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doll, rag

Catalog Number
2022.61.2
Description
Rag doll of Andy from the Raggedy Ann and Andy books.  This cloth doll dates to ca. 1956, has blue pants, red and white striped socks, black shoes.

 
History
Raggedy Ann and Andy were created by American writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938). The first Raggedy Ann rag doll was developed in 1915.

The toys in donation 2022.61 belonged to Shelley Speet Mills. The Raggedy Ann and Andy rag dolls were a gift to Shelley in 1955 while she was in the hospital having her tonsils removed.

Shelley was born on 6-12-1951 in Holland, MI to Richard and Vesta Speet. The family lived in Holland, MI at 740 Columbia Ave. Richard Speet worked as a driver for Hillcrest Dairy in Holland.

Shelley was a 1969 graduate of Holland High. She was married on 8-29-1970 to William Mills in the Third Reformed Church in Holland, MI.

Sadly, at the age of 19 Shelley was murdered in Grand Rapids, MI on 9-15-1970.
Gift of
Brown, Tiffany Speet