Wendy and Emery Reves papers, 1930/2000

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:

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:

Wendy and Emery Reves Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
3.32 Linear Feet
Creator:
Reves, Emery, 1904-1981 and Reves, Wendy, 1916-2007
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Wendy and Emery Reves Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of Wendy and Emery Reves include correspondence, photographs, news clippings, and other material by and about the creators.

Biographical / historical:

Emery Reves (Imre Révész) was born in Hungary on Feb. 16, 1904 and died Oct. 4, 1981. He was a journalist, writer, publisher, literary agent, and advocate of world federalism.

Acquisition information:
Transferred from the Reves Center on June 19, 2013.
Custodial history:

Received by the Reves Center from Wendy Reves in small batches as she reviewed/sorted the material during the directorship of James Bill most likely in the early 1990s.

Processing information:

Accessioned by Amy C. Schindler, University Archivist, as Acc. 2013.109 on 6/19/2013.