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Mark Twain Papers and Project
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Preeminent center for the preservation of Twain’s writing, memory, and legacy
Visiting the archive
The Mark Twain Papers reading room and Project offices are located in The Bancroft Library, Room 475. Enter Bancroft from the second floor of Doe Library or from the east entrance to Doe Annex, facing the
Sather Campanile
and the Esplanade.
The MTP is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. by appointment.
To schedule a visit,
email us
Have other questions for our Mark Twain Project staff? Please see our
FAQ page
, or
email us
More information
Contact the MTP
Before your visit
Policies
Contact the MTP
General contact information
Email:
mtp-library@berkeley.edu
Address written correspondence or donation checks to:
Mark Twain Papers
University of California at Berkeley
The Bancroft Library, Room 475
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Before your visit
Please schedule your visit in advance so that approved
materials
will be ready when you arrive. For general information about visiting the campus, see
Visit Berkeley
Mark Twain Project online
contains our public-facing correspondence catalog with records for letters held all over the world, not only at MTP (“
CU-MARK
”).
UC Library Search
has records for all UC Berkeley libraries. For the MTP’s holdings, choose “Mark Twain Papers” as the search location instead of “Entire Collection.” Our Writings and Images catalogs remain private, for now, but
inquiries
are welcome.
Image: Mark Twain’s admission ticket for the British Museum, 1872. [Mark Twain Papers]
Policies
Please plan to leave your belongings in a locker near Doe Annex’s east door and to register as a visitor at the Bancroft security desk. Registration requires picture identification.
All Bancroft Library collections are non-circulating. Please read Bancroft’s
Reading Room Rules
, and
Rights & Permissions
pages before your visit, as well as the MTP’s
Permissions
page.