Patricia Fertel Paper Doll Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR0946

Staff Only
No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

The Patricia Fertel Paper Doll Collection contains sets of dolls, fashion publications, and various other advertising and relevant materials ranging from the later 1800s to the present day. The materials cover the history of fashion and popular culture, and give a glimpse of publications from Europe and the United States. There are several wedding themed sets and articles featuring famous brides, sets themed around children and babies, sets and articles featuring foreign styles and language, celebrity sets with additional articles and memorabilia, fashion sets and catalogs with additional fashion plate etchings by Godey, sets of royalty with photographs and articles about them, and a large selection of sets designed by Queen Holden. The main paper doll publishing groups found in this collection are Saalfield, Artcraft, Whitman, Watkins Strathmore, Dover, Golden, Merrill, Merrimack, and Paper Studio Press. The additional articles and advertisements are spread across newspapers and old catalogs including The New York Times, Life Magazine, The New Yorker, Doll News, McCall’s Magazine, Pictorial Review, The Ladies’ World, The Woman’s Home Companion, and Needlecraft. Major artists found in the collection are Tom Tierney, Peggy Jo Rosamond, Brenda Sneathen Mattox, Sandra “Sandy” Vanderpool, David Wolfe, Kim Brecklein, and Eileen Rudisill Miller. Some of the notable celebrities and royals who make appearances are Princess Diana and Prince Charles, Queen Victoria, Charlie Chaplin, Shirley Temple, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Elvis Presley, Divine, and the Dionne Quints who were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy and became government-backed celebrities after being taken from their family following their birth. The collection is a history of paper dolls from decade to decade and reflects the changes in clothing and accessories as well as the subject of interest in the public eye.

Dates

Creation: 1865-2020
Acquisition: Date acquired: 08/00/2020

Creator

Fertel, Patricia (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is not restricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Special Collections department. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Biographical or Historical Information

Fertel has been a collector of paper dolls for over forty years. She also creates paper dolls based on early fashion illustrations from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. Many of her works have been produced in limited editions, and two have been published by Paper Doll Review Press. She is a frequently cited expert in the history of paper dolls and regularly speaks to regional and national audiences about paper dolls.

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Extent

32.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains paper dolls and related materials from the early 19th century to present day.

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged into three series levels, which refer to the containers used for storage: four flap enclosures, flip top boxes and oversized folders. In Series 1: Four Flap Enclosures, materials are arranged into Sub-series 1: Wedding Sets, Sub-series 2: Queen Holden, Sub-series 3: Babies, Sub-series 4: Foreign, Sub-series 5: Celebrities, Sub-series 6: Fashion, Sub-series 7: Royalty and Sub-series 8: Childhood. In Series 2: Flip Top Boxes, materials are arranged into Sub-series 1: Wedding Wets, Sub-series 2: Queen Holden, Sub-series 3: Celebrities, Sub-series 4: Fashion, Sub-series 5: Royalty, Sub-series 6: Babies, Sub-series 7: Foreign and Sub-series 8: Childhood. In Series 3: Oversize, materials are arranged into Sub-series 1: Wedding Sets, Sub-series 2: Queen Holden, Sub-series 3: Celebrities, Sub-series 4: Fashion, Sub-series 5: Childhood, Sub-series 6: Royalty, Sub-series 7: Babies and Sub-series 8: Foreign. Separated items are in Series 4. Materials are arranged based on size and preservation as well as subject matter.