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Agreements, correspondence, forms, statements from various theatrical agencies concerning Samuel Langhorne Clemens from the files of the American Play Company. Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1824

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Title

Agreements, correspondence, forms, statements from various theatrical agencies concerning Samuel Langhorne Clemens from the files of the American Play Company. Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1824

Collection

Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 (bulk 1870-1938)
Financial and Legal Documents

Names

Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910 (Creator)
Langdon, Charles Jervis, 1849 - 1916 (Copyright holder)
Loomis, E. E. (Edward Eugene), 1865?-1937 (Copyright holder)
Freeman, Zoheth S., 1875 - 1932 (Copyright holder)
Kester, Paul, 1870-1933 (Adapter)
Harper & Brothers (Copyright holder)
American Play Company (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1911-04 - 1911-06

Library Location

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Clemens
Shelf locator: m.b. (Clemens, S. L.) Holographs

Subjects

Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910
Literature -- Adaptations

Genres

Documents
Contracts

Notes

Content: Dramatization and performance rights for dramatization of "Tom Sawyer".

Physical Description

Extent: 15 leaves
Draft contracts: Contract April 1911, copy, 6 leaves. Contract for May 1911, 1 leaf. Contract of May, amended to June, 1911, 1 leaf. Contract June 1911, 3 leaves and 4 leaves. None completed or signed. Filing envelope.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15893396
Archives ID: 19174
accession number: 68B4121
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b179bfc0-ee2c-012f-4c6c-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Agreements, correspondence, forms, statements from various theatrical agencies concerning Samuel Langhorne Clemens from the files of the American Play Company. Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1824" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b179bfc0-ee2c-012f-4c6c-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. Agreements, correspondence, forms, statements from various theatrical agencies concerning Samuel Langhorne Clemens from the files of the American Play Company. Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1824 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b179bfc0-ee2c-012f-4c6c-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Agreements, correspondence, forms, statements from various theatrical agencies concerning Samuel Langhorne Clemens from the files of the American Play Company. Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1824" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b179bfc0-ee2c-012f-4c6c-58d385a7bbd0

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