January 4 Thursday – Isabel Lyon’s journal:
Today young Mr. [Horace] Ashton came and made 8 photographs of Mr. Clemens in his bed. Not very good.
This morning Mr. Clemens was in one of his jovial moods when Jean came into his room, and as she grabbed his head she spoke of the time in Venice long ago when he appeared before his astonished family with his head shaven. His hair was coming out, he thought, and heroic treatment—heroic for the family—would be the only remedy. When Jean commented upon his appearance, he said, yes, his head had looked like a “bladder of snuff” [MTP TS 5].
Booker T. Washington wrote to Sam:
Of course we shall expect you to speak in any manner that you see fit at Carnegie Hall on the evening of the 22d.
I am sending you a copy of my last annual report, an illustrated pamphlet called “The Successful Training of the Negro,” etc.; there may be some facts in these that you might like to refer to. / Yours truly, … [MTP].
Today young Mr. [Horace] Ashton came and made 8 photographs of Mr. Clemens in his bed. Not very good.
This morning Mr. Clemens was in one of his jovial moods when Jean came into his room, and as she grabbed his head she spoke of the time in Venice long ago when he appeared before his astonished family with his head shaven. His hair was coming out, he thought, and heroic treatment—heroic for the family—would be the only remedy. When Jean commented upon his appearance, he said, yes, his head had looked like a “bladder of snuff” [MTP TS 5].
Booker T. Washington wrote to Sam:
Of course we shall expect you to speak in any manner that you see fit at Carnegie Hall on the evening of the 22d.
I am sending you a copy of my last annual report, an illustrated pamphlet called “The Successful Training of the Negro,” etc.; there may be some facts in these that you might like to refer to. / Yours truly, … [MTP].
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