Mark Twain, Letter
Content Description
The letter from Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) to Albert Paine is on black-bordered Stormfield mourning stationery as Twain's daughter, Jean, had died on December 24, 1909. It is marked as a P.S., but likely sent separately from a previous letter.
Dates
- 1910, Feb. 21
Creator
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The letter is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the University of Nebraska. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the papers or their designees. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, is an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884). Albert Bigelow Paine became Clemens' biographer in 1906 and later his literary executor.
Extent
0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
- correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Sarah Glover, 2022.
- Date
- (cc) 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531
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