Doll News Spring 2014 - (Page 82)
A Visit to the
n a quiet, tree-lined street on the outskirts
of the heart of the nation's bustling capital
stands a house. Built by Harold Clinton
Smith in 1939, the brick structure's white-shuttered
windows look out across a well-kept, gently sloping
lawn. A stone path leads to the door.
Who was Harold Clinton Smith? He was
an architect and one of the leading builders in
Washington, D.C. during the first half of the
twentieth century. And he was the father of Dorothy
S. Coleman and the grandfather of Elizabeth Ann and
Evelyn Jane Coleman.
Collectors have long known of Dorothy,
Elizabeth Ann and Evelyn Jane, whose diligent
research into the long story of dolls ultimately grew
into The Collectors Encyclopedia of Dolls, Volume
1 and Volume 2 (Crown Publishers Inc., 1968) and
The Collectors' Book of Doll Clothes: Fashions in
Miniature, 1700-1929 (Crown Publishers Inc., 1984).
Surely every serious collector or student of doll
history owns these sizable tomes or has referred to
them at some point along the way.
Elizabeth Ann Coleman - known to us as
Ann - graciously opened the family's home to doll
collectors during the 2013 UFDC convention in
Washington, D.C. last summer. This was a ticketed
event to support UFDC's burgeoning doll museum,
and those who visited Ann will long remember it as a
very special day.
Tables, chairs, cabinets and dressers brimmed
with dolls of all makes, models and years, carefully
arranged in clever juxtaposition in the hope that
antique collectors would notice the more modern
dolls and modern collectors might notice the earlier
dolls. The mantel in the living room holds a perennial
parade of red-clad dolls silently monitoring what
goes on below, as Ann is generous in entertaining
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Elizabeth Ann Coleman welcomes guests into her home for the Coleman
Collection Special Event Tour. (Photograph by Betty Nett).
Docents were scattered about the house during the special tour to help
visitors find their way. A few are pictured here with Ann: (Front) Kate Reed,
Elizabeth Ann; (Back) Diane Vourderis, Caroline Goodfellow.
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Doll News Spring 2014
From the Editor
UFDC Officers and Regional Directors
President's Message
Conference Calendar
Welcome Newer Members
Fundraising Committee Report
Shared Passions - 2014 UFDC Convention
Tasha Tudor + Dolls = Enchanting Art
Early Juneau Bebe Part II
My Dear Hitty
A Capital Affair 2013 Antique Competitive Exhibit Part II
A Capital Affair 2013 Modern Competitive Exhibit Part II
A is for Annabelle - the story of a doll
Annatasha - A Paper Doll
A Visit to the Coleman Collection
Unending Delight - Tasha's World of Dolls
A Capital Affair 2013 Special Exhibit - The Four Seasons of Sandra Sue
A Capital Affair 2013 - Beautiful Boys, Gorgeous Girls - Asian and American BJDs
All About Lavinia Loring, A French Fashion Doll Reprinted from THE LETTER, Volume 3, Number 1, Summer 1983
Life before TV - UFDC Region 1 Conference
Christine Crocker - The Pastoral Dollmaker
Capturing the Classics - The Classic Plaything Collection of Wendy Lawton
The Story of Marjorie Tudor
Behind the Scenes - Regional Director Training
Isn't It Romantic
In a More Romantic Time - A Paper Doll
I is for Inspiration
Judging Dolls in UFDC Competitions
Club Notes
Reviewing Resources
Region Director Candidates
Donations
In Our Memories
News & Notes
Doll News Spring 2014
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