Allan H. Gilbert papers, 1926-1976
Navigate the Collection
Summary
- Creator:
- Gilbert, Allan H., 1888-1987
- Extent:
- 12.56 Linear Feet
11,525 Items - Language:
- English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.00449
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Manuscripts, research files, correspondence, approximately 1287 black-and-white photographs and photostats of documents from various repositories and used in his research, and 3 reels of microfilm. Subjects of the research files and manuscripts include: Dante, Machiavelli, Milton, Jonson, and Aristotle (his POETICS).
Addition (2007-0141; 400 items, 0.5 lin. ft.) contains index files documenting the Gilbert's book collection. Many of these books are now in the collection at the Rare Book, Manuscript and Sepcial Collections Library at Duke University.
- Biographical / historical:
-
Professor of English at Duke University, specialist in Renaissance Italy.
- Acquisition information:
- The Allan H. Gilbert Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1994.
- Processing information:
-
Processed by Katherine A. Crassons, Ming Guo
Completed July 6, 2001
Encoded by Ming Guo, Alice L. Poffinberger
Addition (2007-0141) accessioned by John Mayrose in 2007.
Encoded by John Mayrose
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
Click on terms below to find related finding aids on this site. For other related materials in the Duke University Libraries, search for these terms in the Catalog.
Contents
Using These Materials
- Using These Materials Links:
-
Using These Materials
- Restrictions:
-
Collection is open for research.
Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
All or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. The library may require up to 48 hours to retrieve these materials for research use.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.
- Terms of access:
-
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
- Before you visit:
- Please consult our up-to-date information for visitors page, as our services and guidelines periodically change.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Allan H. Gilbert Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University