And I'll add my two cents to the scholars among us: Cornell has a GREAT library, and it is accessible to the general public--you can't take books out, but no one will stop you walking in and accessing the stacks. I always spend a couple of days there when I am at QF, doing secondary research. I got my PhD from Cornell, and going back into the libraries is like going back in time--but it's even better than it used to be! --susan harris
Susan K. Harris
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From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Joseph Lemak <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 8:48 AM
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To help shed some light on Hal's question: the librarian at Cornell
University is Lance Heidig. He gave a lecture for the 2010 Spring Trouble
Begins lecture series. You can find it here:
https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarktwainstudies.com%2Fonline-resources%2Ftrouble-begins-at-eight-archives%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cskh5%40KU.EDU%7C9c53fb6c167e49a2a96608d6d54efea5%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C636930932590059809&sdata=j%2BYR2fUXC663P%2B4fxmLT%2BUknsZ%2F941Sf8wKRn621SxE%3D&reserved=0
Furthermore, CMTS has a good relationship with Cornell University
libraries. All Quarry Farm Fellows can reach out to Lance Heidig and he
would be happy to give you access to the Cornell University Special
Collections. This collection boasts "first edition copies of many of
Twain's books, archival collections relating to the Clemens, Langdon, and
Beecher families, and resources documenting the progressive history of
upstate New York, including large collections on abolition, slavery, and
women’s suffrage." Contact information for Lance can be found under the
"Mark Twain Archive" section of MarkTwainStudies.org.
Finally, the Langdon men had a strong connection with Cornell. Jervis
Langdon (1809-1870) (son of Charley) was on the Board of Trustees for about
a decade and raised nearly 4 million dollars for the school.
Take care,
Joe
Dr. Joseph Lemak
Director of the Center for Mark Twain Studies
Elmira College
The Rose Office, Cowles Hall
(607) 735-1941
MarkTwainStudies.org, the official website of CMTS
On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 9:32 AM Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> plus there is a statue of White on the campus. As it turns out, just this
> morning (coincidence!) I am finishing up my contribution to the MTA special
> issue on Twain and nature, discussing science and Darwinism, and White does
> make an appearance in it -- as he should...
>
>
> I don't recall how many times MT made it up there to Ithaca and the campus
> but it was more than a few, as I recall. I vaguely recall a librarian at
> Cornell who did a study of that, a really interesting composite of all the
> MT-Cornell connections: who was that?? maybe at one of the MT summer
> conferences?
>
>
> nota bene: for those who get to Elmira and/or fellows staying at Quarry
> Farm, etc.: if you have a car be sure to spend a day at Cornell. It
> certainly is one of the most beautiful campuses I've ever seen -- maybe the
> most beautiful. That's coming from a guy who studied in Bloomington IN, by
> the way. You will not be disappointed...
>
>
> The other thing is a walk through Watkins Glen canyon: wow!
>
>
> Dr. Hal Bush
>
> Dept. of English
>
> Saint Louis University
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> 314-977-3616
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> author website: halbush.com
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> From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Steve Courtney <
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> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 8:06:20 AM
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>
> Clemens's clerical pal, the Rev. Joe Twichell of Hartford, was often at
> Cornell to preach (because of his longtime friendship with Cornell
> benefactor Dean Sage) and was a good friend of White's. In 1905, after
> services at Sage Chapel, Twichell and White lunched and discussed Clemens's
> "What is Man?"-- the book Clemens called his "private gospel."
>
>
> Albert Bigelow Paine, in his biography, described Clemens's attitude
> toward the science vs. religion book -- you can read it here:
>
>
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> https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__ebooks.adelaide.edu.au_t_twain_mark_paine_chapter282.html%26d%3DDwIFAw%26c%3DPk_HpaIpE_jAoEC9PLIWoQ%26r%3Df7i-Uq4rMQU8-TBe45qVLg%26m%3DizgHp6EukARo9U7casDAUqrW2kypSl6BbPkSmTf3R8o%26s%3DsLxa-PHzl6ddrrnyC5hCFv2JzJg2enbX1TmPEN4kpJM%26e&data=02%7C01%7Cskh5%40KU.EDU%7C9c53fb6c167e49a2a96608d6d54efea5%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C636930932590069814&sdata=YAyhSPQY0DCbz9yWjItviyY6DtHsrYxs%2F4QMbEF3ypY%3D&reserved=0=
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>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
>
>
> Steve Courtney
> Curatorial Special Projects Coordinator
> The Mark Twain House & Museum
> 351 Farmington Avenue
> Hartford, Connecticut 06105
> 860-302-8969
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>
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> From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Barbara Schmidt <
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> Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2019 5:32 PM
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> Mark Twain owned a copy of White's _A History of the Warfare of Science
> with Theology in Christendom._. A two-volume set published in 1901. The
> volumes are filled with his marginalia. Among such comments are "Doubtless
> theology & dysentery are two of the most enervating diseases a person can
> have" and also referred to the works as "most amusing." These volumes are
> in the Mark Twain Papers at Berkeley. The books are considered to be the
> main inspiration for the final chapters of "The Secret History of
> Eddypus." Alan Gribben's _Mark Twain's Library: A Reconstruction_ reprints
> the text of Twain's marginalia.
>
> Barb
>
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