Item 40: Bookplate, Salus infantum suprema lex, The Medical Library of Roger H. Dennett, 1915
Item — Box: 20, Folder: 40
Dates
- Created: 1915
Creator
- Fisher, William Edgar, 1872-1956 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Bookplate
Condition Note:
Good, no issues.
Measurements:
4 5/16 in. x 2 11/16 in.
Title:
The Medical Library of Roger H. Dennett
Description:
A bookplate for a Medical Library. There is a child standing in the middle of a statue. On the sides there is text that reads “Salus infantum suprema lex” which translates to “the safety of the children is supreme law.” Below the statue and text there is a shield with text that reads “Veritas” which is “the name given to the Roman virtue of truthfulness.” Roger H. Dennett was born on July 21, 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts. He got a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University in 1898 and graduated from Harvard University Medical School in 1902. After working at some hospitals in Boston for a while, he began medical practice in Adamsville, Rhode Island, where he got some experience working in a rural area. “In 1906, his name appeared for the first time on the roster of the New York post-graduate Medical School as a matriculant in the department of pediatrics where he served as a clinical assistant.” He later became a teacher in 1907, an adjunct professor in 1913, a pediatrics professor in 1920, and one year later, he became “a director of the department of pediatrics.” “St. Lawrence University conferred the Doctor of Science on him in 1928, and about this time elected him a life member of the board of directors at the University.” Bookplate creator William Edgar Fisher was born in Wellsville, N.Y. on October 24, 1872. He attended Phillips, Andover Academy, and Cornell University. He was a well known artist, advertiser, and bookplate designer and was a former president of the American Book Plate Society. He became an art editor of Judge magazine during the early 1920s. Additionally, Fisher was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of Colonial Wars. He was also a member of the Players of New York City. He died at the age of 84 in 1956. To see other bookplates created by William Edgar Fisher, please visit Yale University’s archive and finding aids here.
Creator
- Fisher, William Edgar, 1872-1956 (Person)
Repository Details
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu