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Alice Cooper Bailey

Alice Cooper Bailey (December 9, 1890 – February 1, 1978) was an American writer of children's books and articles for periodicals. She is best known for the books Katrina and Jan and Kimo.

Alice Cooper Bailey
Born(1890-12-09)December 9, 1890
San Diego, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1, 1978(1978-02-01) (aged 87)
Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
EducationWellesley College
Oahu College
University of Hawaiʻi
Boston Music Conservatory
GenreChildren's literature
Spouse
George William Bailey
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(m. 1913)​
Children3
ParentsHenry E. Cooper
Mary Ellen Porter

Early life and education edit

Bailey was born on December 9, 1890, in San Diego, California,[1] daughter of Henry Ernest Cooper and Mary Ellen, née Porter.[2] Her family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, when she was a baby.[1][3][4] She attended Wellesley College, Oahu College, the University of Hawaii, the Boston Music Conservatory, and received a lifetime teaching diploma from the Honolulu Normal School.[1][2]

Career edit

Bailey published seven books. Unpublished works included a children's history of Hawaii, to be called The Flying Umbrella,[4][5] and the story of her father, a former judge, minister of Foreign Affairs, and first Secretary of the Territory of Hawaii.[5] She wrote short stories and articles for periodicals, including American Girl, Child Life, Story Parade, and Travel.[1]

She was a member of the Boston Authors Club.[6]

Personal life edit

Bailey married George William Bailey in 1913, and had three children.[2] She later separated from her husband, and lived in Weston, Massachusetts.[7] She died in Concord, Massachusetts, on 1 February 1978.[8]

Selected works edit

  • Bailey, Alice Cooper, and Herman Rosse. Katrina and Jan. New York: P. F. Volland, 1923. OCLC 4726829[9][10]
  • Bailey, Alice Cooper. The Skating Gander. New York: Wise-Parslow Co, 1927. OCLC 2437943[11]
  • Bailey, Alice Cooper, and Lucille Webster Holling. Kimo. New York, N.Y.: Wise-Parslow, 1928. OCLC 3773422[5][12]
  • Bailey, Alice Cooper, Loretta Phillips, and Prentice Phillips. Sun Gold: A Story of the Hawaiian Islands. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1930. OCLC 16341752[13]
  • Bailey, Alice Cooper. Footprints in the Dust. New York: Longmans, Green, 1936. OCLC 11819843[14]
  • Bailey, Alice Cooper, and Yukio Tashiro. The Hawaiian Box Mystery. New York: David McKay Co, 1962. OCLC 38865767[15][16][17][18]
  • Bailey, Alice Cooper. To Remember Robert Louis Stevenson. New York: McKay, 1966. OCLC 1051684[19]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "USM de Grummond Collection's ALICE COOPER BAILEY PAPERS". www.lib.usm.edu.
  2. ^ a b c Commire, Anne (1977). Something About the Author: Facts and Pictures About Contemporary Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People, Volume 12. Gale / Cengage Learning. p. 22. ISBN 9780810300729.
  3. ^ Hilleary, Perry Edward; Judd, Henry Pratt (1954). Men and women of Hawaii, 1954: a biographical encyclopedia of persons of notable achievement, an historical account of the peoples who have distinguished themselves through personal success and through public service. Honolulu Business Consultants. p. 45.
  4. ^ a b Warren, Grace Tower (25 January 1952). "Realism of Children's Stories Lamented by Writer of Fantasy". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. 11. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Matsuura, Patsy (3 April 1955). "Writer to Leave for Mainland". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. D7. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  6. ^ Flagg, Mildred Buchanan (1965). Notable Boston authors: members of the Boston Authors Club, 1900-1966. Dresser, Chapman & Grimes. p. 32.
  7. ^ "Richard Bailey of Kamaaina Family Married in East". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 25 July 1950. p. 11. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Deaths". The Boston Globe. 3 February 1978. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  9. ^ "For Juvenile Readers". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. 19 May 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Interesting Information Concerning Books, Their Authors and Publishers - Notes On Juveniles". The Los Angeles Times. 23 December 1923. p. III-33. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  11. ^ Aikman, Duncan (8 January 1928). "Book News". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 4.
  12. ^ Judson, Minerva (16 December 1928). "Best Books of Year Make Fine Gifts for Christmas". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. 8-S. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Books Our Members Like". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 7 February 1931. p. 26. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  14. ^ Barton, Olive Roberts (10 March 1937). "A Book A Day". Shamokin News-Dispatch. Shamokin, Pennsylvania. p. 4. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  15. ^ Dostal, Frank (29 May 1960). "Rx for a Rainy Day - Mysteries". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 16GH. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  16. ^ "THE HAWAIIAN BOX MYSTERY". Kirkus Reviews. 1 March 1960. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  17. ^ "THE HAWAIIAN BOX MYSTERY". Kirkus Reviews. 9 March 1960. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  18. ^ "New Titles for Children and Young People" (PDF). Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. XIII (9). The University of Chicago Press: 141. May 1960. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  19. ^ Dostal, Frank (17 April 1966). "New Youthful Reading For Library Week". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 14W. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

External links edit

  • Alice Cooper Bailey Papers, Special Collections at The University of Southern Mississippi (de Grummond Children's Literature Collection)
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