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Object Donation Form

If you would like us to consider an object donation, please fill out the following form. If you do not know an answer, please put “I do not know the answer to this question” in the textbox.

If you have multiple objects, please fill out a form for each object (e.g., pair of jeans and a pair of sneakers that do not go together)
If you have a set of objects that go together, please submit those objects in a single form. (e.g., matching dress, jacket, and belt)

Please note that if objects are mailed to us or dropped off without going through the object donation form, we will dispose of the object following ethical museum practices if it is not accessioned into the collection.

Name * Required
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Pronouns * Required
Please first review the mission of our museum.
1. The collection is a teaching tool for undergraduate and graduate education in the Apparel, Merchandising, and Design program, which is housed in the department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management. The collection is used as a source throughout the curriculum to learn about the social, historical, political, economic, and cultural aspects of fashion in various contexts.
2. We collect and document clothing, accessories, textiles, and other related objects to support the curriculum needs as we teach and exhibit various topics related to the past and the current cultural climate. These objects may come from regional, national, or global perspectives.
3. We are committed to experiential learning through the use of objects in the classroom setting and in the exhibition building.
4. We aim to serve the campus community, particularly students and faculty. We also serve the Ames and Iowa community as well as scholars in the field at large.
5. We are committed to social justice and intersectionality in the study of fashion history. We recognize past museum practices in the field at large are often rooted in white supremacy, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, fat phobia, and xenophobia. We aim to reject these biases in our future practices related to documenting fashion histories.
* Required
- I have read the Textiles and Clothing Museum’s mission statement
Please upload images of the object(s)
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Max. file size: 24 MB.
Please upload any images you have of the object being worn, produced, and/or sold
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Max. file size: 24 MB.
Why do you think this object should be in our museum’s collection? Why is it important? * Required
Does the object have a label? * Required
- Yes
- No
Can you tell us what the label says? * Required
How did you obtain this object? * Required
Who owned this object? Do you know where they were living when they owned this object? * Required
Who wore this object? Do you know where they were living while they wore this object? * Required
Who produced or sold the object? Do you know where it was produced and/or sold? * Required
What year do you think this object was made and/or worn? * Required
Can you tell us about any of the related social, historical, political, economic, and cultural aspects of this object? * Required
Does the person(s) who wore, owned, and/or produced this object have a connection to Iowa State University? * Required
- Yes
- No
- I am not sure
How does this person have a connection to Iowa State? * Required
Is the person(s) who wore, owned, and/or produced this object an alumnus of the Apparel, Merchandising, and Design program at Iowa State University? * Required
- Yes
- No
- I am not sure
What years did they attend ISU? * Required
We are especially interested in collecting objects that represent experiences and aesthetics of historically marginalized communities, specifically objects that were owned, worn, produced, and/or distributed by historically marginalized communities.
· people of color
· Indigenous communities
· the lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and/or other historically marginalized sexual identity communities
· the trans, gender non-conforming, and/or other historically marginalized gender identity communities
· people with disabilities
· little person, dwarf, and/or persons of short stature
· undocumented people
· immigrant communities
· persons who are or have experienced severe financial hardships, low income, living in poverty, and/or homelessness
· fat, plus-size, and/or person with larger body size
· oppressed religious groups
· other oppressed ethnic groups
Does the owner and/or producer of this object occupy any of the identities listed above? If yes, please describe. * Required
How did you learn about the historical information about this object? * Required
Where is the object currently being stored? * Required
Does the object have any visible damage to it such as rips, stains, or tears? * Required
If we did not have the financial resources to be able to store and care for this object, would you be interested and willing to make a monetary donation to the Textiles and Clothing Museum to assist with this need? If yes, please describe. * Required
Would you be willing and interested in making a short video over a video chat session for our YouTube channel to discuss this object and its related meanings and history? * Required
- Yes
- No
- I would need further information
Overall, why do you think the students in Apparel, Merchandising, and Design at Iowa State University would need to learn about this object? What do you think they would gain? * Required
Anything else the museum team should know about this object when reviewing it as a potential object for the collection? * Required
What did we miss? Is there anything you want to add?

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this form! If during the academic semester you do not receive a response acknowledging receipt of this form within 5 business days, please contact Dr. Kelly Reddy-Best at klrb@iastate.edu.

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