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The Bear Facts ...
URL: http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/edu/infobyte/teddies.htm

Description:
Small collection of information about the Teddy bear. Includes a timelime showing how in 1903 President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt agreed that a toy bear with his name could be made, and fun facts, such as "the scientific term for teddy bear collecting is arctophily." This material was prepared to accompany the Bears in Toytown exhibit, held at the Provincial Museum of Alberta, Canada.

LII Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Hobbies, Teddy Bears, Toys & Dolls

Publisher:
Royal Alberta Museum

Extra Keywords
Steiff

LII Database Information:
Record 25346 created by Maria Brandt on 01/28/2008
Last modification on 01/29/2008
Published: 02/07/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25346

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