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

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Contact Information:
University of Virginia Library
Alderman Library
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
USA
Phone: (804) 924-3025
Fax: (804) 924-3143
Email: mssbks@virginia.edu
Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff
Date Completed: 1997
Encoded by: Courtney Boissonnault
© 1997 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

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

Collection is open to research.

Publication Rights

EDIT ME!

Preferred Citation

EDIT ME!

Acquisition Information

Purchase [ 1966 Apr 25] 1966 Dec 12

Funding Note

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

Item Listing

Letters

Benjamin Penhallow Shillaberto [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 Shillaberto 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 Shillaberto "My dear Thomas"
1885 Jun 15
ALS, 1 p.

[Congratulates him on an anniversary.]

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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