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Debbie Behan Garrett

Goodreads Author

Born

The United States

Website

http://blackdollcollecting.wix.com/dbg2

Genre

Crafts & Hobbies, Reference

Influences

Black-doll historian Myla Perkins, the personal desire to document bla ...more

Member Since

September 2008

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/blackdollenthusiast

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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 ...more

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Debbie Behan Garrett's Blog

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

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Debbie Behan Garrett’s books

Average rating: 4.77 · 13 ratings · 3 reviews · 4 distinct works

	The Definitive Guide to Collecting Black Dolls 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Dolls A Comprehensive Guide to Celebrating Collecting and Experiencing the Passion it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doll Blogs: When Dolls Speak, I Listen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doll Blogs When Dolls Speak I Listen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Debbie’s Quotes

“The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.”
― Josephine Baker

tags: inspirational

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“I want to thank you, Lord, for life and all that's in it.

Thank you for the day and for the hour, and the minute. ”
― Maya Angelou

tags: inspirational

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“It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.”
― Barack Obama

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“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
― Barack Obama

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message 1: by Andre

Oct 11, 2008 10:59AM

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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