Madcaps Co. -- History -- Sources

Scope and Contents This collection consists of files kept by American millinery stylist Janet A. Sloane (1913-1996). Sloane worked under Madcaps Inc. from the early 1940s to 1992, and most of the content lies within these publication dates. Series 1 covers French periodicals she collected, particularly the almost complete L'Histoire du Costume Feminin Francais fashion series whose contents span from 1837 to 1870. Of 10 albums, albums 6 (Extravagance precieuse sous Louis XIV 1715-1774) and album 9 (Sobres...