Known to Everyone - Liked by All: The Business of Being Mark Twain

In addition to being a revered literary figure, popular lecturer, and global celebrity, Samuel Clemens was also a business man, publisher, inventor, and investor. On display will be books, manuscripts, letters, photographs, and other materials that celebrate and illuminate his varied accomplishments. Highlights include original handwritten letters, such as his 1870 letter about his famous Jumping Frog story; the last manuscripts written during the final days of his life; first edition copies of his books, along with multiple copies of the first edition of his masterpiece "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Other artifacts on display shed light on the commercial management of the "Mark Twain" brand and image, including several lithographs of the author, board and card games, cigar signs, and many more unique items.

The Samuel L. Hirshland Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. For Saturday hours, check the Library Web site for updates at www.library.cornell.edu.

This exhibition is made possible through a generous gift from Susan Jaffe Tane.


LOCATION: Kroch Library, Hirshland Gallery, Level 2B

ADMISSION: Open to Public, Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Staff.

Known to Everyone - Liked by All: The Business of Being Mark TwainJuly 29, 2010 - 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Cornell University Library commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, the American icon known to the world as Mark Twain, with an exhibition featuring the Mark Twain collection of Susan Jaffe Tane.

In addition to being a revered literary figure, popular lecturer, and global celebrity, Samuel Clemens was also a business man, publisher, inventor, and investor. On display will be books, manuscripts, letters, photographs, and other materials that celebrate and illuminate his varied accomplishments. Highlights include original handwritten letters, such as his 1870 letter about his famous Jumping Frog story; the last manuscripts written during the final days of his life; first edition copies of his books, along with multiple copies of the first edition of his masterpiece "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Other artifacts on display shed light on the commercial management of the "Mark Twain" brand and image, including several lithographs of the author, board and card games, cigar signs, and many more unique items.

The Samuel L. Hirshland Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. For Saturday hours, check the Library Web site for updates at www.library.cornell.edu.

This exhibition is made possible through a generous gift from Susan Jaffe Tane.
LOCATION: Kroch Library, Hirshland Gallery, Level 2B
TOPIC: American Literature, Mark Twain
WEBSITE: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/twain
ADMISSION: Open to Public, Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Staff.
ADMISSION INFO: Free and open to all
CONTACT: Donna Moore
255-3530
rareref@cornell.edu
Future Recurrences of this Event

• 07/30/2010, 9:00AM to 5:00PM, Kroch Library, Hirshland Gallery, Level 2B.