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Doll Organizations, Clubs and Groups

Groups, clubs and associations of doll lovers, researchers, dealers and admirers.

Top 10 Reasons To Join a Doll Club

If you love to collect dolls, there is no reason to collect alone! Here are our top 10 reasons to join a doll club!

UFDC

Web site of the United Federation of Doll Clubs; a must-join organization for doll collectors.  Publishes "Doll News" magazine.

ODACA

An "educational resource" and council for artists creating original dolls.  Membership is by review only.

IFDM

International Foundation of Dollmakers, for makers of both modern and reproduction dolls.

National Antique Doll Dealers Association

Not a fancy site, but if you buy antique dolls, you should be familiar with NADDA and know what membership means for a dealer.

Just About Dolls Doll Club

Official web site for Just About Dolls, a doll club in Butte County, in Northern California.

Academy of American Doll Artists

Non-profit group promotes original one-of-a-kind doll art.  Site shows member work and has membership information.

Bayou Bebes of Baton Rouge

  Home of the Bayou Bebes of Baton Rouge Doll Club, from Louisiana. 

Myrtle Beach Doll Show: A Report

Roving Reporter Cheryl Conrad reports on this wonderful doll show, organized by the Coastal Doll Collector Club

National Institute of American Doll Artists

NIADA is an association of original doll artists.  Membership by election only; site has conference, show, and class information.

Original Paper Doll Artists Guild

Membership includes subscription to the quarterly magazine. 

National Polymer Clay Guild

Many doll artists make their original dolls using polymer clay.  This guild is for all crafters in the medium. Large site.

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