Blake Changnon is a toy historian and curator specializing in the history and cultural impact of American Girl and Pleasant Company. He is the founder of the Changnon Family Museum of Toys & Collectibles, a growing archive and traveling exhibition initiative dedicated to preserving and interpreting original dolls, books, catalogs, prototypes, and related materials. His research draws on primary sources, interviews with key figures connected to the brand, and one of the most extensive private American Girl collections in the country. Through public exhibitions and educational programming, he examines how the dolls and their stories shaped American ideas about girlhood, history, and literacy.