Ruth Byrns and Jean McLaren Manhattan Turn-Style periodical

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16501, Ruth Byrns and Jean McLaren Manhattan Turn Style Periodical, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter sized folder
Creator:
McLaren, Jean
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16501, Ruth Byrns and Jean McLaren Manhattan Turn Style Periodical, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains nineteen privately printed pages using a mimeograph type process, addressed to women readers. The feature is authored by two women in Sunnyside, Queens and covers "fashions, theatre, shop windows... all of the kaleidoscope that is New York, seen through women's eyes and written for women to read." The authors write much about fashion, particularly with regards to the seasonal styles worn by glamorous women promenading on New York's avenues.

Acquisition information:
This collection was a purchase from Jeffrey Rovenpor by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on December 13, 2018.
Physical description:
good
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Women -- United States
Fashion