| Description | 14 letters from Mark Twain Society - as from Cyril Clemens to HW. Includes: - Draft letter 2 Aug 1971 from HW to Cyril Clemens. With reference to essay 'My Spider My Bee' - 1 letter 8 Oct 1953 concerning HW's honorary membership of the Mark Twain Society "in recognition of your outstanding contribution to English Literature". With certificate. - 1 letter 1967 concerning HW's election as 'Knight of Mark Twain' - 1 cheque 28 June 1969 to the value of one dollar with ms annotation by Cyril Clements 'For Cigars' - 1 letter 12 March 1977 concerning HW's election as Honorary Chairman of The Society's Fiction Committee. With reference to E.M. Forster. Also includes cheque to the value of one dollar, and a copy of 1 letter from Jimmy Carter to Cyril Clemens.
Also includes 7 copies of the Mark Twain Journal, postcards from Colorado, Nebraska, and Rocky Mountain National Park and 2 booklets - 'My Chat with Thomas Hardy' by Cyril Clemens, and 'Missouri - Family Vacation Land'. |