1 10 9 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/15145/archive/files/fa2a7d319e67726b26b890add859f292.jpg?Expires=1774483200&Signature=A1rAzqSQ4YKxXf9exNjDtzmGUI5RZx%7EDhkuJcw3Q4jAAABFmNk8jRJw7jTY1yDyjeubbaywemKpNRkk9Pli5jamZv2vfpNPF8vbQAHoZl6GTPZcN2GEAQvyx9kpp62%7E5KQIeBzCPqq-VeO4wPlk6t3woUUboVGsS9s3elV0TlwTT007sExrvvkFo1ohKYQP9Ks3w1X5KcyQ-NeueAHIjVggaUZk3dlvZ%7E0WH8Ndc6zD-ucVWQID64wtMden997-r1eB582xmnbFUQyvbRiBAvLF-z9AEPOarKTV8OPbrUl5dBSABtLLeSvJx1qxHfIXEqvoUj6-on%7EXPHyowM94NoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM d1522c68fdff6eb0871ad26ed42b57e3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A First-Class Fool: Mark Twain and Humor Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mark Twain Title A name given to the resource A True Story, and the Recent Carnival of Crime Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Boston Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available James R. Osgood Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877 Description An account of the resource Twain’s “A True Story, Repeated Word for Word as I Heard It” tells the story of “Aunt Rachel,” is based on incidents in the life of Mary Ann Cord ("Auntie Rachel"), a formerly enslaved woman who worked as a cook for Twain's sister-in-law at Quarry Farm in Elmira.  Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54208221126_dc0e525061_w.jpg clemens-writer https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/15145/archive/files/0a8e3ef2040fe0406a9cf6a993bb02b6.jpg?Expires=1774483200&Signature=PjrF2eR0B4pS7NR-WzgkeAfcrRq3B1cWOP3mnpooEtmzUuYAJfAr4l17QxgKmvf2VKGEkDtXkwnWZ6rcbNp-4oq9oSISNM1A3rghEEvV1z%7Elr64VHskLgFwuXa5G8QgpvWSX4obvJUPsNVc6ELro9H1fDYOvVWycsHTPa%7E0uU1YoHtCQ5X8A4UlqxFqUV3weIf6JMriMu9rPY99lTtooskO5kuoQ7YqJqzkmyLx3RNjgBYjayFcBFa2GBbLgBCvYnip4KLPSadMLzXAcVyo0djd9PR9ueQgAHX9QHzQYuAicHRZnIxDXDt2zYgYyy5YztMMlZNRLoBWKUkyaH1GRRQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM a6c3d19a1e0aae31082bbf0305c0defb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A First-Class Fool: Mark Twain and Humor Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Still Title A name given to the resource The Underground Rail Road. A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, Etc. Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in the Efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others, or witnessed by the author; together with Sketches of Some of the Largest Stockholders, and Most Liberal Aiders and Advisers, of the Road Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Philadelphia Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wm. Still Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1883 Description An account of the resource Clemens’s stepfather Jervis Langdon was a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, helping people escape enslavement in the South. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A First-Class Fool: Mark Twain and Humor Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource H. Allingham. and D. Radford, eds Title A name given to the resource William Allingham: A Diary Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant London Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Macmillan and Co. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907 Description An account of the resource Clara Clemens gave her father this copy of Irish poet William Allingham’s memoir for Christmas in 1907. The book contains several marginal notes in Clemens’s hand throughout, recording his thoughts as he read. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A First-Class Fool: Mark Twain and Humor Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource [Samuel Clemens, former owner] Title A name given to the resource Conklin’s self-filling pen Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Toledo, Ohio Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Conklin Pen Co. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1903 Description An account of the resource The Conklin Pen Co. of Toledo, Ohio, featured Mark Twain in its advertisement for this self-filling pen, quoting him as saying: “I prefer it to ten other fountain pens because it caries its own filler in its own stomach and I can’t mislay it, even by art and intention. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A First-Class Fool: Mark Twain and Humor Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource [Samuel Clemens, former owner] Title A name given to the resource Gesteckpfiefe [tobacco pipe] Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant [Germany] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource undated Description An account of the resource Clemens was a heavy smoker, though he preferred cigars. His secretary Isabel Lyon gifted him this two-piece German pipe by, but he purportedly never smoked from it.  Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54168695968_f86d2e0eea_h.jpg clemens-writer https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/15145/archive/files/9b89d6a41c276861c28079c41f3ff6b7.jpg?Expires=1774483200&Signature=raJCtQloHMFCNghPP76lyNRle2toP9kZX876wdyYBxZTxg4AbJ1nXCqHeNUKgQo7YCdQ7UQWOZ7bSp-6GvgtyLZwquwb3Nf6sMb6Z-TptLyGMHa55dOVEK6%7ElVNJaZsVPFzTfXNeUoa4EKcTv%7EfXmHjt6U8-mg0g5ZzRzZL98rrnwxERlb-grppW3AcqP9vjbObbglBvgiZDE5w1K9YD6TuJZQMggsViWIRGYIr9J%7EuMrZEQDP93ZItUVQns2VmXvZr2PG9Y2n2HoxZKm28qs8u-lzRYQ7e-Tlk16yST6Dbqkvs7J4DiGkj3BNd%7Eh02TEsKKOCUVU44D3G0iQBQM1g__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 8339d44c2fa8028aa4f4d58be7a66a07 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A First-Class Fool: Mark Twain and Humor Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stereoview of Mark Twain writing in bed Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New York Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Underwood & Underwood Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1906 Description An account of the resource This stereoscopic photograph shows “the great humorist ‘Mark Twain’ (S.L. Clemens) and his peculiar method of work.”  Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54168733614_4d4c068eaa_h.jpg clemens-writer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A First-Class Fool: Mark Twain and Humor Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Personalized burlap bag Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant N.p. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1900-1910 Description An account of the resource Clemens famously disliked typewriters, finding them “full of caprices, full of defects—devilish ones,” but he owned several throughout his career. This Williams “grasshopper” typewriter (called such because of the long-legged design that allowed an author to view their work as they wrote it) was one of the last that he purchased. Following her father’s death in 1910, Clara Clemens gifted these items to Harry B. Iles, the superintendent and groundskeeper at Stormfield, and they remained in his family through 1982.  Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object clemens-writer https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/15145/archive/files/0e494c19736b0a36ad25925e3f3e6b98.jpg?Expires=1774483200&Signature=lRVLEJvJsms3YFXGAhNEx2Jqiu8-3dAD5Cy8jkGUtkNYSoaOL0MvqUZAVYluEemn5cUN8R4%7EhEGYSos2X7A8Rc4%7E3o-2a97-bRiA-Dg0zcVS0dSacQS7j-oHb0w1kYAL4LlZXzKXUzZTnuIpylKz70wqWPlOHUwVWDtZlAJRDfTuqAkeT0I2i1bwNMIRlyHDyTlye1Ra2XV9cc0KpX3fV8F7sAK5EAyLu31reFzfH6Y04JGLArEgnhUDl9eUtUi0CCID8DW9OOMNstDcBPJp4lR0cTd08fqdGHLpbyKGPpbcuKeSznv9fdUoFp3nfqYE1fx8I3IWR70smKPFoGzZQg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 44388d9621b4f49aeb00dd592deec0b8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource [Samuel Clemens, former owner] Title A name given to the resource Williams No. 6 typewriter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New York Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1908 Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54168695928_509bda19c5_h.jpg clemens-writer https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/15145/archive/files/d730eae142a38de2f9353602fe26a3ad.jpg?Expires=1774483200&Signature=iGlE1p6ur-yjZJHwZNBWb6BQj67dmncRGEVJJ0pJN18o7jwmRl0ACMjjvPhHix8LV6Lo9s1StEIYkT8VKlAsxmfbnV2WuC7fPSwCCiYc0o8kZitJU6a6xEMfc1QJx8d2WJfjHSdSrbr-Ub7rgfn4KGI-8mDFy5hjQ7OkolJWOOX3u7CDPVWXihAKfaMCvKMCGB2LmzNk4V7s22LTgwcLWQ0SQjkWNXULBA8EcrXzdHRA3K2EIh9lW8N6WR94MCOCkDx5tEsfx1-V-kZ76g%7ERvwy-22LTG0oyLWaciN--L0K6VMjUdsur%7E-Kg9FQ57rBhmx3x2dfSqdd8A5FsIU8y3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 5d98a7d2cbceb6fcb9262262735f7eba Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A First-Class Fool: Mark Twain and Humor Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Moncure Conway Title A name given to the resource Autobiography: Memories and Experiences Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Boston & New York Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Houghton, Mifflin and Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1904 Description An account of the resource Clemens profusely annotated his copy of American abolitionist Moncure Conway’s Autobiography. 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