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

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Artifact List for Beatrice Alexander Exhibit Articles: Advertisement for the display of Alexander's set of Coronation dolls at Abraham & Straus, Sunday News, May 24, 1953    Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Milestone Creations Discussing Alexander's achievements as a dollmaker, c.1960s    Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—"The First Lady of Dolls" Audio Clips: Describes some of her own ideas about the values of dolls, recorded 1978    Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Doll Philosophy Early days of her father's doll hospital, recorded 1978    Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—The Doll Hospital Her 1923 move into business for herself, recorded 1978    Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—The Alexander Doll Company How people might learn from dolls, recorded 1978    Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Doll Philosophy Making her first dolls, recorded 1978    Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Career Beginnings Roles dolls can play, recorded 1978    Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Doll Philosophy Facsimiles: Catalogue for the 1942-1943 line of Madame Alexander dolls (excerpt)    Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Expecting the Best Certificate from the Central Harlem Center of Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc., in appreciation of Beatrice Alexander's support, 1973    Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Expecting the Best Certificate from the National Republican Congressional Committee in appreciation of Beatrice Alexander's support, 1982    Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Later Years Engraving of immigrants arriving on a ship from Frank Leslie's Weekly, c. 1900     Beatrice Alexander Exhibit—Immigrant Roots 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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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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