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Overview
Immigrant
Roots
The
Doll Hospital
Career Beginnings
The
Alexander Doll Company
A
Shrewd Businesswoman
Expecting
the Best
An
Innovative Designer
Milestone
Creations
Doll
Philosophy
Gender
and Dolls
"The
First Lady of Dolls"
A
Generous Philanthropist
Later
Years
Legacy
Timeline
Bibliography
Artifacts
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Artifact List for Beatrice Alexander Exhibit
Letters:
- Contract granting the Alexander Doll Company permission to sell dolls and puppets of the Hal Roach Studios' "Our Gang" characters, October 15, 1934
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—A Shrewd Businesswoman
- From Beatrice Alexander to stores selling her line of "Madame Alexander Tots" children's clothing, March 11, 1964
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Expecting the Best
- From eleven-year-old fan Kathy Roscoe to Madame Alexander, March 1983
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Doll Philosophy
- From Mayor Edward T. Koch to Madame Alexander, April 20, 1988
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Later Years
- From Mrs. Larry Sullivan to Miss Frances, date unknown
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Gender and Dolls
- From Walter Artzt to Rabbi Joel S. Geffen, December 12, 1977, and from Rabbi Joel S. Geffen to Madame Alexander, December 19, 1977
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—A Generous Philanthropist
- From Walter L. Koltun to Beatrice Alexander, November 1, 1982
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—A Generous Philanthropist
- Telegram and letter from Mrs. Emil Alvin Hartman to Madame Beatrice Alexander, October 27, 1952
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—"The First Lady of Dolls"
Photographs:
- African-American doll produced by the Alexander Doll Company, c. 1950s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Doll Philosophy
- Alexanderkin Scarlett dolls produced by the Alexander Doll Company, 1955-1965
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—A Shrewd Businesswoman
- Alice in Wonderland doll produced by the Alexander Doll Company, c. 1930s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—The Alexander Doll Company
- At a store promotion in Michigan, 1957
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—"The First Lady of Dolls"
- Ballerina doll manufactured by the Alexander Doll Company, date unknown
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—An Innovative Designer
- Cissy doll, 1955
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Milestone Creations
- Dionne quintuplet dolls, 1936
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—A Shrewd Businesswoman
- Discussing the ladies-in-waiting from the Coronation set with two colleagues, 1953
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Milestone Creations
- Doll faces produced by the Alexander Doll Company, prior to being finished and assembled, 1999
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Legacy
- Doll Hospital at the Alexander Doll Company—Cosme Santiago at work, 1999
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—The Doll Hospital
- Examining the Queen Elizabeth II doll from the Coronation set, 1953
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Milestone Creations
- Examining the work of an employee, c. 1953
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Expecting the Best
- Examining two dolls, c. 1920s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—The Alexander Doll Company
- In her New York home, c. 1940s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—"The First Lady of Dolls"
- Little Women dolls produced by the Alexander Doll Company, 1930-1936
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—A Shrewd Businesswoman
- Lower East Side of New York City, street scene, c. 1900
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—The Doll Hospital
- "Madame Alexander" dolls produced by the Alexander Doll Company, 1995 and 1984-1987
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Legacy
- Marionettes produced by the Alexander Doll Company, c. 1930s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—The Alexander Doll Company
- Marybel Gets Well doll, first produced in 1959
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Doll Philosophy
- Philip Behrman, date unknown
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Career Beginnings
- Publicity photograph for the Alexander Doll Company, c. 1920s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—A Shrewd Businesswoman
- Receiving the Fashion Academy Gold Medal from Emil Hartman, director of the New York Fashion Academy, March 1951
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—"The First Lady of Dolls"
- Receiving the "Torch of Learning" award from Max Kampelman of the American Friends of Hebrew University, c. 1970s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—A Generous Philanthropist
- Romeo and Juliet Alexanderkins, produced by the Alexander Doll Company, 1955
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—An Innovative Designer
- Snow White and Dopey dolls produced by the Alexander Doll Company, 1938, and Dopey marionette produced by Tony Sarg, c. 1936
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—An Innovative Designer
- "Spanky" (George McFarland) from the television show "The Little Rascals," with his likeness, c.1938
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Gender and Dolls
- With Alexander Haig, Jean Kirkpatrick, and Senator Bob Dole, 1980s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Later Years>
- With her grandson, William Birnbaum, and son-in-law, Richard Birnbaum, c. 1970
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Later Years>
- Workers at the Alexander Doll Company, date unknown
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—A Shrewd Businesswoman
Portraits:
- Beatrice Alexander Behrman, with her daughter Mildred Behrman Birnbaum, granddaughter Wendy Ann Birnbaum, and mother Hannah Pepper Alexander, c. 1930s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Beatrice Alexander
- Beatrice Alexander, c. 1905
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—The Doll Hospital
- Beatrice Alexander, c. 1920s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Career Beginnings
- Beatrice Alexander, c. 1950s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Legacy
- Beatrice Alexander in a meeting at the Alexander Doll Company, c. 1940s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—The Alexander Doll Company
- Beatrice Alexander with her daughter, Mildred, c. 1920
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Career Beginnings
- "Madame" Beatrice Alexander, c. 1940s (autographed photo)
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Overview
- "Madame" Beatrice Alexander, c. 1978
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Overview
- With many of her doll creations, c. 1950s
Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Legacy
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How to Cite This Page
For a bibliography:
Jewish Women's Archive. "JWA - Beatrice Alexander - Artifacts Alphabetically." <http://jwa.org/exhibits/wov/alexander/maart.html>.
For a footnote:
Jewish Women's Archive, "JWA - Beatrice Alexander - Artifacts Alphabetically," <http://jwa.org/exhibits/wov/alexander/maart.html>.
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