Exhibition Checklist
By Ronald Patkus
Case 1: Images of Mark Twain
- Photograph of Samuel Clemens at desk [Elmira, NY, 1874?].
- Portrait photograph of Samuel Clemens, 1883.
Case 2: Mississippi Memoirs
- Mark Twain, Old Times on the Mississippi. Toronto: Rose-Belford Pub. Co., 1878.
- Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi. Boston: J. R. Osgood, 1883.
Case 3: Writing Tom Sawyer
- Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: a facsimile of the author’s holograph manuscript. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Library, 1982.
Case 4: Tom Sawyer in Print
- Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. London: Chatto and Windus, 1876.
- Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. London: Dent and New York: Dutton, 1955.
Case 5: Charles L. Webster, publisher
- Photograph of Charles L. Webster, no date.
- Articles of Agreement between Charles L. Webster and Samuel Clemens, March 20, 1885.
Case 6: Writing Huckleberry Finn
- Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer’s comrade): a facsimile of the manuscript. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1983.
Case 7: Printing the Text
- Samuel Clemens, autograph notes for the printer, 1884.
- Photograph of typesetter press, no date.
Case 8: The First Edition
- Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Charles L. Webster and Co., 1885.
Case 9: The Role of the Artist
- Samuel Clemens, autograph letter signed re: E. W. Kemble, March 31, 1884.
- E. W. Kemble, original design of cover for Huckleberry Finn, 1885.
Case 10: The Role of the Artist, continued
- E. W. Kemble, original artwork for scene from Huckleberry Finn titled, “After supper she got out her book.”
- E. W. Kemble, original artwork for scene from Huckleberry Finn titled, “Exploring the cave.”
Case 11: Publicity Efforts
- Samuel Clemens, autograph letter signed to Charles L. Webster, September 20, 1884.
- Samuel Clemens, autograph letter signed to Charles L. Webster, January 27, 1885.
Case 12: The Charge of Racism
- Samuel Clemens, Prefatory Remark, [1885].
Case 13: Publishing Controversy
- Mark Twain, autograph manuscript, December 23, 1884.
- “Mark Twain a Plaintiff,” New York Times, January 15, 1885.
Case 14: Recollecting Huckleberry Finn
- William T.H. Howe, typed letter signed to Isabel Lyon, December 5, 1934.
- Isabel Lyon, autograph copy of letter signed to William T. H. Howe, December 11, 1934.
Case 15: Later Editions
- Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer’s comrade). New York: Harper, 1923.
- Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. London: Dent and New York: Dutton, 1955.
Case 16: Scholarly Editions
- Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003.
Case 17: Centennial Publications
- M. Thomas Inge (editor), Huck Finn Among the Critics. Frederick, Md.: University Publications of America, 1985.
- Louis J. Budd (editor), New Essays on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985.
Case 18: Fine Press Editions
- Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Illustrated by Barry Moser. West Hatfield, [Mass.]: Pennyroyal Press, 1985.
- “The River, the Up-Stream Boat, and the Night Sky.” Illustration from portfolio accompanying Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Illustrated by Barry Moser. West Hatfield, [Mass.]: Pennyroyal Press, 1985.
Case 19: Huckleberry Finn and the Arts
- Roger Miller, Big River: the adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Winona, MN: H. Leonard Pub. Corp., 1986.
Case 20: Ongoing controversy, ongoing discussions
- Elaine and Harry Mensh, Black, White, and Huckleberry Finn. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2000.
- James S. Leonard, Thomas A. Tenney, and Thadious M. Davis (editors), Satire or Evasion? Black Perspectives on Huckleberry Finn. Durham: Duke University Press, 1992.