Sinon-Reyher collection
Collection Scope and Content
This collection includes correspondence (1976-1987), articles, photographs, and a speech. All materials are mostly concerned with the donation of the Sinon-Reyher Collection to Westbrook College and the Maine Women Writers Collection in 1978. There is documentation including detailed descriptions and photographs of the artifacts in the collection and information on the first exhibition of the collection in 1978.
Dates
- 1976-1989
Creator
- Reyher, Rebecca Hourwich, 1897-1987 (Person)
- Sinon, Margarethe (Person)
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Curator of the Maine Women Writers Collection.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Sinon-Reyher Collection of Americana and Africana reflects a lifetime of collecting by Rebecca Reyher along with her friend, Margarethe Sinon. Reyher traveled in Africa writing articles and a book called Zulu woman. She collected artifacts during her travels in Africa.
Extent
1 linear foot (42 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is organized as a single series.
- Africa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Art -- Social history Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Catalogs Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Correspondence Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Manuscripts Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Negatives Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Photographs Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Reyher, Rebecca Hourwich, 1897-1987
- Sinon, Margarethe
- Title
- Guide to the Sinon-Reyher collection, 1976-1989
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sue Walker
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Maine Women Writers Collection Repository
Abplanalp Library
University of New England
716 Stevens Avenue
Portland Maine 04103 United States
mwwc@une.edu