Eleanor Harvey Rennie Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Eleanor Harvey Rennie Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
1.50 Linear Feet
Creator:
Rennie, Eleanor and College of William and Mary
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Eleanor Harvey Rennie Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes material gathered by then William and Mary student Eleanor Harvey related to the christening of the SS William and Mary Victory on April 20, 1945. Photographs, news clippings, scrapbook, and the wooden chest holding the broken champagne bottle used in the launch are available. Miss Harvey was the sponsor at the launch and Edith Harwood was the maid of honor.

A photo of the champagne bottle can be seen on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/1053923211/

More information on the SS William and Mary Victory is available in the W&M Knowledgebase at https://scrc-kb.libraries.wm.edu/ss-william-mary-victory.

Biographical / historical:

Eleanor May Harvey Rennie of Richmond, Virginia was the president of the Women's Student Government Association at William & Mary in 1945 when she was named by college president John E. Pomfret as the sponsor of the SS William & Mary Victory. The ship was launched from the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland on April 20, 1945.

Acquisition information:
Acc. 2007.59 received from Mrs. Eleanor Harvey Rennie of Richmond, Virginia on 8/1/07. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.
Processing information:

Acc. 2011.483 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in July 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard