The Helen Louise Allen collection is particularly strong in ethnic textiles, notably Asian, Turkish-Ottoman and South American forms. It also includes a range of embroidered headgear from around the world. In addition, the collection includes the work of Allen herself as well as her artwork, papers and photographs.
Address: 1235 Nancy Nicholas Hall, 1300 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1524, USA.
Digital sources:
- https://sohe.wisc.edu/textile-collection/use-collection (retrieved 25 May 2016)
- https://sohe.wisc.edu/textile-collection/digital-collection (retrieved 25 May 2016)
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