by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Oct 14, 2025 | Trouble Begins Lectures
The 2025 Fall Trouble Begins Lecture Series presented by the Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) begins at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 15 in the Quarry Farm Performance Barn, Located at 131 Crane Road, Elmira, the lectures are free and open to the public and...
by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Sep 30, 2025 | The Study
Dean Anstice Harris instituted the Mountain Day tradition at Elmira College in October of 1918. The day is not a designated holiday, but rather a day in which classes are cancelled, allowing students, faculty, and staff to engage with each other in memorable and less...
by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Sep 22, 2025 | The Study, Twain for Teachers
Editor’s Note: CMTS is committed to giving accurate, accessible information related to Mark Twain, his literature, his circle, and his world. These resource pages have been written by Mark Twain scholars, often times experts in the particular field. These are...
by Center For Mark Twain Studies | Sep 15, 2025 | Trouble Begins Lectures
Wednesday, October 8 in Gibson Theater, Elmira College (7:00 PM) Ron Chernow’s Mark Twain Book Tour Ron Chernow, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Biographer Mark Twain ranks as America’s most beloved humorist, the largest literary figure this country has produced....