Mary Strange Reeve

Mary Strange Reeve
Born	(1891-01-09)9 January 1891 Walthamstow, Essex, England
Died	28 March 1974(1974-03-28) (aged 83) Loughton, Essex, England
Nationality	English
Other names	Mary Strange Reynolds
Occupation(s)	Miniaturist, book illustrator, and commercial artist
Known for	Illustrating girls' school stories

Mary Strange Reeve (9 January 1891 – 28 March 1974) was an English miniaturist, book illustrator, and commercial artist. Her most lasting work is probably her illustrations for girls' school stories.

Biography

Mary Strange Reeve was born at Walthamstow, Essex on 9 January 1891. Her father, Gilfrid Reeve, was a Brewer's Clerk, rising to the position of Brewer's Managing Clerk by 1911. Her mother was Alice Margaret Strange. Reeve was the third child of six.

Reeve married Walter Deveson Reynolds MBE MICE^[note 1] (8 November 1886 – 2 April 1980)^[5]^[6]^[7] on 26 September 1931, at Saints Peter and Paul's Church in Chingford.^[8]

In 1939 Reeve was living with her husband at Pemberley, 82 Tycehurst Hill, Loughton, Essex. She was still living at that address when she died on 28 March 1974, leaving an estate valued at £47,187.^[9] Her husband survived here by six years and was still living at Pemberley when he died on 2 April 1980. His estate was valued at &78,298.^[7]

Works

Reeve exhibited seven works at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1926. She was on the staff of the Oxford University Press.^[10]

The following bibliography is based on a search^[11] on the Jisc Library Hub Discover databse.^[note 2] supported by other sources (as indicated). It does not include the annuals, such as Mrs. Strang's Annual for girls which Reeve also illustrated.^[14]

Novels illustrated by Reeve
Ser	Year	Title	Author	Publisher	Pages	Notes
1	1923	The Hunter Children	Natalie Joan	OUP, London	254 p., (8º)	^[note 3]
2	1923	Meg of the Brownies	Margaret Stuart Lane	OUP, London	254 p., (8º)	^[note 4]
3	1924	Cecil of the Carnations	Winifred Darch	OUP, London	256 p., (8º)
4	1925	Dimsie, head-girl	Dorita Fairlie Bruce	OUP, London	280 p., 5 ill. (1 col.), (8º)
5	1926	The New Girl and Nancy	Dorita Fairlie Bruce	OUP, London	288 p., (8º)
6	1926	The new school and Hilary	Winifred Darch	OUP, London	255 p., 5 ill., (1col.), (8º)
7	1927	Dimsie Goes Back	Dorita Fairlie Bruce	OUP, London	viii, 277 p., ill. (1 col.), (8º)
8	1930	The new house captain	Dorita Fairlie Bruce	OUP, London	vi, [1], 7-288 p., ill., (8º)
9	1930	The Fifth Form Rivals	Winifred Darch	OUP, London	95 p., col. Ill., 8º	^[note 5]
10	1931	The school on the moor	Dorita Fairlie Bruce	OUP, London	285 p., 8º

Notes

^ Reynolds was awarded the MBE for his part in the Salonika campaign (which included the operations at Gallipoli.^[1] He had joined the Royal Naval Division, Royal Marines Divisional Engineers as a Sapper, the most basic enlisted rank in the engineers, in Deal on 21 September 1914^[2]. He served in Gallipoli in 1915,^[3] and obtained a commission in the Royal Engineers as a temporary Second Lieutenant on 17 January 1916.^[4]
^ The Jisc Library Hub Discover brings together the catalogues of 165 major UK and Irish libraries. Additional libraries are being added all the time, and the catalogue collates national, university, and research libraries.^[12]^[13]
^ With Grace Lodge
^ With Gordon Browne
^ Details from Sims and Clare^[15]
^ This could be useful for filling in the gaps in this article.

References

^ Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood (31 December 1918). "Appointment to MBE on 1 January 1119" (31095): 75 (supl.). Retrieved 6 September 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ The Admiralty. "WO 372/16/205020". The National Archives. Kew: National Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^ War Office - Armed Forces Service Records. "Medal card of Reynolds, Walter Deveson, Corps: Royal Naval Division Regiment, Ref WO 372/16/205020". The National Archives. Kew: National Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^ War Office (18 July 1919). "Appointments as temporary second lieutenants in the Corps of Engineers" (2871): 7098. Retrieved 6 September 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Institution of Civil Engineers. "Proposal for Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers no 14019 for Walter Deveson Reynolds, Dated 9 December 1912". Institution of Civil Engineer Membership Form 1818–1930. London, UK: Institution of Civil Engineers. London: Institution of Civil Engineers.
^ National Archives (29 September 1939). 1939 Register: Reference: RG 101/1062E: E.D. CCFS. Kew: National Archives.
^ ^a ^b "Wills and Probates 1858-1996: Pages for Reynolds and the year of death 1980". Find a Will Service. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ "Marriages". The Times (Mondayu 28 September 1931): 1. 28 September 1931. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ "Wills and Probates 1858-1996: Pages for Reynolds and the year of death 1974". Find a Will Service. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ Johnson, J.; Greutzner, A. (8 June 1905). The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club. p. 421.
^ "Search for Keyword : Mary Strange Reeve". Library Hub Discover. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ "Libraries on Discover: Contributing libraries list". Library Hub Discover. 25 July 2020.
^ "About Library Hub Discover". Library Hub Discover. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
^ "Search for Keyword : Mary Strange Reeve". Abe Books. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ Sims, Sue; Clare, Hilary (2020). The Encyclopaedia of Girls' School Stories. Coleford, Radstock: Girls Gone By Publishers. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-84745-257-3.
^ Connelly, William (Spring 2017). "Mary Strange Reeve". Studies in Illustration (65).