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Jenny Lind doll and clothes, [1850], inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Jenny Lind paper dolls were a gift of Mrs. Ida Messenger Peirsel, April 3, 1940.

Dolls with handmade clothes, [1880-1900], inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 2-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Clothes from Boston Herald, 1895-1896, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Doll and clothes printed by Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1894, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Clara Baldwin, January 14, 1859.

Polly's Paper Playmates, 1911, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Paper Furniture for Paper Dolls, [1857], inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

I Love Lucy: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, 1953

Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

2 statuette dolls (the characters Lucy Ricardo and Ricky Ricardo) and clothes. In original booklet. Published by Whitman Publishing Company. Source of acquisition: Gift of Linda Ferber, 2017. Added to finding aid, December 2019.

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