[Jane Arden Paper Doll]

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Clipping from a newspaper with a strip for "Jane Arden's Wardrobe" with illustrations of a woman and several dresses that could be cut out as a paper doll. The reverse includes a portion of the comic strip "Little Mary Mixup."

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1 clipping : col. ill. ; 25 x 21 cm.

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Barrett, Monte & Ross, Russell E. August 20, 1939.

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This clipping is part of the collection entitled: UNT Special Collections General Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 876 times, with 10 in the last month. More information about this clipping can be viewed below.

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Clipping from a newspaper with a strip for "Jane Arden's Wardrobe" with illustrations of a woman and several dresses that could be cut out as a paper doll. The reverse includes a portion of the comic strip "Little Mary Mixup."

Physical Description

1 clipping : col. ill. ; 25 x 21 cm.

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Additional historical context: “Jane Arden” was an internationally printed comic strip, created by Monte Barrett in 1928, featuring a female crime reporter. Beginning in the 1930s “Jane Arden’s Wardrobe” would accompany the comic strip each week, with suggested fashions from fans around the county, depicted.

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  • Preferred Citation: University of North Texas Special Collections

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  • August 20, 1939

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  • July 28, 2020, 4:10 p.m.

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Barrett, Monte & Ross, Russell E. [Jane Arden Paper Doll], clipping, August 20, 1939; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1705371/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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