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Bobbie Bailey Collection, 1948-2016
Scrapbook dating from 2009 documenting Cobb County, Georgia entrepreneur Bobby Bailey's family.
More About This Collection
Creator
Bailey, M. Bobbie
Date of Original
1948/2016
Subject
Airplanes, Military--United States
Bailey, M. Bobbie
DeKalb Medical
Entrepreneurship
Family history
Greenland Expedition Society (1992)--History
Humanitarianism
Kennesaw State University--History
Music--Endowments
Music-halls
Music trade
Olympic Games (26th : 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.)--History
Our-Way, Inc.--History
Philanthropy
Record labels
Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
Medium
scrapbooks
Type
Still Image, Text
Description
Mary Bobbie Bailey was born in Roanoke, Alabama, in 1928. She was a successful entrepreneur who founded what would become the largest remanufacturer of air-conditioning and refrigeration compressors, Our-Way, Inc., and also launched music labels and produced music-related events. She helped retrieve a World War II fighter plane buried deep in the glaciers of Greenland with the design of special equipment by her company, Our-Way, Inc., and raised funds to bring the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta. Bobbie Bailey was also known for her philanthropic accomplishments, such as being the largest benefactor of DeKalb Medical Foundation, and her vast support of Kennesaw State University. She died in Atlanta, Georgia in July 2015. The materials in the collection span from 1948 to 2016, and document her vast career and achievements, including materials from her company Our-Way, Inc., the Greenland Expedition Society, her music-related accomplishments, Kennesaw State University, the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, DeKalb Medical, UNICEF, and others. , The scrapbook contains photographic prints of the Bailey family, including Bobbie Bailey's grandparents, parents, siblings, extended family, friends, and family celebrations including weddings, birthdays and Christmas.
Language
eng
Original Collection
Bobbie Bailey Collection, 1948-2016
Holding Institution
Kennesaw State University. Department of Archives, Rare Books and Records Management
Rights
