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| Title | Barbie Doll |
| Object Name | Barbie Doll |
| Manufactured For | Mattel |
| Description | This is either the Christie doll, released in 1968 as the first widely marketed African-American Barbie doll, or the slightly later Julia doll of 1969, linked to the popular television series Julia starring Diahann Carroll. While Christie's and Julia's body types and skin colors were as unrealistic as Barbie's, their introduction indicated the shift in American racial perceptions that was still just beginning in the late 1960s. |
| Date Manufactured | 1968 or 1969 |
| Material | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
| Manufacturing Process | Injection Molded |
| Number of Objects | 1 |
| Accession Number | 2003.698 |
| Donor | Gift of National Plastics Center. Originally Gift of Ms. Louella White |
| Broad Subject | Toys and Games
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| Subjects | Dolls
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| Date Digital | 2009 |
| For More Information | Please address inquires to the Public Services Librarian, Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library (e-mail: scrc@syr.edu, tel. 315-443-2697). |
| Rights | Publication of images from the Special Collections Research Center is subject to approval and fees may be charged for such use. Publication includes the following media: print, electronic/digital, videotape, film, or microfilm. Permission to use images must be obtained in advance and in writing from the Special Collections Research Center by writing to plastics@syr.edu or going to http://scrc.syr.edu . These fees are separate from any which might be assigned/assessed by the copyright holder. |
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