Legendary actress Shirley Temple’s personal childhood collection of movie costumes, dolls and memorabilia will be on display as part of the “Love, Shirley Temple” nationwide museum tour, running at the Santa Monica History Museum from June 4 through 10.

(photo courtesy of Theriault’s)

Temple grew up in Santa Monica and was the most famous child star in the world during the 1930s and 1940s. Her family has preserved a historic collection of her extensive childhood wardrobe and memorabilia, and it will be seen for the very first time. The first-ever nationwide museum tour, “Love Shirley Temple” is sponsored by Theriault’s. The tour will highlight Temple’s famed childhood years from 1928 through 1940 in select cities from New York to California.

The collection includes a child-sized racing car given to Temple by her close friend and co-star Bill “Bojangles” Robinson; a Steinway baby-grand piano inscribed to her by Theodore Steinway on behalf of his family; her autograph books and a myriad of Temple’s cherished dolls, playthings, signed letters and more. The exhibition will also include many paintings and illustrations created for her by famed artists, animators and cartoonists of the period. The Santa Monica History Museum is located at 1350 7th St. in Santa Monica. For information, visit www.santamonicahistory.org.