Evelyn Jane Coleman, Authority on Antique Dolls

American Evelyn Jane Coleman was best known as coauthor of the two volume "Collector's Encyclopedia of Dolls" and "The Collectors' Book of Doll Clothes: Fashions in Miniature, 1700-1929". These references are indispensable for doll collectors and historians of popular culture. This program, drawn from the Coleman family files and Sirocco archives, captures vignettes of Evelyn Jane Coleman's unique personality, remarkable memory and scholarly conclusions on doll collecting.