Ida Roberta Bell papers, ca. 1972-1981.

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Ida Roberta Bell papers, ca. 1972-1981.

Autobiographical data sheets, newspaper clippings, postcards of dolls, and other materials about Ida Roberta Bell, a retired Chicago school teacher and a distinguished doll maker. Many of Bell's dolls depicted famous African Americans. Also includes a copy of Doll Emissaries of Black History: A Study of an Artist and Her Dolls, by Frank B. Jones (1976), which discusses Bell's work.

1 linear ft. (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8069940

Chicago History Museum

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Bell, Ida Roberta.

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