Middlebury’s Historic Clothing Collection: Conservation, Documentation, and Interpretation Practicum

Middlebury College is the proud owner of an historic teaching collection of over 700 pieces of antique clothing and accessories that is not well known on campus. In this practicum/seminar, students will help inventory and document the collection with the expertise of the professor; and learn to further conserve and physically stabilize the collection by improving its storage; and update and expand the online database, making the entire collection digitally available to on- and off- campus audiences alike. We will also discuss the history of both men and women’s clothing as it pertains to the collection.