A Guide to the Benjamin Penhollow Shillaber Collection Shillaber, Benjamin Penhollow. 7493-b

A Guide to the Benjamin Penhollow Shillaber Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7493-b


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Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
7493-b
Title
Benjamin Penhollow Shillaber Collection 1863-1885
Extent
3 items
Creator
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Benjamin Penhollow Shillaber Collection, Accession 7493-b, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Purchase [ 1966 Apr 25 ] 1966 Dec 12

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber
  • Henry Morford
  • [Henry] Morford
  • [Julius] Eichberg

Item Listing

Letters
  • Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber to [Henry] Morford
    1863 May 3
    ALS, 1 p.

    [Asks him to try to repair the damage Morford inflicted in [Julius] Eichberg 's operetta "Rose of Tyrol"; believes the allegations concerning the libretto are unfounded.]

  • Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber to Henry Morford
    1873 Dec 20
    ALS, 4 p.

    [Says he is late in answering letter due to illness; hopes Morford's new book will be a literary as well as financial success; reflects on the small amount of money both have made through their writing; says he is content, however, because he has true friends and his family is comfortable, only his health troubles him.]

  • Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber to "My dear Thomas"
    1885 Jun 15
    ALS, 1 p.

    [Congratulates him on an anniversary.]