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Agreements, correspondence, forms, statements from various theatrical agencies concerning Samuel Langhorne Clemens from the files of the American Play Company. Pudd'nhead Wilson, 982

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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. Pudd'nhead Wilson, 982

Collection

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

Names

Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910 (Creator)
American Play Company (Associated name)
Langdon, Jervis, 1875 - 1952 (Copyright holder)
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company (Associated name)
Mayo, Frank, 1839-1896 (Associated name)
Mayo, Eleanor, d. ca. 1929 (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1915-05-18 - 1929-01-03

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
Correspondence
Contracts
Telegrams

Notes

Content: Concerning dramatization rights of "Pudd'nhead Wilson."

Physical Description

Extent: 11 leaves
Correspondence concerning motion picture rights form Pudd'nhead Wilson, 1915 and 1929, 5 leaves. Copy of contract, January 6, 1915, 4 leaves. Note of receipts to June 1926, 1 leaf. Filing envelope.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15893396
Archives ID: 19174
accession number: 68B4118
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f8366b10-ee28-012f-9102-58d385a7bbd0

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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. Pudd'nhead Wilson, 982" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1915 - 1929. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f8366b10-ee28-012f-9102-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1915 - 1929). Agreements, correspondence, forms, statements from various theatrical agencies concerning Samuel Langhorne Clemens from the files of the American Play Company. Pudd'nhead Wilson, 982 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f8366b10-ee28-012f-9102-58d385a7bbd0

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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. Pudd'nhead Wilson, 982" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f8366b10-ee28-012f-9102-58d385a7bbd0

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