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Fannie Marcus Revson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 298

Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks mainly consist of copies of newspaper clippings of advertisements.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1946 - 1958

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Fannie Marcus was born on September 21, 1892 in Savannah, Georgia to William and Esther Marcus. She attended Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, and later married Alfred Frank Revson (1893-1949) of Atlanta. She was well known for the antiques she collected in New York and Europe ad then placed in collections in Atlanta. She founded the Fannie Revson antique shop, which sold pieces of well-known family estates. The shop closed in 1960 after 17 years. Mrs. Revson was a member of the Temple, the Atlanta Art Association, and the Standard Club. She lived in Atlanta more than 50 years and had one son, Alfred F. Revson, Jr. (1926-2001). Fannie Revson died on March 15, 1967 in Atlanta at the age of 74.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

5 scrapbooks, 1946 – 1958, consisting of newspaper articles and photographs from Fannie Revson’s Antiques.

Arrangement

Scrapbooks arranged in chronological order

Separated Materials

Two Limoges seder plates.

Processing Information

Processed by Demece Harvey in March 2014. Entered into ArchivesSpace, with revisions, by Lindsay Resnick in August 2020.

Title
Fannie Marcus Revson Family Papers, Mss 298
Status
Completed
Author
Demece Harvey
Date
March 2014
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum Repository

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