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The Stolen White Elephant. Holograph MS.

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5169180


Item data

Title

The Stolen White Elephant. Holograph MS.

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 Issued: 1882 (Approximate)

Library Location

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Clemens
Shelf locator: The Stolen White Elephant etc. MS Mark Twain

Genres

Manuscripts
Short Stories

Notes

Ownership: Berg

Physical Description

Extent: 119 leaves
[122 written sides] Dust jacket design of The Stolen White Elephant, Boston, James R. Osgood & Co., 1882. 1 leaf. Title page in SLC's hand: "The Stolen White Elephant,| etc.,| By Mark Twain ... 1882". 1 leaf. Text: pagination: 1, 1½, 2-16, 16v, 17-25, 25v, 26-46, 46v, 47-116 [117 leaves]. [119 leaves = 122 sides].

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15893396
Archives ID: 19174
accession number: 710060B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 94fad330-f061-012f-cb20-58d385a7bbd0

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Text

Date Issued

1882

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MLA format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "The Stolen White Elephant. Holograph MS." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1882. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94fad330-f061-012f-cb20-58d385a7bbd0

APA format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1882). The Stolen White Elephant. Holograph MS. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94fad330-f061-012f-cb20-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "The Stolen White Elephant. Holograph MS." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94fad330-f061-012f-cb20-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia citation

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