Doris Bryn papers, 1939-1998 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Bryn, Doris
Abstract:
Doris Bryn (née Krehnbrink) was a prominent fashion and cover model during the 1940s-1960s and co-designer of several lines of fashion accessories with her husband Roger Vsn Schoyck under the brand names Roger Van S. and Mr. R. The Doris Bryn Papers span the years 1939-1998 and includes correspondence, clippings, print advertisements, photographs, design sketches and garment labels that document Bryn's career as a professional cover and fashion model (for Conover, John Powers and Eileen Ford agencies) and as a designer of dresses, shoes, leather goods, jewelry and other fashion accessories under the lines Roger Van S. and Mr. R among others. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Extent:
6 Linear Feet
3000 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.00169

Background

Scope and content:

The Doris Bryn Papers span the years 1939-1998 and includes correspondence, clippings, print advertisements, photographs, design sketches and garment labels that document Bryn's career as a professional cover and fashion model (for Conover, John Powers and Eileen Ford agencies) and as a designer of dresses, shoes, leather goods, jewelry and other fashion accessories under the lines Roger Van S. and Mr. R among others.

Biographical / historical:

Doris Bryn (née Krehnbrink) was born in 1920 and attended the University of Cincinnati for two years before leaving for a full-time career as a fashion and cover model, working for New York agencies Conover, Eileen Ford, and John Powers. Bryn became a prominent cover model, and was featured on major publications like Vogue and Life magazines, as well as appearing as a subject for pulp fiction cover art. She met and married Roger Van Schoyck in the early 1940s and they started a line of fashion accessories under the name Roger Van S. in 1945. Early inventories focused on leather goods, but later the business expanded to include dresses, shoes, and jewelry. Initially the business ran as a craft cooperative employing disabled veterans, but production moved to Asia as demand increased. The business closed in the late 1980s and the Van Schoycks became real estate agents in New Jersey. Roger Van Schoyck died in 2007; Doris in 2010.

Acquisition information:
The Doris Bryn Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2012.
Processing information:

Processed by Richard Collier, October 2012

Encoded by Richard Collier, October 2012

Accession 2012-0022 is described in this finding aid.

Arrangement:

Organized into the following series: General Files, Roger Van S. and Large Format Materials.

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[Identification of item], Doris Bryn Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.