CFP: American Literature Association 32nd Annual Conference in Boston, MA (July 7-11, 2021)
CFP Deadline is March 1, 2021
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CMTS Launches A New Series – Mark Twain Day By Day 150 Years Ago
We start our new series with an accusation of plagiarism against Mark Twain
2021 Season of The American Vandal Podcast Begins With “The Myths of Reconstruction in the Wake of Insurrection”
Brook Thomas discusses the myths of Reconstruction on new episode of The American Vandal.
The Trouble Begins in Hartford: Twain and Child Healthcare
Sam and Olivia Clemens’ idyllic early years of marital happiness were shattered with the loss of their first child, Langdon, to diphtheria. Only one hundred years ago, even in the world’s wealthiest nations, children died in great numbers—of diarrhea, diphtheria and measles, of scarlet fever and meningitis. Culture was shaped by these deaths; diaries and letters recorded them, poets and writers wrote about and lamented them.The near-conquest of infant and […]
2020: The Year In Review
Staff gathers to discuss the past and future of Quarry Farm and CMTS.
Quarry Farm, A Thank You Note (A Quarry Farm Testimonial)
Susan K. Harris, noted Twain scholar, talks about her times at Quarry Farm
CMTS Announces the 2021 Class of Quarry Farm Fellows
CMTS is now accepting applications for 2022 Fellowships!
Death at Christmastime: Mark Twain & The Music of Merciful Release
Mark Twain spent much of the last decade of his life in mourning. Music became the centerpiece of his grieving process. Matt Seybold unwraps Twain’s personal soundtrack to loss and remembrance.
Check Out This Bonus Episode of The American Vandal on Mark Twain in Elmira & Consider Submitting a Proposal to the C19 Podcast
Bonus Episode of The American Vandal Podcast re-releases the episode on Mark Twain in Elmira we did with C19 in 2019.
CFP: Mark Twain Circle at MLA Conference in Washington, D.C. (January 6-9, 2022)
CFP deadline is March 1, 2021.