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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Ida Langdon papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2490
Abstract

Papers, which pertain to Samuel Clemens, particularly to his life in Elmira, New York, include letters to Ida Langdon from Henry Nash Smith, Orville Prescott, and others regarding her talks on Twain, gifts of Twain memorabilia to the University of California, certain of Twain's writings, and related subjects.

Dates: 1902-1964.

James Morgan Hart papers

 Collection — Manuscript box 8 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065265021]
Identifier: 14-18-65
Abstract Includes letters from scholars relating to the study of languages and literature, particularly Old English, Celtic, and German, and to scholarly language journals and associations; from educators relating to university patterns and policies at Cornell; from editors concerning Hart's publications; from Mrs. Bayard Taylor regarding her husband's papers; autographed letters from Louisa May Alcott, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Hamilton Fish, Henry James, Henry W. Longfellow, Lord Russell, and others...
Dates: 1856-1916.

John S. Hart letters

 Collection
Identifier: 4637
Scope and content Consists mainly of letters to Hart from a variety of correspondents, including school and college teachers and administrators, clergymen, and authors. Many letters provide biographical and bibliographical information on authors, including authors of religious works, for a book Hart was compiling on American literature, probably his Manual of American Literature (Philadelphia, 1873). Also included is considerable correspondence from fellow editors evaluating poems submitted to Sartain's Union...
Dates: 1834-1877.

Simplified Spelling Board publications

 Collection — Manuscript box 62 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065257168]
Identifier: 3874
Scope and content

Circulars of the Simplified Spelling Board of New York, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 and 1913.

Dates: 1906-1913.

William Cook Andrae papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 16-5-1051
Scope and content

Includes mimeo and handwritten notes, possibly for lectures and books, on "Dimensional Analysis," "Heat Transmission," "Wind Tunnel Test," "Measurement Flow of Fluids," and others; also, material collected by Andrae on Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) and his works.

Dates: [ca.1905-1965]

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