13 December 1902: Santa to Visit at the International Doll Show

On this day in 1902, Santa Claus made an appearance at the doll show benefit raising funds for Winnie Davis Hall:

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Learn More:

• Athens Daily Banner, May 1902 - Oct. 1903 on Microfilm in the Heritage collection.
• Athens Historic Newspaper Archive collection in the Digital Library of Georgia.
• Miss Rutherford's Scrapbook by Mildred Rutherford in the Heritage collection.
• The Collector's Encyclopedia of Dolls by Dorothy S. Coleman, Elizabeth A. Coleman, and Evelyn J. Coleman in the Reference collection.
• The Dolls of Yesteryear by Eleanor St. George in the general collection.
• Cornhusk, Silk, and Wishbones: A Book of Dolls from around the World by Michelle Markel in general collection.
• The Doll Source Book by Argie Manolis in the Reference collection.
• Dolls of the Art Deco Era 1910-1940: Collect, Restore, Create, and Play by Susanna Oroyan in the general collection.
• The Fairytale Doll Book by Valerie Janitch in the general collection.
• Sewing Victorian Doll Clothes: Authentic Costumes from Museum Collections by Michelle Hamilton in the general collection.
• The Book of Doll Making by Alicia Merrett in the general collection.
• Dolls: A Complete Bibliography by Nancie Anne Lutz in the Reference collection.