Library and Publications

Research Library

The Library is a research collection and is available by appointment only. It is the largest known collection of books (over 13,000 books) on the topics of dolls, dollhouses, and teddy bears. The Research Library also features a large collection of periodicals on these subjects as well as books on related topics such as toys, puppets and costumes.

Publications

NIADA Art Dolls, Rich Traditions, New Ideas. The Museum funded and co-published with the National Institute of American Doll Artists (NIADA) this gorgeous 432 page book that displays over 630 dolls reflecting the works of 160 of the world’s most creative doll artists who have been awarded membership in NIADA since the group’s founding in 1963. (2009)

For a review of this book, see Reed, Kate. Great read: NIADA Art Dolls: Rich Traditions, New Ideas. Doll Reader 39:1, December/January 2011, p. 13.

Teddies that Pop-Up, Wiggle and Slide: An Introduction to Toy and Movable Books. This is a handout created to accompany the presentation given by Susan Quinlan at TBAI (Teddy Bear Artists Invitational), August 2007 (updated in 2015).

Connie Andrew

Nancy Latham