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Come Along, and I Will Personally Conduct You. Come Along, and I Will by Timothy Johnson December 2011 Volume 15 Number 4 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 Contents 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. First Fridays Lectures So for two Sherlockians it’s a matter only of the better, and never the worse. That cer- 50 Years Ago tainly was true of Wayne B. Swift and Francine Morris, who were Sherlockians when 3 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 Sherlock quickly became a member of The Red Circle, and was one of the ring- The In Memory Of From An Update from of 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 Collections National Press Club. 5 courtesy Paul Churchill Warren Randall 612-624-3552 or Wayne was from Nebraska, an elec- Joseph Gillies Michael Kean [email protected] Photo Holmes 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 Dr. Richard Sturtz William Sturtz Remembrances awarded her Irregular Shilling and Investiture in 1994 (as “The Wigmore Street Post Timothy J. Johnson, Curator 8 Continued on page 6 The focus for appeared in the popular imagination, More than 125 people attended the lec- 8 Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections 1 the First Fridays Sherlock Holmes has been the focus ture. Among those in attendance were a lectures at the of a collecting mania that continues to large number of Norwegian Explorers, Elmer L. Ander- this day. Join us as we look at a few of library patrons, and notably, two refer- sen Library this the best known, and loved, collectors ence librarians from St. Ambrose Uni- year is Unique of Sherlockiana—true characters in the versity in Davenport, Iowa who drove Characters, best and fullest sense of the word.” 5 hours each way for the event. One of and Sherlock Tim spoke on collecting in general and the women told Tim “When you find Sherlock Holmes Image Courtesy of the Holmes Collec- moved on for a more in-depth presen- a place where one side of the room is COLLECTIONS University of tions Curator tation about Dr. Philip S. Hench and Sherlock Holmes and the other side is Minnesota Libraries Tim Johnson John Bennett Shaw. Citing the materials Children’s literature, and when both addressed an which they donated, he also recognized of those things are your most favorite “Your merits should be publicly recognized” (STUD) interested audi- that from everything that he’s read and things in the world, then, yep, you’ll ence on December 2nd. The invita- heard about John Bennett Shaw, “it was pretty much drive anywhere.” tion to the series stated “Since he first as much about sharing as collecting.” Contents Come Along, And I Will Personally Conduct You. Come Along, And I Will by Timothy Johnson Personally Conduct You. This set of rooms is quite the oldest in the college, and it is not unusual for 1 visitors to go over them. Come along, and I will personally conduct you.” — The Adventure of the Three Students (3STU) 100 Years Ago “ It would be hard to argue that the Elmer L. Andersen Library contains the oldest 2 set of rooms in the University. It is, in fact, one of the newest buildings on the Twin Cities Remembrances campus, opened to the public in the spring of 2000. But within these newish walls one In supporting the Sherlock Holmes Collections, many donors have made contributions may find some of the oldest and most fascinating treasures of the school (save for any either in honor or in memory of special persons. 50 Years Ago rock samples kept by the Geology department). The Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts unit of the library (of which the Holmes Collections are a part) holds 3 material representing four millennia of written and printed records. Here one may find In Honor Of From cuneiform tablets, papyri fragments, medieval manuscripts, and early printed books. Each of these collections draws its own students and curious visitors. But, without a doubt, it is Fred Levin, BSI Susan Diamond, BSI and Allan Devitt, BSI From the President Mickey and Susan’s Historic Wedding Alexian Gregory, BSI the store of Holmes treasure that draws the most comment from the curious and a desire to see some of these special items that creates the necessity for an on-site visit. C. Paul Martin, MD, BSI Robert S. Katz, MD, BSI 4 Julie McKuras, ASH, BSI Clifford Goldfarb, BSI Ted Schulz, BSI Dr. Michael Kean, BSI Richard Sveum, MD, BSI Richard Caplan, MD, BSI An Update from the Collections In Memory Of From For any inquiries contact: 5 Timothy J. Johnson, Curator One such request came from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Susan J. Beasley Margie Autry 612-624-3552 or who held their national conference in Minneapolis on October 27-30 of this year. The June Berg Stanton Berg [email protected] Added to the Collections AASL is a division of the American Library Association whose mission is to advocate Bryce Crawford, BSI Tom and Maria Gottwalt excellence, facilitate change, and develop leaders in the school library field.
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