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Formal title:: Sonia H. and Nathaniel A. Davis papers
Extent:: 7.0 Linear feet
Date range:: 1879-1972 (bulk 1930-1965)
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, personal and administrative records, printed materials, photographs, ephemera, and a few artifacts belonging to or associated with Nathaniel A. Davis (1866-1945) and his wife Sonia H. Davis (1883-1972). Mr. Davis, of Jewish and Portuguese heritage, was writer, editor, educator, social activist, entrepreneur, world traveler, publisher, journalist and founder of
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2012.003

Formal title:: Rollo G. Silver papers
Extent:: 12 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1815-1986 (1923-1986)
Abstract:: Rollo G. Silver (1909–1989) was an American book collector and historian of American printing, typography, and publishing as created by White people in the European printing tradition. With his wife, Alice, he created a major collection of books and manuscripts relating to Walt Whitman. This collection contains his correspondence, research on publishers and typographers, specimens of type and a miniature toy printing press.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2013.001

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