Herbert Silvette papers, circa 1936-1988
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Summary
- Creator:
- Silvette, Herbert, 1906-
- Abstract:
- Author, and physiologist and pharmacologist at the University of Virginia Medical School. Collection comprises material relating to and examples of Herbert Silvette's writings, which include short stories, novels, and his work on the English translator Philemon Holland (1552-1637). There is also a large body of correspondence from Archibald MacLeish, which Silvette compiled in The Stiletto Letters. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
- Extent:
- 2.5 Linear Feet
Approx. 900 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.01188
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises material relating to and examples of Herbert Silvette's writings, which include short stories, novels, and his work on the English translator Philemon Holland (1552-1637). There is also a large body of correspondence from Archibald MacLeish, which Silvette compiled in "The Stiletto Letters."
Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
- Acquisition information:
- The Herbert Silvette Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a transfer in 2011.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff.
Encoded by Willeke Sandler, April 2012.
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