Ida Langdon papers

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Identifier: 2490

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Papers, which pertain to Samuel Clemens, particularly to his life in Elmira, New York, include letters to Ida Langdon from Henry Nash Smith, Orville Prescott, and others regarding her talks on Twain, gifts of Twain memorabilia to the University of California, certain of Twain's writings, and related subjects; printed items including articles on Twain by his nephew, Jervis Langdon, Miss Langdon, and Smith; program (1960) for the Elmira College Mark Twain Festival and typescripts or photocopies of speeches given by Smith and Miss Langdon respectively at the Festival; her speech (1961) at the Elmira College Phi Beta Kappa Convocation; a Voice of America radio script (1960) on the life and times of Twain; photographs of the presentation (1952) of Twain's study to Elmira College; and newspaper clippings, including reports of Miss Langdon's addresses and reviews of Twain's posthumously published Letters from the Earth.

Dates

1902-1964.

Creator

Langdon, Ida, 1880-1964 (Affiliation: (Cornell University M.A. 1910, Ph.D. 1912)..) (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Ida Langdon taught English and was Chairman of the English Department at Elmira College. She was also a niece of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain).

Extent

.2 cubic feet. (.2 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

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COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Organized according to record type.

Physical Description

Correspondence, articles, a program, speeches, a script, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other material.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
EAD encoding:: Martin Heggestad, April 2004