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March 2009 D S O F N Volume 13 Number 1 E T 50 Years Ago...Continued from Page 3 I H R E

bottle of Courvoisier plus one fifth of the history of the scion mentioned earlier, The physical book is an interesting F New Jersey cognac, with the note: ‘Tell Thomas Hart reports that a publication artifact in itself, featuring quarter bind- the bartender to serve the Courvoisier fund was established as early as 1952 ing with textured morocco-colored first. Then by the time the Sons get to (with the princely sum of $4.00.) Hart, as endpapers of the same stock as the the New Jersey cognac, they may not treasurer of the Publication Committee, covers. spot the difference’” (250). Today, goes on to apologize to the membership Lellenberg says of Starr, “I’m convinced for “his many exhortations for funds, and Leaves from The Copper Beeches was fol- Sherlock Holmes that Julian Wolff [who took over leader- many stern admonitions against failure, lowed up by a second volume, More ship of the Baker Street Irregulars under made at meetings” over the years. Leaves from The Copper Beeches, in COLLECTIONS the title “Commissionaire” after Smith’s 1976. The Sons are still flourishing as untimely death in 1960] would have an active scion society; perhaps some- “Your merits should be publicly recognized” (STUD) retired as Commissionaire sooner than he day we will be able to look forward to did if Bill Starr had not died at a some- a third volume. what early age in 1976 and had been C o n t e n t s around in the early ’80s to take over.” John Bergquist, BSI Francine and Wayne Swift By Peter E. Blau, ASH, BSI Leaves from The Copper Beeches was par- Francine and Wayne Swift tially financed by contributions from Illustration by H.W. Starr, captioned “The appeal t has been said that marriages between two Sherlockians are the most permanent. members of the Sons, who are listed in for the Publication Fund,” printed in Jon 1 Many Sherlockians have found it easy enough to persuade a spouse to enjoy the Lellenberg’s Irregular Crises of the Late ’Forties the acknowledgments. In his memoir of Sherlockian world, but when two people who already are Sherlockians marry they (New York, 1999) 100 Years Ago I will sooner or later merge their collections, as well as their lives. And there is no custody battle, whether over the car, the house, the pets, or the children, that can possi- 2 bly match the difficulty of dividing a collection that has no duplicates.

50 Years Ago So for two Sherlockians it’s a matter only of the better, and never the worse. That cer- 3 tainly was true of Wayne B. Swift and Francine Morris, who were Sherlockians when An Update From The Collections they met for the first time. Francine started her Sherlockian life in Texas, where she was Remembrances a librarian; she founded The Sub-Librarians Scion of the Baker Street Irregulars in the From the President American Library Association, and In supporting the Sherlock Holmes Collections, many donors have made 4 was one of the founders of The contributions either in honor or in memory of special persons. Practical, But Limited, Geologists at an informal luncheon in the Zodiac In Honor Of From Musings Room at Nieman Marcus in Dallas. Peter Blau Arthur E.F. Wiese Jr. 4 When she moved to Washington she Fred Levin Cliff Goldfarb quickly became a member of The Red Circle, and was one of the ring- In Memory Of From An Update from leaders in planning the society’s full- Paul Churchill John Baesch and Evelyn Herzog For any inquiries contact: the Collections fledged costume party at the Paul Churchill Thomas Drucker Timothy J. Johnson, Curator 5 National Press Club. Paul Churchill Warren Randall 612-624-3552 or Wayne was from Nebraska, an elec- Joseph Gillies Michael Kean [email protected] Photo courtesy of The Sherlock Holmes Collections Allen Mackler Patricia Nelson Recent Acquisitions Wayne and Francine Swift trical engineer and a teacher, and an Allen Mackler Once Upon A Crime Mystery Bookstore Sherlock Holmes Collections 5 early convert to the world of com- Allen Mackler Philip Swiggum Suite 111, Elmer L. Andersen Library puters. When he moved to Washington he decided to take an adult-education course in Beatrice McCaffrie John Lockwood University of Minnesota Sherlock Holmes at a local community college and soon attended his first Sherlockian E.W. McDiarmid Michael Brahmey 222 21st Ave. S. To the Editor function, a running of The Silver Blaze (Southern Division) at Pimlico Race Track in E.W. McDiarmid Jim DeLeo Minneapolis, MN 55455 6 Maryland, where he and Francine quickly discovered they shared more than an interest E.W. McDiarmid Jeffrey Klaus Telephone: 612-626-9166 in Sherlock Holmes. They courted , and wed, and had many happy years together, shar- E. W. McDiarmid Peter Klaus FAX: 612-625-5525 ing a multitude of interests, Sherlockian and otherwise. Robert Pattrick Vincent Brosnan A Beacon of the Future Mailing list corrections requested— Wayne became a member of The Baker Street Irregulars in 1978 (as “The Giant Rat of Jan Stauber Alexian Gregory Because of the high cost of returned newsletters, 6 Jan Stauber Francine and Richard Kitts we would appreciate being informed of changes Sumatra”). Francine became a member of The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes in Tom Stix Karen Anderson of address or other corrections. 1977 (as “Hatty Doran”) and was honored by the BSI as The Woman in 1983, and Much of our work with social media Dr. Richard Sturtz William Sturtz Remembrances awarded her Irregular Shilling and Investiture in 1994 (as “The Wigmore Street Post Timothy J. Johnson, Curator chool has begun, and with it to take advantage of these new tools 8 Continued on page 6 8 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 1 the hustle and bustle of the and avenues for exposing our collec- comes through the good help and fall season. Like many of you, tions to use and sharing news about consultation with Mark Engebretson, S I shake my head in wonder, what is happening here in Andersen the Director of Communications for surprised at a summer so quickly Library. I was pleased to play a small the Libraries. Those of you at the passed. Thankfully, I collected many role in this with the development of an conference may have met Mark as he memories from those summer months. “app” for the conference. In the same took photographs of the conference At, or near the top, is the remem- vein, I was delighted to see Mary Lov- (including a group portrait of attend- Sherlock Holmes brance of seeing so many of you at our ing, a member of our conference plan- ees). Mark also facilitated a recorded c o l l e c t i o n s August conference, “Sherlock Holmes ning committee, using both Twitter interview with Leslie Klinger prior to Through Time and Place.” Equally and Facebook during the conference to the conference. My interview with Les “Your merits should be publicly recognized” (STUD) pleasing was the opportunity provided communicate information from various has been posted online through the by the conference to meet new friends. sessions and events. Because of Mary University’s YouTube channel. Many It was quite exciting (and humbling) and the conference, I finally signed up thanks to Mark for helping organize C o n t e n t s to see so many hands raised during for a Twitter account in order to follow this interview, advertising the confer- A Curious Collection By Alexian Gregory, BSI, ASH one of the early sessions in response all the “tweets” from the conference ence, and for the many “pitches” he to a question about this being a first and communicate with friends about made to local media. Those pitches attendance to a Holmes conference at the collections through social media. resulted in a newspaper story and a A Curious Collection hat do you call a collection of 156 Sherlockians gathered together on an Andersen Library. I was excited be- I have no idea how often I will tweet short segment on the local CBS televi- 1 August weekend in Minneapolis? A darned good time! cause those raised hands gave evidence items of interest from the Collections, sion station. By All Accounts, Our to potential new friends, new possibili- but invite you to follow me on Twit- W The triennial conference featured a wide variety of topics presented ties for making connections between a ter; my “handle” is @UMBookworm. Finally, allow me to thank the con- Conference Was a Success under the umbrella of “Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Place.” Evidencing the love of all things Sherlockian and our Twitter allows me 140 characters, a ference committee for all their hard 2 trans-global reach of the 126-year-old Sherlockian phenomenon, the conference featured amazing collections. At the same time length not always conducive to longer work and for their invitation to give a speakers from Canada, Britain, Switzerland, Denmark, and Sweden. Three of the Ameri- I was humbled by a thought of how thoughts, so I will continue to share toast to our dearly beloved and absent Sherlock Holmes Through can speakers sported the foreign accents of the former Yugoslavia, Tennessee and Texas. much more we could do to make the longer posts about the Collections friend, Fred Levin. It was a joy to work Time and Place collections even more accessible to a through my blog, “Special & Rare with them in developing the confer- 3 Friday started with an opportunity to view the conference exhibit, which contained new group interested in Holmes. On A Stick” and our departmental ence, to meet new friends during those materials relating to the Reichenbach Falls and Meiringen as collected by Dr. and blog, “Primary Sourcery.” We have not fine days of August, and to remember As a First Time Mrs. Philip Hench. Curator Tim Johnson did a splendid job in choosing items of interest. Newer (and younger) Sherlockians yet developed a Facebook page for those who mean so much to our con- Attendee and Speaker discover many things through social the Collections but may do so in the tinued success. Thank you! All speakers showed a wide and deep mastery of their selected topics. Here is a skeletal rundown: media and new technologies. We need future. 4 • Chris Redmond expounded upon the significance of canonical colors. From the President • Marcus Geisser talked of Sherlockian travels. • Guy Marriott took us for a ride on the London Underground. 5 • Palle Schantz Lauridsen explained why any place Sherlock hangs his hat is Holmes. Musings • Marsha Pollak regaled us with the adventures of Sub-Librarians, a story for which the world was prepared. Remembrances 5 • Don Hobbs rocked the house with his tales of acquiring the Canon in a For any inquiries contact: jaw-dropping 92 languages. Can you say polyglot? Timothy J. Johnson, Curator Sherlock Holmes Through In supporting the Sherlock Holmes Collections, many donors have made Time and Place • Bill Mason took us on a spooky tour of the London Underworld. contributions either in honor or in memory of special persons. 612-624-3552 or • Jean Upton & Roger Johnson gave us a voyeuristic look behind the scenes of [email protected] the Cumberbatch episodes. In Honor Of From 10 • Marina Stajic gave us a Cook’s Tour of poisons. YEESH! Michael Whelan Anonymous Sherlock Holmes Collections To An Old Irregular • Mattias Boström gave us the history of Swedish translations of the Canon and Suite 111, Elmer L. Andersen Library In Memory Of From University of Minnesota 10 some darned cute baby pictures. • Les Klinger recounted his trajectory as a Holmesophile and Sherlockian author/editor. Bob Burr Gordon Speck 222 21st Ave. S. Acquisitions Russ S. Perkins Patricia Perkins Minneapolis, MN 55455 • Michael Eckman expounded on the titular Sherlock Holmes in the Proper Time Richard Shull Gordon Speck Telephone: 612-626-9166 11 and Place. Wally Wathen The Occupants of the Empty House FAX: 612-625-5525 • An erudite panel consisting of Pj Doyle, Elaine Coppola, Joe Coppola, Matt Laffey, An Update From The and Mary Loving shared their thoughts on sharing the Canon with new audiences. Mailing list corrections requested— Collections Because of the high cost of returned newsletters, For sheer retro entertainment we were treated to the Edith Meiser play “Sherlock Holmes we would appreciate being informed of changes 12 of address or other corrections. and the Monster of Gyre” as performed by the Red-Throated League of the Norwegian Remembrances Explorers.

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12 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 1 A Curious Collection Continued from Page 1 100 Years Ago Continued from Page 2 First Time AttendeeContinued and from Speaker… Page 2 Peter Blau did his usual masterful job of auctioneering and raised a welcome amount of $740, and the silent auction raised Continued100 fromYears Page 4Ago... $630 for the Collections. Book sales netted an additionalmobile $390. for “journalistic The vendors’ purposes.” tables raised moneytable for of private contents Sherlockian for this 224 page health during and after the pregnan- The Orphanage collections, as hucksters seductively separated conference-goersCatling was activefrom theirin the greenbacks. Institute of illustrated book includes works by Holmes.cy. This“A Highly certainly Poisonous would explain Effect” the ian culturein an called earlier “May translation I Introduce which Mr. I revised quite heavily. Journalists and traveled extensively Alfred Noyes, Arthur Morrison, was conjuredsomewhat by sombre Marina tone Stajic, of Newthe poem. Holmes:When, Connecting ere the tangled New web Audiences is reft, to If you missed this conference, do make it a point to throughmark your America, calendars Canada, for 2016, the Middle when once Rosamundagain the superb Marriott-Watson, and much- Eden York CityThe forensicuse of the toxicologist word “lady” and in allthe last the Canon”,The kid-gloved a topic villain I care scowls about and deeply. sneers, AndThe hapless main innocence difference is leftbetween appreciated organizational skills of the Norwegian ExplorersEast and Europe,will present including yet another France memorablePhillpotts, conference John for Galsworthy, us. F. Anstey aroundstanza expert seems on drugs to strongly and poisons in I was joined by Elaine and Joe Coppola 100 during World War I. He served as a Withmy no own assets and save EB’s sighs translation and tears, I 100 and Jerome K. Jerome, to name but a Y E A R S A G O the Canon.suggest Swedish that it was Sherlockian written to/for and and Marythink Loving stems as from Pj Doyle the factmoder that- delegate to the Conference of the few of the contributors. Page 20 fea- ’Tis then, just then, that in there stalks Y E A R S A G O recentLady father Jean. Mattias Boström — his ated thethey discussion, belong to which different spanned ages. As The Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections International Association of Journalists tures the poem “By the North Sea” by The hero, watchful of her needs, is a quarterly newsletter published by the The March 2008 issue of this newslet- hilarious talk was punctuated by im- over Hea number youtalks! may Great of know, topics heavens, Danish including how washe talks how for at Berlin in 1908, and later as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is a short Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections ter featured an article about The Flag, Caption: The 1902 first edition has the ages ofAlso, his newbornthe fact that daughter they were to highly expect- to useBut socialcenturies we forgive media the him, to official increasefor his deeds.written your lan- which seek to promote the activities, inter- Among the foreign translations of The President of the British International poem, and there is a facsimile of the Hound ofpublished the Baskervilles in 1908, from which John benefitted Paget illustration while the second does not. ing their first child may have guage of Norway, and although ests and needs of the Special Collections comical effect — described “How scion’s membership, ways to structure and Rare Books Department, University of Bennett Shaw’s collections, the one Society of Journalists during 1915. He last stanza as written by Conan Doyle. influenced Doyle’s decision to con- LifeNorwegian is the drama in here 1911 to-day had begun the Union Jack Club. One of the Don Hobbs’ The Galactic Sherlock me by the first translator, who called Sherlock Holmes Conquered Scan- meetings so new Sherlockians feel wel- Minnesota Libraries. that was published 100 years ago has passed away on December 25, 1920. tribute to The Press Book in the Andsplitting Death the away, villain the of influencethe plot. entries in The Flag was Sir Arthur Holmes bibliography of foreign lan- the storyHer Hunden cheek was fra wetBaskervilles. with North This Sea spray, danavia,” which at times felt almost come, etc. It felt like the conversation Mail editorial correspondence c/o: special significance. According to De first place. Being a father himself, I’m It isfrom a realistic Danish play; was still strong. It’s Conan Doyle’s “The Grey Dress – guage editionsCatling’s ofname the alsoCanon appears has nine in con- title is established;We walked where to the tide eye and it comesshingle meet, likeScan acourtesy stand-up of the comedy University routine of Minnesota rather Librariescould continuea complicated for a few story more but hours, actually Waal it was a 2nd edition, with the sure he could easily empathize with Shall it end well or shall it not Unpublished Dialogue from ‘A Duet.’”books junctionlisted as translationswith The Savage by Elisa- Club of close toThe the longoriginal; waves and rolled it soundsfrom far away Editor first published in 1902. NotedHound than a lecture, though equal parts hi- but itNorwegianThe was hero? time Oh, foron the theThe hero’s printed Red-Throated part page is beth BrochmannLondon. Founded and includes in 1857, scanned the mem- right. ItTo is purralso inmisleading, ripples at our because feet. it 11 yearsthe old fatherless at the time,children which which makes would as different from Ibsen’s time to the Julie McKuras collector Dr. Donald Pollack has both larity and knowledge were dispensed. LeagueIs vacant—to of the Norwegian be played Explorers,by you. 13512 Granada Ave. covers. hints thatAnd Baskerville as we walked is ait placeseemed rather to me it 1952benefit or ’53. from I think the saleit was of giventhe volume. in his collection.The following year, in 1909, The Press bers come from the worlds of art, After a short ‘cash bar’ break we whopresent Thengave as acta Shakespeare rousing it well! rendition An isorphan’s from of pres- hearta clas- Apple Valley, MN 55124 than a family.That three But, old for friends the three had metexcel- that day: to me by friends of my parents who ent day English. At the same time I did 952-431-1934 Album was published to aid the drama, law, literature, music or sci- regrouped for dinner where digestion sic EdithMay beatMeiser the radiolighter scriptif you do.involving 952-431-1934 This search led to the online WorldCat lent reasonsThe old mentioned, old sky, the I olddecided old sea, not knew Finally,about my Doyle interest wrote in a detective poem about go for a “conservative” style, hoping [email protected] C3542. Journalists’— A1456. HundenOrphan fraFund, Basker- and as he ence. Former members have included was unencumbered via a talk perfectly Scotland, submarines and German Photo by Mark Engebretson, courtesy of Photo by Mark Engebretson, the University of Minnesota Libraries which lists eleven books by A. Conan to changeAnd it.” love, which is as old as they. stories.orphans Anyway, which it was was a revelation. published in it would read to modern day Norwe- ville: En hadny fortælling done the om previous Sherlock year, Conan notables such as Charlie Chaplin, Christy Allen and Julie McKuras Editorial Board DoyleSherlock translated Holmes Throughin Norwegian Time and Placeby When I wrote to Nils Nordberg for an I’vedescribed still got as it, “Baker title page Street missing Rambles” and spies.gian readers as Conan Doyle reads to Editorial Board Holmes. DoyleAutoriseret stepped oversættelse forward with ved a contri- Mark Twain, Wilkie Collins, James Songs of the Road, just a few pages John Bergquist, Timothy Johnson, Elisabeth Brochmann. Also online is update Outhe surprised seaward hung me bythe writing:brooding mist, slightlygiven by the master worse Sherlockian for wear, yet annotator one of Elisabeth Brochmann. Kristiania: after “By the North Sea.” It was English-speakingReferences: readers of today. Jon Lellenberg, Richard J. Sveum, M.D. bution. The book, edited by Thomas NasjonalbiblioteketMcNeill Whistler, (National Sir Alexander Library ElisabethWe Brochmann’s saw it rolling, translationfold on fold, of my dearest possessions. But very few Forlagt af H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Leslie calledKlinger. “The After Orphanage” dinner, a andvariety is repro- Andhttp://www.scoop- as quickly as my pilgrimage had Catling and published by John Murray,of Norway),Fleming, which W. S.had Gilbert, Elisabeth Sir Henry HOUN Andwas markedactually the first great published Sun Alchemist of the stories were available in my own Sincedatabase.com/bio/catling_thomas 1971 my translation of HOUN Nygaard), 1902. 263 p. of drinkingduced alliancesbelow. were formed and begun, the clock struck midnight has an introductory note which gives BrochmannIrving, dates Dante listed Rossetti, as 1855-1915 Dylan Thomas, 1902, alsoTurn by all Aschehoug. its leaden edge The to interestgold. language then, so I had to wait until I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Club —————."By All 2nd Accounts, ed. 1911. 246 p. Our Conference Was a Success!" revelry continued merrily throughout (well,hashttp://www.savageclub.com/ been 1:00 reprinted PM on Sunday) over a dozen and my times the history of the Fund. It began in along withHerbert some Beerbohm books and Tree, letters. Edgar in the newLook Holmes well, look adventure well, oh ladyseems mine! to learned English to pursue my interest by various publishers, by Aschehoug Iby became Gary awareThaden of translator Elisabeth the early hours. sojourn on the higher plane of Sher- Copyright © 2006 have beenThe as grey great below, here the as gold in England! above; in Holmes.I wonder, perhaps, if he was think- Brochmann“1892 in with2004 a whengift of I £1,000acquired by the late Wallace and Peter Ustinov. It is cur- and Norild as well as Gyldendal, and University of Minnesota Library To me the most famous Norwegian The 1911For edition so the greyest was one life inmay a seriesshine ing of the Orphan’s Fund when he lockianI’ve also existence read it as came an audio to an book. end. It Copyright © ©2013 20112012 lot 93 ofLord Thehe GleneskFriendsConan Doyle ofand the £500 SherlockCollec- by the late Sirtions beganrently with located the proper at 1 Whitehall high quality Place, a few Indiana, newspapers. Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. translator of the Canon is Nils Nor- of booksAll published golden in thein thatlight format,of love. half AsRumor EB’swrote HOUNhad this?it that was Sunday more or was less the my final Reluctantlywas included I had in the to facefirst the ever reality collected tion auctionJohnHolmes atWillox…Working Christie’s. Collections, Included the pressmen Uni - tone. TheLondon Libraries’ and exhibit their website drew rave indicates it The University of Minnesota is an Equal dberg, BSI (“A Norwegian Named octavo, with green covers and dust- favouriteday of the boyhood conference, reading but Iat tend this to point be that life would not continue to exist as in the lotthroughout were seven the letters country and commenced two “remains one of the leading BohemianThe Conference committee wants to Sherlock Holmes edition in Norwegian, Opportunity Educator and Employer. versity of Minnesota Libraries reviews.Sigerson” The 1981). Friends In meeting1995 he featured wrote a jacket.The It (andPress indeedAlbum added all the over three £1000 to uncritical, but I think it was for its time postcards by ACD to Madame Broch- Gentleman’s Clubs in London.” I was fairly certain my life would con- onewhich long I edited series andof brilliant part-translated Sherlockian contributions,and the Norwegian and in theExplorers same year report“Holmes from by Tim Any Johnson Other on the State of give a big thankeditions you to of all EB’s the transla- wonderful an excellent translation, less error-ridden Tmann discussing rights to stories and the Institute of Journalists Orphan tinue as it had for the last two days, a lectures,(wanted tobroken do all up but by didn’t lavish have banquets of Minnesotathe first sponsored orphan thewas recent adopted.” con- The theName: Collections Translating (high!) the and a wonderful attendees, thetion) great had speakers, the Sidney the staff Paget at and less inclined to take liberties than pamphlets. ACD was eager to have In 1882, the Prince of Wales, later Fund. prospect I found appealing regardless andtime), excited published gatherings in 10 filledvolumes with by like- Den reader is assured that “Every penny KeynoteSherlock Address Holmes by Stories,” Palle Schantz Laurid- the Universityillustration of Minnesota of theLibraries, hound the contemporary Swedish or Danish trans- just crumbs and a pumpkin to bring Theference War “Sherlock in South Africa:Holmes Its Through Cause and Time mindedNorske Bokklubbenindividuals devoted (“The Norwegian to analyz- contributed to the Fund, from its publishedEdward in Sherlock VII, became an honorary breaking out of the fog on lations.of the fact It’s athat long last time night’s since merrymak I’ve re-read- back with me: what I experienced and Conductand Place.” translated With over into 145 all attendees languages (a sen from the University of Copenhagen. staff atChristy the Commons Allen, who Hotel, contributes our spouses, fre- Book Club”) in 1980. The tenth volume Aschehoug in EB’s time was Doyle’s beginning seventeen years ago, has Holmes:member The Detective of the &Club. He enjoyed the the dust jacket. The series iting but left it isme my in impressiona state of being Continuedthat EBunable was tofrom Pageing and 4 critiquing the life and times what I witnessed was some of the best and15% wrote increase a preface over our for previous the Norwegian high), We switched to the Commons Hotel, less and thequently great vendorsto the ConanDoyle we had this year.(ACD) list Musings... was a collection of pastiches and essays. main Norwegian publisher, but unfor- The Collector,atmosphere Essays and on suggestedthe that a was called H. Aschehoug especiallysee and/or good observe. at maintaining Michael Eckman the poetic of the Great Detective, punctuated by of the best the Sherlockian world had edition.accolades beenBrochmann from devoted the attendees must to the have (inkeep ahad post- and a educa-than a mile down University Avenue for on the Internet, is interested in Conan In the 1990s all ten volumes were re- tunately they didn’t follow it up—there John Bennettmasonic Shaw lodge Library. would be a good addi- & Co.s Kronebibliotek (“1 qualitiesroundednever of offthe the the same original. lectures for Francine; I’m with still “Sher haunted she- thestuffed occasional rat now sensational adorn the bits Collections. of gos- readers and other interested parties, close relationshiption of the withorphans…Avoiding ACD and his any The 2013 Conference Committee was: printed wholesale by a short-lived pub- towere offer. no Itranslations arrived as a of pilgrim, VALL or a noviceThe conference online survey), and inclusion SaturdayIn that essay and Sundayhe explained sessions. Through- Doyle’sKrone poetry. Library”, She wrote: mean- by themissed descriptions sharing theirof the interests moor as and I read most Our thanks go to Peter Blau, not only and this issue features two of those: family, butexpenditure there is nothing on bricks about and hermortar, the tion to the facilities. On December 3, lock Holmes in the Proper Time and siplisher and called back LibriArte.story, which I’ve only done served minor seekerCase-book, looking and for only the four ‘next of step’ the stories— I of new Sherlockians and traditionalists outabout our the time challenges at the Commons, of we had Mike Eckman,ing Dick that Sveum, the price Phil was Bergem, one them almost 60 years ago. in any ofprinciple the Conan laid Doyle down biographies. was that of saving 1886, Catling wrote to the Grand I’ve tried to do some research about Place”of all,giving she amissed nice sense his companionship. of closure torevisions forgive writing life to and the about color,text hisover like friends thethe years,‘extras’ Wayne but wouldinGeorgina His Lastreturn Doyle, Bow home were author inspired published of Out and of in enerthe - (Facebook, Yapp smartphone app, Twit- greattranslating presentations SH in theon a wide variety of John Bergquist,Norwegian Pj Doyle, krone,Tom Gottwalt, slightly ACD visited Norway in June 1892 with Secretary of United Grand Lodge, the poem proper and how/why it to theAnd talks. when I wasshe askedpassed prior away, to their the ofa major andHolmes’s Francine one ‘Hopefor butanother From also Bokklubbenforthe helpingFlow- with Norway,Shadows: in The a book Untold called Story Spioncen- of Arthur the child to its home and its home tosubjects,changing time Norwegian between lan-sessions to talk to Tim Johnson,less Tim than Reich, $10 Mary in today’s Loving, As for my own translation it was gized with new ideas, new projects and hister, sisterPowerPoint, Connie and and books) Jerome everybody K. Jerome enclosing an “imposing group of peti- was written, but have come up friends had the same reaction as people ers’completethe speech. packing edition, Though and in mailing thetwo weekend volumes, of the many,had in tralen,Conan 1919. Doyle’s I’ve First been Family very, read fortunate, Dick the child.” guage, including titles: and my stellarmoney). co-chair, I’ve Julie got McKuras. some of actuallyconference published to participate for the infirst a panel time in an invigorating sense that this was only amongstayed, hadothers. fun, and went away happy. old andtioners,” new friends proposing and an thatopportunity a new lodge empty. had when George Burns died; his pass- 2002.many The boxes. most recent reprint is in a bothSveum’s in Gyldendal article from that December they wanted 2008 to the titles, including Dr 1971.discussion In 1966 on theI had future been of in Sherlock a TV quiz- come to an end, I had much more than the beginning. to spend that last dollar on the one book ing meant that he was together with 2011 Bokklubben volume Sherlock givewith Holmes a careful his eye due and place has incorrected a prestige a Thomas Catling edited The Press “Anotherbe foundedexample forof the approximately Watson’s optegnelser (“The show, winning 10,000 kroner for my AJust Google three monthssearch revealed before the a 1902conference letter we discovered we needed. Our Saturday Here is a list of the nine conferences that Holmes Mysterier i utvalg (“Selected series of modern and classical mystery Album. Born September 23, 1838, he euphony-before-precision25% of the membership is the who were RecordsWhat of Dr I Watson”),did learn waspublished that it was knowledgeGracie again. of Holmes, so I was consid- John Bergquist has provided us with a date. Soren Eversoll, an honored visitor written by Samuel L. Clemens (Mark have taken place in Minnesota, the site of Mysteries”), containing STUD, HOUN stories and bringing him back into we scrambled for a new banquet/ho- nighttranslation banquetMasons. of (withthe On title overJanuary of 160 The 18, diners) Hounds 1887, of The 1918. Apartalmost from certainly a missing written ABBE when this Jean ered quite the local Sherlock Holmes look at Leaves from The Copper Beeches, to the Collections last year, continues Twain) toworked Brochmann for Lloyd’s noting Weekly that Newsshe , as a and The Adventures—all translated print, and in Den norske Bokklubben tel, just one month before launch we featuredthe BaskervillesSavage toasts and,Club. Several as Lodge a featured problems was consecratedspeaker, exist at“theis a reprintworld’swas largestofpregnant the samegathering with title Denis ofpublished mate (who- was expert.Francine In 1969 Morris Gyldendal, Swift, ever Norway’s the librari- and its interesting authors and editors, his interest in Sherlock Holmes, had translatedcompositor, into Norwegianwriter, news his editor from by yours truly. If you’re interested, I’ll for deciding to do the first ever com- rushed to find a bigger conference space, ahere. personal For instanceremembrance no single of his word route into rialin 1905, related containing to Sherlock the Holmes last seven and his largestan, publishingplanned to house,donate hadher Sherlockianstarted a published 50 years ago. I’d like to according to a note sent by his mother. Sherlockian1866 pastiche through A1884, Doubled-Bar- then editor from Freemasons’ Hall and Sir Henry Irving born in March of 1909, just one be happy to send you a copy for your plete edition and giving me a free rein SherlockNorwegian Holmes suggests by Les a large, Klinger. possibly Sunday creatorstories Sirfrom Arthur The ReturnConan Doyle”:of SH. Broch- paperback mystery series called “The reledand less Detective 1884than onethrough Story. week The 1907.before Lilly The kick-off Library Scoop was invested as Treasurer. There is no month before The Press Book was Acquisitionscollection to The Sherlock Holmes collection.thank Christy And toAllen complete for providing the story: I to present Sherlock Holmes as I think ferocious and deadly, canine; hund mann’s HOUN was re-published by the Black Series” (inspired by the French Manuscriptwe needed an Collection even bigger has space. 15 letters The to includedlonger more agreat formal presentations connection and between • 1984 —published). The Adventures of Sherlock Collections. Sadly, her death in alsoinformation adapted and about translated Conan Doyle’sa Swedish poet- heSo should it’s business be. as usual at The Database, subscription biographical means any dog, big or small. And what same house a last time in 1941. “La Série Noire”) and asked me to do herCommons (1900-1917) Hotel (615 from Washington English authors Ave, the reenactmentthe Lodge of and the the1944 Club. Edith Meiser Holmes in Minnesota Octoberwo 2007 bottles, meant #3 andher collection,#4, of the limited,radiory First asdramatisation featured Edition inwine our of of the100 221B book Years Cellars and Ago were donatedSherlock for Holmes the Sherlock Collections, Holmes for Collec- dictionary of British and Irish journal-about “…of the Baskervilles.” If liter- a selection of Sherlock Holmes stories. includingMinneapolis, F. Anstey in the Stadium (one of theVillage 24 area radio play, “Sherlock Holmes and the • 1993 —According Victorian to Criminal Doyle’s ownClasses: correspon- which tions.she amassed Don Libey with also her forwardedbeloved a generousproducedcolumn. financial it Dick as a Sveumsix-part contribution updates serial in usthat 1977. on resulted the So whichfrom the the1911 we profitare second all ofthankful. editionthe wine was sales. what ists from the period of 1800 – 1950, ally translated into my language the I can certainly tell you that Broch- There had then been no Holmes books I sometimes think that my main motive got Nils Nordberg hooked on Sherlock authors along with ACD of The Fate of MonsterAfter of Gyre,” his retirement including fromlive bagpipe Lloyd’s Rogues, Rascals and Ruffians Wayne, was ready to move to status of the drive for the E.W. of the University)indicates camehe extended through the again circulation title would be Bakervilleslektens hund, mann’s translationdence (from of A HOUN Life in Letters and that), this in Norwegian since 1941. I did in fact for becoming a radio drama producer Holmes. In his translation he kept Fenella, 1892) and Jerome K. Jerome. Weekly News, Catling undertook the • 1995 — The Detective and the Collector Minnesota.Paul Singleton Boxes of sentbooks, a treasure pho- trove of SherlockianMcDiarmid correspondence Curatorship. to the Collections, including lettersJulie McKuras,from John ASH, Bennett BSI Shaw. and again,of andthe paperthen again beyond throughout London and wasmusic.which Weis not concluded only clumsy by 1 pmbut–even to a big •very 1998 1911 —was Founders’edition a worrisome has Footprints played time. aJean decisive was doT two selections, containing seven sto- was the wish to do this story on radio, Elizabeth Brochmann’s title, and he was I was able to examine the letters while the Conference. roundworse—suggests ofediting applause task anda forstory aThe demand about Press athatAlbum pet: we . The part in mypregnant life. It with was herthe first child Holmes at age ries tographs,each. We ephemerathen decided and thateven I awould giant It’s gratifying to receive notes from attendingreputed the Gillette to be theto Brett first IIIto usecon- the auto- • 2001 — 2001: A Sherlockian Odyssey the medium it is perfectly suited for. a good friend of John Bennett Shaw. As doThe this Dog again of thein 2016. Baskervilles A St. Paul Family. Pioneer story I ever34 and read, Doyle and wasit hooked worried me about her translateAl Gregory HOUN. added I aused recording EB’s version of an interview that aired on local television in New Jersey in July. The interview ran with the ference at Indiana University. • 2004 — A River Runs by It And, ah yes, 2009 saw the first ever a Norwegian-American and Sherlock- Actually the decision was made for on the Master. I must have been 10 or (andBasil alsoRathbone-Nigel several Danish Bruce and film Swedish) “The Woman in Green.” We started at 1 pm on Friday at the Press article detailed the conference and • 2007 — Victorian SecretsContinued and on page 7 “nynorsk” translation of HOUN, by ian, I appreciate all the connections. Elmer L. Andersen Library with speakers the Associated Press picked it up; it also Edwardian Enigmas as reference, but avoided copying it. Ragnar Hovland but relying I suspect a • 2010 — The SpiritsContinued of Sherlock on Holmes page 7 SIGN was also included in the series, good deal on mine. Richard J. Sveum, MD, BSI and a Friends meeting. Friday’s presenta- appeared in a number of Minnesota, and • 2013 — Sherlock Holmes Through 2 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Time and Place Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 7 2 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 711 Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Place Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Place By Brenda Rossini By Soren Eversoll

hank you to Julie and Mike At the evening banquet, the Chicago Les Klinger delivered the keynote lecture, hat a fitting name, I spoke about the new McKuras for opening their contingent/Scotland Yarders Janice Weiner, coming down from Olympus to address thought when first read- Russian Sherlock home again to the visiting com- Karen Kozlow, Ron Becker, my husband, the mortals contentedly munching their ing the title of this year’s Holmes TV series. T plement of Sherlockians at this Bert, and I, along with our Ann Arbor, greens and opalescent onions. We heard conference at the Uni- I learned that their Michigan colleague Rick Kato, were the naked truth of “How I Became a W year’s Norwegian Explorers Conference versity of Minnesota. Not Watson has suddenly — “Sherlock Holmes Through Time and deeply moved by Tim Johnson’s tribute to Sherlockian”: law school, the Canon, Bar- only has Sherlock Holmes been pitted passed away, and a Place.” Julie provided us with so much the late Sherlockian Fred Levin, BSI, “Abe ing-Gould and the profusion of footnotes, against the Nazis and sped forward to new trailer has been in hospitality and food and potables and Slaney.” We knew Fred for nearly 30 years: the Doyles — ACD and Steve, un détache- the 22nd Century, but in very recent released. The Sher- desserts and conviviality. At one point, chemist, author, runner, husband, father, ment supercilieux, first wife, second wife, years he has been very comfortable lockian world is such as I stood in a line, waiting for seconds grandfather, genial friend, and lifelong dogs, the logical progression to BSI, and with iPhones and computers. He has a diverse one, with so on the Reuben dip, one of the wags was learner. His accomplishments and varied the adventures of the disputed copyright. even dropped at our own doorstep to many new contribu- prompted to caution me, “leave some for interests reminded me of Isaac Asimov. aid the NYPD in cleaning up the streets tions, that there is the rest of us, Brenda.” The weekend concluded with a superb of America. The great detective is im- no end of topics to Noteworthies from across the seas — performance of an Edith Meiser script mortal wherever you place him. The discuss. Collection recollections were this year’s Roger Johnson and Jean Upton — spoke by “the Red-Throated League,” rousing Sherlock Holmes we know and love theme, a neat mirror of all our particular, with British urbanity and sangfroid, the audience and the hotel in the early is illuminated by gaslight and cobble- Fellow Sherlock- peculiar Sherlockian habits as well as PowerPointing their visit to the filming of morning with a thunderous trill of the stones, but as long as the core elements ians have welcomed panel discussions, an auction, and an BBC/Masterpiece’s Sherlock with Benedict bagpipes. Suddenly, sadly, it came to the of the stories are in place, he will be at me into the great exploration of the ACD collections at the Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in inevitable end, and once again we left home just about anywhere. Sherlockian world as Elmer L. Andersen Library — including outdoor rehearsal. Don Hobbs spoke of the glowing comfort of 221B, sobered if I’ve been there the the Reichenbach papers of the late Mayo his prodigious book collection, among yet refreshed. Laurels to the Norwegian These thoughts were in my head when whole while. I feel Clinic physician and lifetime Sherlockian which was his recently purchased set of Explorers of Minnesota. It was time to I entered the Elmer L. Andersen library a part of this “fam- Dr. Philip Hench. We came, we saw, we foreign Sherlockian translations from the get back to our wood-paneled libraries to for the first day of the conference. They ily.” Knowledge of met, we engaged...from the West Coast’s late Fred Levin’s library. Don’s able, incor- dust off those pastiches and collectibles! seemed to be in the minds of my fellow the great detective Stormy Petrels of Vancouver — Len and ruptible, and oenophilic Texas and Tulsa conference participants as well. Within is palpable among (Ed. Note: The following toast, mentioned by Elsa Haffenden and Fran Martin – to the contingent toasted their shared pride. a few minutes of my arrival, I struck participants in the “From the tiny scratches on your mobile, I Brenda Rossini in her article, was presented East Coast’s vendor supreme Al Gregory. by Tim Johnson at the “Sherlock Holmes up a conversation about how the world conference. Every- deduce that your brother is an alcoholic and Through Time and Place” banquet.) of Sherlock Holmes has undergone body knows their that you don’t get on with him.” drastic changes in recent years (not to Holmes and their mention the gender changes in the CBS Canon very well. To An Old Irregular television series, Elementary). It was These conferences interesting to see how other Sherlock- are like long awaited n keeping with the theme of our So it was with my first meeting of an simple and unsophisticated folk. This is, ians react to these changes – some with reunions and oppor- conference — Sherlock Holmes Irregular outside our circle here in Min- after all, “flyover country.” And so, had approval and others with doubts – but tunities to share what Through Time and Place — please nesota. The time was the turn of the Mil- Fred Levin walked into a store in Lake all eager to hash it out. we’ve learned in the allow me to make a toast to an old lennium; the place was the lobby of the Wobegon and introduced himself, the intervening years. Photo courtesy of Eric Swope I A notable quality about Sherlockians is Les Klinger and Soren Eversoll Irregular…. Algonquin Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. residents might have misheard his name, I could go on for thinking he spoke French, asking for a their incredible warmth and kindness. pages more about the informative and There are certain events in our lives His own time and place was associated bottle of wine. Even though this was just my second entertaining speakers, the very diligent forever associated with a time and place. with the Windy City, as was reflected in conference, I recognized a lot of famil- work done by Timothy J. Johnson For example, I know exactly where I his 1993 investiture into the Irregulars as Wine he was, the sweetest vintage iar faces. With Holmes as our common on the Sherlock Holmes exhibit from was when I stood by my father’s side Abe Slaney. Vamberry might offer. interest, every attendee is a friend. On the archives, and the interesting and as a young boy, watching trains loaded the second day during lunch, I got to worthwhile products at the booths with tanks, artillery, and other military As we sat together in the lobby of the Think, then, on those times and places talking with people I had never met and stands in the hotel. To sum it up, equipment heading south to Key West. Algonquin, getting to know each other when this dear soul crossed your path before about the Cumberbatch and I enjoyed myself very much at the It was the Cuban Missile Crisis and I a little bit, almost his first words to me and cherish the memories. Miller series and their shortcomings Sherlock Holmes: Though Time and Place lived in south Florida, 265 miles from were: “What can I do to help?” Over the when compared to the Canon. We conference. Beyond the outstanding Havana. In the same way, I know where next dozen years, he was the greatest help Please raise your glasses in honor and spoke for the whole lunch break and exhibits and presentations, what really I was when I heard those timeless words to me, the Collections, and the University. memory of a precious old Irregular, later in the conference, but the conver- made it special for me was the people. in 1969: “Tranquility Base here, the Eagle We who live in the land of Lake Wobe- Alfred A. “Fred” Levin. sation never died. I also got into a great I had an unforgettable time, and three has landed.” gon are sometimes seen by others as discussion with Matt Laffey, who runs years is much too long to wait for the Tim Johnson the informative blog Always 1895. We next one.

10 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 3 “As a First Time Attendee and Speaker…” By Matt Laffey

hen my interest in all lections and the University of Minne- a Swiss Sherlockian who can literally things Sherlockians sota Libraries happening August 9-11, be said to have “been in Afghanistan, evolved from a simple in- 2013 with the rather enticing title of I perceive” as he works for the Inter- W terest in reading the sixty “Sherlock Holmes Through Time and national Committee of the Red Cross, stories which make up the Canon to Place” — I knew this would be a new had some Sigersonian reflections in an obsessive desire to acquire and ab- experience and a graduation of sorts to “Travel in the Blood Is Likely to Lead sorb the vast literature known collec- a higher Sherlockian plane, but what to the Most Exotic Destinations.” tively as the writings on the Writings, I didn’t realize is what a life-changing, London’s Guy Marriott in “Sherlock I became aware of a larger Sherlock- totally inspiring experience lay ahead Holmes and the London Underground” ian world. As I began to attend local over the next four days. dispelled some myths about the early scion meetings, I met others who had train system as well as possibilities and

Photo courtesy of Stu and Patricia Nelan a similar obsession but who had been Julie and Mike McKuras can best probabilities of disposing of a certain Randall Stock, Dick and Ellen Caplan Photo by Julie McKuras Steven Mason, with his toast to Mycroft Holmes immersed in Sherlockian culture for be described as the gatekeeps of the body by way of a train top. Friday con- many more years and decades than weekend, having graciously and a cluded with a meeting of The Friends I could even conceive. While scion little insanely opened up their lovely of the Sherlock Holmes Collections, meetings served as a pleasant, quick home to the Sherlockian masses on the the highlight of which was a talk by fix for expanding my nascent Sher- Thursday night before the conference. University of Copenhagen Professor lockian horizons, I soon became aware On a lovely Minneapolis evening, over Palle Schantz Lauridsen discussing the of gatherings that to my mind existed one hundred eager Sherlockians con- importance of archives to Sherlockian at the apex of Sherlockian scholarship: gregated as Julie & Mike’s deliciously research of all stripes. the Sherlockian conference. cool-looking pool or equally delicious- looking Sherlockian library served as Saturday began promptly at 9:00 AM All religions, movements and ideolo- backdrops. Reunions with old friends with a fascinating talk by Marsha Pol- gies possess some sacrosanct physical and many first time ‘in real life’ meet- lak. “Sherlock: Any Place He hangs His location to which pilgrims flock in ings were had. I can’t count how many Hat Is Holmes” detailed the decades- order to feel closer to that spiritual names I was finally able to couple with long doings of the Sub-Librarians, a center where like-minded devotees faces throughout the evening. The per- Sherlockian cult within the American can be met and artifacts of significance fect start to the whirlwind weekend of Library Association (ALA). Next, a speaker I’d been looking forward to

Sherlockian madness yet to come. Photo by Julie McKuras

are housed. In the Sherlockian world, Photo by Julie McKuras opportunities abound to share our since I first read the speaker line-up, Gary, Sophie and Andy Thaden Matt Laffey, Andy Peck, Marcus Geisser, John Berquist, Mattias Bostrom and Dick Sveum singular passion for a quirky private Leaving my room at The Commons Texan Don Hobbs, delivered the edify- consulting detective and his trusted — the official diggings of the confer- ing and hilarious talk “The Collection chronicler, but only one of these ence — on Friday morning I immedi- Mania in its Most Acute Form” on what opportunities can be likened to the ately hit upon a theme that would be it’s like being a self-described ‘maniac pilgrim’s quest where at journey’s end a constant throughout the weekend: collector’ as he collects translations the devotee finds himself at the physi- Sherlockians everywhere! We all made of the Canon to such an extent the cal and intellectual center of Sherlock- our way across the Mississippi River description of “maniac” might be a ian scholarship surrounded by like- to the Elmer L. Andersen Library for bit of an understatement. Bill Ma- minded fanatics prepared to immerse registration and, if we were so inclined, son followed-up with an informative themselves in three days of spiritual a tour of the absolutely massive special discussion of the criminal classes and exercises consisting in communing collections building housing the leg- Holmes’s possible relation to them in with tens of thousands of the holiest endary Sherlock Holmes Collection, “Masters of the Victorian Underworld.” of Sherlockian artifacts, socializing lorded over by curator Tim Johnson. Lunch was devoured as readily as we with the most dedicated of Sherlock- Also onsite was an exquisitely arranged had been devouring the talks, and ian pilgrims and listening to the most exhibition focused on the Reichenbach soon Roger Johnson and Jean Upton learned of Sherlockian presentations. Falls as seen through the remarkable of the Sherlock Holmes Society of

eyes of early Norwegian Explorer Dr. London were front and center ex- Photo by Julie McKuras Randy Cox and Dick Sveum Donning the guise of a modern day Philip Hench. Sherlockian.net’s Chris plaining the little known connection pilgrim, I booked my ticket for Min- Redmond kicked off the day with his between the evolution of BBC Sher- nesota and registered for the triennial rather ‘colorful’ talk “Why the Car- lock and various dinners of the SHSL Photo courtesy of Roger Jonson conference presented by the Nor- buncle Was blue and the Dragon Was where show creators Steven Moffat and Linus and Jean Uptown wegian Explorers of Minnesota, The Green: Colours, Feels and Themes for Mark Gatiss presented their ideas for a Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Col- Perceptive Readers.” Marcus Geisser, contemporary adaptation of Sherlock Continued on page 11 4 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 9 From the President he 2013 Annual Membership tradition of the purest form of scholar- Lauridsen from the University of Meeting of the Friends of ship was presented in absentia to Dr. Copenhagen titled “A Cross Media the Sherlock Homes Collec- Donald A. Yates, BSI for his article Phenomenon – Popularizing Sherlock T tions was held on August 9th “Sherlockian Memories,” which ap- Holmes in Denmark 1890-1910.” The at the Andersen Library in conjunc- peared in the September 2012 issue talk included exciting new information tion with the triennial conference. It of the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes found by Palle in the Sherlock Holmes set the record for attendance and it Collections Newsletter. Collections while doing research before was fun to see so many good friends. the conference. In the business meeting the current A real honor was a special presentation officers including: Richard Sveum, to Friends member J. Randolph Cox, During the conference the Friends had President, John Bergquist, Vice Presi- BSI of the conference book, J. Randolph both a silent auction of books and a dent, Michael Eckman, Secretary and Cox: A Sherlockian Festschrift. The book live auction at the banquet conducted Timothy Johnson, Treasurer and board was edited by Phillip Bergem, BSI with by Peter Blau, BSI. Thank you to all Photo courtesy of Stephanie Thomas Photo by Gary Thaden Eric Swope, PJ Doyle and Michael Eckman at Registration Guy Marriott members: Phil Bergem, Lucy Brusic, five essays honoring Randy followed by who purchased items and to the many Julie McKuras, Mike McKuras, Tim a collection of his Sherlockian writings others who were moved to make special Reich, Ray Riethmeier, Steve Stilwell and a bibliography. donations to the Friends. We are proud and Gary Thaden we re-elected. The to say that we are closer to our goal of Sigerson Society was recognized and The E.W. McDiarmid Curator of the making the Sherlock Holmes Collec- an appeal was made for new members. Sherlock Holmes Collections Timothy tions the World Center for the study of Johnson gave his annual State of the Sherlock Holmes and his world. The 2013 Dr. Bryce L. Crawford, Jr. Collections address. The Keynote Ad- Award for an outstanding essay in the dress was given by Dr. Palle Schantz Richard J. Sveum, MD, BSI

Musings onference planning isn’t for but I enjoyed every minute,” to name his experiences over the three days. the weak of heart. It involves only a few of the highlights. After a Matt Laffey looks at the event from the several years of detailed brief hiatus where we will reflect on perspective of a first time attendee and planning by a committed the feedback provided, we’ll begin speaker, meeting people he had previ- Photo courtesy of Steve Doyle Photo by Julie McKuras C Bill Cochran and Gordon Speck Peter E. Blau and Kathy McGill group of people; even with contin- planning for 2016. ously known only through cyberspace. gency planning, it doesn’t hurt to Gary Thaden, co-chair of the confer- have some good luck along the way. A number of our attendees answered ence, gives us his perspective of how That was our experience in August the call when asked to write something our three years of planning resulted with “Sherlock Holmes Through Time about the conference, and their articles in a hugely successful symposium. and Place” when the old met the new, certainly have “the charm of variety.” Last but not least, Friends President and the past and future of the Sher- Each writer reviewed the same events, Dick Sveum covers the Friends of the lockian movement was discussed. but the personality of each author is Sherlock Holmes Collections Annual Our speakers were outstanding, our evident in their essays. Al Gregory, Meeting. attendees positive and entertain- who attended his first conference here ing, and our Minnesota summer was in 1995 reflects on the good time had Thanks to those who sent photos; warm and sunny. There were so many by all. Brenda Rossini provides us with Roger Johnson, Stu Nelan, Brenda moments that were special in their an overall view on the events with a Rossini, Russell Merritt, and Stephanie own way; Chicagoan Janice Weiner special focus on the banquet and the Thomas. When I compared Stu Nelan “recruiting” potential new members “Toast to An Irregular” which proved to Jimmy Olsen, Superman’s friend for the Norwegian Explorers while at to be especially moving for the friends and Daily Planet Cub Reporter, Stu a local yarn shop, watching our young of Fred Levin. Tim Johnson’s toast to responded with “More like Irregulars attendees – people under the age of Fred is included in this issue as well – ‘go everywhere, see everything and Photo by Julie McKuras Elaine and Joe Coppola, Carol Cavalucci, Marina Stajic Al Gregory at his sales table Upton Jean and Jonson Roger of courtesy Photo 20, and many under 40 — mingling as his update on his busy Sherlockian overhear everyone’.” with seasoned Sherlockians, hearing summer. Soren Eversoll, the young- from Tom Lawell that “as a first time est (and perhaps brightest) member of Julie McKuras, ASH, BSI attendee I wasn’t sure what to expect, the Norwegian Explorers writes about

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CONFERENCE 2013 Photo by Gary Thaden Palle Schantz Lauridsen Jerry Margolin at the S'Mores table Photo courtesy of Mike McCoy

Photo by Julie McKuras Photo courtesy of Jean Upton Photo courtesy of Brenda Rossini Photo courtesy of Brenda Photo courtesy of Stephanie Thomas

Roger Johnson Jennifer Olson, Susan Vizoskie, Steve Schier, and Ben Vizoskie The Red Throated League Don Hobbs and Stu Nelan Photo by Julie McKuras Julie by Photo

Photo by Julie McKuras Photo courtesy of Roger Johnson and Jean Upton Dick Sveum and Bill Mason Cliff Goldfarb and John Pforr Tim Johnson Dayna Nuhn, Marilynne McKay and Bonnie MacBird Photo by Julie McKuras

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CONFERENCE 2013 Photo by Gary Thaden Palle Schantz Lauridsen Jerry Margolin at the S'Mores table Photo courtesy of Mike McCoy

Photo by Julie McKuras Photo courtesy of Jean Upton Photo courtesy of Brenda Rossini Photo courtesy of Brenda Photo courtesy of Stephanie Thomas

Roger Johnson Jennifer Olson, Susan Vizoskie, Steve Schier, and Ben Vizoskie The Red Throated League Don Hobbs and Stu Nelan Photo by Julie McKuras Julie by Photo

Photo by Julie McKuras Photo courtesy of Roger Johnson and Jean Upton Dick Sveum and Bill Mason Cliff Goldfarb and John Pforr Tim Johnson Dayna Nuhn, Marilynne McKay and Bonnie MacBird Photo by Julie McKuras

6 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 7 From the President he 2013 Annual Membership tradition of the purest form of scholar- Lauridsen from the University of Meeting of the Friends of ship was presented in absentia to Dr. Copenhagen titled “A Cross Media the Sherlock Homes Collec- Donald A. Yates, BSI for his article Phenomenon – Popularizing Sherlock T tions was held on August 9th “Sherlockian Memories,” which ap- Holmes in Denmark 1890-1910.” The at the Andersen Library in conjunc- peared in the September 2012 issue talk included exciting new information tion with the triennial conference. It of the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes found by Palle in the Sherlock Holmes set the record for attendance and it Collections Newsletter. Collections while doing research before was fun to see so many good friends. the conference. In the business meeting the current A real honor was a special presentation officers including: Richard Sveum, to Friends member J. Randolph Cox, During the conference the Friends had President, John Bergquist, Vice Presi- BSI of the conference book, J. Randolph both a silent auction of books and a dent, Michael Eckman, Secretary and Cox: A Sherlockian Festschrift. The book live auction at the banquet conducted Timothy Johnson, Treasurer and board was edited by Phillip Bergem, BSI with by Peter Blau, BSI. Thank you to all Photo courtesy of Stephanie Thomas Photo by Gary Thaden Eric Swope, PJ Doyle and Michael Eckman at Registration Guy Marriott members: Phil Bergem, Lucy Brusic, five essays honoring Randy followed by who purchased items and to the many Julie McKuras, Mike McKuras, Tim a collection of his Sherlockian writings others who were moved to make special Reich, Ray Riethmeier, Steve Stilwell and a bibliography. donations to the Friends. We are proud and Gary Thaden we re-elected. The to say that we are closer to our goal of Sigerson Society was recognized and The E.W. McDiarmid Curator of the making the Sherlock Holmes Collec- an appeal was made for new members. Sherlock Holmes Collections Timothy tions the World Center for the study of Johnson gave his annual State of the Sherlock Holmes and his world. The 2013 Dr. Bryce L. Crawford, Jr. Collections address. The Keynote Ad- Award for an outstanding essay in the dress was given by Dr. Palle Schantz Richard J. Sveum, MD, BSI

Musings onference planning isn’t for but I enjoyed every minute,” to name his experiences over the three days. the weak of heart. It involves only a few of the highlights. After a Matt Laffey looks at the event from the several years of detailed brief hiatus where we will reflect on perspective of a first time attendee and planning by a committed the feedback provided, we’ll begin speaker, meeting people he had previ- Photo courtesy of Steve Doyle Photo by Julie McKuras C Bill Cochran and Gordon Speck Peter E. Blau and Kathy McGill group of people; even with contin- planning for 2016. ously known only through cyberspace. gency planning, it doesn’t hurt to Gary Thaden, co-chair of the confer- have some good luck along the way. A number of our attendees answered ence, gives us his perspective of how That was our experience in August the call when asked to write something our three years of planning resulted with “Sherlock Holmes Through Time about the conference, and their articles in a hugely successful symposium. and Place” when the old met the new, certainly have “the charm of variety.” Last but not least, Friends President and the past and future of the Sher- Each writer reviewed the same events, Dick Sveum covers the Friends of the lockian movement was discussed. but the personality of each author is Sherlock Holmes Collections Annual Our speakers were outstanding, our evident in their essays. Al Gregory, Meeting. attendees positive and entertain- who attended his first conference here ing, and our Minnesota summer was in 1995 reflects on the good time had Thanks to those who sent photos; warm and sunny. There were so many by all. Brenda Rossini provides us with Roger Johnson, Stu Nelan, Brenda moments that were special in their an overall view on the events with a Rossini, Russell Merritt, and Stephanie own way; Chicagoan Janice Weiner special focus on the banquet and the Thomas. When I compared Stu Nelan “recruiting” potential new members “Toast to An Irregular” which proved to Jimmy Olsen, Superman’s friend for the Norwegian Explorers while at to be especially moving for the friends and Daily Planet Cub Reporter, Stu a local yarn shop, watching our young of Fred Levin. Tim Johnson’s toast to responded with “More like Irregulars attendees – people under the age of Fred is included in this issue as well – ‘go everywhere, see everything and Photo by Julie McKuras Elaine and Joe Coppola, Carol Cavalucci, Marina Stajic Al Gregory at his sales table Upton Jean and Jonson Roger of courtesy Photo 20, and many under 40 — mingling as his update on his busy Sherlockian overhear everyone’.” with seasoned Sherlockians, hearing summer. Soren Eversoll, the young- from Tom Lawell that “as a first time est (and perhaps brightest) member of Julie McKuras, ASH, BSI attendee I wasn’t sure what to expect, the Norwegian Explorers writes about

8 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 5 “As a First Time Attendee and Speaker…” By Matt Laffey

hen my interest in all lections and the University of Minne- a Swiss Sherlockian who can literally things Sherlockians sota Libraries happening August 9-11, be said to have “been in Afghanistan, evolved from a simple in- 2013 with the rather enticing title of I perceive” as he works for the Inter- W terest in reading the sixty “Sherlock Holmes Through Time and national Committee of the Red Cross, stories which make up the Canon to Place” — I knew this would be a new had some Sigersonian reflections in an obsessive desire to acquire and ab- experience and a graduation of sorts to “Travel in the Blood Is Likely to Lead sorb the vast literature known collec- a higher Sherlockian plane, but what to the Most Exotic Destinations.” tively as the writings on the Writings, I didn’t realize is what a life-changing, London’s Guy Marriott in “Sherlock I became aware of a larger Sherlock- totally inspiring experience lay ahead Holmes and the London Underground” ian world. As I began to attend local over the next four days. dispelled some myths about the early scion meetings, I met others who had train system as well as possibilities and

Photo courtesy of Stu and Patricia Nelan a similar obsession but who had been Julie and Mike McKuras can best probabilities of disposing of a certain Randall Stock, Dick and Ellen Caplan Photo by Julie McKuras Steven Mason, with his toast to Mycroft Holmes immersed in Sherlockian culture for be described as the gatekeeps of the body by way of a train top. Friday con- many more years and decades than weekend, having graciously and a cluded with a meeting of The Friends I could even conceive. While scion little insanely opened up their lovely of the Sherlock Holmes Collections, meetings served as a pleasant, quick home to the Sherlockian masses on the the highlight of which was a talk by fix for expanding my nascent Sher- Thursday night before the conference. University of Copenhagen Professor lockian horizons, I soon became aware On a lovely Minneapolis evening, over Palle Schantz Lauridsen discussing the of gatherings that to my mind existed one hundred eager Sherlockians con- importance of archives to Sherlockian at the apex of Sherlockian scholarship: gregated as Julie & Mike’s deliciously research of all stripes. the Sherlockian conference. cool-looking pool or equally delicious- looking Sherlockian library served as Saturday began promptly at 9:00 AM All religions, movements and ideolo- backdrops. Reunions with old friends with a fascinating talk by Marsha Pol- gies possess some sacrosanct physical and many first time ‘in real life’ meet- lak. “Sherlock: Any Place He hangs His location to which pilgrims flock in ings were had. I can’t count how many Hat Is Holmes” detailed the decades- order to feel closer to that spiritual names I was finally able to couple with long doings of the Sub-Librarians, a center where like-minded devotees faces throughout the evening. The per- Sherlockian cult within the American can be met and artifacts of significance fect start to the whirlwind weekend of Library Association (ALA). Next, a speaker I’d been looking forward to

Sherlockian madness yet to come. Photo by Julie McKuras

are housed. In the Sherlockian world, Photo by Julie McKuras opportunities abound to share our since I first read the speaker line-up, Gary, Sophie and Andy Thaden Matt Laffey, Andy Peck, Marcus Geisser, John Berquist, Mattias Bostrom and Dick Sveum singular passion for a quirky private Leaving my room at The Commons Texan Don Hobbs, delivered the edify- consulting detective and his trusted — the official diggings of the confer- ing and hilarious talk “The Collection chronicler, but only one of these ence — on Friday morning I immedi- Mania in its Most Acute Form” on what opportunities can be likened to the ately hit upon a theme that would be it’s like being a self-described ‘maniac pilgrim’s quest where at journey’s end a constant throughout the weekend: collector’ as he collects translations the devotee finds himself at the physi- Sherlockians everywhere! We all made of the Canon to such an extent the cal and intellectual center of Sherlock- our way across the Mississippi River description of “maniac” might be a ian scholarship surrounded by like- to the Elmer L. Andersen Library for bit of an understatement. Bill Ma- minded fanatics prepared to immerse registration and, if we were so inclined, son followed-up with an informative themselves in three days of spiritual a tour of the absolutely massive special discussion of the criminal classes and exercises consisting in communing collections building housing the leg- Holmes’s possible relation to them in with tens of thousands of the holiest endary Sherlock Holmes Collection, “Masters of the Victorian Underworld.” of Sherlockian artifacts, socializing lorded over by curator Tim Johnson. Lunch was devoured as readily as we with the most dedicated of Sherlock- Also onsite was an exquisitely arranged had been devouring the talks, and ian pilgrims and listening to the most exhibition focused on the Reichenbach soon Roger Johnson and Jean Upton learned of Sherlockian presentations. Falls as seen through the remarkable of the Sherlock Holmes Society of

eyes of early Norwegian Explorer Dr. London were front and center ex- Photo by Julie McKuras Randy Cox and Dick Sveum Donning the guise of a modern day Philip Hench. Sherlockian.net’s Chris plaining the little known connection pilgrim, I booked my ticket for Min- Redmond kicked off the day with his between the evolution of BBC Sher- nesota and registered for the triennial rather ‘colorful’ talk “Why the Car- lock and various dinners of the SHSL Photo courtesy of Roger Jonson conference presented by the Nor- buncle Was blue and the Dragon Was where show creators Steven Moffat and Linus and Jean Uptown wegian Explorers of Minnesota, The Green: Colours, Feels and Themes for Mark Gatiss presented their ideas for a Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Col- Perceptive Readers.” Marcus Geisser, contemporary adaptation of Sherlock Continued on page 11 4 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 9 Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Place Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Place By Brenda Rossini By Soren Eversoll

hank you to Julie and Mike At the evening banquet, the Chicago Les Klinger delivered the keynote lecture, hat a fitting name, I spoke about the new McKuras for opening their contingent/Scotland Yarders Janice Weiner, coming down from Olympus to address thought when first read- Russian Sherlock home again to the visiting com- Karen Kozlow, Ron Becker, my husband, the mortals contentedly munching their ing the title of this year’s Holmes TV series. T plement of Sherlockians at this Bert, and I, along with our Ann Arbor, greens and opalescent onions. We heard conference at the Uni- I learned that their Michigan colleague Rick Kato, were the naked truth of “How I Became a W year’s Norwegian Explorers Conference versity of Minnesota. Not Watson has suddenly — “Sherlock Holmes Through Time and deeply moved by Tim Johnson’s tribute to Sherlockian”: law school, the Canon, Bar- only has Sherlock Holmes been pitted passed away, and a Place.” Julie provided us with so much the late Sherlockian Fred Levin, BSI, “Abe ing-Gould and the profusion of footnotes, against the Nazis and sped forward to new trailer has been in hospitality and food and potables and Slaney.” We knew Fred for nearly 30 years: the Doyles — ACD and Steve, un détache- the 22nd Century, but in very recent released. The Sher- desserts and conviviality. At one point, chemist, author, runner, husband, father, ment supercilieux, first wife, second wife, years he has been very comfortable lockian world is such as I stood in a line, waiting for seconds grandfather, genial friend, and lifelong dogs, the logical progression to BSI, and with iPhones and computers. He has a diverse one, with so on the Reuben dip, one of the wags was learner. His accomplishments and varied the adventures of the disputed copyright. even dropped at our own doorstep to many new contribu- prompted to caution me, “leave some for interests reminded me of Isaac Asimov. aid the NYPD in cleaning up the streets tions, that there is the rest of us, Brenda.” The weekend concluded with a superb of America. The great detective is im- no end of topics to Noteworthies from across the seas — performance of an Edith Meiser script mortal wherever you place him. The discuss. Collection recollections were this year’s Roger Johnson and Jean Upton — spoke by “the Red-Throated League,” rousing Sherlock Holmes we know and love theme, a neat mirror of all our particular, with British urbanity and sangfroid, the audience and the hotel in the early is illuminated by gaslight and cobble- Fellow Sherlock- peculiar Sherlockian habits as well as PowerPointing their visit to the filming of morning with a thunderous trill of the stones, but as long as the core elements ians have welcomed panel discussions, an auction, and an BBC/Masterpiece’s Sherlock with Benedict bagpipes. Suddenly, sadly, it came to the of the stories are in place, he will be at me into the great exploration of the ACD collections at the Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in inevitable end, and once again we left home just about anywhere. Sherlockian world as Elmer L. Andersen Library — including outdoor rehearsal. Don Hobbs spoke of the glowing comfort of 221B, sobered if I’ve been there the the Reichenbach papers of the late Mayo his prodigious book collection, among yet refreshed. Laurels to the Norwegian These thoughts were in my head when whole while. I feel Clinic physician and lifetime Sherlockian which was his recently purchased set of Explorers of Minnesota. It was time to I entered the Elmer L. Andersen library a part of this “fam- Dr. Philip Hench. We came, we saw, we foreign Sherlockian translations from the get back to our wood-paneled libraries to for the first day of the conference. They ily.” Knowledge of met, we engaged...from the West Coast’s late Fred Levin’s library. Don’s able, incor- dust off those pastiches and collectibles! seemed to be in the minds of my fellow the great detective Stormy Petrels of Vancouver — Len and ruptible, and oenophilic Texas and Tulsa conference participants as well. Within is palpable among (Ed. Note: The following toast, mentioned by Elsa Haffenden and Fran Martin – to the contingent toasted their shared pride. a few minutes of my arrival, I struck participants in the “From the tiny scratches on your mobile, I Brenda Rossini in her article, was presented East Coast’s vendor supreme Al Gregory. by Tim Johnson at the “Sherlock Holmes up a conversation about how the world conference. Every- deduce that your brother is an alcoholic and Through Time and Place” banquet.) of Sherlock Holmes has undergone body knows their that you don’t get on with him.” drastic changes in recent years (not to Holmes and their mention the gender changes in the CBS Canon very well. To An Old Irregular television series, Elementary). It was These conferences interesting to see how other Sherlock- are like long awaited n keeping with the theme of our So it was with my first meeting of an simple and unsophisticated folk. This is, ians react to these changes – some with reunions and oppor- conference — Sherlock Holmes Irregular outside our circle here in Min- after all, “flyover country.” And so, had approval and others with doubts – but tunities to share what Through Time and Place — please nesota. The time was the turn of the Mil- Fred Levin walked into a store in Lake all eager to hash it out. we’ve learned in the allow me to make a toast to an old lennium; the place was the lobby of the Wobegon and introduced himself, the intervening years. Photo courtesy of Eric Swope I A notable quality about Sherlockians is Les Klinger and Soren Eversoll Irregular…. Algonquin Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. residents might have misheard his name, I could go on for thinking he spoke French, asking for a their incredible warmth and kindness. pages more about the informative and There are certain events in our lives His own time and place was associated bottle of wine. Even though this was just my second entertaining speakers, the very diligent forever associated with a time and place. with the Windy City, as was reflected in conference, I recognized a lot of famil- work done by Timothy J. Johnson For example, I know exactly where I his 1993 investiture into the Irregulars as Wine he was, the sweetest vintage iar faces. With Holmes as our common on the Sherlock Holmes exhibit from was when I stood by my father’s side Abe Slaney. Vamberry might offer. interest, every attendee is a friend. On the archives, and the interesting and as a young boy, watching trains loaded the second day during lunch, I got to worthwhile products at the booths with tanks, artillery, and other military As we sat together in the lobby of the Think, then, on those times and places talking with people I had never met and stands in the hotel. To sum it up, equipment heading south to Key West. Algonquin, getting to know each other when this dear soul crossed your path before about the Cumberbatch and I enjoyed myself very much at the It was the Cuban Missile Crisis and I a little bit, almost his first words to me and cherish the memories. Miller series and their shortcomings Sherlock Holmes: Though Time and Place lived in south Florida, 265 miles from were: “What can I do to help?” Over the when compared to the Canon. We conference. Beyond the outstanding Havana. In the same way, I know where next dozen years, he was the greatest help Please raise your glasses in honor and spoke for the whole lunch break and exhibits and presentations, what really I was when I heard those timeless words to me, the Collections, and the University. memory of a precious old Irregular, later in the conference, but the conver- made it special for me was the people. in 1969: “Tranquility Base here, the Eagle We who live in the land of Lake Wobe- Alfred A. “Fred” Levin. sation never died. I also got into a great I had an unforgettable time, and three has landed.” gon are sometimes seen by others as discussion with Matt Laffey, who runs years is much too long to wait for the Tim Johnson the informative blog Always 1895. We next one.

10 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 3 A Curious Collection Continued from Page 1 100 Years Ago Continued from Page 2 First Time AttendeeContinued and from Speaker… Page 2 Peter Blau did his usual masterful job of auctioneering and raised a welcome amount of $740, and the silent auction raised Continued100 fromYears Page 4Ago... $630 for the Collections. Book sales netted an additionalmobile $390. for “journalistic The vendors’ purposes.” tables raised moneytable for of private contents Sherlockian for this 224 page health during and after the pregnan- The Orphanage collections, as hucksters seductively separated conference-goersCatling was activefrom theirin the greenbacks. Institute of illustrated book includes works by Holmes.cy. This“A Highly certainly Poisonous would explain Effect” the ian culturein an called earlier “May translation I Introduce which Mr. I revised quite heavily. Journalists and traveled extensively Alfred Noyes, Arthur Morrison, was conjuredsomewhat by sombre Marina tone Stajic, of Newthe poem. Holmes:When, Connecting ere the tangled New web Audiences is reft, to If you missed this conference, do make it a point to throughmark your America, calendars Canada, for 2016, the Middle when once Rosamundagain the superb Marriott-Watson, and much- Eden York CityThe forensicuse of the toxicologist word “lady” and in allthe last the Canon”,The kid-gloved a topic villain I care scowls about and deeply. sneers, AndThe hapless main innocence difference is leftbetween appreciated organizational skills of the Norwegian ExplorersEast and Europe,will present including yet another France memorablePhillpotts, conference John for Galsworthy, us. F. Anstey aroundstanza expert seems on drugs to strongly and poisons in I was joined by Elaine and Joe Coppola 100 during World War I. He served as a Withmy no own assets and save EB’s sighs translation and tears, I 100 and Jerome K. Jerome, to name but a Y E A R S A G O the Canon.suggest Swedish that it was Sherlockian written to/for and and Marythink Loving stems as from Pj Doyle the factmoder that- delegate to the Conference of the few of the contributors. Page 20 fea- ’Tis then, just then, that in there stalks Y E A R S A G O recentLady father Jean. Mattias Boström — his ated thethey discussion, belong to which different spanned ages. As The Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections International Association of Journalists tures the poem “By the North Sea” by The hero, watchful of her needs, is a quarterly newsletter published by the The March 2008 issue of this newslet- hilarious talk was punctuated by im- over Hea number youtalks! may Great of know, topics heavens, Danish including how washe talks how for at Berlin in 1908, and later as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is a short Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections ter featured an article about The Flag, Caption: The 1902 first edition has the ages ofAlso, his newbornthe fact that daughter they were to highly expect- to useBut socialcenturies we forgive media the him, to official increasefor his deeds.written your lan- which seek to promote the activities, inter- Among the foreign translations of The President of the British International poem, and there is a facsimile of the Hound ofpublished the Baskervilles in 1908, from which John benefitted Paget illustration while the second does not. ing their first child may have guage of Norway, and although ests and needs of the Special Collections comical effect — described “How scion’s membership, ways to structure and Rare Books Department, University of Bennett Shaw’s collections, the one Society of Journalists during 1915. He last stanza as written by Conan Doyle. influenced Doyle’s decision to con- LifeNorwegian is the drama in here 1911 to-day had begun the Union Jack Club. One of the Don Hobbs’ The Galactic Sherlock me by the first translator, who called Sherlock Holmes Conquered Scan- meetings so new Sherlockians feel wel- Minnesota Libraries. that was published 100 years ago has passed away on December 25, 1920. tribute to The Press Book in the Andsplitting Death the away, villain the of influencethe plot. entries in The Flag was Sir Arthur Holmes bibliography of foreign lan- the storyHer Hunden cheek was fra wetBaskervilles. with North This Sea spray, danavia,” which at times felt almost come, etc. It felt like the conversation Mail editorial correspondence c/o: special significance. According to De first place. Being a father himself, I’m It isfrom a realistic Danish play; was still strong. It’s Conan Doyle’s “The Grey Dress – guage editionsCatling’s ofname the alsoCanon appears has nine in con- title is established;We walked where to the tide eye and it comesshingle meet, likeScan acourtesy stand-up of the comedy University routine of Minnesota rather Librariescould continuea complicated for a few story more but hours, actually Waal it was a 2nd edition, with the sure he could easily empathize with Shall it end well or shall it not Unpublished Dialogue from ‘A Duet.’”books junctionlisted as translationswith The Savage by Elisa- Club of close toThe the longoriginal; waves and rolled it soundsfrom far away Editor first published in 1902. NotedHound than a lecture, though equal parts hi- but itNorwegianThe was hero? time Oh, foron the theThe hero’s printed Red-Throated part page is beth BrochmannLondon. Founded and includes in 1857, scanned the mem- right. ItTo is purralso inmisleading, ripples at our because feet. it 11 yearsthe old fatherless at the time,children which which makes would as different from Ibsen’s time to the Julie McKuras collector Dr. Donald Pollack has both larity and knowledge were dispensed. LeagueIs vacant—to of the Norwegian be played Explorers,by you. 13512 Granada Ave. covers. hints thatAnd Baskerville as we walked is ait placeseemed rather to me it 1952benefit or ’53. from I think the saleit was of giventhe volume. in his collection.The following year, in 1909, The Press bers come from the worlds of art, After a short ‘cash bar’ break we whopresent Thengave as acta Shakespeare rousing it well! rendition An isorphan’s from of pres- hearta clas- Apple Valley, MN 55124 than a family.That three But, old for friends the three had metexcel- that day: to me by friends of my parents who ent day English. At the same time I did 952-431-1934 Album was published to aid the drama, law, literature, music or sci- regrouped for dinner where digestion sic EdithMay beatMeiser the radiolighter scriptif you do.involving 952-431-1934 This search led to the online WorldCat lent reasonsThe old mentioned, old sky, the I olddecided old sea, not knew Finally,about my Doyle interest wrote in a detective poem about go for a “conservative” style, hoping [email protected] C3542. Journalists’— A1456. HundenOrphan fraFund, Basker- and as he ence. Former members have included was unencumbered via a talk perfectly Scotland, submarines and German Photo by Mark Engebretson, courtesy of Photo by Mark Engebretson, the University of Minnesota Libraries which lists eleven books by A. Conan to changeAnd it.” love, which is as old as they. stories.orphans Anyway, which it was was a revelation. published in it would read to modern day Norwe- ville: En hadny fortælling done the om previous Sherlock year, Conan notables such as Charlie Chaplin, Christy Allen and Julie McKuras Editorial Board DoyleSherlock translated Holmes Throughin Norwegian Time and Placeby When I wrote to Nils Nordberg for an I’vedescribed still got as it, “Baker title page Street missing Rambles” and spies.gian readers as Conan Doyle reads to Editorial Board Holmes. DoyleAutoriseret stepped oversættelse forward with ved a contri- Mark Twain, Wilkie Collins, James Songs of the Road, just a few pages John Bergquist, Timothy Johnson, Elisabeth Brochmann. Also online is update Outhe surprised seaward hung me bythe writing:brooding mist, slightlygiven by the master worse Sherlockian for wear, yet annotator one of Elisabeth Brochmann. Kristiania: after “By the North Sea.” It was English-speakingReferences: readers of today. Jon Lellenberg, Richard J. Sveum, M.D. bution. The book, edited by Thomas NasjonalbiblioteketMcNeill Whistler, (National Sir Alexander Library ElisabethWe Brochmann’s saw it rolling, translationfold on fold, of my dearest possessions. But very few Forlagt af H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Leslie calledKlinger. “The After Orphanage” dinner, a andvariety is repro- Andhttp://www.scoop- as quickly as my pilgrimage had Catling and published by John Murray,of Norway),Fleming, which W. S.had Gilbert, Elisabeth Sir Henry HOUN Andwas markedactually the first great published Sun Alchemist of the stories were available in my own Sincedatabase.com/bio/catling_thomas 1971 my translation of HOUN Nygaard), 1902. 263 p. of drinkingduced alliancesbelow. were formed and begun, the clock struck midnight has an introductory note which gives BrochmannIrving, dates Dante listed Rossetti, as 1855-1915 Dylan Thomas, 1902, alsoTurn by all Aschehoug. its leaden edge The to interestgold. language then, so I had to wait until I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Club —————."By All 2nd Accounts, ed. 1911. 246 p. Our Conference Was a Success!" revelry continued merrily throughout (well,hashttp://www.savageclub.com/ been 1:00 reprinted PM on Sunday) over a dozen and my times the history of the Fund. It began in along withHerbert some Beerbohm books and Tree, letters. Edgar in the newLook Holmes well, look adventure well, oh ladyseems mine! to learned English to pursue my interest by various publishers, by Aschehoug Iby became Gary awareThaden of translator Elisabeth the early hours. sojourn on the higher plane of Sher- Copyright © 2006 have beenThe as grey great below, here the as gold in England! above; in Holmes.I wonder, perhaps, if he was think- Brochmann“1892 in with2004 a whengift of I £1,000acquired by the late Wallace and Peter Ustinov. It is cur- and Norild as well as Gyldendal, and University of Minnesota Library To me the most famous Norwegian The 1911For edition so the greyest was one life inmay a seriesshine ing of the Orphan’s Fund when he lockianI’ve also existence read it as came an audio to an book. end. It Copyright © ©2013 20112012 lot 93 ofLord Thehe GleneskFriendsConan Doyle ofand the £500 SherlockCollec- by the late Sirtions beganrently with located the proper at 1 Whitehall high quality Place, a few Indiana, newspapers. Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. translator of the Canon is Nils Nor- of booksAll published golden in thein thatlight format,of love. half AsRumor EB’swrote HOUNhad this?it that was Sunday more or was less the my final Reluctantlywas included I had in the to facefirst the ever reality collected tion auctionJohnHolmes atWillox…Working Christie’s. Collections, Included the pressmen Uni - tone. TheLondon Libraries’ and exhibit their website drew rave indicates it The University of Minnesota is an Equal dberg, BSI (“A Norwegian Named octavo, with green covers and dust- favouriteday of the boyhood conference, reading but Iat tend this to point be that life would not continue to exist as in the lotthroughout were seven the letters country and commenced two “remains one of the leading BohemianThe Conference committee wants to Sherlock Holmes edition in Norwegian, Opportunity Educator and Employer. versity of Minnesota Libraries reviews.Sigerson” The 1981). Friends In meeting1995 he featured wrote a jacket.The It (andPress indeedAlbum added all the over three £1000 to uncritical, but I think it was for its time postcards by ACD to Madame Broch- Gentleman’s Clubs in London.” I was fairly certain my life would con- onewhich long I edited series andof brilliant part-translated Sherlockian contributions,and the Norwegian and in theExplorers same year report“Holmes from by Tim Any Johnson Other on the State of give a big thankeditions you to of all EB’s the transla- wonderful an excellent translation, less error-ridden Tmann discussing rights to stories and the Institute of Journalists Orphan tinue as it had for the last two days, a lectures,(wanted tobroken do all up but by didn’t lavish have banquets of Minnesotathe first sponsored orphan thewas recent adopted.” con- The theName: Collections Translating (high!) the and a wonderful attendees, thetion) great had speakers, the Sidney the staff Paget at and less inclined to take liberties than pamphlets. ACD was eager to have In 1882, the Prince of Wales, later Fund. prospect I found appealing regardless andtime), excited published gatherings in 10 filledvolumes with by like- Den reader is assured that “Every penny KeynoteSherlock Address Holmes by Stories,” Palle Schantz Laurid- the Universityillustration of Minnesota of theLibraries, hound the contemporary Swedish or Danish trans- just crumbs and a pumpkin to bring Theference War “Sherlock in South Africa:Holmes Its Through Cause and Time mindedNorske Bokklubbenindividuals devoted (“The Norwegian to analyz- contributed to the Fund, from its publishedEdward in Sherlock VII, became an honorary breaking out of the fog on lations.of the fact It’s athat long last time night’s since merrymak I’ve re-read- back with me: what I experienced and Conductand Place.” translated With over into 145 all attendees languages (a sen from the University of Copenhagen. staff atChristy the Commons Allen, who Hotel, contributes our spouses, fre- Book Club”) in 1980. The tenth volume Aschehoug in EB’s time was Doyle’s beginning seventeen years ago, has Holmes:member The Detective of the &Club. He enjoyed the the dust jacket. The series iting but left it isme my in impressiona state of being Continuedthat EBunable was tofrom Pageing and 4 critiquing the life and times what I witnessed was some of the best and15% wrote increase a preface over our for previous the Norwegian high), We switched to the Commons Hotel, less and thequently great vendorsto the ConanDoyle we had this year.(ACD) list Musings... was a collection of pastiches and essays. main Norwegian publisher, but unfor- The Collector,atmosphere Essays and on suggestedthe that a was called H. Aschehoug especiallysee and/or good observe. at maintaining Michael Eckman the poetic of the Great Detective, punctuated by of the best the Sherlockian world had edition.accolades beenBrochmann from devoted the attendees must to the have (inkeep ahad post- and a educa-than a mile down University Avenue for on the Internet, is interested in Conan In the 1990s all ten volumes were re- tunately they didn’t follow it up—there John Bennettmasonic Shaw lodge Library. would be a good addi- & Co.s Kronebibliotek (“1 qualitiesroundednever of offthe the the same original. lectures for Francine; I’m with still “Sher haunted she- thestuffed occasional rat now sensational adorn the bits Collections. of gos- readers and other interested parties, close relationshiption of the withorphans…Avoiding ACD and his any The 2013 Conference Committee was: printed wholesale by a short-lived pub- towere offer. no Itranslations arrived as a of pilgrim, VALL or a noviceThe conference online survey), and inclusion SaturdayIn that essay and Sundayhe explained sessions. Through- Doyle’sKrone poetry. Library”, She wrote: mean- by themissed descriptions sharing theirof the interests moor as and I read most Our thanks go to Peter Blau, not only and this issue features two of those: family, butexpenditure there is nothing on bricks about and hermortar, the tion to the facilities. On December 3, lock Holmes in the Proper Time and siplisher and called back LibriArte.story, which I’ve only done served minor seekerCase-book, looking and for only the four ‘next of step’ the stories— I of new Sherlockians and traditionalists outabout our the time challenges at the Commons, of we had Mike Eckman,ing Dick that Sveum, the price Phil was Bergem, one them almost 60 years ago. in any ofprinciple the Conan laid Doyle down biographies. was that of saving 1886, Catling wrote to the Grand I’ve tried to do some research about Place”of all,giving she amissed nice sense his companionship. of closure torevisions forgive writing life to and the about color,text hisover like friends thethe years,‘extras’ Wayne but wouldinGeorgina His Lastreturn Doyle, Bow home were author inspired published of Out and of in enerthe - (Facebook, Yapp smartphone app, Twit- greattranslating presentations SH in theon a wide variety of John Bergquist,Norwegian Pj Doyle, krone,Tom Gottwalt, slightly ACD visited Norway in June 1892 with Secretary of United Grand Lodge, the poem proper and how/why it to theAnd talks. when I wasshe askedpassed prior away, to their the ofa major andHolmes’s Francine one ‘Hopefor butanother From also Bokklubbenforthe helpingFlow- with Norway,Shadows: in The a book Untold called Story Spioncen- of Arthur the child to its home and its home tosubjects,changing time Norwegian between lan-sessions to talk to Tim Johnson,less Tim than Reich, $10 Mary in today’s Loving, As for my own translation it was gized with new ideas, new projects and hister, sisterPowerPoint, Connie and and books) Jerome everybody K. Jerome enclosing an “imposing group of peti- was written, but have come up friends had the same reaction as people ers’completethe speech. packing edition, Though and in mailing thetwo weekend volumes, of the many,had in tralen,Conan 1919. Doyle’s I’ve First been Family very, read fortunate, Dick the child.” guage, including titles: and my stellarmoney). co-chair, I’ve Julie got McKuras. some of actuallyconference published to participate for the infirst a panel time in an invigorating sense that this was only amongstayed, hadothers. fun, and went away happy. old andtioners,” new friends proposing and an thatopportunity a new lodge empty. had when George Burns died; his pass- 2002.many The boxes. most recent reprint is in a bothSveum’s in Gyldendal article from that December they wanted 2008 to the titles, including Dr 1971.discussion In 1966 on theI had future been of in Sherlock a TV quiz- come to an end, I had much more than the beginning. to spend that last dollar on the one book ing meant that he was together with 2011 Bokklubben volume Sherlock givewith Holmes a careful his eye due and place has incorrected a prestige a Thomas Catling edited The Press “Anotherbe foundedexample forof the approximately Watson’s optegnelser (“The show, winning 10,000 kroner for my AJust Google three monthssearch revealed before the a 1902conference letter we discovered we needed. Our Saturday Here is a list of the nine conferences that Holmes Mysterier i utvalg (“Selected series of modern and classical mystery Album. Born September 23, 1838, he euphony-before-precision25% of the membership is the who were RecordsWhat of Dr I Watson”),did learn waspublished that it was knowledgeGracie again. of Holmes, so I was consid- John Bergquist has provided us with a date. Soren Eversoll, an honored visitor written by Samuel L. Clemens (Mark have taken place in Minnesota, the site of Mysteries”), containing STUD, HOUN stories and bringing him back into we scrambled for a new banquet/ho- nighttranslation banquetMasons. of (withthe On title overJanuary of 160 The 18, diners) Hounds 1887, of The 1918. Apartalmost from certainly a missing written ABBE when this Jean ered quite the local Sherlock Holmes look at Leaves from The Copper Beeches, to the Collections last year, continues Twain) toworked Brochmann for Lloyd’s noting Weekly that Newsshe , as a and The Adventures—all translated print, and in Den norske Bokklubben tel, just one month before launch we featuredthe BaskervillesSavage toasts and,Club. Several as Lodge a featured problems was consecratedspeaker, exist at“theis a reprintworld’swas largestofpregnant the samegathering with title Denis ofpublished mate (who- was expert.Francine In 1969 Morris Gyldendal, Swift, ever Norway’s the librari- and its interesting authors and editors, his interest in Sherlock Holmes, had translatedcompositor, into Norwegianwriter, news his editor from by yours truly. If you’re interested, I’ll for deciding to do the first ever com- rushed to find a bigger conference space, ahere. personal For instanceremembrance no single of his word route into rialin 1905, related containing to Sherlock the Holmes last seven and his largestan, publishingplanned to house,donate hadher Sherlockianstarted a published 50 years ago. I’d like to according to a note sent by his mother. Sherlockian1866 pastiche through A1884, Doubled-Bar- then editor from Freemasons’ Hall and Sir Henry Irving born in March of 1909, just one be happy to send you a copy for your plete edition and giving me a free rein SherlockNorwegian Holmes suggests by Les a large, Klinger. possibly Sunday creatorstories Sirfrom Arthur The ReturnConan Doyle”:of SH. Broch- paperback mystery series called “The reledand less Detective 1884than onethrough Story. week The 1907.before Lilly The kick-off Library Scoop was invested as Treasurer. There is no month before The Press Book was Acquisitionscollection to The Sherlock Holmes collection.thank Christy And toAllen complete for providing the story: I to present Sherlock Holmes as I think ferocious and deadly, canine; hund mann’s HOUN was re-published by the Black Series” (inspired by the French Manuscriptwe needed an Collection even bigger has space. 15 letters The to includedlonger more agreat formal presentations connection and between • 1984 —published). The Adventures of Sherlock Collections. Sadly, her death in alsoinformation adapted and about translated Conan Doyle’sa Swedish poet- heSo should it’s business be. as usual at The Database, subscription biographical means any dog, big or small. And what same house a last time in 1941. “La Série Noire”) and asked me to do herCommons (1900-1917) Hotel (615 from Washington English authors Ave, the reenactmentthe Lodge of and the the1944 Club. Edith Meiser Holmes in Minnesota Octoberwo 2007 bottles, meant #3 andher collection,#4, of the limited,radiory First asdramatisation featured Edition inwine our of of the100 221B book Years Cellars and Ago were donatedSherlock for Holmes the Sherlock Collections, Holmes for Collec- dictionary of British and Irish journal-about “…of the Baskervilles.” If liter- a selection of Sherlock Holmes stories. includingMinneapolis, F. Anstey in the Stadium (one of theVillage 24 area radio play, “Sherlock Holmes and the • 1993 —According Victorian to Criminal Doyle’s ownClasses: correspon- which tions.she amassed Don Libey with also her forwardedbeloved a generousproducedcolumn. financial it Dick as a Sveumsix-part contribution updates serial in usthat 1977. on resulted the So whichfrom the the1911 we profitare second all ofthankful. editionthe wine was sales. what ists from the period of 1800 – 1950, ally translated into my language the I can certainly tell you that Broch- There had then been no Holmes books I sometimes think that my main motive got Nils Nordberg hooked on Sherlock authors along with ACD of The Fate of MonsterAfter of Gyre,” his retirement including fromlive bagpipe Lloyd’s Rogues, Rascals and Ruffians Wayne, was ready to move to status of the drive for the E.W. of the University)indicates camehe extended through the again circulation title would be Bakervilleslektens hund, mann’s translationdence (from of A HOUN Life in Letters and that), this in Norwegian since 1941. I did in fact for becoming a radio drama producer Holmes. In his translation he kept Fenella, 1892) and Jerome K. Jerome. Weekly News, Catling undertook the • 1995 — The Detective and the Collector Minnesota.Paul Singleton Boxes of sentbooks, a treasure pho- trove of SherlockianMcDiarmid correspondence Curatorship. to the Collections, including lettersJulie McKuras,from John ASH, Bennett BSI Shaw. and again,of andthe paperthen again beyond throughout London and wasmusic.which Weis not concluded only clumsy by 1 pmbut–even to a big •very 1998 1911 —was Founders’edition a worrisome has Footprints played time. aJean decisive was doT two selections, containing seven sto- was the wish to do this story on radio, Elizabeth Brochmann’s title, and he was I was able to examine the letters while the Conference. roundworse—suggests ofediting applause task anda forstory aThe demand about Press athatAlbum pet: we . The part in mypregnant life. It with was herthe first child Holmes at age ries tographs,each. We ephemerathen decided and thateven I awould giant It’s gratifying to receive notes from attendingreputed the Gillette to be theto Brett first IIIto usecon- the auto- • 2001 — 2001: A Sherlockian Odyssey the medium it is perfectly suited for. a good friend of John Bennett Shaw. As doThe this Dog again of thein 2016. Baskervilles A St. Paul Family. Pioneer story I ever34 and read, Doyle and wasit hooked worried me about her translateAl Gregory HOUN. added I aused recording EB’s version of an interview that aired on local television in New Jersey in July. The interview ran with the ference at Indiana University. • 2004 — A River Runs by It And, ah yes, 2009 saw the first ever a Norwegian-American and Sherlock- Actually the decision was made for on the Master. I must have been 10 or (andBasil alsoRathbone-Nigel several Danish Bruce and film Swedish) “The Woman in Green.” We started at 1 pm on Friday at the Press article detailed the conference and • 2007 — Victorian SecretsContinued and on page 7 “nynorsk” translation of HOUN, by ian, I appreciate all the connections. Elmer L. Andersen Library with speakers the Associated Press picked it up; it also Edwardian Enigmas as reference, but avoided copying it. Ragnar Hovland but relying I suspect a • 2010 — The SpiritsContinued of Sherlock on Holmes page 7 SIGN was also included in the series, good deal on mine. Richard J. Sveum, MD, BSI and a Friends meeting. Friday’s presenta- appeared in a number of Minnesota, and • 2013 — Sherlock Holmes Through 2 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Time and Place Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 7 2 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 711 October 2013 Volume 17 Number 3

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bottle of Courvoisier plus one fifth of the history of the scion mentioned earlier, The physical book is an interesting F New Jersey cognac, with the note: ‘Tell Thomas Hart reports that a publication artifact in itself, featuring quarter bind- the bartender to serve the Courvoisier fund was established as early as 1952 ing with textured morocco-colored first. Then by the time the Sons get to (with the princely sum of $4.00.) Hart, as endpapers of the same stock as the the New Jersey cognac, they may not treasurer of the Publication Committee, covers. spot the difference’” (250). Today, goes on to apologize to the membership Lellenberg says of Starr, “I’m convinced for “his many exhortations for funds, and Leaves from The Copper Beeches was fol- Sherlock Holmes that Julian Wolff [who took over leader- many stern admonitions against failure, lowed up by a second volume, More ship of the Baker Street Irregulars under made at meetings” over the years. Leaves from The Copper Beeches, in COLLECTIONS the title “Commissionaire” after Smith’s 1976. The Sons are still flourishing as untimely death in 1960] would have an active scion society; perhaps some- “Your merits should be publicly recognized” (STUD) retired as Commissionaire sooner than he day we will be able to look forward to did if Bill Starr had not died at a some- a third volume. what early age in 1976 and had been C o n t e n t s around in the early ’80s to take over.” John Bergquist, BSI Francine and Wayne Swift By Peter E. Blau, ASH, BSI Leaves from The Copper Beeches was par- Francine and Wayne Swift tially financed by contributions from Illustration by H.W. Starr, captioned “The appeal t has been said that marriages between two Sherlockians are the most permanent. members of the Sons, who are listed in for the Publication Fund,” printed in Jon 1 Many Sherlockians have found it easy enough to persuade a spouse to enjoy the Lellenberg’s Irregular Crises of the Late ’Forties the acknowledgments. In his memoir of Sherlockian world, but when two people who already are Sherlockians marry they (New York, 1999) 100 Years Ago I will sooner or later merge their collections, as well as their lives. And there is no custody battle, whether over the car, the house, the pets, or the children, that can possi- 2 bly match the difficulty of dividing a collection that has no duplicates.

50 Years Ago So for two Sherlockians it’s a matter only of the better, and never the worse. That cer- 3 tainly was true of Wayne B. Swift and Francine Morris, who were Sherlockians when An Update From The Collections they met for the first time. Francine started her Sherlockian life in Texas, where she was Remembrances a librarian; she founded The Sub-Librarians Scion of the Baker Street Irregulars in the From the President American Library Association, and In supporting the Sherlock Holmes Collections, many donors have made 4 was one of the founders of The contributions either in honor or in memory of special persons. Practical, But Limited, Geologists at an informal luncheon in the Zodiac In Honor Of From Musings Room at Nieman Marcus in Dallas. Peter Blau Arthur E.F. Wiese Jr. 4 When she moved to Washington she Fred Levin Cliff Goldfarb quickly became a member of The Red Circle, and was one of the ring- In Memory Of From An Update from leaders in planning the society’s full- Paul Churchill John Baesch and Evelyn Herzog For any inquiries contact: the Collections fledged costume party at the Paul Churchill Thomas Drucker Timothy J. Johnson, Curator 5 National Press Club. Paul Churchill Warren Randall 612-624-3552 or Wayne was from Nebraska, an elec- Joseph Gillies Michael Kean [email protected] Photo courtesy of The Sherlock Holmes Collections Allen Mackler Patricia Nelson Recent Acquisitions Wayne and Francine Swift trical engineer and a teacher, and an Allen Mackler Once Upon A Crime Mystery Bookstore Sherlock Holmes Collections 5 early convert to the world of com- Allen Mackler Philip Swiggum Suite 111, Elmer L. Andersen Library puters. When he moved to Washington he decided to take an adult-education course in Beatrice McCaffrie John Lockwood University of Minnesota Sherlock Holmes at a local community college and soon attended his first Sherlockian E.W. McDiarmid Michael Brahmey 222 21st Ave. S. To the Editor function, a running of The Silver Blaze (Southern Division) at Pimlico Race Track in E.W. McDiarmid Jim DeLeo Minneapolis, MN 55455 6 Maryland, where he and Francine quickly discovered they shared more than an interest E.W. McDiarmid Jeffrey Klaus Telephone: 612-626-9166 in Sherlock Holmes. They courted , and wed, and had many happy years together, shar- E. W. McDiarmid Peter Klaus FAX: 612-625-5525 ing a multitude of interests, Sherlockian and otherwise. Robert Pattrick Vincent Brosnan A Beacon of the Future Mailing list corrections requested— Wayne became a member of The Baker Street Irregulars in 1978 (as “The Giant Rat of Jan Stauber Alexian Gregory Because of the high cost of returned newsletters, 6 Jan Stauber Francine and Richard Kitts we would appreciate being informed of changes Sumatra”). Francine became a member of The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes in Tom Stix Karen Anderson of address or other corrections. 1977 (as “Hatty Doran”) and was honored by the BSI as The Woman in 1983, and Much of our work with social media Dr. Richard Sturtz William Sturtz Remembrances awarded her Irregular Shilling and Investiture in 1994 (as “The Wigmore Street Post Timothy J. Johnson, Curator chool has begun, and with it to take advantage of these new tools 8 Continued on page 6 8 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 1 the hustle and bustle of the and avenues for exposing our collec- comes through the good help and fall season. Like many of you, tions to use and sharing news about consultation with Mark Engebretson, S I shake my head in wonder, what is happening here in Andersen the Director of Communications for surprised at a summer so quickly Library. I was pleased to play a small the Libraries. Those of you at the passed. Thankfully, I collected many role in this with the development of an conference may have met Mark as he memories from those summer months. “app” for the conference. In the same took photographs of the conference At, or near the top, is the remem- vein, I was delighted to see Mary Lov- (including a group portrait of attend- Sherlock Holmes brance of seeing so many of you at our ing, a member of our conference plan- ees). Mark also facilitated a recorded c o l l e c t i o n s August conference, “Sherlock Holmes ning committee, using both Twitter interview with Leslie Klinger prior to Through Time and Place.” Equally and Facebook during the conference to the conference. My interview with Les “Your merits should be publicly recognized” (STUD) pleasing was the opportunity provided communicate information from various has been posted online through the by the conference to meet new friends. sessions and events. Because of Mary University’s YouTube channel. Many It was quite exciting (and humbling) and the conference, I finally signed up thanks to Mark for helping organize C o n t e n t s to see so many hands raised during for a Twitter account in order to follow this interview, advertising the confer- A Curious Collection By Alexian Gregory, BSI, ASH one of the early sessions in response all the “tweets” from the conference ence, and for the many “pitches” he to a question about this being a first and communicate with friends about made to local media. Those pitches attendance to a Holmes conference at the collections through social media. resulted in a newspaper story and a A Curious Collection hat do you call a collection of 156 Sherlockians gathered together on an Andersen Library. I was excited be- I have no idea how often I will tweet short segment on the local CBS televi- 1 August weekend in Minneapolis? A darned good time! cause those raised hands gave evidence items of interest from the Collections, sion station. By All Accounts, Our to potential new friends, new possibili- but invite you to follow me on Twit- W The triennial conference featured a wide variety of topics presented ties for making connections between a ter; my “handle” is @UMBookworm. Finally, allow me to thank the con- Conference Was a Success under the umbrella of “Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Place.” Evidencing the love of all things Sherlockian and our Twitter allows me 140 characters, a ference committee for all their hard 2 trans-global reach of the 126-year-old Sherlockian phenomenon, the conference featured amazing collections. At the same time length not always conducive to longer work and for their invitation to give a speakers from Canada, Britain, Switzerland, Denmark, and Sweden. Three of the Ameri- I was humbled by a thought of how thoughts, so I will continue to share toast to our dearly beloved and absent Sherlock Holmes Through can speakers sported the foreign accents of the former Yugoslavia, Tennessee and Texas. much more we could do to make the longer posts about the Collections friend, Fred Levin. It was a joy to work Time and Place collections even more accessible to a through my blog, “Special & Rare with them in developing the confer- 3 Friday started with an opportunity to view the conference exhibit, which contained new group interested in Holmes. On A Stick” and our departmental ence, to meet new friends during those materials relating to the Reichenbach Falls and Meiringen as collected by Dr. and blog, “Primary Sourcery.” We have not fine days of August, and to remember As a First Time Mrs. Philip Hench. Curator Tim Johnson did a splendid job in choosing items of interest. Newer (and younger) Sherlockians yet developed a Facebook page for those who mean so much to our con- Attendee and Speaker discover many things through social the Collections but may do so in the tinued success. Thank you! All speakers showed a wide and deep mastery of their selected topics. Here is a skeletal rundown: media and new technologies. We need future. 4 • Chris Redmond expounded upon the significance of canonical colors. From the President • Marcus Geisser talked of Sherlockian travels. • Guy Marriott took us for a ride on the London Underground. 5 • Palle Schantz Lauridsen explained why any place Sherlock hangs his hat is Holmes. Musings • Marsha Pollak regaled us with the adventures of Sub-Librarians, a story for which the world was prepared. Remembrances 5 • Don Hobbs rocked the house with his tales of acquiring the Canon in a For any inquiries contact: jaw-dropping 92 languages. Can you say polyglot? Timothy J. Johnson, Curator Sherlock Holmes Through In supporting the Sherlock Holmes Collections, many donors have made Time and Place • Bill Mason took us on a spooky tour of the London Underworld. contributions either in honor or in memory of special persons. 612-624-3552 or • Jean Upton & Roger Johnson gave us a voyeuristic look behind the scenes of [email protected] the Cumberbatch episodes. In Honor Of From 10 • Marina Stajic gave us a Cook’s Tour of poisons. YEESH! Michael Whelan Anonymous Sherlock Holmes Collections To An Old Irregular • Mattias Boström gave us the history of Swedish translations of the Canon and Suite 111, Elmer L. Andersen Library In Memory Of From University of Minnesota 10 some darned cute baby pictures. • Les Klinger recounted his trajectory as a Holmesophile and Sherlockian author/editor. Bob Burr Gordon Speck 222 21st Ave. S. Acquisitions Russ S. Perkins Patricia Perkins Minneapolis, MN 55455 • Michael Eckman expounded on the titular Sherlock Holmes in the Proper Time Richard Shull Gordon Speck Telephone: 612-626-9166 11 and Place. Wally Wathen The Occupants of the Empty House FAX: 612-625-5525 • An erudite panel consisting of Pj Doyle, Elaine Coppola, Joe Coppola, Matt Laffey, An Update From The and Mary Loving shared their thoughts on sharing the Canon with new audiences. Mailing list corrections requested— Collections Because of the high cost of returned newsletters, For sheer retro entertainment we were treated to the Edith Meiser play “Sherlock Holmes we would appreciate being informed of changes 12 of address or other corrections. and the Monster of Gyre” as performed by the Red-Throated League of the Norwegian Remembrances Explorers.

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