I did go through our collection of the Journal here in the library and sent along some information to the researcher in England. Chesterton's letter of acceptance (note really)- is reproduced in an issue. Also, in Tom Tenney's memorial issue for Cyril he printed a page that lists the dispersal of Cyril's papers and correspondence. It's more widely scattered than you'd think. And yes, everything I've heard about Cyril brands him as eccentric. I didn't copy the whole list on what I sent to England. I can get the citations for those issues of the Journal if anyone else is interested. Mark On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Quirk, Thomas V. <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Cyril Clemens was an eccentric but a canny one. There were dozens and > dozens of vice presidents in the Society. So far as I can tell their only > duty was to write a letter complimenting or celebrating Mark Twain. Among > those who wrote such letters were F. Scott Fitzgerald, Willa Cather,every > U.S. President from FDR to Nixon, and he even got one from Mussolini. > Quarry Farm has the largest set of the journals I have seen, but I don't > know if it is complete. I don't recall seeing one from Chesterton but that > doesn't mean anything; it is a safe bet that the letter would be reprinted > (sometimes in facsimile) in a prominent place, such as the back cover. > Perhaps someone in Elmira could go through their issues and look. At any > rate, it would be nice to have a list of those notables who wrote > "tributes" > (to use Huck's term) to Twain. > > Tom Quirk > > > On 11/18/13 10:48 AM, "John Bird" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I am posting this message on behalf of a researcher in England who said > she > > had trouble posting to the list. Replies should be sent to her, but I am > > sure we would all like to see them, too. Beginning message: > > > > Dear Mark Twain Forum, > > > > I'm an academic in England attempting to put together a Collected > Letters of > > G. K. Chesterton. > > > > I've discovered that Chesterton was a Vice President of the International > > Mark Twain Society when it was founded. It seems possible that he > therefore > > wrote them at least a couple of letters. > > > > However, the International Mark Twain Society is now very hard to find > any > > trace of: I have already discovered that it is NOT the American Mark > Twain > > Circle. But I can't believe that the International Mark Twain Society > simply > > disappeared with the death of Cyril Clemens (who founded it), in 1999 - > > and that all its records were then destroyed. > > > > So - do any of you know what became of the International Mark Twain > Society > > and whether it has any archives that I could search? > > > > With thanks and best wishes, > > > > Dr. Emma Wilson > > [log in to unmask] > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > John Bird > > [log in to unmask] > -- Mark Woodhouse Technical Services and Archives Librarian Gannett-Tripp Library Elmira College One Park Place Elmira NY 14901 607 735 1869