Judd wrote an article about the "Mark Twain Association" for *Overland Monthly *in 1929. It's available via Internet Archive. I have a pet theory that she represents an alternative, feminist infrastructure for Twain Studies, which was shouldered out by Cyril Clemens's arch-conservative Mark Twain Society and other fledgling Twain orgs of the midcentury, but this theory isn't based on much, since I also have not visited her papers. *Matt Seybold, PhD* Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies Scholar-in-Residence, Center for Mark Twain Studies Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org Host, The American Vandal Podcast <https://marktwainstudies.com/the-american-vandal-podcast/> Peterson Chapel Vestry, Cowles Hall [log in to unmask] MattSeybold.com <https://www.elmira.edu/> On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 11:35 AM Harris, Susan Kumin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I could help with that too, Joe, as I live in Brooklyn. And she sounds > like someone I should know about! Same co dictions as John’s—we gotta wait > til the smoke clears. > Sigh. —Susan > > Susan K. Harris > > > > On Jun 8, 2023, at 11:20 AM, John R. Pascal < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Joe, > > > > Never heard of her, but she certainly is interesting! > > > > Would you like me to go to the NYPL and photograph the Twain-related for > you? > > > > I could do it sometime this summer, provided the smoke clears and the > air quality gets back to “lousy every day” instead of dangerous. > > > > John > > > >> On Jun 8, 2023, at 10:56 AM, Joseph Csicsila < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > >> Good morning, > >> > >> Anyone know anything about this person or the history here? > >> > >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Benfey_Judd > >> https://archives.nypl.org/the/18899 > >> > >> Turns out she's an alum of my university. > >> > >> Joe >