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Mark Twain letters to Mary J. Mason Fairbanks

Description

This collection contains 104 letters from American author Samuel Clemens (also known as Mark Twain) to his friend and confidante Mary J. Mason Fairbanks. In addition, there are also single letters from Clemens to Fairbanks's husband Abel Whitmore Fairbanks (HM 14232) and the Fairbanks's children Charles Mason Fairbanks (HM 14317), and Mary Paine Fairbanks Robinson (HM 14292). The collection also includes one letter to Mrs. Fairbanks from Olivia Langdon Clemens (HM 14262). The letters from Samuel Clemens to Mary Fairbanks are often addressed to "Dear mother," and signed "Mark," or, occasionally, "Your son."

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1867-1895
Call number
mssHM 14219-14325
Creator
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (1835-1910)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from William K. Bixby, 1918.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Associated people
Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,)
Clemens, Olivia Langdon, (1845-1904,)
Fairbanks, Abel, (-1894,)
Fairbanks, Charles Mason, (1855-1924,)
Fairbanks, Mary Mason, (1856-)
Robinson, Mary Paine Fairbanks,
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