Review Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Review Records, Ms1991-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
Records of the literary journal Review include correspondence, working papers, newspaper clippings, and promotional materials.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Review Records, Ms1991-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains records of the literary journal Review. Included in the collection are correspondence, newspaper clippings, working papers, printing plates, and promotional materials. Among the correspondence are letters exchanged with author Samuel Hynes and a typescript draft copy of Hynes' review of The New Wessex Edition of Thomas Hardy.

Biographical / historical:

Founded in 1977 by James Otey Hoge Jr. (1944-2007) and James L. W. West III, both then professors of English at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Review featured scholarly reviews and review essays of works in English and American literature. Published annually, the first issue of the journal appeared in 1979; publication ceased with volume 25 in 2004.

Acquisition information:
The Review Records were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1991.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the Review Records commenced and was completed in October, 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard