Rollo G. Silver Explained

Rollo Gabriel Silver (June 27, 1909September 20, 1989) was an American literary historian.

Silver was born on June 27, 1909, in New York City, to Anna (Newman) and Stanley Gabriel Silver.^[1]

He attended Brown University, graduating in 1931. He then received a master's in English from Boston University in 1941 and a bachelor's in library science from Simmons College (now Simmons University) in 1948.^[2]

Silver was a librarian at a place called the Peabody Institute in Boston (not to be confused with other Peabody Institutes) from 1948 to 1950, after which he taught at Simmons.^[1] With his wife Alice Gindin, whom he married on June 9, 1933,^[1] Silver compiled a set of manuscripts and other works related to Walt Whitman.^[3]

Silver died on September 20, 1989.^[2]

Publications

• Typefounding in America, 1787–1825 (University of Virginia Press, 1965)^[4]
• The American Printer, 1787–1825 (University of Virginia Press, 1967)^[5]
• Publishing in Boston, 1726–57: The Accounts of Daniel Henchman (pamphlet, University of Virginia Press, 1976)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Kinsman. Clare D.. Contemporary Authors. Contemporary Authors. permanent series. 1. 1975. Gale. 0-8103-0036-2. 35296037. 577.
2. Web site: Rollo G. Silver papers. 2022-01-09. Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online. 2022-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102050650/https://www.riamco.org/render?eadid=US-RPB-ms2013.001&view=biography. live.
3. Book: Edwards, A. S. G.. Suarez. Michael F.. Woudhuysen. H. R.. A. S. G. Edwards. Silver, Rollo G.. https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606536.001.0001/acref-9780198606536-e-4506. The Oxford Companion to the Book. 2010. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-957014-0. 502389441. 10.1093/acref/9780198606536.001.0001. 2022-01-09. 2022-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102084410/https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606536.001.0001/acref-9780198606536-e-4506. live.
4. Reviews of Typefounding in America:
   • Kaser. David. April 1966. none. The Library Quarterly. 36. 2. 183–184. 10.1086/619430. 0024-2519.
   • Miller. C. William. 1966. none. Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 90. 4. 543–545. 0031-4587. 20089981.
   • Parker. Peter J.. none. January 1967. William and Mary Quarterly. 24. 1. 162–163. 10.2307/1920584. 1920584 .
5. Reviews of American Printer:
   • Cappon. Lester J.. Lester J. Cappon. December 1968. none. The American Historical Review. en. 10.1086/ahr/74.2.710. 1937-5239.
   • Wolf. Edwin. Edwin Wolf II. October 1968. none. William and Mary Quarterly. 25. 4. 646–648. 10.2307/1916807. 1916807 .
   • Kiessel. William C.. none. September 1968. The Journal of American History. 55. 2. 386–287. 10.2307/1899578. 1899578 .
   • Van Devanter. Willis. none. 1969. Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 77. 3. 368–370. 0042-6636. 4247496.
6. Holmes. William. 1977. none. Accounting Historians Journal. 4. 1. 113. 0148-4184. 40697459.