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Title

Autobiography

Collection

Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 (bulk 1870-1938)
Manuscripts and Typescripts
Manuscripts

Names

Clemens, Olivia Langdon, 1845-1904 (Corrector)
Lyon, Isabel, 1863-1958 (Writer of accompanying material)
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910 (Creator)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1899-03 (Approximate)

Library Location

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Clemens
Shelf locator: Original Manuscript - S. L.Clemens Autobiography

Subjects

Authors, American -- 19th century

Genres

Manuscripts
Autobiographies
Biographies

Notes

Date: Mailed to Frank Bliss on March 31, 1899, see OLC's letter UCCL 12101. Also SLC's UCCL 05571 (both Mar. 31, 1899).
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe

Physical Description

Extent: 14 leaves
[14 written sides]. Holograph with corrections in Olivia Langdon Clemens's hand. n.d. MS Notes for Sam Moffett to work up into a biographical sketch for the Uniform Edition of Mark Twain's Works. Accompanied by Isabel Lyon's holograph notes in the form of a letter to W. T. H. Howe, April 3, 1930 (1 leaf). Typed transcription of IVL's notes (1 leaf). Notes associated with sale of MS. (3 leaves).

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15893396
Archives ID: 19174
accession number: 105715B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 255ebe00-ee33-012f-b4e1-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Autobiography" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/255ebe00-ee33-012f-b4e1-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. Autobiography Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/255ebe00-ee33-012f-b4e1-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Autobiography" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/255ebe00-ee33-012f-b4e1-58d385a7bbd0

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