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Julian Elihu Bagley (December 10,1892 -- October 17, 1981[1]) was an American author, World War I Veteran, and concierge.
Biography
editBagley served in the Army during World War I and later earned a degree in agriculture from the Hampton Institute. In 1922, he moved to San Francisco is hopes of opening a waterfront hotel. He was a well-known concierge at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House where he worked for 39 years, starting on opening night on October 15, 1932. Bagley wrote a children's book called Candle-lighting Time in Bodidalee[2], which was a book filled with animal folklore.[3]
Career
editConcierge
editIn 1922, Bagley moved to San Francisco in hopes of opening a waterfront hotel. Instead he ended up working at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House. He worked there for 39 years beginning on opening night on October 15, 1932.
Author
editThe first book that Bagley wrote was called Welcome to the San Francisco Opera House[4] which he wrote in 1923. Another book that he wrote was Candle-lighting Time in Bodidalee written in 1971. He mostly spent his time writing short stories for the Crisis about what was going on during that time such as racism, education for blacks, and what he perceived the true definition of "niggers" was. Not much is known about his first book because the text is blurry, some pages are missing, and some words are misspelled. It is said to be of historical importance and may be reprinted to the public.
Candle-Lighting in Bodidalee
editOn January 1, 1971 Bagley wrote a book called Candle-lighting Time in Bodidalee. Wallace Tripp illustrated the book along side Bagley. Tripp has illustrated over 40 children books and is also one of the illustrators of Amelia Bedelia. Candle-lighting Time in Bodidalee is a book based on animal folklore from Africa. There are 18 stories and Uncle Remus writes about Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, and Br'er Bear in one of the stories. He also contributed stories for The Brownies' Book.[5]
Writing for the Crisis
editW. E. B. Du Bois was the editor of the Crisis Magazine from 1910-1923. During this time Bagley wrote three different stories for the Crisis and out of those three, Vagabonding in a City of Opera Seats was nominated as an honorable mention for the magazine's contest.
Selected Writings
editFurther reading
editBagley wrote short stories for the Crisis including:
- Niggers
- Children of Chance
- Vagabonding in a City of Opera Seats
He also wrote a short story in The Southern Workman[6] called:
- Saving the Situation
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Julian Elihu Bagley". death-records.mooseroots.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ Bagley, Julian (1971-01-01). Candle-lighting Time in Bodidalee. American Heritage Press. ISBN 9780070030183.
- ^ "Guide to the Julian Bagley Collection". www.oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ Bagley, Julian (2010-08-01). Welcome to the San Francisco Opera House. BiblioBazaar. ISBN 9781177093347.
- ^ Kory, Fern. "Once upon a Time in Aframerica: The "Peculiar" Significance of Fairies in the Brownies' Book". Children's Literature. 29 (1): 91–112. doi:10.1353/chl.0.0803. ISSN 1543-3374.
- ^ The Southern Workman. Hampton Institute Press. 1921-01-01.