Silver, Rollo G. (Rollo Gabriel), 1909-1989

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Rollo Gabriel Silver, historian of American printing; author of Typefounding in America, 1787-1825 (1965), The American printer, 1787-1825 (1967), and (with Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt and Lawrence C. Wroth), The book in America (2nd ed., 1951), as well as numerous articles published in Studies in bibliography, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, and elsewhere. Graduate of Brown University, Class of 1931; professor of library science, Simmons College, 1950-1965.

From the description of Rollo G. Silver notebooks, ca. 1950-ca. 1980. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 732646492
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referencedIn Lerner, Abe, 1908-2002. Abe Lerner papers, 1929-2002 (bulk 1957-2002) Grolier Club
creatorOf Silver, Rollo G. (Rollo Gabriel), 1909-1989. Correspondence : to Van Wyck Brooks, 1933. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf University of Virginia. University Librarian. Papers of the University Librarian [manuscript] (1953) 1966-1968. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Horace Mason Reynolds papers, 1895-1965. Houghton Library
referencedIn David, Ismar. Ismar David papers, 1938-1996 (inclusive), 1952-1990 (bulk). RIT Library, Wallace Library
referencedIn Lisl Steiner photographic negatives of Typophiles lectures, 1965-1968 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Cauthen, Irby B. (Irby Bruce), 1919-1994. Correspondence concerning Edgar Allan Poe. [manuscript] 1949-1950. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Silver, Rollo G. (Rollo Gabriel), 1909-1989,. Card file of Virginia printers, 1950. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Silver, Rollo G. (Rollo Gabriel), 1909-1989. Rollo G. Silver notebooks, ca. 1950-ca. 1980. Brown University, Brown University Library
creatorOf Bentinck-Smith, William, 1914-. William Bentinck-Smith papers, 1941-1975 (inclusive), 1945-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn William Bentinck-Smith papers, 1941-1975. Houghton Library
creatorOf Silver, Rollo G. (Rollo Gabriel), 1909-1989. Rollo Silver on Walt Whitman: a collection of offprints. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Silver, Alice. A Christmas greeting / from Alice and Rollo Silver. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Bentinck-Smith, William, 1914- person
associatedWith Cauthen, Irby B. (Irby Bruce), 1919-1994. person
associatedWith David, Ismar. person
correspondedWith Lerner, Abe, 1908-2002. person
correspondedWith Reynolds, Horace Mason, 1896-1965 person
associatedWith Silver, Alice. person
associatedWith Steiner, Lisl, 1927- person
associatedWith University of Virginia. University Librarian. corporateBody
associatedWith Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. person
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Birth 1909-06-27

Death 1989-09-20

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