Alice Cooper Bailey Explained

Alice Cooper Bailey
Birth Date:	9 December 1890
Birth Place:	San Diego, California, U.S.
Death Place:	Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation:	Writer
Education:	Wellesley College Oahu College University of Hawaiʻi Boston Music Conservatory
Genre:	Children's literature
Children:	3
Parents:	Henry E. Cooper Mary Ellen Porter

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.

Early life and education

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

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 Unpublished works included a children's history of Hawaii, to be called The Flying Umbrella,^{[4] [5]} and the story of her father, a former judge, minister of Foreign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

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

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

External links

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

Notes and References

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