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 | December 9, 1890 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 1978 (aged 87) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Wellesley College Oahu College University of Hawaiʻi Boston Music Conservatory |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Spouse | George William Bailey (m. 1913) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Henry E. Cooper Mary Ellen Porter |
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 Unpublished works included a children's history of Hawaii, to be called The Flying Umbrella,[4][5] and the story of her father, a former judge, minister of Foreign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. 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
External links
- Alice Cooper Bailey Papers, Special Collections at The University of Southern Mississippi (de Grummond Children's Literature Collection)