Thank you Matt. This notice couldn’t have come at a better time as I have begun the exhausting process of expanding my Twain Lecture Series and need a quick and easily accessible reference.

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> On Jan 14, 2019, at 11:45 AM, Peter Salwen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Congratulations, Matt -- the new website is handsome indeed, and the drone
> shot of Quarry Farm on its sumptuous verdant hilltop is literally
> enchanting! All the best, and THANKS!
> *_________________________________*
> 
> *Peter Salwen /* salwen.com
> *114 W 86, NYC 10024 | 917-620-5371*
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> 
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 11:34 AM Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> 
>> If you come by MarkTwainStudies.org today, you’ll notice we have a fresh
>> new design.
>> 
>> When we launched two years ago, we relied on a webmaster with limited
>> coding skill who was literally colorblind (aka, me).
>> 
>> As the site grew, existing materials got buried and new opportunities
>> eclipsed our technical capabilities.
>> 
>> No longer.
>> 
>> Paul Stonier Design has created a better looking and more functional site,
>> and will continue to consult for CMTS going forward.
>> 
>> Even more exciting than the new look, however, is that you now have access
>> to a fully-searchable digital edition of David Fears’s MARK TWAIN DAY BY
>> DAY.
>> 
>> As many of you know, David’s immense chronology of Samuel Clemens’s life,
>> published between 2008 and 2014, is a unique reference. We are incredibly
>> grateful to Mr. Fears for entrusting us with the fruit of his exhaustive
>> labors, as well as to Leslie Myrick, who converted the print volumes to
>> HTML (another Herculean task).
>> 
>> Until now, there has been relatively limited access to the print volumes
>> of DAY BY DAY. We are thrilled to be able to make them available to
>> students, teachers, independent scholars, and all varieties of Twainiac. We
>> can’t wait to see what they do with this resource.
>> 
>> There will, of course, be some trouble-shooting with the new site over the
>> coming weeks. Please let us know if you run into any technical
>> difficulties.
>> 
>> Happy browsing!
>> 
>> - MS
>> 
>> ***************
>> Matt Seybold
>> Assistant Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies
>> Elmira College
>> Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org
>> MattSeybold.com
>>