A reference librarian at Elmira's Steele Public Library is trying to discover whether Joel Dorman Steele and Samuel Clemens were socially acquainted. Steele lived in Elmira from 1866 to 1886. He was an educator and successful textbook author, and his wife, Esther Baker Steele, established the town's public library in his name. (More information about Steele can be found at http://www.ccld.lib.ny.us/steelbio.htm ). - He was not found in Mark Twain in Elmira, published by the Mark Twain Society in 1977, nor in other consulted references. Both of us will appreciate any clues on this acquaintanceship, or lack of it. Justine Roberts