The Atlanta Doll Collectors

About Us

The first official club meeting was held on the third Sunday of June in 1989 a doll shop in Dunwoody, GA. The club was formed with the intention of hosting the Barbie Convention and sharing the love of collecting. The original name of the club was the Atlanta Barbie Collectors (ABC). After Mattel implemented restrictions on the use of the word "Barbie" in club names, the club was renamed and is now known as The Atlanta Doll Collectors. For the 1 year anniversary, the club celebrated at Collectors United sponsored by Gary Green. To celebrate our 20th anniversary and in conjunction with Barbie's 50th anniversary, the club held a birthday party at The Old Spaghetti Factory, complete with gifts for every member in attendance and a cake.

Club Purpose:
To share in the joy of collecting dolls, including Barbie and other types of dolls.

Meetings:
Meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. Note: The meeting location varies from month to month. Additional meetings may be scheduled, if needed. Meeting agendas include some of the following:

Club Report - Club business updates.

Member Collection - Members bring portions of their doll collection to share with others.

Show and Tell - A theme is selected and each member is asked to bring a doll associated with that theme to share with others.

Doll News - Members share updates on what is going on in the world of doll collecting.

Workshops - Club members or guests present doll related workshops. Past workshops have included making doll jewelry, doll hairstyling, rooting eyelashes, and scrapbooking, just to name a few.

Members Buy, Sell, and Trade - Members bring dolls and/or doll related items they would like to buy, sell, or trade with other club members.

Planning for Club Events - Planning for club-sponsored events is done at the monthly meetings in addition to other times, as needed.

Membership:

Annual membership is $20 for single membership and $10 for each additional family member under the age of 13 years old (up to 4 people residing in the same household).

Membership includes Membership Certificate, Club Notebook, access to The ADC Journal (club newsletter), admission to all club-sponsored events, and club gifts.

Persons interested in joining the club must attend at least one meeting prior to joining.

Accomplishments/Events:

Egleston Festival of the Trees Participants (December 1995-1999 and 2005-2006)

Toys for Tots Contributors (December 1995-1999 and 2002-2018)

National Barbie® Doll Convention Hosts (June 1998)

National Barbie® Doll Convention Steering Committee (Since 2005)

Club Open House (April 2000, July 2007, September 2010)

Sickle Cell Foundation Contributors & Volunteers (December 2000)

Annual Doll Show (2001-2009, 2011, 2017)

Atlanta Women's Shelter Contributors (December 2001)

Club Christmas Party (Annual)

Contact Information:

E-Mail us at ADC@atlantadollcollectors.com

"Yes, I still play with dolls!"