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[The following information has been transcribed from the Fall Twain
Symposium
brochure from The Mark Twain House and will be of interest to Mark Twain
Forum Members. For further information, contact The Mark Twain House at
(860) 247-0998 or FAX (860) 278-8148.--K.B.]


BENEATH THE EAVES: The Science and History of Recreating Mark
Twain's Historic Site.

1997 Fall Twain Symposium

Saturday, November 8, 1997

The Mark Twain House
Hartford, Connecticut

The Mark Twain House's 1997 Fall Twain Symposium, "Beneath the
Eaves: The Science and History of Recreating Mark Twain's Historic
Site" will present in detail the 1997 Historic Structures Report
currently guiding restoration of Mark Twain's Victorian home,
carriage house, and grounds. An architect, historian, and design
specialist will reveal the results of their 1995-1996 investigation
of The Mark Twain House. Their reports include extensive historical
data about the construction and ownership of the house and grounds,
as well as subsequent changes in the property. The Mark Twain
House's curator concludes the program revealing how these reports
are being put into action at The Mark Twain House in Hartford, CT.

The Mark Twain House is the author's Hartford home, his primary
residence from 1874 to 1891. A National Register Historic Landmark
since 1963, the house was commissioned by Mark Twain (Samuel
Langhorne Clemens), designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and Alfred
H. Thorp and decorated in 1881 by Louis Comfort Tiffany and
Associated Artists. The Mark Twain House is open year-round, Monday
and Wednesday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and noon to
5:00 p.m. on Sundays. The museum is open seven days a week from
Memorial Day through October 15 and in December. The last tour
leaves at 4:00 p.m. daily. For tour information, please call (860)
493-6411; for program information call (860) 247-0998.

The conference will be held at
The Hastings Hotel and Conference Center
85 Sigourney Street (at Farmington Avenue)
Hartford, CT, just four blocks east of The Mark
Twain House.

Registrants showing their symposium admission ticket will receive
a 10% discount in The Mark Twain House Museum Shop during the
weekend of the symposium.

***

1997 Fall Symposium Program

8:30-9:30           Registration and coffee

9:30-9:45           Welcome
                    John Vincent Boyer
                    Executive Director
                    The Mark Twain House

9:45-10:45          Beneath the Foliage
                    Robert M. Toole
                    Landscape Architect
                    The Office of R.M. Toole


                    Samuel and Olivia Clemens envisioned their home
                    with the landscape in mind--landscape that
                    reflected their tastes and the aesthetics of late-
                    19th-century America. Reviewing letters,
                    photographs, and drawings of the historic site,
                    participants will travel back in time and discover
                    the landscape and the design sensibilities of the
                    Clemenses and their neighbors at Nook Farm.


10:45-11:00         Break

11:00-12:00         The Historic American
                    Buildings Survey (HABS)
                    Documentation of
                    The Mark Twain House

                    John P. White
                    Professor
                    Texas Tech University
                    College of Architecture

                    Through the HABS documentation project,
                    architectural plans for The Mark Twain House and
                    Carriage House were created as they existed in
                    1995. During the project Professor White and his
                    staff made several discoveries indicating
                    structural changes the Clemenses made that are now
                    hidden from view. In this presentation, Professor
                    White will detail for symposium participants the
                    survey team's work to create measured drawings,
                    large format photographs, and a written design
                    history of the interior and exterior structure of
                    the house and carriage house.

12:00-1:00          Lunch

1:00-2:00           The Paint and Finish History of
                    The Mark Twain House

                    Brian Powell
                    Senior Architectural Conservator
                    Society for the Preservation
                    of New England Antiquities

                    During recent examination of The Mark Twain House,
                    layers of paint and woodwork finish history were
                    uncovered. In this presentation, Mr. Powell will
                    introduce participants to the study of The Mark
                    Twain House in which he and his colleagues
                    reassessed the museum's earlier restoration efforts
                    and looked for the first time at service areas and
                    the carriage house. Participants will learn about
                    the late-19th-century polychrome paint scheme of
                    butler George Griffin's room, our new understanding
                    of the service wing floor plan, and some of the
                    most recent discoveries in the Billiard Room.

2:00-2:15           Break


2:15-3:15           From Reports to Reality
                    Marianne Curling
                    Curator
                    The Mark Twain House


                    Ms. Curling will present an overview of the
                    Historic Structures Report process from planning
                    and coordination through organizing the final
                    reports. Participants will learn how The Mark Twain
                    House intends to incorporate the Historic
                    Structures Report into its plans for ongoing
                    maintenance and continuing restoration.

3:15-3:30           Questions

3:45                Tours at The Mark Twain House

                    ***

                    This program is sponsored by a generous
                    contribution by the Maximilian E. and Marion O.
                    Hoffman Foundation, Inc.

REGISTRATION

BENEATH THE EAVES: The Science and History of Recreating Mark
Twain's Historic Site.

Saturday, November 8, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

If more than one person is registering, please attach names,
addresses, phone numbers, and school/organizations on a separate
sheet of paper.

Name:____________________________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________________________

School/Organization (if any):____________________________________

Phone - Daytime:________________________Evening:_________________


You may charge your tickets
by completing the following: ____MC ___Visa

Name on card:_____________________________________________________

Account #:___________________________ Expiration Date: ___________

Signature (required):_____________________________________________

Symposium Registration Fee
(includes buffet lunch and garage parking)
***

General Public: $45
Number of persons: __________ Enclosed: $_________________________

***

Members of The Mark Twain House: $35 Number of persons: __________
Enclosed: $____________________

***

Full-time students: $25
(copy of current student ID is required for college students)
Number of persons: __________ Enclosed: $__________________________



                     Total Amount Enclosed: $______________________

***

Tickets and information packets will be sent upon receipt of
registration form and payment.  For more information, call (860)
247-0998 or FAX (860) 278-8148. Tickets are non-refundable.
Reservations for the program must be received by Monday November 3,
1997.

Send your registration to:

Twain Symposium
The Mark Twain House
351 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105

***

Become a member of The Mark Twain House.
Enjoy this and future symposia at a discount while supporting
programs at the restored home of one of America's best-loved
authors.

Mark Twain House Membership:
       $35   Individual          $85   Supporting
       $45   Family              $150  Sustaining

For information about membership, call (860) 247-0998. A reduced
rate of $79 for rooms at The Hastings Hotel and Conference Center
is available for Symposium registrants. Reservations must be made
by October 24.

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