Dora Erway doll collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 23-16-3625

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Thirty-seven dolls, given to the University Library in 1957, represent various historical periods and nationalities. Many of the dresses are exact replicas of authentic gowns. with authentic undergarments and hairstyles. Some of the fabrics used in the costumes were over a hundred years old at the time the dolls were made. Students made the dolls themselves as well as the clothing, with the exception of the heads, although many contributed their own hair for their dolls.

Includes photographs of the dolls taken by John Troy in the 1920s.

Dates

1924-1928.

Creator

Erway, Dora Wetherbee (Collector, Person)
Troy, John P. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor in the Department of Household Arts from 1921-1945 and in the Department of Housing and Design from 1945 to 1956.

Extent

11.6 cubic feet. (11.6 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Thirty-seven dolls, given to the University Library in 1957, represent various historical periods and nationalities.

Physical Description

Dolls.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: RMC Staff
Date completed:: October 2015
EAD encoding:: Marcie Farwell, October 2015
Date modified:: RMC Staff, October 2015