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Mark Twain Letter Added to Twain Papers RegisterAugust 2003 The University of Idaho Library announces the addition of a previously unrecorded Mark Twain letter to the register of Twain correspondence maintained at the Mark Twain Papers and Project at the Bancroft Library, University of California. The 1891 letter, written in Berlin while Twain and family tried to recuperate both personal and financial health, is to the London publishers Chatto & Windus. Twain asks a favor, one of many directed to Chatto & Windus; could they send him one of the commonly available facsimiles of the signatures of the seals of the judges who condemned Charles I. He does not provide a reason for this request, even though he reports his arm is so lame he should not be writing. The letter is tipped into the first volume, The Innocents Abroad, of the 37 volume "Definitive Edition" of the Writings of Mark Twain published in New York in the 1920s. In 1906 Twain signed 1024 pieces of paper that were incorporated into the first volume of each set. His biographer Albert Bigelow Paine signed the accompanying explanation. Bound in gold patterned leather with silk endpapers, this edition was aimed at the collector's market. The collector of this set was probably typical. Jerome J. Day was a wealthy mining man, prominent in Idaho politics, and a regent of the University of Idaho. After his death, his widow, Lucy Mix Day, donated his extensive collection of English classics and Western Americana to the University of Idaho Library, now in Special Collections. Lucy Day was also one of the founders of the Library Associates of the University of Idaho. In addition to the Twain letter, the volume of A Tramp Abroad in the same set contains a tipped-in leaf from the original manuscript. Apparently, the manuscript was dispersed after publication and it is not surprising that one would end up paired with the published book. Making links between diverse and geographically distributed resources encourages scholarly research. The University of Idaho Library is pleased to partner with the Bancroft Library in making these resources accessible. +++ Digital Memories: Spurious Lewis and Clark AccountsJuly 2003 Special Collections and Archives at the University of Idaho Library announces a new installment in the Webpage "Digital Memories." Digital Memories focuses on historic artifacts, documents, photographs, and books from the holdings of Special Collections and Archives. This is a changing showcase of highlights from our collections. Part of the vast literature on the Lewis and Clark Expedition is the curious genre of spurious and apocryphal accounts. Only marginally related to the real events of the Corps of Discovery, these odd publications helped meet the public's need for information on President Jefferson's western land acquisition. An example from the Day-Northwest Collection is illustrated and described. The Special Collections Department of the University of Idaho Library includes those materials that, because of subject coverage, rarity, source, condition, or form, are best handled separately from the General Collection. The several "collections" housed in this department include the Day-Northwest Collection of Western Americana, Rare Books, Idaho Documents, Sir Walter Scott Collection, Ezra Pound Collection, Caxton Collection, University of Idaho Theses, Historical Maps, Historical Photograph Collection, and Personal Papers and University Archives. "Digital Memories" can be accessed through the URL <http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/>. Previous editions include Senator Borah's bid for the presidency, Sir Walter Scott's Heart of the Midlothian, Idaho's non-laureate Poet, and the introduction of airplanes for fire spotting. Also at this site is information about Special Collections and its holdings, archival and manuscript descriptions and inventories, and a massive geographical guide to repositories of primary source materials. The latter now contains over 5000 entries from around the world. +++ Digital Memories: Civilian Conservation Corps Anniversary
April 2003 Special Collections and Archives at the University of Idaho Library announces a new installment in the Webpage "Digital Memories." Digital Memories focuses on historic artifacts, documents, photographs, and books from the holdings of Special Collections and Archives. This is a changing showcase of highlights from our collections. In April 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps was established as a New Deal program that changed the face of Idaho and brought thousands of eastern youths to Idaho's forests and prairies. The University of Idaho Library holds several examples of mimeographed camp newsletters. The Special Collections Department of the University of Idaho Library includes those materials that, because of subject coverage, rarity, source, condition, or form, are best handled separately from the General Collection. The several "collections" housed in this department include the Day-Northwest Collection of Western Americana, Rare Books, Idaho Documents, Sir Walter Scott Collection, Ezra Pound Collection, Caxton Collection, University of Idaho Theses, Historical Maps, Historical Photograph Collection, and Personal Papers and University Archives. "Digital Memories" can be accessed through the URL <http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/>. Previous editions include Senator Borah's bid for the presidency, Sir Walter Scott's Heart of the Midlothian, Idaho's non-laureate Poet, and the introduction of airplanes for fire spotting. Also at this site is information about Special Collections and its holdings, archival and manuscript descriptions and inventories, and a massive geographical guide to repositories of primary source materials. The latter now contains over 5000 entries from around the world. +++ Digital Memories: Airplane Firespotting
January 2003 Special Collections and Archives at the University of Idaho Library announces a new installment in the Webpage "Digital Memories." Digital Memories focuses on historic artifacts, documents, photographs, and books from the holdings of Special Collections and Archives. This is a changing showcase of highlights from our collections. This addition to the series, illustrated by an early aviation photograph, recounts a failed experiment to test the use of airplanes to spot fires in the northern Idaho forests. The Special Collections Department of the University of Idaho Library includes those materials that, because of subject coverage, rarity, source, condition, or form, are best handled separately from the General Collection. The several "collections" housed in this department include the Day-Northwest Collection of Western Americana, Rare Books, Idaho Documents, Sir Walter Scott Collection, Ezra Pound Collection, Caxton Collection, University of Idaho Theses, Historical Maps, Historical Photograph Collection, and Personal Papers and University Archives. "Digital Memories" can be accessed through the URL <http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/>. Previous editions, on Senator Borah's bid for the presidency, Sir Walter Scott's Heart of the Midlothian, and Idaho's non-laureate Poet. Also at this site is information about Special Collections and its holdings, archival and manuscript descriptions and inventories, and a massive geographical guide to repositories of primary source materials. The latter now contains over 5000 entries from around the world. +++ |
