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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 25, 1997

                        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 Protection 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.

       $161,312,544                                  April 7, 1997
--------------------------                      ------------------------
          Value                                     Date of Valuation

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes
of common stock, as of April 7, 1997.


           Common Stock, $1.00 par value, 9,146,789 shares outstanding.

                        DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

1)  Portions of the Annual Report to Shareholders for year ended 1/25/97 are
incorporated in Parts I, II & IV;  2) Portions of the Proxy Statement dated
4/16/97 are incorporated in Part III.


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                                    PART I
                                    ------

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 27 of the Company's Annual Report
to Shareholders for the year ended January 25, 1997 (hereinafter "Annual
Report") and is incorporated herein by reference.  This information includes
for each segment sales and textile service revenues, earnings, identifiable
assets, depreciation and capital additions for each of the five years in the
period ended January 25, 1997.

Textile Services
----------------

This segment has 34 plants generally in or near major metropolitan areas in
the United States principally providing textile rental and laundry services
for health care institutions, presently servicing approximately 1,000
institutions with approximately 161,000 beds.  This segment also provides
general linen services in selected areas, principally to hotels, casinos,
motels and restaurants.

The markets in which the Textile Services segment operates are very
competitive, being characterized 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 smaller operations in Canada and the
United Kingdom, 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.  These materials
are available from a number of sources.

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The Manufacturing and Marketing operations compete with more than four dozen
largely privately-owned firms, including divisions of larger corporations, in
the United States, Canada and England.  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 the leading supplier of
garments to hospitals, hotels and motels, and food service establishments and
one of the leading suppliers of uniforms to 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.

Retail Sales
------------

The Retail Sales segment is a specialty retailer offering uniforms and duty
shoes primarily for nurses and other health care professionals through a
nationwide chain of 286 retail stores under the name of Life Uniform and Shoe
Shops, located primarily in malls and strip shopping centers.

The Company believes there are approximately 2,500 specialty retail stores in
the U.S., 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 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 duty 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 customer or a few 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 or termination of contracts at
the election of the government.

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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 requirements.  The
dollar amount spent is not significant.

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 10,100 persons (including approximately 850
part-time employees).

Financial Information about Foreign and Domestic Operations and
Export Sales
---------------------------------------------------------------

The information required by this Item is hereby incorporated by reference to
Note 10 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" appearing on page 27
of the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended January 25,
1997.

Item 2.  Properties
-------------------

The Company's real estate, both owned and leased, which is used in its
Manufacturing and Marketing segment, at January 25, 1997 was comprised of 18
manufacturing plants in the United States, one plant in Costa Rica, and one
plant in Great Britain, plus appropriate warehouses and sales facilities in
the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.  As of January 25, 1997, 34
laundries plus warehouse facilities located in 16 states were used in the
Textile Services segment, and 286 retail specialty stores located in 36 states
were used in the Retail Sales segment.  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.  The manufacturing facilities are
normally fully utilized and operate generally on a one-shift basis.  Laundry
facilities generally are not fully utilized, although some of them operate on
a multi-shift basis.  The Company estimates that 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.  As a part of the
restructuring plan adopted in January, 1996, the Company is in the process of
closing certain of its laundries and transferring the volumes being processed
in those plants to other of the Company's laundries, thereby achieving
economies of scale and greater

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efficiencies in operation.  In addition, as part of the restructuring plan
three other laundries are being replaced by the construction of new facilities
nearby. One of those replacement facilities has been completed and is in
operation, and the other two were under construction at January 25, 1997.  A
substantial portion of the real estate utilized by the Company is leased.
Capitalized leases, primarily utilized by the Manufacturing and Marketing
segment, represent approximately 1% of the net book value of all fixed assets
at January 25, 1997.  No difficulty in renewing leases which expire in the
near future is anticipated by the Company.

Real estate which is owned by the Company is approximately 52% 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.

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
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 25, 1997.

<TABLE>
Executive Officers of the Registrant
------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                         Present Position (and                      Year First
                                         Prior Offices During Past                  Elected As
      Name                               Five Years) <F1><F2>                       An Officer         Age
      ----                               -------------------------                  ----------         ---
<S>                                      <C>                                            <C>             <C>
Lawrence J. Young <F3>                   Chairman of the Board,                         1975            52
                                         President, Chief Executive
                                         Officer and Director;
                                         President, Angelica Image
                                         Apparel, a division of Angelica
                                         Corporation

Theodore M. Armstrong                    Senior Vice President-                         1986            57
                                         Finance and Administration
                                         and Chief Financial Officer

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Jill Witter                              Vice President, General Counsel                1985            42
                                         and Secretary

L. Linden Mann                           Controller and Assistant                       1978            57
                                         Secretary

Thomas M. Degnan <F4>                    Treasurer                                      1993            41

Michael E. Burnham <F5>                  Vice President; President,                     1993            45
                                         Life Uniform and Shoe Shops,
                                         subsidiaries of Angelica
                                         Corporation

Alan D. Wilson <F6>                      Vice President; President,                     1995            54
                                         Angelica Textile
                                         Services, subsidiaries of
                                         Angelica Corporation
<FN>
<F1>  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.

<F2>  All officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

<F3>  In addition to being Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and
      President of the Company, Lawrence J. Young has been
      President of Angelica Image Apparel, a division of Angelica
      Corporation, since March 12, 1996.

<F4>  Thomas M. Degnan has been Treasurer of the Company since March 30, 1993.
      He was Assistant Treasurer from May 23, 1989 to March 30,
      1993.

<F5>  Michael E. Burnham has been a Vice President of the Company since
      May 25, 1993 and President of Life Uniform and Shoe Shops since
      August 1, 1990.

<F6>  Alan D. Wilson has been a Vice President of the Company and
      President of Angelica Textile Services since March 15, 1995.
      Prior to that he was, and continues to be, President of the
      Eastern Division of Angelica Textile Services.
</TABLE>

None of the executive officers of the Company are related to each other.

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There are no arrangements or understandings between any executive officer of
the Company and 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 29 of the Company's Annual Report and is incorporated
herein by reference.  The number of shareholders of record was 1,483 at April
7, 1997.  The Company's Board of Directors regularly reviews the dividends
paid, and the Company expects to continue to pay dividends.  However, 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-11 Years" on pages 30 and 31 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 17 and 18  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 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
----------------------------------------------------

The information required by this item appears on pages 19 through 28  of the
Company's Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.  The
financial statement schedule listed at Item 14(a)(2) is incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on
---------------------------------------------------------
Accounting and Financial Disclosure
-----------------------------------

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 captions
"Information About Nominees for Directors" and "Information About Directors
Continuing in Office," on page 3 of the Company's Proxy Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 28, 1997, (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 4 and 5 of Part I of this Form 10-K.

Item 11.  Executive Compensation
--------------------------------

Information with respect to executive compensation under the captions
"Compensation of Directors and Other Information Concerning the Board and its
Committees" on pages 3 and 4, "Summary Compensation Table" on page 7, "Option
Grants in Last Fiscal Year" on page 8, "Aggregated Option Exercises in Last
Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option Values" on page 9, "Employment
Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change-In-Control Arrangements" on
pages 9 through 11, and "Pension Plan" on page 13 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 "Beneficial Ownership of the Company's
Securities" on pages 5 and 6 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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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Annual Report
(a)   Document List                                                    Page
      -------------                                               -------------
<S>                                                                     <C>
      1.    Financial Statements
            --------------------

            The following financial statements are
            incorporated by reference herein and in
            Item 8 above from the Company's Annual Report
            to Shareholders for the year ended
            January 25, 1997:

            (i)   Consolidated Statements of Income -                   19
                  Years ended January 25, l997,
                  January 27, 1996 and January 28, 1995

            (ii)  Consolidated Balance Sheets - January                 20
                  25, 1997 and January  27, 1996

            (iii) Consolidated Statements of Share-                     21
                  holders' Equity - Years ended
                  January 25, 1997, January 27, 1996,
                  and January 28, 1995

            (iv)  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows-                22
                  Years ended January 25, 1997, January 27,
                  1996, and January 28, 1995

            (v)   Notes to Consolidated Financial State-                23-28
                  ments

            (vi)  Report of Independent Public                          29
                  Accountants
</TABLE>

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      2.    Supplementary Data and Financial Statement Schedule
            ---------------------------------------------------
            (i)   The supplementary data entitled
                  "Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data"
                  is incorporated by reference herein
                  and in Item 8 above from page 28 of
                  the Company's Annual Report.

           (ii)   The following financial statement schedule
                  is submitted as a separate section
                  of this report beginning at page 13:

                  Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying
                  Accounts - For the Three Years Ended
                  January  25, 1997

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.

          (iii)   Report of Independent Public Accountants on Schedule  II
                  appears at page 12 of the Form 10-K.

      3.    Exhibits
            --------

            See Exhibit Index on pages 14-18 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 filed no reports on Form 8-K during the last quarter of
      the year ended January 25, 1997.

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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/ L. J. Young
                                          ------------------------------------
                                          L.J. Young
                                          Chairman of the Board,
                                          President and Chief Executive
                                          Officer (Principal Executive
                                          Officer)
Date:  April 22, 1997

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/ T. M. Armstrong               By:  /s/ L. Linden Mann
   -------------------------------        -------------------------------------
   T. M. Armstrong                      L. Linden Mann
   Senior Vice President-               Controller
   Finance and Administration          (Principal Accounting Officer)
   and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)

    Earle H. Harbison, Jr. <F*>          Leslie F. Loewe        <F*>
----------------------------------     ----------------------------------------
   (Earle H. Harbison, Jr.)             (Leslie F. Loewe)
    Director                             Director

    Charles W. Mueller    <F*>           William A. Peck        <F*>
----------------------------------     ----------------------------------------
   (Charles W. Mueller)                 (William A. Peck)
    Director                             Director

    Elliot H. Stein       <F*>           William P. Stiritz     <F*>
----------------------------------     ----------------------------------------
   (Elliot H. Stein)                    (William P. Stiritz)
    Director                             Director

    H. Edwin Trusheim     <F*>
----------------------------------
   (H. Edwin Trusheim)
    Director

By his signature below, L.J. Young 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/ L.J. Young
                                         -------------------------------------
                                         L.J. Young, as attorney-in-fact
Date:  April 22, 1997

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



To Angelica Corporation:

We have audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, 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
11, 1997.  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(ii) and
appearing on page 13 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 11, 1997

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<TABLE>
                                                                      Schedule II



                             ANGELICA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                        SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

                           FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 25, 1997
                                         (In Thousands)
                        -----------------------------------------------

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


                                           YEAR ENDED JANUARY 25, 1997
                                           ---------------------------

                              $ 2,687          $ 1,417         $ 1,459         $ 2,645
                              =======          =======         =======         =======



                                           YEAR ENDED JANUARY 27, 1996
                                           ---------------------------

                              $ 2,699          $ 1,331         $ 1,343         $ 2,687
                              =======          =======         =======         =======



                                           YEAR ENDED JANUARY 28, 1995
                                           ---------------------------

                              $ 2,630          $ 1,622         $ 1,553         $ 2,699
                              =======          =======         =======         =======

<FN>

<Fa> Doubtful accounts written off against reserve provided, net of
     recoveries.

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EXHIBIT INDEX
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Exhibit
Number      Exhibit
------      -------
<S>         <C>
                   <F*>Asterisk indicates exhibits filed herewith.
                   <F**>Management contract or compensatory plan incorporated by
                   reference from the document listed.

 3.1        Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as currently in
            effect.  Said Articles were last filed as and are incorporated herein by
            reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
            1/26/91.

 3.2        Current By-Laws of the Company, as last amended February 25, 1997.<F*>

 4.1        Shareholder Protection Rights Plan.  Filed as Registration Statement on
            Form 8-A dated August 24, 1988 and incorporated herein by reference.

 4.2        10.3% and 9.76% Senior Notes to insurance company due annually to 2004,
            together with Note Facility Agreement.  Filed as and incorporated herein
            by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
            1/27/90.

 4.3        9.15% Senior Notes to insurance companies due December 31, 2001,
            together with Note Agreements and First Amendment thereto.  Filed as and
            incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 10-K for the
            fiscal year ended 2/1/92.

 4.4        8.225% Senior Notes to Nationwide Life Insurance Company, American
            United Life Insurance Company, Aid Association for Lutherans, and Modern
            Woodmen of America due May 1, 2006, together with Note Agreement.  Filed
            as and incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Form 10-Q
            for the fiscal quarter ended July 29, 1995.

 4.5        Uncommitted Shelf Agreement dated March 1, 1996 for Senior Notes to
            insurance company, together with Amendment Agreement No. 1 to Note
            Facility Agreement referred to in Exhibit 4.2 above. Filed as and
            incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Form 10-K for the
            fiscal year ended 1/27/96.

 4.6        Term Loan Agreement between Angelica Corporation and The First National
            Bank of Boston dated as of October 2, 1995. Filed as and incorporated
            hereby by reference to

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<CAPTION>

Exhibit
Number      Exhibit
------      -------
<S>         <C>
            Exhibit 4.6 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 1/27/96.

              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.

10.1        Angelica Corporation 1994 Performance Plan (as amended 1/31/95) - Form
            10-K for fiscal year ended 1/28/95, Exhibit 10.1.<F**>

10.2        Retirement Benefit Agreement between the Company and Alan D. Wilson
            dated August 25, 1987 - Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 1/28/95, Exhibit
            10.2.<F**>

10.3        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.<F*>

10.4        Angelica Corporation Stock Option Plan (As amended November 29, 1994) -
            Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 1/28/95, Exhibit 10.7.<F**>

10.5        Angelica Corporation Stock Award Plan - Form 10-K for fiscal year ended
            2/1/92, Exhibit 10.<F**>

10.6        Angelica Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, as amended and restated -
            Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 1/27/90, Exhibit 19.3, incorporating all
            amendments thereto through the date of this filing.<F**>

10.7        Supplemental Plan - Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 1/27/90, Exhibit
            19.10, incorporating all amendments thereto through the date of this
            filing.<F**>

10.8        Incentive Compensation Plan (restated) - Form 10-K for fiscal year ended
            1/27/90, Exhibit 19.11.<F**>

10.9        Deferred Compensation Option Plan for Selected Management Employees -
            Form 10-K for fiscal year ended

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<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number  Exhibit
------ --------
<S>         <C>
            1/26/91, Exhibit 19.9, incorporating all amendments thereto filed through
            the date of this filing.<F**>

10.10       Deferred Compensation Option Plan for Directors - Form 10-K for fiscal
            year ended 1/26/91, Exhibit 19.8, incorporating all amendments thereto
            filed through the date of this filing.<F**>

10.11       Supplemental and Deferred Compensation Trust - Form 10-K for fiscal year
            ended 2/1/92, Exhibit 19.5.<F**>

10.12       Management Retention Trust - Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 2/1/92,
            Exhibit 19.4.<F**>

10.13       Performance Shares Plan for Selected Senior Management(restated) - Form
            10-K for fiscal year ended 1/26/91, Exhibit 19.3.<F**>

10.14       Management Retention and Incentive Plan (restated) - Form 10-K for
            fiscal year ended 1/26/91, Exhibit 19.1.<F**>

10.15       Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan - Form 10-K for fiscal year ended
            1/27/90, Exhibit 10.3, incorporating all amendments thereto through the
            date of this filing.<F**>

10.16       Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors - Form
            10-K for fiscal year ended 1/28/84, Exhibit 10 (v), 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 1/28/95<F**>

10.17       Restated Angelica Corporation Stock Bonus and Incentive Plan
            (Incorporating Amendments Adopted Through October 25, 1994)- Form 10-K
            for fiscal year ended 1/28/95, Exhibit 10.20, incorporating all
            amendments thereto through the date of this filing. The last amendment
            thereto was filed as Exhibit 10.23 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year
            ended 1/27/96.<F**>

10.18       Angelica Corporation Pension Plan as Amended and Restated - Form 10-K
            for fiscal year ended 1/26/91, Exhibit 19.7, incorporating all
            amendments thereto through the date of this filing.<F**>

10.19       Angelica Corporation 1994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan,
            incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Company's Proxy
            Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 23,
            1995.<F**>

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<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number  Exhibit
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<S>         <C>
10.20       Specimen form of Stock Option Agreement under the Angelica Corporation
            Stock Option Plan - Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 1/27/96, Exhibit
            10.20.<F**>

10.21       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 1/27/96 and incorporated herein by reference) with four of the
            Company's executive officers, together with schedule identifying the
            officers and setting forth the material details in which the agreements
            differ from the form of agreement that is filed.<F*>

10.22       Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and each of its
            directors and executive officers, together with a schedule identifying
            the directors and executive officers executing such agreements.<F*>

10.23       Employment Agreement between the Company and Lawrence J. Young, dated
            November 27, 1996.<F*>

10.24       Employment Agreement between the Company and Theodore M. Armstrong,
            dated November 27, 1996.<F*>

10.25       Employment Agreement between the Company and Jill Witter, dated November
            27, 1996.<F*>

10.26       Employment Agreement between the Company and L. Linden Mann, dated
            November 27, 1996.<F*>

10.27       Employment Agreement between the Company and Alan D. Wilson, dated April
            2, 1997.<F*>

10.28       Employment Agreement between the Company and Michael E. Burnham, dated
            April 8, 1997.<F*>

10.29       Fourteenth Amendment to Angelica Corporation Retirement Savings Plan as
            amended and restated, dated October 29, 1996 - Form 10-Q for fiscal
            quarter ended October 26, 1996, Exhibit 10.22, incorporated herein by
            reference.<F**>

10.30       Amendment to Angelica Corporation Supplemental Plan, dated July 30, 1996
            - Form 10-Q for fiscal quarter ended July 27, 1996, Exhibit 10.22,
            incorporated herein by reference.<F**>

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Exhibit
Number  Exhibit
------ --------
<S>         <C>
10.31       Amendment to Angelica Corporation Supplemental Plan, dated February 25,
            1997.<F*>

10.32       Seventh Amendment to Angelica Corporation Pension Plan as amended and
            restated, dated July 30, 1996 - Form 10-Q for fiscal quarter ended July
            27, 1996, Exhibit 10.23, incorporated herein by reference.<F**>

10.33       Thirteenth Amendment to Angelica Corporation Retirement Savings Plan as
            amended and restated, dated July 30, 1996 - Form 10-Q for fiscal quarter
            ended July 27, 1996, Exhibit 10.24, incorporated herein by reference.<F**>

10.34       Amendment to Angelica Corporation Deferred Compensation Option Plan for
            Selected Management Employees, dated February 25, 1997.<F*>

13          Certain portions of the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal
            year ended January 25, 1997, which have been incorporated by reference.<F*>

21          Subsidiaries<F*>

23          Consent of Independent Public Accountants<F*>

24          Power of Attorney<F*>

27          Financial Data Schedule<F*>

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

99.2        Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Angelica Corporation Collinwood
            401(k) Plan.<F*>

99.3        Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Angelica Corporation Savannah 401(k)
            Plan.<F*>

99.4        Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Angelica Corporation Missouri Plants
            401(k) Plan.<F*>
</TABLE>

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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