Description
Philip E. Bailey was a Lieutenant in
the United States military, who was stationed in China during the final years of World War
II. The collection contains a set of Chinese porcelain soup bowls, saucers and soup spoons
made during the Guangxu period (1875-1908) with a card stating they are from President and
Madame Chiang.
Background
Philip E. Bailey was born on April 27th, 1923. He was drafted in the United States military
in 1943, and was stationed in China at the end of World War II working as a military police
officer. While in China, he met an eight-year-old local boy, Mario Machado, who he grew fond
of and made arrangements with his parents to adopt him and bring him to America where he
might have a better education and more opportunities for his future. Machado lived with
Bailey for two years in Los Angeles, before legal issues caused the adoption to fall through
and he was sent back to China.
Restrictions
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Availability
The collection is open for research use.