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Additional authors

1. Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907
2. Baxter, Sylvester, 1850-1927
3. Bliss, Elisha
4. Bliss, Francis E. (Francis Edward)
5. Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947
6. Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925
7. Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
8. Chatto, Andrew
9. Clemens, Olivia Langdon, 1845-1904
10. Clemens, Orion, 1825-1897
11. Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907
12. Doubleday, Frank Nelson, 1862-1934
13. Duneka, Frederick A., -1919
14. Frohman, Charles, 1860-1915
15. Fuller, Franklin
16. Hall, Fred J.
17. Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup), 1868-1939
18. Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920
19. Larned, J. N. (Josephus Nelson), 1836-1913
20. Johnson, Merle, 1874-1935
21. Lyon, Isabel, 1863-1958
22. Nye, Bill, 1850-1896
23. Osgood, James R. (James Ripley), 1836-1892
24. Paine, Albert Bigelow, 1861-1937
25. Parker, Edwin Pond, 1836-1920
26. Pond, James B. (James Burton), 1838-1903
27. Pond, Ozias W.
28. Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930
29. Redpath, James, 1833-1891
30. Rogers, Henry Huddleston, 1879-1935
31. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
32. Seaver, Romaine W.
33. Sherman, P. Tecumseh (Philemon Tecumseh), 1867-1941
34. Sherman, Thomas Ewing, 1856-1933
35. Spalding, Percy
36. Spofford, Ainsworth Rand, 1825-1908
37. Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912
38. Teller, Charlotte, 1876-
39. Ticknor, Benjamin Holt, 1842-1914
40. Underhill, Irving S., 1866-1937
41. Walpole, Hugh, 1884-1941
42. Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829-1900
43. American Publishing Company (Hartford, Conn.)
44. Chatto & Windus (Firm)
45. American Play Company. fmo

Description

1. 717 items.

Summary

1. This is a synthetic collection consisting of portraits, pictorial works, manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, a diary for 1885, a notebook for 1895, portraits, and pictorial works.

Subject

1. Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
2. Diaries
3. Notebooks
4. Correspondence
5. Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 > Portraits

Genre/Form

1. Correspondence.
2. Diaries.
3. Notebooks.

Call number

1. Berg Coll MSS Clemens

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Biography (note)

1. Samuel Langhorne Clemens was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, and literary and social critic. Born on November 30, 1835 he wrote fiction and non-fiction under the pseudonyms Mark Twain, Sieur Louis de Conte, Quentin Curtius Snodgrass, and Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Provenance (note)

1. This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The bulk of the materials was previously owned by W. T. H. Howe and Owen D. Young. Other materials were previously owned by William Harris Arnold, Margaret Blackmer, the American Play Company, William F. Gable, Alan Norman Mendleson, and Seth Terry.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910.

Title

1. Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 bulk (1870-1938).

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

1. Samuel Langhorne Clemens was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, and literary and social critic. Born on November 30, 1835 he wrote fiction and non-fiction under the pseudonyms Mark Twain, Sieur Louis de Conte, Quentin Curtius Snodgrass, and Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass.

Provenance

1. This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The bulk of the materials was previously owned by W. T. H. Howe and Owen D. Young. Other materials were previously owned by William Harris Arnold, Margaret Blackmer, the American Play Company, William F. Gable, Alan Norman Mendleson, and Seth Terry.

Indexes

1. Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Local note

1. Creation of collection-level record funded with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding aid and digital assets

Added author

1. Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907.
2. Baxter, Sylvester, 1850-1927.
3. Bliss, Elisha.
4. Bliss, Francis E. (Francis Edward)
5. Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947.
6. Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925.
7. Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
8. Chatto, Andrew.
9. Clemens, Olivia Langdon, 1845-1904.
10. Clemens, Orion, 1825-1897.
11. Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907.
12. Doubleday, Frank Nelson, 1862-1934.
13. Duneka, Frederick A., -1919.
14. Frohman, Charles, 1860-1915.
15. Fuller, Franklin.
16. Hall, Fred J.
17. Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup), 1868-1939.
18. Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920.
19. Larned, J. N. (Josephus Nelson), 1836-1913.
20. Johnson, Merle, 1874-1935.
21. Lyon, Isabel, 1863-1958.
22. Nye, Bill, 1850-1896.
23. Osgood, James R. (James Ripley), 1836-1892.
24. Paine, Albert Bigelow, 1861-1937.
25. Parker, Edwin Pond, 1836-1920.
26. Pond, James B. (James Burton), 1838-1903.
27. Pond, Ozias W.
28. Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930.
29. Redpath, James, 1833-1891.
30. Rogers, Henry Huddleston, 1879-1935.
31. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
32. Seaver, Romaine W.
33. Sherman, P. Tecumseh (Philemon Tecumseh), 1867-1941.
34. Sherman, Thomas Ewing, 1856-1933.
35. Spalding, Percy.
36. Spofford, Ainsworth Rand, 1825-1908.
37. Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912.
38. Teller, Charlotte, 1876-
39. Ticknor, Benjamin Holt, 1842-1914.
40. Underhill, Irving S., 1866-1937.
41. Walpole, Hugh, 1884-1941.
42. Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829-1900.
43. Arnold, William Harris, 1854-1923. Former owner
44. Blackmer, Margaret. Former owner
45. Gable, William F., 1856-1921. Former owner
46. Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup), 1868-1939, former owner.
47. Mendleson, Alan Norman. Former owner
48. Terry, Seth Sprague, 1862-1932. Former owner
49. Young, Owen D., 1874- Former owner
50. American Publishing Company (Hartford, Conn.)
51. Chatto & Windus (Firm)
52. American Play Company. Former owner

Research call number

1. Berg Coll MSS Clemens