Papers of Fay C. Bailey and Family - Santo Tomas Internment Camp

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Record Group – 98; Papers of Fay C. Bailey and Family Santo Tomas Internment Camp Manila, PI, 1942-1
Record Group – 98;
Papers of Fay C. Bailey and Family. 

Santo Tomas Internment Camp Manila, PI, 1942-1945.

Fay Bailey and his family lived in Manila prior to Pearl Harbor. An employee of the Manila branch of the New York National City Bank, Bailey and his family were interned in Santo Tomas University upon the Japanese Occupation of Manila. He is second from left in this picture taken upon liberation in 1945.

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To reduce overcrowding in Santo Tomas’ limited space, the Japanese allowed internees to obtain mater
To reduce overcrowding in Santo Tomas’ limited space, the Japanese allowed internees to obtain materials and build shanties outside the main buildings of the camp.

This was a pass that allowed the Bailey’s to cook food in their shanty.

This collection contains many documents like this concerning every day life in camp.

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During the first year of internment the internees were allowed to publish journals and periodicals i
During the first year of internment the internees were allowed to publish journals and periodicals in camp.
 
This is an example of one of the journals produced before the Japanese ended this practice.

The collection contains many of the publications produced in Santo Tomas Internment Camp.

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Caroline Bailey, daughter of Fay Bailey, as she was seen during a childhood spent in captivity.
Caroline Bailey, daughter of Fay Bailey, as she was seen during a childhood spent in captivity.

The stuffed bear accompanied her throughout her life in camp.

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Caroline Bailey Pratt displays the stuffed animals she had while a child in Santo Tomas.
Caroline Bailey Pratt displays the stuffed animals she had while a child in Santo Tomas.
 
When her family was starving in 1944-1945, they removed the beans from the animals and ate them.

Her bear, which accompanied her throughout her incarceration, is seen at right.