Disappearing Stairway Co. – letter & brochure
Paulen Crystal Co. – advertisement/brochure

Folder 2
Inbound/Outbound Commodities from various cities in Georgia/South Carolina

Folder 3
Railway Map of Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina
G&F Railroad – Traffic Department Payroll (1949)
G&F Railroad – Memo: Piggyback Service (12/21/1961)
Lumber Route Chart
Switch Engine Assignments in Augusta (8/3/1963)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad – Condensed Freight Schedules
Railway Schedules
Correspondence of Glover Bailie concerning history of G&F Railway
G&F Railroad – Letter to Employees regarding their earnings (11/15/1951)
G&F Railroad – letter regarding COO resignment (9/23/1953)
G&F Railroad – list of traffic representatives
G&F Railroad – Memo concerning demise of Mr. Charles McDiarmid (COO) (4/11/1951)
Correspondence between Bill Brosnan (Southern Railway System) and Mr. Bailie
G&F Railroad – miscellaneous papers
G&F Railroad – Report: Watermelons (Season 1947)
G&F Railroad – Copy of Wyer report showing the traffic from various stations on their line (8/13/1948)
Correspondence of G.Bailie (regarding G&F Railroad)
G&F Railroad – Seniority Roster
G&F Railroad – Memorandum of Agreement
G&F Railroad – Memo regarding annual physical examination of Officers
G&F Railway Time Table No. 39 (Nov. 15, 1925)
Correspondence of Mr. G. Bailie
G&F Railroad – Agreement Governing Hours of Service & Working Conditions with All that Craft or Class of Clerical, Office, Station and Storehouse Employees
G&F RR Schedules
G&F Railroad – Various paperwork

Folder 4
G&F Railroad – Decree of Sale & copies of newspaper clippings within
Chart of Agricultural Products shipped between 1954-1956
G&F Railroad – Memos and letters
Statements: Leading Commodities, As to Revenue (1952 – 1957)
G&F Railroad – Report to Employees

Folder 5
Original Newspaper Clippings – Copies are found in previous folder

-1960 Call Records
-1958 Call Records
-1957 Call Records


Box 6:
Folder 1
The American Legion – Georgia – Committee Appointments
1937-38; 1940-41; 1941-42
The American Legion – Louis L. Battey Post No. 4 – 1940 Officers and Committees
American Legion: Report of Americanism Committee for 1939
The Atlanta Legionnaire – June 21, 1939
Correspondence between G. Bailie and Samuel R. Watt (attorney at law) concerning Robert A. Bradshaw; 5/26/1939 – 6/16/1939
Correspondence between G. Bailie and John M. Slaton, Manager (Veterans Admin.)
Correspondence between G. Bailie and John F. Treadaway & Ann Thomason
Correspondence between G. Bailie and Elmer P. Richter & J.G.C. Bloodworth, Jr. 1940
Blank paper with American Legion letterheads:
Louis L. Battey Post No. 4 – Opera Committee
Louis L. Battey Post No. 4
State Convention Committee
American Legion – Report of Service & Relief Committee, Louis L. Battey Post, 1938-39
Correspondence of G. Bailie – The American Legion

Folder 2
American Legion – Grave Registration Project

Folder 3
Correspondence regarding American Legion Jr. Baseball Committee
Supplementary Report of Building Committee – Louis L. Battey Post, American Legion
Estimated Budget of Louis L. Battey Post, No. 4 fiscal year 1940-41
Legion Convention Committee – Augusta, GA – July 16, 1940
Correspondence of G. Bailie
The American Legion – Louis L. Battey Post No. 4 – Financial Statement from 10/1928 to 10/14/1929
American Legion – Annual Report of the Post Commander for the Year 1926-27 (2 copies)
American Legion – L.L.Battey Post #4 – Reports of Finance Officer 1926-27, 1927-28
Correspondence regarding American Legion (GA Dept) Service Officers’ Conference June 1928
American Legion News Service: National Speakers’ Information Service – Jan. 1928, Feb. 1928
Boy Scouts of America – Correspondence of G. Bailie March 1928 – June 1928
Correspondence of G. Bailie – La Societe des 40 hommes; Note between G.R. Bailie & George P. Butler (Ladies’ Memorial Association)
Memorial Day Parade 1928 Mounted Staff Invited
Postal Telegram from Elmer Ransom to G.R. Bailie (May 1, 1928)
American Legion: List of Property Belonging to the L.L. Battey Post as of October 1st 1927
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie and Robert F. Smith
American Legion – invitation to see a moving picture at Legion Hall (1/25/1928)
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie (American Legion / US Veterans Bureau)

Folder 4
American Legion Members to attend convention at Valdosta, GA. (June 8-11, 1941)
Various receipts
Memo to all members & friends of L.L. Battey Post No.4 from Henry Rhodes (Chairman of Barbecue Committee)
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie
American Legion: Resolution Adopted by Valdosta Post #13 – April 8, 1941

Folder 5 – American Legion, Jr. Baseball Accounts
Receipts
Envelope: Checks No. 1 to No. 70 (No. 61 missing)
Envelope: Bank Statements and Deposit Tickets (May 1944-Sept. 1945)
Envelope: Bank Statements and Deposit Tickets (1942-43, part of 1944)
L.L. Battey Post, Jr. Baseball Account 1942-1945, 1945-1954

Folder 6
Program: 18th Annual Convention of the Georgia Dept. American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Society of 40 and 8, Sons of the American Legion (June 25-27, 1936)
Program: American Legion State Convention (July 12-14, 1968)
Program (3): American Legion Jr. Baseball Tournament – Regional Playoff – (Aug. 13-16,1945)
Program: The American Legion – Auxiliary, Forty & Eight – Sons of the Legion, Jr. Auxiliary – 22nd Annual Convention (June 16-19, 1940) and pendant
The American Legion: Dept. of Georgia – (1924-25)
Report of Adjutant M.C. McMullen
Report of Commander J.R. Fitzpatrick
Districts by Percent Membership – 1925 compared with peak year
The American Legion: Dept. of Georgia – Report of Endowment Fund Campaign
The American Legion: Dept. of Georgia – Constitution
American Legion: L.L. Battey Post No. 4 – Former Post Members – Dues not paid for 1944
The American Legion: Dept. of Georgia
1943 Membership roll
Former Members (Battey Post) not renewed 1943
Letter from G.R. Bailie to Mr. Hutchison (Supt. West View Cemetery) regarding the decision to open grave for Jack Widener for interment on Legion Section of the cemetery
Letter from Ellet C. Walker (commander) to Mayor and City Council regarding the American Legion’s sponsorship of Jr. Baseball tournaments for another year
Georgia Citizens Council: Suggested procedures for Jr. Citizenship Award
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie

Folder 7
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie (Jr. Baseball Committee) and Mr. C.A. Morris (Director, Emblem Sales), 1946
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie and R. Worth Shumaker (Acting Director, National Americanism Commission), 1945
Baseball Committee – 1947 & the individuals addresses & numbers
Correspondence regarding Jr. Citizen Award – Boy and Girl of the Year, 1946, 1945
Letter from the City Council to the Recreation Commission, June 11, 1946
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie regarding Kiwanis Club meetings
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie and Mr. Elmer W. Sherwood (Director, National Americanism Commission)
Newspaper Article with personal note written on it
Louis L. Battey Post – By Laws


Box 7:
Folder 1
Victory League (National Exchange Bank): Check Book, Deposit Record Book
Victory League Deposit Receipts
Victory League – Form 729: Tax on Admissions, Dues, and Cabarets, Rook Gardens, etc.
Victory League – Statement of Account
Victory League – Player’s Contract
Victory League – 1943 Schedule
Victory League – newspaper clippings
Schedule of Service Charges for several banks (effective Aug. 1, 1943)

Folder 2
Victory Baseball League – Balance Sheet – Complete Season 1943
Victory Baseball League – Receipts: August 1st through August 31st
Victory Baseball League – Balance Sheet – 2nd half of Season 1943
Victory Baseball League – Balance Sheet – 1st half of Season 1943
Victory Baseball League – Receipts: June 1st through June 30th
Victory Baseball League – Receipts: July 1st through July 31st
Victory Baseball League – Financial Information
Victory Baseball League – Report of Tickets Sold
Victory Baseball League – Receipts: August 1st through August 31st
Victory Baseball League – Receipts: April 16th through May 30th
Victory Baseball League – Balance Sheet – April 25th through May 30th 1943
Victory Baseball League – Meeting Minutes
July 9th, July 2?, 1943, June 28th
Victory Baseball League – Correspondence
Victory Baseball League – Constitutions & By Laws

Folder 3
Jr. League Baseball – newspaper clippings
Brochure – Jr. Baseball for 1939, 1941
Jr. League Baseball – newspaper clippings
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie and John B. Welden
List of Registered Players of Buckhead Bears Post 140
The American Legion – Office of State Athletic Officer (Letter) – July 12, 1939
List of Players registered by Atlanta Cardinals
List of Players registered by Purple Hurricane
List of Players registered by Adair Tigers
List of Players as registered by the West End Cubs
List of registered players of Dekalb Barons
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie
The American Legion – State Athletic Committee – Bulletin No. 2 (July 5, 1939)
The American Legion – State Athletic Committee – Bulletin No. 1 (June 19, 1939)
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie regarding Sandlot Baseball
List of Players registered by Macon Buddies
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie regarding Jr. Baseball tournament
List of players registered by Thomasville Post 31
Team Certificate of Entry to Participate in The American League Junior Baseball Competitions – Gainesville Sandlotters – 6/29/1939
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie concerning Gainesville Sandlotters
List of registered players for Gainesville Sandlotters
Letter from Athletic Director, Carroll Post #143
Formal Protest from Carroll Post #143 concerning Third and Deciding game played with Gainesville – July 19, 1939
List of players registered by Carrollton Farmers
List of players registered by Newnan Peaches

Folder 4
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie regarding Jr. League Baseball

Folder 5
Brochure – Jr. Baseball for 1936
American Legion Jr. Baseball Newspaper Articles
Official Certificate of Eligibility for American Legion Junior Baseball for each player – June 30, 1936
1936 Official Baseball Rules
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie regarding Jr. Baseball program
Jr. Baseball game report (July 15th) between Horse Creek Valley Post and L.L. Battey Post
Newspaper Clippings – Battey Post
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie
Rules Governing The American Legion Jr. Baseball Program in Connection with the Playground Supervisors
Civic Club Baseball League Schedule of First Half – Year?
Program: Jr. Baseball for 1938
Newspaper Clippings
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie (Jr. Baseball)
Financial Report of Baseball game between the Battey Post and Newnan, Ga. Teams (1st game in State Championship series)
Financial Report of another game between Battey Post and Newnan, Ga. Teams

Folder 6
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie and Rodney Cohen (attorney at law) Jan. – Feb. 1933
By-Laws Louis L. Battey Post No. 4 – Revised/ Adopted August 19, 1946
Louis L. Battey Post No. 4 – Roster as of December 1st 1972
Louis L. Battey Post No. 4 – Christmas Party Announcement – Dec. 5th 1972
Louis L. Battey Post No. 4 – Extract from minutes of regular monthly meeting – June 19, 1961
Louis L. Battey Post No. 4 – Member History letter – received 2/28/1974
Louis L. Battey Post No. 4 – Membershp List 1966
Jr. Baseball for 1939 – Informational Booklet
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie regarding Jr. Baseball league
Correspondence regarding suggestions for Jr. Baseball Rules for 1940 – October 1939
American Legion Jr. Baseball Program 1939 – correspondence
American Legion Jr. Baseball – permission slips

Box 7b:
Folder 7
The American Legion Convention – Collections for Ads – June 8, 1940 – July 8, 1940
The American Legion Convention – Collections for Ads – March – June 1940
The American Legion – Official Program of 22nd Annual Convention – 6/16-19/1940
The American Legion – Official Program of 20th Annual Convention – 6/20-22/1939 (Atlanta)
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie
Legion Convention Committee- Augusta GA – 1940 Financial Records

Box 8:
Folder 1
Petrifio – Outside Cold Water Paint – Informational Card
Handwritten note to G.R. Bailie
Richmond County Juvenile Court Advisory Board List of Names
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie and S.T. Chewning (National Radiator Company)
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie and Keeler Brass Company – 1940
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie and the Eclipse Lawn Mower Co. – 1951
US Dept. of Commerce National Bureau of Standards – Building Materials & Structures Reports 1939
US Dept. of Commerce National Bureau of Standards – Letter Circular – Thermal Insulation of Dwelling Houses – January 3, 1945
Atlanta Gas Light Company – Residential Gas Service
Retention Title Note – GE Refrigerator – August 1940
Augusta Lumber Company – Cash receipt – 1953
Various Purchase receipts
Letter from G.R. Bailie to Mr. Ernest Mitler (Special Assistant – Judiciary Sub Committee)
National Probation Association Juvenile Delinquency Survey
Meeting minute handwritten notes – 1955
Newspaper Article: Juvenile Offenders Kept in Jail Because Dekalb Has No Home
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie – re: Juvenile Court Advisory Board
Newspaper Articles: Juvenile Court

Folder 2
Handwritten notes of G.R. Bailie
Letter to G.R. Bailie from Ernest Mitler – (US Senate: Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency)
Correspondence regarding Juvenile Court Advisory Board
Letter from Juvenile Court of Richmond County
2 Letters from Office of Judge of the Superior Court regarding Juvenile Court
Letter to G.R. Bailie from Alan Kemper – Director of State Dept of Public Welfare
Richmond County Juvenile Court Advisory Board List of Names
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie & Mrs. R.A. Toole, Sr. Re: Miss Elizabeth Hamilton
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie & Tully McCrea – National Probation & Parole Association
Handwritten notes of G.R. Bailie
Juvenile Detention & Related Problems in Richmond County, Georgia: Report of a Study by Tully McCrea
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie & Roy E. Rollins
Advisory Board Meeting of Juvenile Court – September 3, 1953
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie and Donald Boardman (Skyview Theatre – juvenile delinquency)
Correspondence and handwritten notes regarding Juvenile Court Board/Committee

Folder 3
Correspondence between G.R. Bailie and H.A Woodward (Judge – Juvenile Court of Richmond County) 1953
Report on Youth
Statement of Carload Traffic Handled for Shippers and Receivers – March 1963
G&F Boosters Boating Club
List of Traffic Representatives
G.R. Bailie – List of Towns Visited – 1964
G&F Railroad: Comparative Statement of Operating Revenues, Operating Expenses, Taxes, etc. for month of July 1959/1960; for 7 months ending July 31st 1959/1960
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie regarding G&F Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railroad: Condensed Freight Schedules effective Dec. 18, 1959
G&F Railroad: general paperwork
Cabin Assignments – Little River Sportsman Lodge – Dec. 14-15, 1961
Clarks Hill Lodge Staff Meeting – Dec. 14-16, 1961
Correspondence of G.R. Bailie regarding G&F Railroad
G.R. Bailie – G&F Railroad – Stats
G.R. Bailie – List of Towns Visited -1960-1962
Christmas Card Mailing List
Lists of Traffic Representatives
G&F Railroad – On Line – Jan. thru Oct. 1959
G&F Railroad – Bulletins #46-48 – 1962
G&F Railroad – Seniority Roster as of January 1, 1962
G&F Railroad – G.R. Bailie: town stats 1962/1961