Just About Dolls Club
Information about 2005 programs
with lots of links to online doll information
Clip Art Courtesy of Denise Van Patten, Copyright 2000: Doll Collecting at About.com
This page last updated on: 3/26/2007
Feb 17, 2005: At Cozy Diner
12:00 Noon - No host lunch. This means that you order what you want from the menu and you pay for what you order.
1:30 pm: We will continue our study of fashion dolls with a program on Cissy and Dior.
Mar 17, 2005: At Cozy Diner
12:00 Noon - No host lunch. This means that you order what you want from the menu and you pay for what you order.
1:30 pm: Barbie - the Doll That Changed a Generation - Part 2 by Denise Van Patten. This is the same program that Denise presented at the UFDC National Convention on Aug 5, 2004, where it was well received and enjoyed by seminar participants. Please join us as Denise, an avid collector, journalist, business woman, wife and mother, and Barbie enthusiast, takes a look at the forever-popular Barbie. Her history and influence on generations of girls as well as clues to identification, market value and pricing will be discussed. (About Denise Van Patten)
Second Quarter, 2005: Study of dolls associated with children's literature. Here are a few interesting links to doll information:
Effanbee Wizard of Oz dolls in the 2005 collection.
The official web site of R. John Wright dolls. This is a very interesting site, full of photos of Wright dolls that illustrate characters from children's literature. You will fall in love with these dolls.
Nancy Ann Storybook dolls photo album - many examples of characters from children's literature. Click on the dolls name to see photos. Lots of information on this site about the past and future Nancy Ann Storybook company.
The Vogue Doll Company 2004 collection of dolls representing children's literature and nursery rhymes.
April 21, 2005: At Cozy Diner
12:00 Noon - No host lunch. This means that you order what you want from the menu and you pay for what you order. Come and join us for lunch, a snack, or just a cup of cofffee.
1:30 pm: Program, followed by business meeting.
Program: "Dolls and Books", a slide show produced by another UFDC affliiated club, Dolls From the Attic of Northern California. This slide show is an introduction to our theme for this quarter. We will not have time at this meeting to do "show and tell" - bring your dolls to our next meeting on May 19th.
May 19th - Continuing with our theme, club members will bring dolls and children's books for sharing, discussion and closer examination. Two or three club members will prepare short presentations about their dolls. Contrast and compare different dolls that portray the same character.
June 16th: Guest speaker, Elaine Pardee, will present a multimedia slide show - Little Red Riding Hood. This is a FUN program, one that you will surely enjoy! Following program, annual business meeting.
July 21st: Carol Mordock will present a UFDC slide show about Raggedy Ann and Andy. There will be some time allowed for sharing Raggedy dolls and books from members' collections.
August: There is no meeting planned for August.
September : History of paper dolls, by Carol Campbell. The club is participating in The Days of Living History at the Gold Nugget Museum in Paradise, and our project is pioneer paper dolls. Carol will give us some historical information about paper dolls during the pioneer days, including advertising dolls that were given as premiums with products.
First Quarter, 2005: Study of Fashion Dolls
Interesting links to online information about fashion dolls:
High Heels Newsletter - Vintage and retro fashion dolls. Archive section has some very good articles about fashion dolls. It does not look like this site is currently being updated.
Tonner Doll Company - Official website of Tonner Doll Company, Inc., maker of Tyler Wentworth and family, Betsy McCCall, Ann Estelle by Mary Engelbreit Collection and Kitty Collier collection. Check the archive for past collections. Good site with wonderful photos.
Effanbee Doll Company - Information about Brenda Starr and Daphne Dimples, 16 inch fashion dolls. In 2002, Robert Tonner Doll Company acquired Effanbee from bankruptcy. This is also a good place to find photos of the current and past collections.
Haute Doll - Haute Doll magazine information, and lovely dolls.
Barbie Dolls Collectors' Ring - links to several sites
Info about Cissy dolls, at about.com - lots of links and information.
January 20, 2005: at Cozy Diner
12:00 Noon - No host lunch. This means that you order what you want from the menu and you pay for what you order.
1:30 pm: Introduction to the Study of Fashion Dolls, by Arleen.
LIke many other aspects of doll collecting, the term Fashion Doll can mean different things to different people. This program will explore the history of fashion dolls, the terminology that is used to define a fashion doll, and a brief overview and time line of fashion dolls from antique to contemporary.
You are encouraged to bring your dolls to this program, so we will have many examples to look at as we go through the overview and time line, and decide upon a proper definition (if there is such a thing!) of a fashion doll. We need examples of antique, vintage and contemporary dolls - both child and adult versions.
