Paper Toys

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83b7c79a5-0d6e-4a12-bd9f-fc26a748e4e6

Collection Creator

Grepke, Donald, 1932-

Grepke, Carolyn, 1937-1995

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The Carolyn and Donald Grepke Paper Doll Collection

Date

circa 1890-1990

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.0752, Series 6

Type

Archival materials

Collection Citation

The Carolyn and Donald Grepke Paper Doll Collection, 1800s-1998, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scope and Contents

Comprise of the largest amount of material in the collection. These materials were created as toys primarily made of paper. Unlike the other series, the dolls are not based on personalities, characters, themes, events, or popular culture. Instead, the paper toys have some special feature or attribute such as yarn hair or cloth clothing or they are three dimensional dolls in paper form. Series is arranged in two subseries: Subseries 6.1, Paper Dolls, circa 1890-1980, undated; and Subseries 6.2, Three Dimensional Dolls as Paper Toys, circa 1910-1990, undated.

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Record ID

ebl-1562715031827-1562715031911-2