MTP lists one 1907 letter from Judd to Clemens. I have not seen it. If Clemens replied, it is not listed in the database. Barb On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 11:26 AM <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have only two printed items that shed light on her activities, both of > which are also probably found in her NYPL archive: > > 1. 4pp leaflet announcing the winners of the first Mark Twain Best Quote > contest for 1935 and soliciting entries for 1936. The judges include > Clara Clemens, Cyril Clemens, Stephen Leacock, and William Lyon Phelps, > among others, so I assume her NYPL papers will yield some interesting > correspondence. > > 2. 4pp leaflet founding the MT Assoc. in 1941 at the home of George Ade, > with a "statement of purpose." > > I will check my ms archives (mostly correspondence files) of George > Hiram Brownell (his MTA files) , Edward Earl Moore, Clara Clemens, and > some early Twain collectors, and see if her name pops up. Brownell (d > 1950) ran the MTA from 1942 to 1949 when it was absorbed into the the MT > Research Foundation (aka Chester Davis). Earl Moore was a founding > member of the MTA, along with Judd, Ade, et al. I assume most of what I > have will be duplicated in Judd's 2.2 linear feet of papers at NYPL, so > I'll look for things not likely kept or seen by her. > > Kevin > @ > Mac Donnell Rare Books > 9307 Glenlake Drive > Austin TX 78730 > 512-345-4139 > > You can browse our books at: > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Joseph Csicsila" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: 6/8/2023 9:56:29 AM > Subject: Ida Benfey Judd > > >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 >