A Royal honor for a monarch of Twain scholarship. 


     On Friday, September 18, 2015 3:37 PM, Susan Bailey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
   

 Yes Kent, that is quite an honor.  Congratulations!

Best,
Susan Bailey
Co author
The Twain Shall Meet
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On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 10:43 AM, John R. Pascal <[log in to unmask]>
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> Kent,
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> Congratulations on being named as the JOURNAL=E2=80=99s fourth Legacy =
> Scholar.
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> A richly deserved honor, sir!
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> John Pascal
> Seton Hall Preparatory School
> West Orange, New Jersey
> > On Sep 12, 2015, at 12:25 PM, Alan Gribben <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > Dear Forum Members,=3D0A=3D
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> > The Fall 2015 issue of the MARK TWAIN JOURNAL will be mailed by the =
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> > Its feature article by Thomas Ruys Smith, profusely illustrated, looks =
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> > An essay by Kevin Mac Donnell honors R. Kent Rasmussen as the MARK =
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> > Gretchen Sharlow pays tribute to the accomplishments of Mark Woodhouse =
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> > ng his decades as Archivist for the Mark Twain Archive at Elmira =
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> > Five other articles take up topics ranging from Twain's Nevada years =
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> > In addition, the JOURNAL also briefly reviews seven recent works of =
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> > This would be a good time to print out the subscription rate form =
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> > at www.marktwainjournal.com and send it to your campus or local =
> library. L=3D
> > ibraries are generally receptive to personal requests for journal =
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> > ions, and the MARK TWAIN JOURNAL rate ($30 for libraries in 2016) =
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> > You can inform your library that although JSTOR is allowed to access =
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> > tire run of this journal, by agreement it does NOT offer issues =
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> > Thanks for all of your support during the period when this periodical =
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> > Dr. Thomas A. Tenney. =3D0A=3D
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> > There is still space remaining in the upcoming Spring 2016 issue. =
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> > The eclectic MARK TWAIN JOURNAL, founded in 1936, is approaching its =
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> > eth year of publication. Now affiliated with the Mark Twain Circle of =
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> > ca, it is one of the oldest journals devoted to a single author.
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> > Sincerely,=3D0A=3D
> > Alan=3D0A=3D
> > Alan Gribben=3D0A=3D
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