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Ink impression of SLC's right hand with identifying inscription by Merle Johnson.

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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
Ink impression of SLC's right hand with identifying inscription by Merle Johnson.
Names
Lyon, Isabel, 1863-1958 (Writer of accompanying material)
Johnson, Merle De Vore, 1874-1935 (Writer of accompanying material)
Collection

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

Portraits and Pictorial Works

Pictorial Works

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1907-07-27
Place: [Tuxedo Park, NY]
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Clemens
Shelf locator: Printed book: [Clemens], Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894). c2.
Topics
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910
Genres
biometrics
Notes
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Physical Description
Palmprints
Extent: 1 leaf
Pasted into inside front cover of The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, Hartford, CT, 1894. Copy 2. With typed version of notes by Isabel Lyon, 3 leaves, qv: item 4789272: "Notes re Ink Impression of Mark Twain's Right Hand by Isabel Lyon," along with photostat of newspaper article reproducing first impression, signed and dated by SLC (The Sunday World, Aug. 25, 1907), 4 leaves. Other typed version of notes, 3 leaves. Photostat of newspaper article, 2 leaves.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15893396
MSS Unit ID: 19174
Accession number: 105310B (book)
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 46bca990-09b5-0130-1c14-58d385a7b928
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
  • 1907: Created
  • 1958: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Ink impression of SLC's right hand with identifying inscription by Merle Johnson." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1907. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1b27f6b0-1123-0132-61cd-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Ink impression of SLC's right hand with identifying inscription by Merle Johnson." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1b27f6b0-1123-0132-61cd-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1907). Ink impression of SLC's right hand with identifying inscription by Merle Johnson. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1b27f6b0-1123-0132-61cd-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Ink impression of SLC's right hand with identifying inscription by Merle Johnson.