Dear List Members, I am writing a dissertation concerned with representations of nineteenth-century American Spiritualism (the belief in the ability of living people to communicate with the dead). One of my chapters is a close reading of _A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court_, with an eye to the presence of Spiritualist tropes in the novel. Trouble is, someone else at Stanford must be doing Twain research: A number of MT reference books are out of circulation and unavailable: particularly some of the juciest-sounding works that the list instructions recommend that researchers consult first before posting queries: Tenney, _MT: A Reference Guide_, _MT's Letters_, _MT's Notebooks & Journals_, _The MT Encyclopedia_, _Mark Twain A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Writings_. In the absence of materials like these that might launch my work, does anyone know of particular archives, publications, or material culture that bear on Twain's interest and participation in Spiritualism? I know that MT participated in the Spiritualist scene here in San Francisco (with bemusement and genuine curiosity, from what I understand). Might there be some secret storehouse around here that has documentation of this? The librarians at SF's Public Library were of no help. Any assistance would be REALLY appreciated--and you'll get an extended and effusive "thank you" in my preface. Thanks a bunch, Lisa Lenker Stanford University