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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           Washington, D.C. 20549

                            --------------------

                                  FORM 10-K

            ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 For the Fiscal Year Ended January 27, 2001

                        Commission File Number 1-5674

                            --------------------

                            ANGELICA CORPORATION

           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              Missouri                                 43-0905260
  (State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  incorporation or organization)

       424 South Woods Mill Road                      63017-3406
        Chesterfield, Missouri                        (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

                               (314) 854-3800
             Registrant's telephone number, including area code
                            --------------------

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                       Name of each exchange
        Title of each class                             on which registered
-------------------------------------                   -------------------

Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value                         New York Stock Exchange

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights issuable pursuant to
Registrant's Shareholder Rights Plan                  New York Stock Exchange

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                    NONE

   Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  X   No
                                                   ---    ---

   Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form
10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  X
                                         ---

   State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the Registrant. The aggregate market value shall be
computed by reference to the price at which the stock was sold, or the
average bid and asked prices of such stock, as of a specified date within 60
days prior to the date of filing.

       $97,760,369                                        March 30, 2001
------------------------                           ---------------------------
         Value                                          Date of Valuation

   Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's
classes of common stock, as of March 30, 2001.

        Common Stock, $1.00 par value, 8,579,434 shares outstanding.

                     DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

1) Portions of the Annual Report to Shareholders for fiscal year ended
January 27, 2001 are incorporated in Parts I, II & IV; 2) Portions of the
Proxy Statement dated April 16, 2001 are incorporated in Part III.


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                                   PART I
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ITEM 1.  BUSINESS
-----------------

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS

Angelica Corporation (the "Company") and its subsidiaries provide products
and services to a wide variety of institutions and individuals, which are in
primarily three markets: health services, hospitality and other service
industries. The Company was founded in 1878 and was incorporated as Angelica
Corporation in 1968.

The Company's businesses are reported in three industry segments: Textile
Services, Manufacturing and Marketing and Retail Sales. Information about
the Company's industry segments appears on page 28 of the Company's Annual
Report to Shareholders for the year ended January 27, 2001 (hereinafter
"Annual Report") and is incorporated herein by reference. This information
includes for each segment sales and textile service revenues, earnings,
assets, depreciation and capital additions for each of the three years in
the period ended January 27, 2001.

TEXTILE SERVICES
----------------

As of January 27, 2001 this segment had 26 laundry plants generally in or
near various major metropolitan areas in the United States principally
providing textile rental and laundry services for health care institutions.
This segment also provides a limited amount of general linen services in
selected areas, principally to hotels, motels and restaurants.

The markets in which the Textile Services segment operates are very
competitive, being characterized generally by a large number of independent,
privately-owned competitors. Industry statistics are not available, but the
Company believes that its Textile Services segment constitutes the largest
supplier of textile rental and laundry services to health care institutions
in the United States. Competition is on the basis of quality, reliability
and price.

MANUFACTURING AND MARKETING
---------------------------

The Company's Manufacturing and Marketing operations consist of Angelica
Image Apparel in the United States and Sally Fourmy &




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Associates, a smaller operation in Canada, collectively engaged in the
manufacture and sale of uniforms and business career apparel for a wide
variety of institutions and businesses. The raw materials used by Angelica
Image Apparel in the conduct of its business consist principally of textile
piece goods, thread, and trimmings, such as buttons, zippers and labels. The
Company purchases piece goods from most major United States manufacturers of
textile products and from some non-domestic suppliers. During the last three
years, the Company has closed a number of its domestic manufacturing plants
and has been sourcing more of its image apparel from domestic and foreign
contractors and other foreign suppliers. At the end of fiscal 2001,
production releases to foreign suppliers accounted for approximately 55% of
all production releases of this segment's products, up from approximately
10% three years ago.

The Manufacturing and Marketing operations compete with more than four dozen
firms, including privately-owned firms and divisions of larger corporations,
in the United States and Canada. Competition is also provided by local firms
in most major metropolitan areas. The nature and degree of competition
varies with the customer and market where it occurs. Industry statistics are
not available, but the Company believes that it is one of the leading
suppliers of garments to hospitals, gaming establishments, hotels and
motels, food service establishments, and textile service suppliers in the
United States. Competition is extensive and is based on many factors,
including design, quality, consistency of product, delivery, price and
distribution.

The Manufacturing and Marketing segment is a supplier of image apparel to
the Textile Services and the Retail Sales segments, and those segments are
Manufacturing and Marketing's two largest customers.

RETAIL SALES
------------

The Retail Sales segment is a specialty retailer offering uniforms and shoes
primarily for nurses and other health care professionals through a
nationwide chain of retail stores under the name of Life Uniform and Shoe
Shops, located primarily in malls and strip shopping centers and to a
limited extent inside hospitals. Starting in 2000, merchandise is also
offered by means of catalogues and e-commerce which complement the Company's
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The Company believes there are approximately 2,000 specialty retail stores
and approximately ten catalogue operations in the U.S., all primarily
privately-owned, offering merchandise comparable to that offered by the
Company's Retail Sales segment. In addition, such merchandise is also
offered by others, including some large chain apparel retailers. Retail
operations are conducted under highly competitive conditions in the local
area where each of the Company's stores is located, with competition being
on the basis of store location, merchandise selection and value. Industry
statistics are not available, but the Company believes its Retail Sales
segment is the nation's largest specialty retailer offering uniforms and
shoes to nurses and other health care professionals.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
----------------------

The Company does not hold any material patents, licenses, franchises or
concessions. It does not consider its business to be seasonal to any
significant extent. The Manufacturing and Marketing business is
characterized by high working capital requirements in the form of
inventories required to satisfy the prompt delivery requirements of its
customers. Otherwise, the Company has no unusual working capital
requirements. No segment of the Company's business is dependent on a single
or a few non-affiliated customer or customers.

Since the bulk of the Company's sales are to institutional users which buy
on a regular recurring basis, the Company's backlog of orders at any given
time consists principally of firm orders in the process of being filled and
is not considered significant to the Company's business. No portion of the
Company's business is subject to renegotiation of profits.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
------------------------

Angelica Image Apparel carries on research, development and testing programs
both internally and in cooperation with independent laboratories and
research institutions, and works with suppliers to develop specialized
fabrics to improve performance and to meet specific technological
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
----------------------------

The Company does not expect any material expenditures will be required in
order to comply with any Federal, state or local environmental regulations.

EMPLOYEES
---------

The Company employs approximately 7,600 persons (including approximately 840
part-time employees).

FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT FOREIGN OPERATIONS AND EXPORT SALES
---------------------------------------------------------------

Sales of foreign operations and export sales were not significant.

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES
-------------------

The Company's corporate headquarters are located in a leased facility in St.
Louis County, Missouri. A substantial portion of the real estate utilized by
the Company is leased. Real estate which is owned by the Company is
approximately 41% of the net book value of all fixed assets. There is no
individual parcel of real estate owned or leased which is of material
significance to the Company's total assets. No difficulty in renewing leases
which expire in the near future is anticipated by the Company. In the
opinion of the Company, all such facilities are maintained in good condition
and are adequate and suitable for the purposes for which they are used.

As of January 27, 2001, 26 laundries, both owned and leased, plus warehouse
facilities located in 12 states were used in the Textile Services segment.
(Laundries are located in: California, 11; Colorado, 1; Florida, 2; Georgia,
1; Illinois, 2; New Jersey, 1; New York, 2; Ohio, 1; Pennsylvania, 1; Rhode
Island, 1; Tennessee, 1; and Texas, 2.) Laundry facilities generally are not
fully utilized, although some of them operate on a multi-shift basis. The
Company estimates that, assuming the availability of labor, output of these
facilities could be increased by 20 percent with existing equipment by
working longer hours and by an additional 25 percent (for a total of 45
percent) by working longer hours plus installation of additional equipment.

The Company's real estate, both owned and leased, which is used in its
Manufacturing and Marketing segment, at January 27, 2001 was comprised of
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Costa Rica, plus appropriate warehouses and sales facilities in the United
States and Canada. (Plants in the United States are located in: Mississippi,
2; Missouri, 1; and Tennessee, 2.) The manufacturing facilities are
generally fully utilized and operate generally on a one-shift basis.

As of January 27, 2001 there were 284 retail specialty stores, located in 36
states, used in the Retail Sales segment. All retail store premises are
leased.

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
--------------------------

The Company is not a party, and none of its property is subject, to any
material pending legal proceeding other than ordinary routine litigation
incidental to the business. Management believes that liabilities, if any,
resulting from pending routine litigation in the ordinary course of the
Company's business should not materially affect the financial condition or
results of operations of the Company.

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
----------------------------------------------------------

No matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders during the fourth
quarter of the Company's year ended January 27, 2001.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   Year First
                                                                                   Elected as
      Name                                 Present Position (1) (2)                an Officer          Age
      ----                                 -------------------------               ----------          ---
<S>                                        <C>                                        <C>              <C>
Paul R. Anderegg(3)                        Vice President; President,                 2001             50
                                           Angelica Textile Services
                                           Business Segment of Angelica

Theodore M. Armstrong                      Senior Vice President-                     1986             61
                                           Finance and Administration
                                           and Chief Financial Officer

Steven L. Frey(4)                          Vice President, General Counsel            1999             51
                                           and Secretary



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Don W. Hubble(5)                           Chairman, President and Chief               1998            61
                                           Executive Officer

Charles D. Molloy, Jr.(6)                  Vice President; President,                  1998            56
                                           Manufacturing and Marketing
                                           Business Segment of Angelica

Denis R. Raab(7)                           Vice President; President,                  1999            51
                                           Life Retail Stores Business
                                           Segment of Angelica

Edward P. Ryan(8)                          Vice President, Sales and                   2000            57
                                           Marketing; Executive Vice
                                           President Sales & Marketing
                                           of Angelica Textile Services
                                           Business Segment of Angelica

James W. Shaffer(9)                        Vice President and Treasurer                1999            48

Daniel J. Westrich(10)                     Vice President and Chief                    1999            57
                                           Information Officer
<FN>
(1)      Except as set forth below, the principal occupations of the
         officers throughout the past five years have been the performance
         of the functions of the offices shown above.

(2)      All officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

(3)      Paul R. Anderegg has been a Vice President of the Company and
         President of the Textile Services Business Segment since February
         1, 2001. Prior to that, he served in several capacities with The
         TruGreen Companies (residential and commercial landscape and lawn
         care business): Vice President, Sales & Marketing from July 2000 to
         February 2001; President/Chief Operating Officer of TruGreen
         Landcare from July 1999 to July 2000; Executive Vice
         President/Chief Operating Officer of TruGreen Landscape Division
         from January 1999 to July 1999; and Senior Vice
         President-Operations of TruGreen Chemlawn from 1996 to 1999.

(4)      Steven L. Frey has been Vice President, General Counsel and
         Secretary since March 1, 1999. Prior to that, he was in private
         practice from 1996 with the law firm of Helfrey, Simon & Jones,
         P.C. He also served as Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs for
         Sigma Chemical Company (producer of chemical products) from 1993 to
         1996.


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(5)      Don W. Hubble has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive
         Officer since January 1, 1998. Prior to that, he served as
         President and Chief Operating Officer of National Service
         Industries, Inc. (lighting equipment, chemicals, textile rental and
         envelopes) from 1994 to October 1996, and as Executive Vice
         President and Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 1994. From late
         1996 through 1997, Mr. Hubble served on the Board of Directors of
         eShare Technologies and was active in business consulting.

(6)      Charles D. Molloy, Jr. has been Vice President of the Company since
         August 25, 1998 and President of the Manufacturing and Marketing
         Business Segment since July 20, 1998. He also served as Executive
         Vice President of Angelica Image Apparel from February 1997 to June
         1998, and as Acting President of the Manufacturing and Marketing
         Business Segment from June 1998, to July 1998. Prior to that, he
         served as Chief Financial Officer of Tail Active Sportswear
         (manufacturer of high-end women's tennis and golf apparel) from
         August, 1992 to January, 1997.

(7)      Denis R. Raab has been a Vice President of the Company and
         President of the Life Retail Stores Business Segment since August
         1999. Prior to that he was Vice President of Operations/Logistics
         of an e-Commerce startup company from 1998 to 1999, Vice
         President-Director of Stores for Maurices, Inc. (specialty women's
         and young men's retailer) from 1997 to 1998, and General Manager of
         the St. Louis/Central Illinois region of Sears, Roebuck & Company
         (department stores) from 1993 to 1997.

(8)      Edward P. Ryan has been Vice President, Sales & Marketing of the
         Company since May 2000, and Executive Vice President of Sales &
         Marketing of the Textile Services Business Segment since April
         2000. He also served as Interim President of the Textile Services
         segment from April 2000 to February 2001. Prior to that, he served
         as Vice President of Marketing of the Textile Services segment from
         October 1998 to April 2000. Prior thereto, he was Vice President,
         General Manager of Xerox Corporation's (document solutions
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(9)      James W. Shaffer has been Vice President and Treasurer of the
         Company since September 1999. He also served as Corporate
         Controller from May 1999 to September 1999. Prior to that he was
         Director of Financial Reporting and Tax for Edison Brothers Stores,
         Inc. (shoe and apparel retailer) from October 1995 to April 1999.

(10)     Daniel J. Westrich has been Vice President and Chief Information
         Officer of the Company since May 1999. He also served as Director
         of Management Information Services from August 1998 to May 1999.
         Prior to that he was Senior Vice President of Maritz, Inc.
         (performance improvement, travel and marketing research) and
         President of Maritz Information Resources from 1991 to August 1998.
</TABLE>

None of the executive officers of the Company are related to any Director or
other executive officer of the Company.

There are no arrangements or understandings between any executive officer of
the Company or any other person pursuant to which such officer was selected.


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                                   PART II
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ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The information required by this item is included under the caption "Common
Stock Data" on page 19 of the Company's Annual Report and is incorporated
herein by reference. The number of shareholders of record was l,273 at March
30, 2001. The Company's Board of Directors regularly reviews the dividends
paid, and there can be no assurance that dividends will be paid in the
future since they are dependent on earnings, the financial condition of the
Company and other factors.

ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
--------------------------------

The information required by this item is included under the caption
"Financial Summary-6 Years" on page 17 of the Company's Annual Report and is
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
------------------------------------------------------------------------
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
---------------------

The information required by this item is included in the text contained
under the caption "Financial Review" on pages 18 and 19 of the Company's
Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company does not
believe the effects of inflation and changing prices have been, or will be,
material to the Company's results of operations.

ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
--------------------------------------------------------------------

Not Applicable.

ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
----------------------------------------------------

The information required by this item appears on pages 20 through 30 of the
Company's Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference. The
financial statement schedule listed in Item 14(a)(2)(i) at page 12 of Part
IV of this Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
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Not Applicable.



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                                  PART III
                                  --------

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
------------------------------------------------------------

Information with respect to Directors of the Company under the caption
"Election of Directors" on pages 4 through 6 and under the caption "Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" on page 10 of the Company's
Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 30,
2001 (hereinafter "Proxy Statement") is incorporated herein by reference.
Information with respect to executive officers of the Company appears under
the caption "Executive Officers of the Registrant" on pages 5 through 8 of
Part I of this Form 10-K.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
--------------------------------

Information with respect to executive compensation under the captions
"Director Compensation" on page 8, "Summary Compensation Table" on pages 14
and 15, "Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and
Change-In-Control Arrangements" on pages 15 through 17, "Retirement Plans"
on page 17, and "Stock Options" on pages 18 and 19 of the Company's Proxy
Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Information with respect to security ownership of certain beneficial owners
and management under the caption "Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners" and "Stock Ownership of Management" on pages 8 through 10 of the
Company's Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
--------------------------------------------------------

Not applicable.


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                                   PART IV
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ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
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(a)      Document List

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Annual Report
         1.    Financial Statements                                             Page
               --------------------                                        -------------
               <S>                                                         <C>
               The following financial statements are incorporated by
               reference herein and in Item 8 above from the Company's
               Annual Report:

               (i)   Consolidated Statements of Income -                        20
                     Years ended January 27, 2001, January 29,
                     2000, and January 30, 1999

               (ii)  Consolidated Balance Sheets - January 27,                  21
                     2001 and January 29, 2000

               (iii) Consolidated Statements of Share-                          22
                     holders' Equity - Years ended January 27,
                     2001, January 29, 2000, and January 30, 1999

               (iv)  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -                    23
                     Years ended January 27, 2001, January 29,
                     2000, and January 30, 1999

               (v)   Notes to Consolidated Financial State-                     24 - 29
                     ments

               (vi)  Report of Independent Public                               30
                     Accountants
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         2.     Financial Statement Schedule
                ----------------------------

               (i)   The following financial statement schedule is
                     submitted as a separate section of this Form 10-K
                     on page 16:

                     Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - For
                     the Three Years Ended January 27, 2001

                     All other schedules are not submitted because they are
                     not applicable or not required or because the
                     information is included in the financial statements or
                     notes thereto.

               (ii)  Report of Independent Public Accountants on Schedule II
                     appears at page 15 of this Form 10-K.

         3.    Exhibits
               --------

               See Exhibit Index on pages 17-22 hereof for a list of all
               management contracts, compensatory plans and arrangements
               required by this item (Exhibit Nos. 10.1 through 10.34) and
               all other Exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as a
               part of this report.

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K
         -------------------

         The Registrant furnished a report on Form 8-K under Item 9 on
         November 22, 2000 in which it furnished the Quarterly Report to
         Shareholders dated November 16, 2000 and mailed to shareholders on
         November 22, 2000, pursuant to Regulation FD.



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                                  SIGNATURE
                                  ---------

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this annual report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                           ANGELICA CORPORATION
                                          ----------------------
                                          (Registrant)

                                    By: /s/ Don W. Hubble
                                        -------------------------------
                                          Don W. Hubble
                                          Chairman, President and Chief
                                          Executive Officer

Date:  April 24, 2001

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

By: /s/ Don W. Hubble               By: /s/ T. M. Armstrong
   -------------------------------     --------------------------------
     Don W. Hubble                       T. M. Armstrong
     Chairman, President and             Senior Vice President-
     Chief Executive Officer             Finance and Administration
     (Principal Executive Officer)       and Chief Financial Officer
                                         (Principal Financial Officer)

By: /s/ James W. Shaffer
   --------------------------------
     James W. Shaffer
     Vice President and Treasurer
     (Principal Accounting Officer)


       David A. Abrahamson       *       Susan S. Elliott           *
----------------------------------  ---------------------------------
       (David A. Abrahamson)             (Susan S. Elliott)
       Director                          Director

       Earle H. Harbison, Jr.    *       Alan C. Henderson          *
----------------------------------  ---------------------------------
       (Earle H. Harbison, Jr.)          (Alan C. Henderson)
       Director                          Director

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       Charles W. Mueller        *       Stephen M. O'Hara          *
----------------------------------  ---------------------------------
       (Charles W. Mueller)              (Stephen M. O'Hara)
       Director                          Director

       William A. Peck          *        H. Edwin Trusheim          *
----------------------------------  ---------------------------------
       (William A. Peck)                 H. Edwin Trusheim)
       Director                          Director

       Kelvin R. Westbrook      *
----------------------------------
       (Kelvin R. Westbrook)
       Director

By his signature below, Don W. Hubble has signed this Form 10-K on behalf of
each person named above whose name is followed by an asterisk, pursuant to
power of attorney filed with this Form 10-K.


                                         /s/ Don W. Hubble
                                         --------------------------------------
                                         Don W. Hubble, as attorney-in-fact

Date:  April 24, 2001

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                  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                  ----------------------------------------


To Angelica Corporation:

We have audited in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in
the United States, the consolidated financial statements included in the
Annual Report to Shareholders of Angelica Corporation and subsidiaries
incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, and have issued our report
thereon dated March 13, 2001. Our audit was made for the purpose of forming
an opinion on those statements taken as a whole. The schedule listed in Item
14(a)2(i) and appearing on page 16 is the responsibility of the
Corporation's management and is presented for purposes of complying with the
Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and is not part of the basic
consolidated financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to the
auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic consolidated financial
statements and, in our opinion, fairly states in all material respects the
financial data required to be set forth therein in relation to the basic
consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.




                                      /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
                                      ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



St. Louis, Missouri,
March 13, 2001

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                                                                                                             Schedule II



                                             ANGELICA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                         SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

                                            FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 27,2001
                                                         (In Thousands)
                                         -----------------------------------------------

<CAPTION>
                                      Balance at               Charged                                          Balance
                                       Beginning              to Costs                                         at End of
Description                            of Period            and Expenses             Deductions (a)             Period
-----------                           ----------            ------------             --------------            ---------
<S>                                   <C>                   <C>                      <C>                       <C>
Reserve for doubtful
accounts - deducted
from receivables in
the balance sheet

<CAPTION>
                                               YEAR ENDED JANUARY 27, 2001
                                               ---------------------------
<S>                                    <C>                    <C>                      <C>                     <C>
                                       $   2,792              $   1,135                $   1,346               $   2,581
                                       =========              =========                =========               =========

<CAPTION>
                                               YEAR ENDED JANUARY 29, 2000
                                               ---------------------------
<S>                                    <C>                    <C>                      <C>                     <C>
                                       $   2,623              $     990                $     821               $   2,792
                                       =========              =========                =========               =========

<CAPTION>
                                               YEAR ENDED JANUARY 30, 1999
                                               ---------------------------
<S>                                    <C>                    <C>                      <C>                     <C>
                                       $   2,510              $   1,851                $   1,738               $   2,623
                                       =========              =========                =========               =========

<FN>
(a)  Doubtful accounts written off against reserve provided, net of recoveries.
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                               EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number     Exhibit
-------    -------

                  *Asterisk indicates exhibits filed herewith.
                  **Incorporated by reference from the document listed.

3.1        Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as currently
           in effect.  Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal
           year ended January 26, 1991.**

3.2        Current By-Laws of the Company, as last amended March 27, 2001.*

4.1        Shareholder Rights Plan dated August 25, 1998.  Filed as Exhibit 1
           to Registration Statement on Form 8-A on August 28, 1998.**

4.2        10.3% and 9.76% Senior Notes to insurance company due annually to
           2004, together with Note Facility Agreement. Filed as Exhibit 4.2
           to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 27, 1990.**

4.3        9.15% Senior Notes to insurance companies due December 31, 2001,
           together with Note Agreements and First Amendment thereto. Filed
           as Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
           February 1, 1992.**

4.4        8.225% Senior Notes to Nationwide Life Insurance Company,
           American United Life Insurance Company, Aid Association for
           Lutherans (reissued to Nimer & Co. as of August 1, 1998), and
           Modern Woodmen of America due May 1, 2006, together with Note
           Agreement. Filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Form 10-Q for the fiscal
           quarter ended July 29, 1995.**

                  Note: No other long-term debt instrument issued by the
                  Registrant exceeds 10% of the consolidated total assets of
                  the Registrant and its subsidiaries. In accordance with
                  Item 601(b) (4) (iii) (A) of Regulation S-K, the
                  Registrant will furnish to the Commission upon request
                  copies of long-term debt instruments and related
                  agreements.


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10.1       Angelica Corporation 1994 Performance Plan (as amended  1/31/95).
           Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended
           January 28, 1995.**

10.2       Form of Participation Agreement for the Angelica Corporation
           Management Retention and Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to
           the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 1/30/93 and incorporated
           herein by reference) with revised schedule setting out executive
           officers covered under such agreements and the "Benefit Multiple"
           listed for each.**

10.3       Angelica Corporation Stock Option Plan (As amended November 29,
           1994).  Filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year
           ended January 28, 1995.**

10.4       Angelica Corporation Stock Award Plan. Filed as Exhibit 10 to the
           Form 10-K for fiscal year ended February 1, 1992.**

10.5       Angelica Corporation Supplemental Plan restated as of September 1,
           2000.  Filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Form 10-Q for fiscal quarter
           ended October 28, 2000.**

10.6       Deferred Compensation Option Plan for Selected Management
           Employees. Filed as Exhibit 19.9 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year
           ended January 26, 1991, incorporating all amendments thereto
           through the date of this filing. The last amendment thereto was
           filed as Exhibit 10.34 to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January
           25, 1997.**

10.7       Deferred Compensation Option Plan for Directors. Filed as Exhibit
           19.8 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 26, 1991,
           incorporating all amendments thereto through the date of this
           filing.**

10.8       Supplemental and Deferred Compensation Trust. Filed as Exhibit 19.5
           to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended February 1, 1992.**

10.9       Management Retention Trust. Filed as Exhibit 19.4 to the Form 10-K
           for fiscal year ended February 1, 1992.**

10.10      Performance Shares Plan for Selected Senior Management (restated).
           Filed as Exhibit 19.3 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended
           January 26, 1991.**


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10.11      Management Retention and Incentive Plan (restated). Filed as
           Exhibit 19.1 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 26,
           1991.**

10.12      Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan. Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the
           Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 27, 1990, incorporating
           all amendments thereto through the date of this filing.**

10.13      Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
           Filed as Exhibit 10 (v) to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended
           January 28, 1984, incorporating all amendments thereto through
           the date of this filing. The last amendment thereto was filed as
           Exhibit 10.25 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28,
           1995.**

10.14      Restated Angelica Corporation Stock Bonus and Incentive Plan
           (Incorporating Amendments Adopted Through August 1, 1999). Filed
           as Exhibit 10.16 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January
           29, 2000.**

10.15      Angelica Corporation Pension Plan as Amended and Restated. Filed
           as Exhibit 19.7 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January
           26, 1991, incorporating all amendments thereto through the date
           of this filing. The last amendment thereto was filed as Exhibit
           10.23 to Form 10-Q for fiscal quarter ended July 27, 1996.**

10.16      Angelica Corporation 1994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan.
           Filed as Appendix A of the Company's Proxy Statement for the
           Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 23, 1995 and
           incorporating all amendments thereto through the date of this
           filing. The last amendment thereto was filed as Exhibit 10.35 to
           Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 31, 1998.**

10.17      Specimen form of Stock Option Agreement under the Angelica
           Corporation Stock Option Plan.  Filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the
           Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 27, 1996.**

10.18      Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Angelica Corporation
           1994 Performance Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.21 to Form 10-K for
           fiscal year ended January 27, 1996) with one of the Company's
           executive officers, together with schedule identifying the
           officer and setting forth the material details in which the

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           agreement differs from the form of agreement that is filed. Filed
           as Exhibit 10.21 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January
           25, 1997.**

10.19      Specimen form of Stock Option Agreement under the Angelica
           Corporation 1999 Performance Plan. Filed as Exhibit 10.21 to
           Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2000.**

10.20      Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and each of
           its directors and executive officers (filed as Exhibit 10.22 to
           Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 30, 1999).** An amended
           schedule identifying the directors and current executive officers
           who have executed such agreements is filed herewith.*

10.21      Employment Agreement between the Company and Theodore M.
           Armstrong, dated January 1, 2000. Filed as Exhibit 10.23 to Form
           10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2000.**

10.22      Employment Agreement between the Company and Don W. Hubble, dated
           December 12, 1997.  Filed as Exhibit 10.30 to the Form 10-K for
           fiscal year ended January 31, 1998.**

10.23      Retirement Benefit Agreement between the Company and Don W.
           Hubble dated January 1, 1998. Filed as Exhibit 10.31 to the Form
           10-K for fiscal year ended January 31, 1998.**

10.24      Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Don
           W. Hubble dated January 2, 1998. Filed as Exhibit 10.32 to the
           Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 31, 1998.**

10.25      Description of restricted stock granted to Don W. Hubble effective
           January 2, 1998. Filed as Exhibit 10.33 to the Form 10-K for fiscal
           year ended January 31, 1998.**

10.26      Employment Agreement between the Company and Charles D. Molloy, Jr.,
           dated October 1, 1999. Filed as Exhibit 10.29 to the Form 10-Q for
           fiscal quarter ended October 30, 1999.**

10.27      Employment Agreement between the Company and Steven L. Frey, dated
           March 1, 2001.*


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10.28      Angelica Corporation 1999 Performance Plan. Filed as Appendix A of
           the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
           held May 25, 1999.**

10.29      Employment Agreement between the Company and Denis R. Raab, dated
           August 23, 1999. Filed as Exhibit 10.32 to the Form 10-Q for fiscal
           quarter ended October 30, 1999.**

10.30      Employment Agreement between the Company and Daniel J. Westrich,
           dated October 1, 1999. Filed as Exhibit 10.33 to the Form 10-Q
           for fiscal quarter ended October 30, 1999.**

10.31      Employment Agreement between the Company and James W. Shaffer, dated
           October 1, 1999. Filed as Exhibit 10.34 to the Form 10-Q for fiscal
           quarter ended October 30, 1999.**

10.32      Employment Agreement between the Company and Edward P. Ryan, dated
           November 5, 1999. Filed as Exhibit 10.33 to the Form 10-Q for fiscal
           quarter ended April 29, 2000.**

10.33      Employment Agreement between the Company and Paul R. Anderegg,
           dated February 1, 2001.*

10.34      Restricted Stock Agreement between the Company and Edward P. Ryan,
           dated April 1, 2001.*

13         Certain portions of the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal
           year ended January 27, 2001 which have been incorporated by
           reference.*

21         Subsidiaries of the Company*

23         Consent of Independent Public Accountants*

24.1       Powers of Attorney submitted by David A. Abrahamson, Susan S.
           Elliott, Earle H. Harbison, Jr., Alan C. Henderson, Charles W.
           Mueller, Stephen M. O'Hara, William A. Peck, H. Edwin Trusheim,
           and Kelvin R. Westbrook.*

24.2       Certified copy of Board Resolution authorizing Form 10-K filing
           utilizing powers of attorney.*



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99.1       Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Angelica Corporation Retirement
           Savings Plan.*

The Company will furnish to any record or beneficial shareholder requesting
a copy of this Annual Report on Form 10-K a copy of any exhibit indicated in
the above list as filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K upon payment to
it of its expenses in furnishing such exhibit.




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