Debbie Behan Garrett

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Debbie Behan Garrett

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Debbie Garrett’s interest in collecting black dolls commenced after the 1991 catalogue purchase of a “collectible” porcelain doll intended as a gift for her daughter. After the doll’s arrival, the decision to keep the doll and to begin a collection ensued.


Her avid interest in black-doll history prompted research on dolls made during and before her childhood. Before writing her first black-doll reference book, The Definitive Guide to Collecting Black Dolls, Hobby House Press, Inc., 2003, Ms. Garrett's efforts to connect with other like-minded collectors culminated in founding the WeLoveBlackDolls Yahoo! Group, in January 2001. In February 2002, as cofounder and editor of The Black Doll-E-Zine, “the first and only e-zine (now group) devoted
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Black Doll Collecting Blog

I am no longer writing blogs for Dolls Magazine, but I do maintain my personal Black Doll Collecting blog with frequent updates. Follow my musings here.

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Published on January 17, 2011 08:59 Tags: black-doll-collecting-blog
Average rating: 4.77 · 13 ratings · 3 reviews · 4 distinct works
The Definitive Guide to Col...

4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions
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Black Dolls A Comprehensive...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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The Doll Blogs: When Dolls ...

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message 1: by Andre

Andre Great blog Debbie - great reviews. Black dolls is an amazing topic and one that has so much to say about the history of America and how African Americans have been viewed.


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