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Autobiography of the "Twain" family. Holograph MS, [1871]

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Item data

Title

Autobiography of the "Twain" family. Holograph MS, [1871]

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: 1871

Library Location

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Clemens
Shelf locator: Mark Twain's Autobiography Original MS +

Subjects

Fictional biography

Genres

Manuscripts
Autobiographies
Burlesques (Literary Works)

Notes

Ownership: W. T. H. Howe

Physical Description

Extent: 6 leaves
[6 written sides]. Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography. Holograph MS, no date. Published 1871. Includes printed pamphlet version of 1910 (Ormeril Company) (acc. #: 105387B).

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15893396
Archives ID: 19174
accession number: 105385B (+ 105387B printed)
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d294bbc0-ee33-012f-df77-58d385a7bbd0

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Text

Date Issued

1871

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Autobiography of the "Twain" family. Holograph MS, [1871]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1871. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d294bbc0-ee33-012f-df77-58d385a7bbd0

APA format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1871). Autobiography of the "Twain" family. Holograph MS, [1871] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d294bbc0-ee33-012f-df77-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Autobiography of the "Twain" family. Holograph MS, [1871]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d294bbc0-ee33-012f-df77-58d385a7bbd0

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