Addy doll and related materials
Scope and Contents
Addy Walker is an American Girl doll depicting an African-American enslaved girl who escaped to freedom in 1864. At the beginning of the accompanying book, Addy is a nine year old girl living on a plantation in North Carolina. After her brother and father are sold, Addy and her mother escape through the Underground Railroad to Philadelphia. In later books, Addy learns that freedom in the North does not mean equality and fairness. With a historically accurate wooden trunk, bed, and adornments, Addy was designed to help children imagine the life of an African American girl who escaped slavery during the American Civil War.
Dates
- Creation: 1993
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Extent
8 Linear Feet (5 boxes) : 1 doll :vinyl/fabric, multicolored ;24 cm. high+ 1 book (69 p. ; 23 cm.) and paraphernalia in 4 pasteboard boxes (various sizes) and a wooden chest. ; 24 cm. high+ 1 book (23 cm.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Addy doll and related materials were purchased by MSU Libraries in 1993.
Series
Book Buddies.
- Title
- Finding Aid for Addy doll and related materials
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Finding aid by Lydia Tang and Leslie Behm
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository