Not in Iowa, but still in the Midwest is the Elizabeth Sage Collection
at Indiana University.

http://www.indiana.edu/~amid/sage/sage.html

Rich

Rich Remsberg
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On Oct 20, 2004, at 9:56 AM, Maggie Harrer wrote:

> Dear Friends,
> In cleaning out my mother's attic in Iowa, I've discovered a trunk of
> 19th C.
> clothing - wedding outfits, fans, top hat, etc., complete with what
> appears
> to be Exhibit Labels - so they must have been exhibited somewhere at
> one time.
> Was wondering if there is a museum in Iowa (first choice) or elsewhere
> that
> might have an interest in such clothing? Am going out there this
> weekend to see
> what else is in the trunk.
>
> ALSO, found  a trunk of what appear to be early 20th C. performance
> programs
> - from The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo to opera and other concerts -
> many of
> which were in Chicago.  I am also going to go through them to see what
> is there
> - but is there a museum that might be interested in this type of
> collection?
>
> Please contact me either on line or privately if you might be
> interested in
> either collection.
>
> Many thanks,
> Maggie Harrer
>
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