MenuInventory of the Herbert Silvette Papers, circa 1936-1988
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.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Silvette, Herbert, 1906-
- Title
- Herbert Silvette Papers, circa 1936-1988
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 2.5 Linear Feet, Approx. 900 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
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.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Use Restrictions
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.
Contents of the Collection
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Expand AllContains correspondence between Silvette and Archibald MacLeish, who addressed Silvette as Stiletto in his letters. MacLeish (1892-1982) was an American poet, playwright, teacher and public official, and served as Librarian of Congress from 1939 to 1944 and as Assistant Secretary of State from 1944 to 1945. Silvette compiled these letters in a volume entitled The Stiletto Letters.
Contains research materials and writings relating to Silvette's unpublished study of Philemon Holland. Holland (1552-1637) was an English translator best know for his translation of Pliny the Elder's Natural History.
Privately printed for Silvette at the University of Virginia Press by John S. Peters. Contains extensive manuscript notes throughout.
Writings Series, 1960-1985 and undated
Contains several short stories and novels written by Silvette as well as his semi-autobiographical novel A Chapter of Chances. Most of the short stories deal with medical or scientific themes. Silvette also wrote under the pseudonym Dogbolt Barnaby.
Subject Headings
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Herbert Silvette Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Herbert Silvette Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a transfer in 2011.
Processing Information
Processed by Rubenstein Library staff.
Encoded by Willeke Sandler, April 2012.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.