Earl Dotter's work is included in these permanent collections:

• Jim Albers, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Black Lung Benefits Review Board, Washington, DC
• Barbara Carey & Tim Brown, New York City
• Robert Coles, Concord, Massachusetts
• Federal Mediation Conciliation Service, Washington, DC
• Bruce Feldacker, St Louis, Missouri
• The Field Museum, Chicago
• Harvard School of Public Health
• Highlander Center, New Market, Tennessee
• International Center of Photography, New York City
• Mine Safety & Health Administration, Arlington, Virginia
• The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
• Northern Kentucky University Library, Florence, Kentucky
• The Public Welfare Foundation, Washington, DC
• Naomi & Walter Rosenblum, New York City
• Slater Mill Historic Site, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
• U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC

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