Mark Twain and Youth Symposium

Elmira College and Quarry Farm, October 7–9, 2016

Celebrating the release of Mark Twain and Youth: Studies in His Life and Writings, edited by Kevin Mac Donnell and R. Kent Rasmussen (Bloomsbury, 2016)

Photos by Mark Dawidziak, Joseph Lemak, Kevin Mac Donnell, John Pascal, Kent Rasmussen, Taylor Roberts, and Irene Wong



play video Click here for video slideshow by Irene Wong, Mark Twain Journal



Friday

Jon Clinch and Kent Rasmussen

Jon Clinch and Kent Rasmussen in front of Mark Twain’s octagonal study


Meier Hall     Meier Hall

Meier Hall     Meier Hall

Meier Hall     Meier Hall

Opening reception at Meier Hall, Elmira College


Wendy Clinch and Lucy Rollin

Wendy Clinch and Lucy Rollin


Patrick Ober and Geof Williams

Patrick Ober and Geof Williams


Janeen Sheehe and Joseph Lemak

Janeen Sheehe and Joseph Lemak


Charlie Mitchell

Charlie Mitchell (Professor of American Studies and Dean of Faculty at Elmira College)


Kent Rasmussen and David Sloane

Kent Rasmussen and David Sloane


Joseph Csicsila and Peter Messent

Joseph Csicsila and Peter Messent


Ronald Jenn

Ronald Jenn


Mark Dawidziak and Gretchen Sharlow

Mark Dawidziak and Gretchen Sharlow


Kevin Mac Donnell, Jon Clinch and Matthew Seybold

Kevin Mac Donnell, Jon Clinch and Matthew Seybold


Meier Hall

Meier Hall



Saturday

Autumn view at Quarry Farm     Autumn view at Quarry Farm

Autumn view at Quarry Farm


The Barn at Quarry Farm

The Barn at Quarry Farm


Joseph Csicsila

Joseph Csicsila decodes puzzling sketch from the back of one of the manuscript pages of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer


Peter Messent

Peter Messent on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer


Hugh Davis

Hugh Davis on The Prince and the Pauper


David Sloane

David Sloane moderates the "Writings" panel with (left to right) Ronald Jenn, Hugh Davis, Joseph Csicsila and Peter Messent


Boscoe     Audience

Bosco joins the audience


Mark Dawidziak

Mark Dawidziak on Mark Twain and the movies


John Pascal     John Pascal

John Pascal on teaching Mark Twain


Andrew Levy

Andrew Levy on Mark Twain and American identity


Holger Kersten

Summary and response by Holger Kersten


Taylor Roberts and Alan Gribben

Taylor Roberts and Alan Gribben after the talks


Kevin Mac Donnell

Closing thoughts and toast by Kevin Mac Donnell



Sunday

Kent Rasmussen and Mark Dawidziak

Kent Rasmussen and Mark Dawidziak


Pascal

John and Patty Pascal and Taylor Roberts


Mac Donnells

Donna and Kevin Mac Donnell


Buying the book 2016     Buying the book 1997

Now and then: Recreating a scene from Elmira 1997


 

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