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Harison Collection of Mark Twain Miscellanea

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
C0615
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 1 box
  • 0.2 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Harison Collection of Mark Twain Miscellanea, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1905-1933 (inclusive)
Creator:
Harison, Leonard
Abstract:
Consists of various items collected by Leonard Harison relating to Mark Twain, including correspondence of Madeline Sinsheimer Block with Clara Gabrilowitsch (Twain's daughter), Harper's souvenir issue (1905) of Twain's 70th birthday, two Twain commemorative calendars (1910-1911), The Bookman's Twain issue of June, 1910, and a copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1904) inscribed by Twain in 1905.

Harison, Leonard

"Mark Twain" was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, an American humorist, lecturer, and author.

Consists of miscellanea collected by Leonard Harison relating to Mark Twain, including souvenir magazine issues and commemorative calendars.

This collection was the gift of Mrs. Leonard Harison in 1985.

Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.

No appraisal information is available.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Clara C. Gabrilowitch Correspondence, 1933. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

TLS to "Dear Miss Bloch," 9 October 1933, 1 page TLS to "Dear Mrs. Bloch," 2 December 1933, 1 page TLS to Mrs. Gabrilowitch from Madeline Sinsheimer Block, 5 October 1933, 1 page

Physical Description

1 folder

Mark Twain Calenders, 1911-1917. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Printed Mark Twain Memorabilia and Harper's Souvenir of Mark Twain's 70th Birthday, 1905. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

"The Bookman" Vol. 31, No. 4: Mark Twain Number, 1910. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Inscribed by Mark Twain, 1905. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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