The International Wizard of Oz Club (IWOC) is a member-based organization. But the majority of our members are also collectors, and the apple, as it’s said, doesn’t fall far from the tree.
From significant bequests to simple gifts generous IWOC members and their families have contributed a modest but meaningful collection of Oz material to the Club. Lovely original artwork, rare books and historic correspondence are among our treasures. Scrapbooks assembled by L. Frank Baum’s widow serve as a rich source of material to our publications and research projects.
Loans from our collections are infrequent, although the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Mass., recently included a small number of original John R Neill artwork in its Wonderful Art of Oz exhibition.
Digital images of material from the collections also have been made available for publication and research purposes.
Efforts to strengthen and expand our collections are ongoing. Links found below give you more information about the history and goals of our collections, and can help you explore the possibility of donating to the Oz Club from your own collection.