[Bcma-l] Doll collection
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bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:09:23 -0700
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Ah well, there we are then,
I think I've discovered how this mass-e-mailing thing works. My
apology to all of you who are wondering why on earth they got the
initial e-mail request for help. I thought I was just contacting
head office!
I've been asked by a former pupil of mine to try to find a home for a
collection of dolls. Most of them are 20th C creations, a few are
nineteenth and a very few are 21st century, and they are all in good
to very good condition. Many of the older ones even have their
original clothes. As far as I can tell, the collection will come
with no exhibit furniture (they are displayed in built-in cupboards
at present) and no financial support. But even with those short-
falls, , the collection (which is about 200 dolls strong) would make
a wonderful draw for the right museum. These are interesting
examples, and from a cultural history view-point, they have a great
deal to say about the society which produced them, quite apart from
being a highly decorative addition to a collection. I can see it
drawing both a children's audience (admittedly mainly female !) and
also a strong audience of doll collectors, of whom there are quite a
few, I understand.
The donor doesn't wish to be parted from the collection until
necessary, which could be a decade or more down the road, so there's
no urgency. She would just like to know that all her passion and
work will be appreciated by another audience, and she is bereft at
the thought that the collection might be broken up and sold at auction.
This is the most basic of information, I know. Please feel free to
get in touch with me if you have any questions or any suggestions.
Yours,
Patricia Kidd
Patricia Kidd, M.A., Cultural Historian
1025 Moss Street
Victoria B.C. Canada
V8V 4P2
(250)382-2543
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-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Ah well, there we are =
then,<DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I think I've =
discovered how this mass-e-mailing thing works.=A0 My apology to all of =
you who are wondering why on earth they got the initial e-mail request =
for help.=A0 I thought I was just contacting head office!</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I've been asked by a former =
pupil of mine to try to find a home for a collection of dolls.=A0 Most =
of them are 20th C creations, a few are nineteenth=A0 and a very few are =
21st century, and they are all in good to very good condition.=A0 Many =
of the older ones even have their original clothes.=A0 As far as I can =
tell, the collection will come with no exhibit furniture (they are =
displayed in built-in cupboards at present) and no financial support.=A0 =
=A0But even with those short-falls, , the collection (which is about 200 =
dolls strong) would make a wonderful draw for the right museum.=A0 These =
are interesting examples, and from a cultural history view-point, they =
have a great deal to say about the society which produced them, quite =
apart from being a highly decorative addition to a collection.=A0 I can =
see it drawing both a children's audience (admittedly mainly female !) =
and also a strong audience of doll collectors, of whom there are quite a =
few, I understand.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The donor doesn't wish to =
be parted from the collection until necessary, which could be a decade =
or more down the road, so there's no urgency.=A0 She would just like to =
know that all her passion and work will be appreciated by another =
audience, and she is bereft at the thought that the collection might be =
broken up and sold at auction.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>This is the most basic of =
information, I know.=A0 Please feel free to get in touch with me if you =
have any questions or any suggestions.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Yours,</DIV><DIV>Patricia =
Kidd</DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV> =
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B.C. Canada</DIV><DIV>V8V 4P2</DIV><DIV>(250)382-2543</DIV><BR =
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