1938 Whitman Paper Doll Book

In 1938, Whitman Publishing Co. produced a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Paper Dolls oversized book, #970. Contains a total of four leaves plus covers; measures approximately 11.5" x 17". The princess and dwarf dolls were printed on the front and back.

While the Seven Dwarfs are identical to those seen in the 1938 boxed set, Snow White is slightly different.

Note the perforated edges around the doll illustration.

Dwarfs on back cover.

Dresses, jackets, animals and accessories. Some dress color schemes were changed when compared with those in the boxed set.

Image via Heritage Auctions and Punky Shoester's Vintage Dolls Plus.

1937 Snow White Photoplay School Study Guide

Photoplay Studies was a series of film appreciation booklets produced over 75 years ago for use in English classes at both the elementary and high school level. Volume III, Number 10 was devoted to the discussion of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and was copyrighted 1937 by Educational and Recreational Guides, Inc.

Why couldn't they have had a class like this when I was in high school? At the time of this publication, the guide series had been available to educators for three years, 1935-37.

From the Foreword: "Walt Disney's unique photoplay makes a happy contribution not only to the art of the screen but also to the art of gracious, kindly living." William F. Bauer

Part I: The Brothers Grimm.

Part II: The Appeal of the Simple Tale.

Part III: Why I Chose Snow White (by Walt Disney).

Part IV: The Animated Interlude Becomes the Feature Picture.

Part V: Synopsis.

Sample questions for the classroom.

Part VI: The Pictorial Art of Disney.

More sample questions.

Photoplay Guides order form. Single copy just 15¢.

Image scans courtesy of the Michael Filippello Collection.

Draw 50 Princesses

Front Cover

Draw 50 Princesses is, as the title suggests, a how-to book on drawing Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and a host of other princess folk. That's not all. The learn-through-visuals style book also contains a royal court of other mythical characters including kings, queens, wizards, dragons, fairies, magic wands, goblets, and even Romeo and Juliet.

 Title Page

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Artist Lee J. Ames got his first job at Walt Disney Studios when he was eighteen. That was back in 1939. He won a contest that Disney was running to find new artists. Lee headed to Los Angeles and worked "in a minor capacity" on Fantasia and Pinocchio. He missed his home, however, and after only three months, moved back. Yet, that was just the start of his drawing career. 

Ames worked at animation, comics, advertising, teaching, and illustrating. He also authored over 35 books, mostly the Draw 50 series which to date have sold more than two million copies. He says in his bio...

"All [these] have helped me happily avoid facing reality."

A happy free spirit, Lee passed away in June of 2011 at the age of 90.

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Introduction

The Snow White pages...

Dwarfs...

Magic Mirror...

Poisoned Apple...

Warlock (could easily be transformed into the Witch)...

Castle...

Draw 50 Princesses: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Many More. Publisher: Watson-Guptill (2008), 64 page, ISBN-10: 9780767927987.