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The New Monument. Holograph note.

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5160083


Item data

Title

The New Monument. Holograph note.

Collection

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

Names

Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910 (Creator)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1905 (Approximate)

Library Location

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Clemens
Shelf locator: Printed book: [Clemens], King Leopold's Soliloquy (1905).

Subjects

Léopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909
Satire

Genres

Manuscripts
Holographs (Autographs)
Notes (Documents)
Typescripts

Notes

Ownership: Merle Johnson; Owen D. Young

Physical Description

Extent: 1 leaf
14-line holograph, description of an emblem/cartoon of King Leopold in the Congo. Undated. Pencil note by Merle Johnson below. Pasted onto title page of his own copy of: King Leopold's Soliloquy. Boston, 1905, 1st edition, 1st issue.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15893396
Archives ID: 19174
Other local Identifier: 370263B (370264B book)
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6db13e00-efb9-012f-a24b-58d385a7bbd0

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MLA format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "The New Monument. Holograph note." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1905. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6db13e00-efb9-012f-a24b-58d385a7bbd0

APA format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1905). The New Monument. Holograph note. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6db13e00-efb9-012f-a24b-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "The New Monument. Holograph note." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6db13e00-efb9-012f-a24b-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia citation

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