Sunday, November 4, 2018

Please Join Us At Our 2019 Doll Study Club Of Boston Annual Fundraiser!

Missiles, Matrimony, and Mattel:  
Jack Ryan’s Midcentury Madness


With Special Guest Bradley Justice Yarbrough

Barbie Historian, Chair of UFDC’s Collections Oversight Committee, and recipient of the “Barbie’s Best Friend” award from The National Barbie® Doll Collectors Convention

Saturday, May 18, 2019

Embassy Suites Hotel 
550 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451 
Auction check-in from 8:30 am to 9:30 am 
Event festivities from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm 
$75 per person

Our speaker will share the story of larger-than-life designer John W. "Jack” Ryan (1926-91) who was instrumental in creating and launching the “Barbie” line along with Mattel co-owner Ruth Handler in the 1950’s.  Ryan’s colorful biography reads like a tale ripped straight from the headlines of the National Enquirer.

A can’t miss event for anyone interested in the history of dolls in America! 

This event is for UFDC members and their guests only. 
Attendance is capped at 125 guests.
First come, first served. Please register today!

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