RG 0011 Reen's Beauty Salon
Content Description
Reens Beauty Salon Collection contains business flyers for products and services and a photo of the owner Odie Reen Fowler. This small collection provides a look at the hair trends and styles in Houston during the late 1970s to the early 1990s.
Dates
- 1978-1991
Creator
- Fowler, Odie Reen (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish or reproduce materials from Reens Beauty Salon Collection must be obtained from the African American Library at the Gregory School or the appropriate copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Reen’s Beauty Salon was founded in 1978 in Houston, Texas by Odie Reen Foweler. It was located at 4574 Griggs Road. Odie was born on February 2, 1936 and graduated from Franklin Beauty School during the 1960-1961 term. She worked in hair care for over 60 years servicing clients using a variety of Reen’s hair products during the mid to late twenieth century.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by format
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Odie Reen Fowler, 2010
Processing Information
Processed by Sheena Wilson, July 2020
- African American business enterprises Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Beauty shops Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hairdressing Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reen's Beauty Salon
Source
- Fowler, Odie Reen (Person)
- Title
- RG 0011 Reen's Beauty Salon
- Subtitle
- An inventory of records at the African American Library at the Gregory School
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sheena Wilson
- Date
- August 12, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the African American History Research Center Repository
