Originally posted by: Barbara Schmidt on July 8, 2019Cover of October 1959 Issue of Mad MagazineNews outlets reported last week that the current longest-running humor magazine in the U.S. – Mad magazine- will soon stop publishing new material. First issued in 1952,...
Originally posted by: Joe Lemak on September 9, 2020C19: The Society of Nineteenth Century Americanists has recently released a podcast focusing on John W. Jones, a fugitive slave who settled in Elmira and became an active agent of the Underground Railroad, frequently...
Originally posted by: Bronson-Bartlett, Blake and Terry Catapanoon April 18th, 2022 Each year we are proud to publish a series of essays conceived, written, and edited by members of the Mark Twain Circle of America, which, since 1986, has been the primary member...
Originally posted by: Diandra Alvarado on March 15th, 2017In 1867, Mark Twain addressed letters to Missouri expressing his disgust at the thought of women’s voting rights. He expressed that women should stick to their “feminine little trifles” that consisted of...
150 years ago this day, Mary Ann Cord told the story of being separated from her son at a human auction and reunited with him during Sherman’s March.
Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on January 12, 2021Just as it was for individuals and institutions around the world, 2020 was a challenging year at the Center for Mark Twain Studies. But there is a lot we’re excited about as well, including, most...
Originally posted by: Center for Mark Twain Studies on October 30, 2020EDITOR’S UPDATE: If you enjoyed this episode and are interested in Abolition Studies and Prison Studies, please consider our 2022 Quarry Farm Symposium on Abolition Studies.Apple | Spotify Elmira...
Embedded within this post, you will find letters written by two important Elmirans – Susan Crane and John W. Jones – reflecting upon the history of the Underground Railroad. Crane was the sister-in-law of Mark Twain. She commissioned the octagonal study where Twain...
UPDATE: This episode is now also available viaThe American Vandal Podcast feed. The American Vandal launched in October 2020, inspired in part by the experience producing this episode for C19.Apple PodcastsSpotifyThe Center For Mark Twain Studies is proud to announce...