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The House that Twain Built

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 (bulk 1870-1938)

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Title
The House that Twain Built
Names
Lyon, Isabel, 1863-1958 (Writer of accompanying material)
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910 (Creator)
Collection

Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 (bulk 1870-1938)

Manuscripts and Typescripts

Manuscripts

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1908-09 (Approximate)
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Clemens
Shelf locator: The House that Twain Built
Genres
Manuscripts
Sketches
Notes
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Physical Description
Manuscripts
Extent: 3 leaves
Ink sketches and holograph notes on stiff card, parodying "The house that Jack built," concerning a burglary at the Clemens house. Accompanied by a picture postcard of the house, "Mark Twain's Residence, Redding, Conn.": "Innocence [sic] at Home" cancelled and replaced by "Stormfield." A letter to W. T. H. Howe from Isabel Lyon, the sketch's original owner, about its origin and the burglary, November 15, 1938. 1 leaf.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15893396
MSS Unit ID: 19174
Accession number: 105763B
Other local Identifier: 8C508701-26CA-C56E-E040-E00A1806459D
Digital Gallery Image ID: 1952469
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 89eeccf0-eee6-012f-ef48-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1863: Creator Born
  • 1908: Created
  • 1958: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "The House that Twain Built" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1908. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c508701-26ca-c56e-e040-e00a1806459d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "The House that Twain Built" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c508701-26ca-c56e-e040-e00a1806459d

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1908). The House that Twain Built Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c508701-26ca-c56e-e040-e00a1806459d

Wikipedia Citation

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The House that Twain Built