Conservation

James L. Bailey

June 7, 1957

RG 82, Department of Conservation
Photograph Collection

James L. Bailey

James Lovell Bailey was born in Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, in 1908. After accepting a job with the newly-created state Department of Conservation in 1937, he worked almost continuously in the department's Education Division until his retirement (during World War II, he spent three years on active duty in the United States Navy). As an employee of the Education Division, Bailey worked closely with the Department of Education. In 1956, he was named Director of Educational Service at the Department of Conservation, and he later served as a member of the State Curriculum Committee. Bailey was editor-in-chief of Tennessee Conservationist magazine and a member and prominent leader of the American Association for Conservation Information, the National Association of Conservation Education and Publicity, and the Conservation Education Association. He coauthored an elementary school textbook entitled Our Land and Our Living. He died in 1994.

Tennessee Conservationist Magazine

May/June 1979

James L. Bailey Papers

Tennessee Conservationist Magazine

For more than seven decades, the award-winning Tennessee Conservationist has been dedicated to telling the stories of Tennessee’s natural, cultural, and historical distinctiveness. In a cluttered media marketplace, this magazine continues to stand out by presenting authentic Tennessee places, people, and experiences through beautiful photography and engaging, informative articles.