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Edith Meiser Exhibit December 2007 D S O F N Volume 11 Number 4 E T I H R E F Sherlock Holmes COLLECTIONS “Your merits should be publicly recognized” (STUD) Contents From Gillette to Brett II herlockians from England, Canada and all over the US gathered in Indianapolis on From Gillette to Brett II November 18, 2007 for the second From Gillette to Brett conference that was subti- 1 tled, “Sherlock Holmes on Stage, Screen and Radio.” The University of Minnesota S Sherlock Holmes Collections provided material for an Edith Meiser exhibit. Edith Meiser: Julie McKuras, ASH, BSI presented “Edith Meiser, A Fascinating and Beautiful Woman.” A Fascinating and The majority of the material used in her presentation came from the Edith Meiser Beautiful Woman Collection held at University of Minnesota. In 1986, Meiser donated her collection of Sherlockian manuscripts, radio scripts and recordings that aired from October 20, 1930 1 to June 20, 1948. Julie also covered many aspects of Edith Meiser’s career on stage, 100 Years Ago screen and television in addition to her contributions to the Golden Age of Radio. 2 The Indianapolis conference was presented by Wessex Press, directed by Steve Doyle and Mark Gagen. Many Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections were in attendance. 50 Years Ago The audience enjoyed a number of Sherlockian films that are not available on DVD. 3 Richard J. Sveum, MD, BSI Using the Collections 4 Edith Meiser: From the President A Fascinating and Beautiful Woman 4 have the frequent opportunity to visit the Sherlock Holmes Collections. That An Update from brings to mind the old shampoo commercial featuring a lovely young lady and her statement “don’t hate me because I’m beautiful” but in my case it should be “don’t the Collections I hate me because I’m able to appreciate that great Sherlockian treasure trove in per- 5 son.” As a volunteer at the Sherlock Holmes Collections, I select items to feature in this newsletter, help shelve items, and locate others for researchers. It’s always an adventure Musings to walk up and down those aisles and look upon the collections that once belonged to people like Vincent Starrett, John Bennett Shaw, Howard Haycraft, and E.W. McDiarmid, 5 to name just a few. A Gift from the Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota Walking down the first row, on the left side and on the lower shelves is a collection that belonged to Edith Meiser. We all know her as the writer for the radio series Sherlock 5 Holmes, which ran somewhat irregularly from 1930 through 1948. There are green bound volumes that contain her scripts as well as a number of archival boxes and Acquistions recordings. 8 Continued on page 6 Remembrances 8 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 1 To set the scene, the collection of clippings books in first editions, with an autographed begins with portraits of Miss Leckie and copy of ‘Sherlock Holmes.’” I wonder if Sir A. C. Doyle from The Ladies Pictorial. Madame Duprée appreciated them at all. 100 Other contents include engagement Inside the front cover of the scrapbook YEARS AGO announcements, lists of guests, presents, there is the note “Compiled by The music performed, a description of the London Press Cutting Agency” and the sig- wedding cake and a full description and nature of P. Leckie Forbes. Patrick Leckie The Doyle/Leckie Wedding Scrapbook sketches of what the bride and brides- Forbes was a nephew of Jean and it is In London, quite maids wore. Although none of this is of unlikely that he commissioned the clip- literally in the huge importance in the life of Conan pings as he was only 14 years old at the shadow of Doyle, I found it all interesting, including time of the wedding. It is more likely that Westminster the following description: his father, Patrick Lewis Forbes, married to Abbey, is the “The bride was given away by her Jean’s sister Sara, was the person who com- Church of St. father, and wore a dress of silver tissue missioned the collection and that his son Margaret’s. It was with silk lace and embroidered in received it and affixed his signature at a there that a quiet pearls, with a long crepe de chine train later date. Also on the inside front cover is ceremony was turned back at one corner with a large written the price of 63 shillings, or 3 held on September true-lover’s knot in chiffon and a horse- guineas, but no indication of when it was 18, 1907, when shoe of orange blossoms.” available at that price. Arthur Conan They don’t cover weddings like that any Doyle was married Dr. C. Paul Martin, a longtime Norwegian more. Photo courtesy of The Sherlock Holmes Collections. to Jean Leckie. Explorer and supporter of the Sherlock Sir Arthur Conan One of the many Holmes Collections, related a story involv- Doyle and Jean Leckie By reading through the rest of the articles treasures in the ing the scrapbook. In 1994 Austin Doyle on their wed- one can flesh out details of this event and ding day Sherlock Holmes McLean, former curator of the Special bring it to life. It was a 2:00 p.m. wedding Collections is a Collections and Rare Books, showed Paul with only relatives and close friends attend- scrapbook containing newspaper clippings the scrapbook. They both thought it ing the ceremony. Jean’s brother Malcolm of the event. would be something that would interest and Arthur’s secretary Alfred Wood acted as Jean Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur’s daughter. ushers. The wedding was kept a secret This past September, close to the hundredth Paul photocopied a page that indicated from the press to minimize the impact of anniversary of the wedding, I sat down in names of some of the guests and gifts that the paparazzi of the day. A reception was the Elmer L. Andersen Library with the were given and sent it to Jean. Later in the held in the Whitehall Room at the Hôtel scrapbook in front of me. The book itself is year when he was in London he gave Jean Métropol for a larger group of friends total- not much to look at. It is a large sized a call and they talked for quite a while ing between 200 and 300, including a leather-bound booklet with water damage about the scrapbook and the Collections in number of authors and their spouses. to the front cover. Inside, however, it gives a general. After receiving the copy she different impression. The black card pages looked through some of the items she had As this was shortly after Conan Doyle’s are covered with pasted clippings from sev- received from her father and was able to work on the Edalji case, most accounts eral dozen magazines and newspapers that identify several of them, notably one which mentioned George Edalji’s attendance at wrote about the engagement and wedding was a gift from Bram Stoker. She appreciat- the reception. One headline pointedly read of Jean and Arthur. The source of each arti- ed learning about the scrapbook very “The Marriage of ‘Sherlock Holmes’.” cle is written in ink over the pasted clipping, much and stated that she was quite and I noticed that a number of the sources pleased with the fact that it was in the The ceremony and reception did not take were ones that had printed some of Doyle’s Collections at Minnesota. stories. much time because the newly married couple left at 5:00 by train for Paris, Berlin It is wonderful that this treasure has been and Dresden. From there, later accounts The fascinating thing about this scrapbook preserved and is in a location where it can mention, they continued on to Venice, is that it provides an intimate and contem- be viewed by anyone who is interested. It Rome and Istanbul. porary look at the ceremony and the peo- symbolizes one of the purposes of the ple involved. While the wedding is men- library system: to provide a repository for There was one clipping that made me tioned in several biographies on Conan historical items where they can be cared quite envious as a book collector: “Before Doyle, none provide the level of detail that for and made available for use. It also leaving Lady Doyle, with thoughtful solici- we can get from the articles. emphasizes the reason I gladly support the tude for the dressmaker who made her Sherlock Holmes Collections. trousseau, sent her a gift of all Sir Arthur’s 2 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Phillip Bergem ally finished by the time one got constructed almost entirely out of let- home. There was all the journey to ters that he wrote to Edgar Smith—let- do over again the next day. ters chock full of gossip and scholar- ship and love for Edgar and others. The BSI, as I said before, grew out of Towards the end of the 1940s, Chris friendship. Well, friendship and began to, sometimes, sound dismissive hunger. Morley’s mission was to not eat of the BSI and Sherlockians. But this 50 alone. He was forever calling up was his fatigue from physical illness YEARS AGO friends and arranging lunches, whether talking more than anything else. When a deux or en masse. He needed to enjoy he wrote that the many letters from Christopher Morley—Fifty Years On his friends—their talk, their ideas, scions to the BSI needed to be Fifty years ago this past spring the their companionship.
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