Characters

Object Details

See more items in: The Carolyn and Donald Grepke Paper Doll Collection; The Carolyn and Donald Grepke Paper Doll Collection / Series 12: Periodicals

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: Consist of paper dolls that were created for magazines and periodicals. Generally, the materials were characters created by female artists who were known for their illustrations in children's publications. These artists created materials based on vintage paper dolls or new characters and submitted their work to publications such as Ladies Home Journal, Woman's Home Companion, McCall's Magazine, and the Pictorial Review. The periodicals and magazines depended on the popularity of the characters to help sell their publications. To that end each issue included Betty Bonnet (1915), Dolly Dingle (1913), Lettie Lane (1908), Polly Pratt (1919), Polly Perkins (1934), Peggy Pryde (1926), or Betsy McCall (1951). Reproductions of the paper dolls were later printed as a collection of the dolls. Materials are arranged alphabetical order.