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    Lincoln foundation puts Marilyn Monroe dress on the block to save presidential memorabilia from same fate

    by Ray Long, Chicago Tribune May 14, 2018 3 minutes

    CHICAGO - Struggling to pay back a loan used to buy Abraham Lincoln artifacts, the foundation that supports the 16th president's library in Springfield, Ill., is selling a black wool dress once owned and worn by movie star Marilyn Monroe.

    The three-quarter-length, long-sleeved dress with a scooped neck is the centerpiece of nine items the Lincoln foundation is putting on the block June 23 in Las Vegas. The auctioneer estimates the dress is worth $40,000 to $60,000, but

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