K Friends of Hitty Newsletter M Volume I January 1995 Issue One Welcome to the First Friends of Hitty Newsletter! The response to my proposal for a Hitty Newsletter has been overwhelming! As announced, the purpose of the newsletter is to provide a forum for the dissemination of information and material on Hitty herself, Rachel Field, Dorothy Lathrop and the artists who create Hittys. Every subscriber is encouraged to share items they have crafted or created for Hitty and directions for making them as well as any personal anecdotes or stories. This is YOUR newsletter and I am hopeful that each and every one of you will make contributions. Please feel free to send in any and all material which you would like to see in the newsletter. Photographs are also welcome and we will try to use some in every issue. As a quarterly newsletter, issues are scheduled to be sent out in January, April, July and October. The following features are tentatively planned: MEET A HITTY ARTIST: Through the questionnaire that subscribers have filled out and returned, the names of 13 Hitty artists were noted. Feature write-ups about each of these artists will be solicited. A HITTY RETROSPECTIVE: Any original articles or any kind of out-of-print or previously published material on Hitty, Rachel Field and Dorothy Lathrop as well as anything related to Hitty will be reprinted. HITTY'S BAZAAR: A Fair for the Sale of Accessories for Hitty. Any Hitty- related items for sale can be listed here without charge for subscribers, on a space- available basis. Please provide a description as well as price (including shipping) and your mailing address. HITTY'S POTPOURRI: This will include readers' ideas for accessories for Hitty, patterns for clothing for Hitty, directions for making things for her, suggestions for displaying her - anything you feel might be of interest to our readers and/or which you would like to share. HITTY HAPPENINGS: Anything pertaining to Hitty such as news, events, shows, displays, meetings or gatherings of anything pertaining to Hitty can be noted here. If someone puts on a display at the local library or school, or organizes a meeting of some mutual Hitty fans, please let us know about it. OUR READERS WRITE: A chance to hear from and meet our members/subscrib ers through comments, questions and answers. I am requesting that each person send in a write-up about how they were first introduced to Hitty and the book, what influ ence Hitty has had on them and anything else which might be of interest. I am very pleased to introduce my daughter, Lisa, who offered to design the newsletter and type up the finished product, as my Creative Consultant. She has been a tremendous help and has done an excellent job. My thanks also to my good friend Chris Sweeney who did the layout work on the photographic section. And my sincere thanks to all of you who have already sent in material to be used. It is greatly appreciated and I hope everyone will continue to contribute.