I second Taylor's good words on the symposium. Besides beautiful autumn 
weather and spending all day long at Quarry Farm, the event was collegial, 
informal, and informative. The catering was excellent, and the papers full 
of insights. Everything clicked, and that does not happen by accident. Joe 
Lemak (director), Nathaniel Ball (archivist), Steve Webb (care-taker), Matt 
Seybolt (prof. of English), and others made it all work. Barb Snedecor and 
Gretchen Sharlow were present for the dinner and it was great to see them 
again (they quietly help out whenever asked). Jon Clinch, author of FINN, 
gave a revealing talk, and I must say here and now that Every Mark Twain 
Scholar should obtain and read his book. The issues of authorial intent, and 
reading not only what is on the page but NOT on the page, are no small 
matters when studying Twain's works. If the symposium was a foretaste, the 
Conference next year should be terrific.

Kevin
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Taylor Roberts
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 9:52 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: A New Website for the Center for Mark Twain Studies

Many thanks to Joe Lemak and others at Elmira College and Quarry Farm for
hosting a terrific symposium last weekend to celebrate Kevin MacDonnell and
Kent Rasmussen's _Mark Twain and Youth_ (2016)! I had a great time meeting
the book's contributors as well as many MT friends that I wish I could see
more frequently.


We hope to post photos from the event in the next week or so. If you took
any photos that you would like to share, please email me before next
weekend to upload to the album in progress.


Thank you,

Taylor Roberts

On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 10:04 AM, Joseph Lemak <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear Twain Community,
>
> I am proud to announce that the Elmira College Center for Mark Twain
> Studies has a new official website.  The focus of the website is 
> everything
> and anything related to the study of Mark Twain, his literature, his 
> times,
> his family, his associates, and his reception.
>
> The address is www.marktwainstudies.org
>
> The editor-in-chief of the website is Dr. Matthew Seybold, Assistant
> Professor of American Literature and Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College.
> He will be writing a blog which will give you CMTS announcements of
> lectures, new archival acquisitions, conference/symposium updates, and
> anything else Twain-related.
>
> While just in its nascent stages, the website will eventually contain
> almost all of the material from the Elmira College Mark Twain Archives
> digital form, including the Quarry Farm Mark Twain marginalia, all 
> historic
> photographs, and all of our various archival collections.  We want this to
> become a useful tool for both researchers and teachers of Mark Twain
> studies.
>
> One of our most exciting projects is a virtual tour of Quarry Farm.  We
> have some 360 degree images of Quarry Farm currently up, but hope to have
> the entire historic complex available to you in the near future.
>
> Finally, the website will contain past audio lectures of "The Trouble
> Begins at Eight" lecture series (some dating back to the early 1980's),
> past conference and symposium programs, teaching resources for the
> classroom, and "fictional" updates about Quarry Farm residents from Steve
> Webb, the Quarry Farm Caretaker, just to name a few of the things to come.
>
> The CMTS website strives to be a communal place for all Twain scholars and
> teachers.  If you ever want to make an announcement about anything Twain
> occuring in your community, if you want to promote your book, if you want
> to announce a lecture or special event at your school, please let us know
> and we would be more than happy to post it on the website.
>
> Please bookmark www.marktwainstudies.org and let us know what you think!
>
> Take care,
> Joe Lemak
>
> Dr. Joseph Lemak
> Director of the Center for Mark Twain Studies
> Elmira College
> The Rose Office, Cowles Hall
> (607) 735-1941
>
> Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies
> <http://www.marktwainstudies.org>
>