Getting Started with the BSI Trust Website

Here are some quick tips and information about this website:<br /> <ul> <li>Get free news updates </li> <li>Desktop and laptop users</li> <li>Phone and small tablet users</li> <li>Introduction to the BSI</li> <li>Summary of what's available on this site</li> <li>Finding Information on this Website</li> </ul> <br /> <div> <h4> Get Free News Updates </h4> <div> You can get notified about BSI Trust news, including whenever we add new items to this website.  It's free, and you can <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/email.html">get notified by email</a> or by using our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/rss.html">RSS Feed</a>.</div> <div> <br /> <br /></div> <div> <h4> Tips for Desktop and Laptop Users</h4> </div> <div> Our site looks and works best if you set your browser window to be fairly wide.  If you do not see the word "News" in the brown bar near the top of this page, you should make your browser window wider.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Click on the lower right corner of your browser window and drag it to the right to make the window wider.<br /> <br /> <br /></div> <h4> Tips for Phone and Small Tablet Users</h4> <div> When using a smartphone or small tablet:</div> <div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Tap the Menu button at upper left (blue with 3 white lines) to see choices for the main site pages. When a choice has a plus sign (+) at the right, tap that plus sign to expose more page options below it.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> On our web pages, after moving down part of the page, a blue button with an up-triangle will appear at the lower right of the page.  Tap that button to jump back to the top of the page and the site Menu button.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Be sure to view the choices/widgets at the bottom of this page.  Those choices appear on all pages and link to important areas of the site.  On wider screens, they appear as a sidebar column, but on phones this "sidebar" section shows up under the main page content.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <h4> Introduction to the BSI</h4> <div> We've provided an <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/glossary.html">Explanation of BSI Honours & Terms</a> to help you understand references on some of our pages.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/about-bsi-trust.html">About the Trust</a> page describes our organization, and we have a separate <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/bsi-history.html">Brief History of the BSI</a> that describes the beginnings of the BSI.</div> <div> <br /> <br /></div> <h4> Summary of What's Available on this Site</h4> </div> <div> The best way to explore our site is to look in the brown bar at the top of each page for the various major page options listed in the menu bar (or on phones, after clicking the menu button).  Please note that this site only has a sample of what is held in the BSI Archive.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> But here are some highlights from the site:</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/dinner-summary.html">Photos and Information about BSI Dinners since 1934</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history.html">Audio Recordings of BSI members discussing BSI history</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/archive.html">Details about the BSI Archive</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/News">BSI Trust News / Newsletter</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/donations.html">Donating to the BSI Trust</a></div> <div> <br /> <br /> <h4> Finding Information on this Website</h4> Besides the website summary noted above, we have multiple ways to locate information on this site. See the link below for suggestions.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/finding-information.html">Finding Information on this Website</a><br /> <br /></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div>

Getting Started with the BSI Trust Website

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Finding Information on this Website

Visitors should see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/getting-started.html">Getting Started</a> page for some tips about our website.<br /> <br /> We have separate pages to help you locate specific <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/dinner-summary.html">BSI Dinners</a> and <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history.html">Oral History Project Interviews</a>.<br /> <br /> You can also try the Search box at the top of every page.<br /> <br /> Our site uses tags (labels) to identify the primary subjects of pages on this site.  Below we've listed some of the more commonly used tags.  Click a link and you'll get a list of all the pages marked with that tag, sorted by the date that page was first published online.<br /> <br /> You can see a more complete list of tags at the bottom of the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/">BSI Trust home page</a>, listed under the Topics section.  That listing includes the number of pages on this site tagged with that label.<br /> <br /> <h4> General Subjects</h4> <div class="link-touch"> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/About%20Us">About the BSI & BSI Trust</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/BSI%20Dinner%2FWeekend">BSI Dinner/Weekend</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/BSI%20Members">BSI Members</a><br /> BSI Publications<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/About%20Us">BSI Trust</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Correspondence">Correspondence</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Finding">Finding material & Using our Site</a><br /> Gifts<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Memorabilia">Memorabilia</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/News">News</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Newsletter">Newsletter</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Oral%20History">Oral History</a><br /> Other BSI Events<br /> Papers<br /> Societies<br /> <br /> </div> <h4> Type of Original Media</h4> <div class="link-touch"> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Audio">Audio Recording</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Photo">Photograph</a><br /> <br /> </div> <h4> Decade of Original Item or Event</h4> <div class="link-touch"> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/1930s">1930s</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/1940s">1940s</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/1950s">1950s</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/1960s">1960s</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/1970s">1970s</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/1980s">1980s</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/1990s">1990s</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/2000s">2000s</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/2010s">2010s</a><br /> <br /> <br /> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

Finding Information on this Website

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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

Visitors should see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/getting-started.html">Getting Started</a> page for some tips about our website.<br /> <br /> Answers to the following FAQs appear below:<br /> <ul> <li>What exactly is the Baker Street Irregulars Trust?</li> <li>Who may donate to the BSI Trust and Archive?</li> <li>Do I get any benefits from making a donation?</li> <li>Does this website show everything in the archive?</li> <li>How do I find things on this website?</li> </ul> <br /> <b>What exactly is the Baker Street Irregulars Trust?</b><br /> The BSI Trust is the part of the BSI focused on preserving the BSI's history and making this material available for study. The BSI Archive is located in the Lilly Library at Indiana University. For more details, see <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/about-bsi-trust.html">About the BSI Trust</a> and our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/archive.html">BSI Archive</a> page.<br /> <br /> <b>Who may donate to the BSI Trust and Archive?</b><br /> Anyone may donate to the BSI Trust and Archive. Please see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/materials.html">gifts of materials</a> page for details on what the Trust collects. Everyone can help the Trust through <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/donations.html">monetary donations</a> to our 501 (c)(3) organization.<br /> <br /> <b>Do I get any benefits from making a donation?</b><br /> Besides helping to preserve the history of the BSI, donations may be tax deductible. Please see our pages about <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/donations.html">monetary donations</a> and <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/materials.html">gifts of materials</a> for more details. Contributions to the BSI Trust may be publicized in <i>The Baker Street Journal, </i>the Trust newsletter, and this website.<br /> <br /> <b>Does this website show everything in the Archive?</b><br /> No, this site only shows a sample from the BSI Archive. The Lilly Library's website shows additional material, and has an online finding aid that lists many of the items in the archive. See the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/archive.html">BSI Archive</a> page for more details.<br /> <br /> <b>How do I find things on this website?</b><br /> Our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/finding-information.html">Finding Information</a> page describes how this site is organized. See also our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/getting-started.html">Getting Started</a> page for tips on using this website.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

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The BSI Archive at the Lilly Library

The BSI Archive has moved from the Houghton Library at Harvard to the Lilly Library at Indiana University.  For details, see our post about <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2018/09/archive-moves-to-lilly.html">moving the BSI Archives</a>.<br /> <br /> The Houghton is graciously maintaining our digitized material online until it can be integrated with the Lilly system.<br /> <br /> You can view some items online from the Harvard website, including the following:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.HOUGH:11354169">Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957. Letters to Edgar Wadsworth Smith, 1939-1955.</a><br /> Container 148.  2 folders.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.HOUGH:11354170">Smith, Edgar Wadsworth, 1894-1960. Letters to Christopher Morley, 1938-1955. </a><br /> Container 211.  2 folders<br /> <br /> <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.HOUGH:11354171">BSI Business Files, Minutes, 1940-1960. </a><br /> Container 306.  2 folders.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.HOUGH:11354172">BSI Business Files, Memorandums, 1940-1961.</a><br /> Container 307.  1 folder.<br /> <br /> <div> BSI Events, Annual Dinner.</div> <div> Dinner items for at least 1934-1960 are online.  See the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/dinner-summary.html">BSI Dinner/Weekend Summary</a> list for links.</div> <br /> <br /> <h4> Online Finding Aid for the Baker Street Irregulars Archive</h4> This Lilly Library <a href="http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/findingaids/lilly/InU-Li-VAE0576">BSI Archive (LMC 2936) finding aid</a> provides details about material held and cataloged at the library.  Note that some material donated to the BSI Trust has not yet been cataloged.<br /> <div> <br /></div> For information on items sought for the Archive, see our <a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/docs/bsi-archive-want-list.pdf">Wish List of materials</a> (PDF).<br /> <div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br /></div>

The BSI Archive at the Lilly Library

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BSI Dinner / Weekend Summary

The BSI was founded on January 6, 1934 with its "first meeting," a cocktail reception at the Duane Hotel.  This was followed by the “First Formal Meeting” of the BSI on June 5, 1934.  However, its first Annual Dinner was held in December 1934. You can read more about this on our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/bsi-history.html">Brief History of the BSI</a> page.<br /> <br /> Group dinner pictures have been taken every year since 1949, and the Trust holds photos from every dinner at which a picture was taken. This page links to all the BSI Dinners, with details and photos for each dinner on separate pages.<br /> <br /> To see only those years that have associated audio recordings, click to see <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Audio+BSI%20Dinner%2FWeekend">BSI Dinner/Weekend plus Audio</a> search results<br /> <br /> <h2> BSI Dinner / Weekend List (by year)</h2> <div class="link-touch"> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/02/the-1934-bsi-dinner.html">1934 BSI Dinner</a> (no photo taken)<br /> 1935 [no Dinner held]<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1936-bsi-dinner.html">1936 BSI Dinner</a> (no photo taken)<br /> 1937 [no Dinner held]<br /> 1938 [no Dinner held]<br /> 1939 [no Dinner held]<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1940-bsi-dinner.html">1940 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1941-bsi-dinner.html">1941 BSI Dinner</a> (no photo taken)<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1942-bsi-dinner.html">1942 BSI Dinner</a> (no photo taken)<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1943-bsi-dinner.html">1943 BSI Dinner</a> (no photo taken)<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1944-bsi-dinner.html">1944 BSI Dinner</a> (no photo taken)<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1945-bsi-dinner.html">1945 BSI Dinner</a> (no photo taken)<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1946-bsi-dinner.html">1946 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1947-bsi-dinner.html">1947 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1948-bsi-dinner.html">1948 BSI Dinner</a> (no photo taken)<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1949-bsi-dinner.html">1949 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/03/the-1950-bsi-dinner.html">1950 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/04/the-1951-bsi-dinner.html">1951 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/05/the-1952-bsi-dinner.html">1952 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/05/the-1953-bsi-dinner.html">1953 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/05/the-1954-bsi-dinner.html">1954 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/05/the-1955-bsi-dinner.html">1955 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/06/the-1956-bsi-dinner.html">1956 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/06/the-1957-bsi-dinner.html">1957 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/06/the-1958-bsi-dinner.html">1958 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/07/the-1959-bsi-dinner.html">1959 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/07/the-1960-bsi-dinner.html">1960 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/07/the-1961-bsi-dinner.html">1961 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/08/the-1962-bsi-dinner.html">1962 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/08/the-1963-bsi-dinner.html">1963 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/08/the-1964-bsi-dinner.html">1964 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/08/the-1965-bsi-dinner.html">1965 BSI Dinner </a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/09/the-1966-bsi-dinner.html">1966 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/09/the-1967-bsi-dinner.html">1967 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/09/the-1968-bsi-dinner.html">1968 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/09/the-1969-bsi-dinner.html">1969 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/10/the-1970-bsi-dinner.html">1970 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/10/the-1971-bsi-dinner.html">1971 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/10/the-1972-bsi-dinner.html">1972 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/11/the-1973-bsi-dinner.html">1973 BSI Dinner </a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/11/the-1974-bsi-dinner.html">1974 BSI Dinner </a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/11/the-1975-bsi-dinner.html">1975 BSI Dinner </a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/12/the-1976-bsi-dinner.html">1976 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/12/the-1977-bsi-dinner.html">1977 BSI Dinner </a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/01/the-1978-bsi-dinner.html">1978 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/02/the-1979-bsi-dinner.html">1979 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/02/the-1980-bsi-dinner.html">1980 BSI Dinner </a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/02/the-1981-bsi-dinner.html">1981 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/02/the-1982-bsi-dinner.html">1982 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/03/the-1983-bsi-dinner.html">1983 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/03/the-1984-bsi-dinner.html">1984 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/03/the-1985-bsi-dinner.html">1985 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/03/the-1986-bsi-dinner.html">1986 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/04/the-1987-bsi-dinner.html">1987 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/04/the-1988-bsi-dinner.html">1988 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/04/the-1989-bsi-dinner.html">1989 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/04/the-1990-bsi-dinner.html">1990 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/04/the-1991-bsi-dinner.html">1991 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/05/the-1992-bsi-dinner.html">1992 BSI Dinner </a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/05/the-1993-bsi-dinner.html">1993 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/06/the-1994-bsi-dinner.html">1994 BSI Dinner </a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/07/the-1995-bsi-dinner.html">1995 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/07/the-1996-bsi-dinner.html">1996 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/07/the-1997-bsi-dinner.html">1997 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/08/the-1998-bsi-dinner.html">1998 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/08/the-1999-bsi-dinner.html">1999 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/08/the-2000-bsi-dinner.html">2000 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/09/the-2001-bsi-dinner.html">2001 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/10/the-2002-bsi-dinner.html">2002 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/10/the-2003-bsi-dinner.html">2003 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/10/the-2004-bsi-dinner.html">2004 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/11/the-2005-bsi-dinner.html">2005 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/12/the-2006-bsi-dinner.html">2006 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/12/the-2007-bsi-dinner.html">2007 BSI Dinner </a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2017/01/the-2008-bsi-dinner.html">2008 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2017/01/the-2009-bsi-dinner.html">2009 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2017/02/the-2010-bsi-dinner.html">2010 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2017/02/the-2011-bsi-dinner.html">2011 BSI Dinner </a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2017/03/the-2012-bsi-dinner.html">2012 BSI Dinner </a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2017/04/the-2013-bsi-dinner.html">2013 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2017/04/the-2014-bsi-dinner.html">2014 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2017/05/the-2015-bsi-dinner.html">2015 BSI Dinner</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2017/06/the-2016-bsi-dinner.html">2016 BSI Dinner </a><br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2018/11/the-2017-bsi-dinner.html">2017 BSI Dinner</a><br /> 2018 BSI Dinner (photo not online until 2020)<br /> <br /> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

BSI Dinner / Weekend Summary

The BSI was founded on January 6, 1934 with its "first meeting," a cocktail reception at the Duane Hotel.  This was followed by th...

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BSI Oral History Project

The BSI Oral History Project began in 2006 under the leadership of Donald J. Terras, BSI, who was, at the time, a Professor of Anthropology at Northeastern Illinois University.  He ran the program until 2010, when Andrew Solberg, BSI took the reins.  In 2013, they passed to Marsha Pollak, BSI, the current head of the program.  Since 2006, we have interviewed approximately 150 BSI about their families, professional lives, early Sherlockian memories, memorable BSI moments and personalities, and other aspects which give texture to the history of the BSI. <br /> <br /> In 2012, when the Board determined that it would like to make these interviews available to be heard over the Internet, we began asking interviewees to sign a release allowing us to do so. All of the interviews are being submitted to Houghton for access at the library, but only the ones for which we have signed approvals will be accessible online..<br /> <br /> All the persons interviewed are listed below, but only some of the recordings are currently available online.  We are adding more recordings over time, so check back to see what is available or use the sidebar sign-up options to get notified when new items are posted.<br /> <br /> Please review the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/terms-use.html">Terms of Use</a> page prior to utilizing any of this content.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Audio+Oral%20History">Interviews recently added online</a> (sorted by when recording was posted online)<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Interviewees (alphabetically)</h4> <ul> <li>All interviews are listed</li> <li>If a name is not a link, that recording is not yet available online</li> <li>List last updated 1/12/18</li> </ul> <div class="link-touch"> Anderson, Karen<br /> Arai, Kiyoshi<br /> Beeson, William<br /> Belanger, Terry<br /> Bergem, Phillip<br /> Bergquist, John<br /> Betzner, Raymond<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/10/peter-blau-interview-oral-history.html">Blau, Peter E.</a><br /> Blau, Peter E. (Lecture)<br /> Bond, Scott<br /> Bond, Sherry Rose<br /> Boucher, Anthony<br /> Bready, James H.<br /> Caplan, Richard M.<br /> Coghill, Bob<br /> Cohen, Saul<br /> Collins, Charles<br /> Constable, John<br /> Cooke, Catherine<br /> Cox, J. Randolph<br /> Crawford, Bryce<br /> Crupe, Peter<br /> Curtis, Donald<br /> Davies, David Stuart<br /> de Groat, Raymond<br /> De Waal, Ron<br /> deGozzaldi, Devereux<br /> Deutsch, Irwin / Mrs. Ingrid Deutsch<br /> Devitt, Allan (dual interview)<br /> Diamond, Susan (dual interview)<br /> Dickensheet, Shirley<br /> Dorn, William<br /> Doyle, Pj<br /> Doyle, Steven<br /> Earle, Ralph<br /> Folsom, Henry T.<br /> Francis, Tom<br /> Friedman, Theodore<br /> Fromkin, Michelle<br /> Fromkin, Michelle (group discussion)<br /> Fusco, Andrew G.<br /> Geisser, Marcus<br /> Goldfarb, Clifford<br /> Green, Ruichard Lancelyn<br /> Gregory, Al<br /> Griffin, Daniel<br /> Groves, Derham<br /> Hahn, Robert W.<br /> Hammer, David<br /> Herbert, Paul (plus notes)<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2017/07/evelyn-herzog-interview-oral-history.html">Herzog, Evelyn</a><br /> Higashiyama, Akane<br /> Higurashi, Masamichi<br /> Hirayama, Yuichi<br /> Hobbs, Donald J.<br /> Hoffman, Everett<br /> Holmes on the Horizon (DVD: 1987 Sherlockian cruise)<br /> Horrocks, Peter<br /> Hyder, William<br /> Izban, Donald<br /> Johnson, Roger<br /> Kamil, Irv<br /> Karlson, Kate<br /> Katz, Robert<br /> Katz, Robert (group discussion)<br /> Katz, Robert (History of the Dr. Watson Fund)<br /> Kean, Michael<br /> Kennedy, Bruce<br /> Kittle, C. Frederick<br /> Kitts, Francine<br /> Kitts, Francine (group discussion)<br /> Kitts, Richard<br /> Kitts, Richard (group discussion)<br /> Klinger, Leslie<br /> Koelle, John & Barbara<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/10/arthur-levine-interview-oral-history.html">Levine, Arthur</a><br /> Liebow, Ely<br /> Liebow, Ely (on Joe Bell)<br /> Lindfors, Bernth<br /> Linsenmeyer, John<br /> Linsenmeyer, John (re: <i>The</i> Woman 1975, Princess Nina Mdivani, wife of Denis Conan Doyle)<br /> MacGregor, Marilyn<br /> Malec, Andrew<br /> Mangler, Robert<br /> Mangler, Robert (on Vincent Starrett)<br /> Margolin, Jerry<br /> Marriott, Guy<br /> Martin, Paul<br /> McCafferty, Elaine<br /> McCafferty, Jonathan<br /> McCormack, George<br /> McDonough, Donald A. (Written)<br /> McKuras, Julie<br /> McNamara, Rosane<br /> Meer, Michael<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/04/russell-merritt-interview-oral-history.html">Merritt, Russell</a><br /> Meyer, Charles<br /> Miller, Richard<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/12/glen-miranker-interview-oral-history.html">Miranker, Glen</a><br /> Montag, Tony<br /> Montag, Tony (Addendum)<br /> Moran, Joe<br /> Morrow, Daniel<br /> Nathan, Hartley R.<br /> Niver, Harold<br /> Niver, Theodora<br /> Novorsky, Donald<br /> Parker, Bruce<br /> Peck, Andrew<br /> Pforr, John<br /> Pilot, Roy<br /> Posnansky, Dan<br /> Prager, Jan<br /> Randall, Warren<br /> Redmond, Christopher<br /> Rice, Susan<br /> Rice, Susan (group discussion)<br /> Robinson, Bob<br /> Rosenblatt, Albert M.<br /> Rosenblatt, Julia Carlson<br /> Rothman, Steven<br /> Rutter, Richard<br /> Saunders, James B.<br /> Schulz, Theodore<br /> Shaw, John Bennett (dual interview)<br /> Shaw, Patrick (son of John Bennett Shaw)<br /> Shea, Glenn<br /> Sherman, Philip<br /> Silverstein, Albert<br /> Skene-Melvin, David<br /> Smith, Marthe (Edgar Smith's Granddaughter)<br /> Sonnenschmidt, Fritz<br /> Stek, Robert J.<br /> Stix, Dorothy<br /> Stix, Stephen L.<br /> Stix, Thomas L. Jr.<br /> Stix, Thomas L. Jr. (dual interview)<br /> Sturm, George<br /> Sveum, Richard<br /> Swanson, Martin<br /> Terras, Donald<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/06/robert-thomalen-interview-oral-history.html">Thomalen, Robert</a><br /> Ueda, Hirotaka<br /> Upton, Jean<br /> Utechin, Nick<br /> Utecht, Thomas<br /> Vande Water, Bill<br /> Veiga-Hayzen, Maria<br /> Wachs, Jerry<br /> Walker, Lynn<br /> Warshauer, Richard<br /> Wein, Richard<br /> Weiss, David<br /> Whelan, Mike (Partial)<br /> White, Kathryn<br /> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/05/douglas-wilmer-interview-oral-history.html">Wilmer, Douglas</a><br /> Wolder, Burt<br /> Wolff, Ira<br /> Wood, Joan<br /> Wrigglesworth, Doug<br /> Yates, Donald <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

BSI Oral History Project

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Links to Other Websites

<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="history"><span style="display: none;">Other</span></a><br /> <h4> BSI History Resources</h4> <div> <a href="http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/findingaids/lilly/InU-Li-VAE0576">Finding Aid for the BSI Archive</a> (The Lilly Library at Indiana University)</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2013/01/06/ebsj-v2/">eBSJ: The e-Baker Street Journal PDF Archive 1946-2011</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/tag/history/">The BSI History Series</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/the-baker-street-journal/">The Baker Street Journal</a></div> <div> <br /> <a href="http://www.sherlocktron.com/invest.pdf">List of Invested BSI, Two-Shilling Award Recipients, and <i>The </i>Woman</a> (PDF)<br /> <br /></div> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="other"><span style="display: none;">Other </span></a> <br /> <h4 id="news"> Other Sources of BSI News</h4> <a href="http://www.redcircledc.org/index.php?id=39" name="scuttle">Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Blog/Podcast</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Other Major Sherlockian and Doylean Special Collections</h4> <a href="https://www.lib.umn.edu/scrbm/holmes">University of Minnesota Library Sherlock Holmes Collections, Minneapolis</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/books-video-music/specialized-collections/literature-genre-doyle.jsp">The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, Toronto Public Library</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.acdfriends.org/">Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, Toronto</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.newberry.org/">The Kittle Collection of Doyleana, Newberry Library, Chicago</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.conandoylecollection.co.uk/">The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, Richard Lancelyn Green Bequest, Portsmouth Museum, Portsmouth, UK</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://trib.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/wcc/?rm=SHERLOCK+HOLMES0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C0%7C%7C%7Ctrue&dt=list">The Sherlock Holmes Collection, Marylebone Library, Westminster UK</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/conan-doyle-manuscripts.htm">Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Manuscripts Checklist and News (The Best of Sherlock Holmes)</a><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

Links to Other Websites

Other BSI History Resources Finding Aid for the BSI Archive  (The Lilly Library at Indiana University) eBSJ: The e-Baker Street Jour...

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About the BSI Trust

The Baker Street Irregulars is a literary society dedicated to the study of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Victorian world.  It is the oldest existing Sherlockian society in the world.  For more details, see <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/bsi-history.html">BSI History: An Introduction</a>.<br /> <br /> The Baker Street Irregulars Trust is part of the BSI and is the repository of the Irregulars’ collective memory. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, and provide access to historical documents, correspondence, papers, photos, recordings, and memorabilia relating to the BSI and its members and friends.  The Lilly Library at Indiana University holds the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/archive.html">BSI Archive</a>, which is open for public use.<br /> <br /> Our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/trustees.html">Board of Trustees</a> manages the Trust, and our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/volunteers.html">website volunteers</a> develop and run our website. Many <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/volunteers.html">other volunteers</a> assist the Trust in collecting material, pre-cataloging it, and leading other Trust activities, such as the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history.html">Oral History Project</a>, the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Newsletter">Trust Newsletter</a>, and <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/programs.html">educational programs</a>. If you would like to volunteer to help the Trust, please email the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">Trust Chair</a>.<br /> <br /> <h4> Donations Needed</h4> Your support helps us to expand our holdings and make this site more useful. Please see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/materials.html">gifts of materials</a> page for details on what the Trust collects. Everyone can help the Trust through <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/donations.html">monetary donations</a> to our 501 (c)(3) organization, which may be tax deductible.<br /> <br /> <br /> For more information about the Trust and this website, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/getting-started.html">Getting Started</a> page and our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/faqs.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> page.<br /> <br /> <h4> Our History</h4> The BSI first began meeting in the 1930s.  For more information, see a <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/bsi-history.html">Brief History of the BSI</a>.  The BSI Trust came into being in 2003, at the impetus of Michael Whelan, head of The Baker Street Irregulars. Mr. Whelan took over curatorship of a large body of papers belonging to previous heads of the BSI. He determined to make these papers the beginning of the BSI Archive and to make them accessible to scholars. The BSI Archive was formally opened at the Houghton Library at Harvard University in November 2005.  It moved to the Lilly Library at Indiana University in September 2018.<br /> <br /> Our motto, <i>For the Sake of the Trust</i>, comes from the Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual."<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

About the BSI Trust

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Explanation of BSI Honours & Terms

This glossary lists BSI honours in the same order as the terms appear on <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/dinner-summary.html">BSI Dinner pages</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>BSI Honours List</b>: Our list of people recognized for achievements and service uses the British spelling of "honours."<br /> <br /> <b>The Baker Street Irregulars</b>: In <i>The Sign of Four</i>, Holmes utilized a group of rag-tag young street urchins to keep lookout on certain people or places.  Holmes called them “The Baker Street Irregulars.” Christopher Morley used this name in 1934 for his group of Sherlockian enthusiasts.<br /> <br /> <h4> BSI Honours</h4> <b>Investitures</b>: In 1944, Edgar Smith sent a letter to all BSI stating that, henceforth, BSI membership shall be identified by the issuance of a titular Investiture taken from the sixty Sherlock Holmes stories.  Since then, when a person is made a member (“invested” or, as Edgar Smith said, “investitured”), he or she receives an Investiture title.<br /> <br /> <b>Irregular Shilling</b>:  In 1948, Cy Keller, a banker and magician from Baltimore, suggested that Investitures be accompanied by a shilling.  Since then, a new BSI member's certificate of Investiture has included a real shilling attached to it. (In <i>The Sign of Four</i>, Holmes asked a young boy if there was anything he would like. "I'd like a shillin'," said he. "Nothing you would like better?" [said Holmes].  "I'd like two shillin' better.")<br /> <div> <br /></div> <b>Two-Shilling Award</b>: In 1962, Julian Wolff bestowed an “extraordinary Irregular award,” the Two-Shilling Award, on Rex Stout for "extraordinary devotion to the cause beyond the call of duty." (See above for the origin of <i>Irregular Shilling</i>.)  In the ensuing years, the head of the BSI has periodically recognized other members’ efforts by bestowing on them this Award.<br /> <br /> <b><i>The </i>Woman</b>: In 1942, Edith Meiser was honored by the BSI by being invited to attend the cocktail hour preceding the Annual Dinner.  In the following years, other women were so honored.  The custom was formalized by Julian Wolff in 1961, and the honor was entitled <i>The</i> Woman in recognition of Irene Adler from "A Scandal in Bohemia."  ("To Sherlock Holmes she is always <i>the </i>woman.")  Beginning in 1967, <i>The </i>Woman has proceeded from the cocktail hour to a small dinner party, attended by previous honorees.<br /> <br /> <b>"Stand with me here upon the terrace . . ."</b>: In the January 1946 issue of the <i>BSJ</i>, the names of those BSI who recently died were listed, followed by a quote from "His Last Bow": “ . . . Stand with me here upon the terrace, for it may be the last quiet talk that we shall ever have.” At the 1953 Dinner, the BSI initiated a “Stand with Me upon the Terrace” ritual, in which those who died (usually in the previous year) are remembered.<br /> <br /> <b>Morley-Montgomery Award</b>: In 1958, this prize was established through the generosity of legendary bookdealer Lew D. Feldman, to be given each year to the author of the best article in <i>The Baker Street Journal</i> during the previous year. It was suspended in 1980 and was reinstated in 1995.<br /> <br /> <b>BSI Distinguished Speaker Lecture</b>: In 1998, the BSI added a Distinguished Speaker Lecture as part of the Weekend festivities. Each speaker's work has somehow affected the Sherlockian world, and the talk is usually published later in the <i>BSJ</i>.<br /> <br /> <b>Eddy Award</b>: In 2011, Michael Whelan initiated the Eddy Award to honor those who edited BSI publications.<br /> <br /> See also our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/bsi-history.html">Brief History of the BSI</a> for more about the organization.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

Explanation of BSI Honours & Terms

This glossary lists BSI honours in the same order as the terms appear on BSI Dinner pages . BSI Honours List : Our list of people recogniz...

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BSI History - An Introduction

<h4> A Brief History of the Baker Street Irregulars</h4> In 1932, there were no Sherlockian societies. However, it is likely that the first Sherlockian society was founded by Christopher Morley in 1902, at age twelve with three friends on the streets of Bolton Hill in Baltimore. They called themselves "The Sign of the Four." Morley then went on to study at Haverford College. (His father had taught mathematics at Haverford and moved to Baltimore to head up the Math Department at Johns Hopkins University.) Christopher wanted to be a writer. In 1917, he wrote a delightful book about a traveling bookseller, <i>Parnassus on Wheels</i>, which turned out to be a bestseller. He wrote many more excellent and well received books. During the 1920s, Morley helped found the <i>Saturday Review of Literature</i> (<i>SRL</i>). He never lost his enjoyment of Sherlock Holmes. In 1926, he began to plant Sherlockian references in his column in the <i>SRL</i>. In 1930, Doubleday commissioned Morley to write the introduction to the first <i>Complete Sherlock Holmes</i>.<br /> <br /> Morley also liked to share his meals with friends. To do so, he formed many "clubs" that met periodically for meals. One of his favorites was the "Three Hours for Lunch Club," which met at speakeasies in Manhattan starting around 1920. Out of that, in 1931, grew the Grillparzer Sittenpolizei Verein (Grillparzer Morals Police Association) or the Grillparzer Club, which Morley named after a random book he happened to buy. Attendees to the club would sign their names in the book and added comments. Club "members" (attendees who signed the book) included W. S. Hall, Rex Stout, Edward G. Robinson, Elmer Davis, A. A. Milne, Buckminster Fuller, Robert Montgomery, Nelson Doubleday, Ginger Rogers, Morley's brothers Frank and Felix, Don Marquis, Ogden Nash, H. G. Wells, A. S. W. Rosenbach, T. S. Eliot, Gene Tunney, Judith Anderson, and many more men and women. A number of its members shared Morley's interest in Sherlock Holmes, and, out of these, grew another club.<br /> <br /> 1930 brought a heightened interest in Sherlock Holmes, partly because of the death of Arthur Conan Doyle. S. C. Roberts' book <i>Dr. Watson</i> was published in 1931, T. S. Blakeney's <i>Sherlock Holmes, Fact or Fiction </i>in 1932, H. W. Bell's <i>Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson</i> and Vincent Starrett's <i>The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</i> followed in 1933.<br /> <br /> In 1933, the <i>SRL </i>published several articles on Sherlock Holmes, including Morley's assertion that Holmes's birthday was January 6 and reviews of some of the aforementioned books. Meanwhile the practice of asking challenging questions began to arise in Morley's clubs (with the loser having to buy a round of drinks). Some of these questions related to the Canon, and people started re-reading the stories a bit more closely.<br /> <br /> In late 1933, Morley noticed that the <i>SRL </i>would be publishing an issue on January 6, 1934, his date for Sherlock Holmes's birthday. He called for a cocktail party at the Hotel Duane to celebrate the event. There were some birthday toasts at the party, and while Morley may have mentioned the Baker Street Irregulars, no one took any notice of it. However, three weeks later, Morley reported in the <i>SRL</i>:<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> W. S. H. [i.e., Bill Hall], secretary of the Baker Street Irregulars, has allowed us to look over the minutes of the first meeting of the club. Among other business it appears that the matter of an official toast was discussed. It was agreed that the first health must always be drunk to "<i>The </i>Woman."</blockquote> Thus, the BSI was born.<br /> <br /> Following that, mention of the BSI occurred regularly in Morley's articles in the <i>SRL</i>. Then, Morley printed Elmer Davis's Constitution of the BSI. The <i>SRL </i>began receiving letters from people who added "Baker Street Irregular" to their names. Morley became concerned that his whimsical little idea for having meals with his friends was getting out of his control.<br /> <br /> His brother Frank had developed the <i>Sherlock Holmes Crossword Puzzle</i> and sent it to Morley. Morley published it in the <i>SRL</i>, using it as a requirement for membership in the BSI. He asked people to mail him their completed puzzles. Men and women from all over the country did so.<br /> <br /> Someone in the U.K. must have been reading the <i>SRL</i>. Morley received a letter stating that the English Sherlock Holmes Society was now formed, sends its greetings to the Baker Street Irregulars, and would hold its first dinner on June 7, 1934. Morley felt that the British had recognized the BSI's seniority, and he did not want to lose the "first formed" status. He was spurred to hold a BSI dinner before the London group met. Hence, he wrote a letter to all of the people who successfully (or almost successfully) completed the puzzle that the BSI would hold its first formal dinner on June 5th. He added a phrase that would haunt the BSI for nearly sixty years. "This first meeting will be stag."<br /> <br /> Some of Morley's clubs were stag, while others were not. Morley seemed to like the character of both co-ed and all male groups. (The Three Hours for Lunch Club was stag, and the Grillparzer Club was not.) A lot depended on which friends he wanted to dine with. For example, sometimes, they happened to be other male authors, sometimes they were authors of both sexes. And there is certainly no evidence that Morley was a misogynist. At any rate, once the BSI took flight, it did not change its policy for decades.<br /> <br /> The BSI held its <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/02/the-1934-bsi-dinner.html">"first annual" dinner</a> on December 7, 1934. The attendees included Morley, W. S. Hall, William Gillette, Elmer Davis, Earle Walbridge, Frederick Dorr Steele, H. W. Bell, Vincent Starrett, Gene Tunney, and others, including Alexander Woollcott, who had been invited by Starrett and proceeded to alienate the others.<br /> <br /> As Morley always considered the BSI to be an informal club that met at his whim, it did not meet again until January 6, 1936. In the meantime, Scion Societies of the BSI formed, such as the Speckled Band of Boston, the Six Napoleons of Baltimore, and others.<br /> <br /> But the BSI, as a formal organization, seemed to be fading in Morley's interest. He would continue to have lunches with his close Irregular friends, but the BSI would not meet again until 1940. In 1938, Edgar W. Smith, a Vice President at General Motors, began writing to Morley and Starrett (befriending Starrett). Smith offered to take over many of the chores of planning the dinner from Morley, and Morley let him. From that time on, the BSI met every year thereafter.<br /> <br /> Smith formalized the BSI. He did all the work, and the BSI escaped being Morley's whimsical plaything. Morley may have been the titular head, but Smith became the engine that drove it. After Morley's death, Smith ran it. He was followed by Julian Wolff, then Tom Stix, and now Mike Whelan.<br /> <br /> In 1991, Stix made an announcement that would change the BSI forever. At the BSI's annual Cocktail Reception on the Saturday of the BSI Weekend, he announced that he had some investitures to make. The investitures included six women, and the BSI has been co-ed ever since.<br /> <br /> The BSI is part literary society, part social group, and part source of whimsical entertainment. One does not join the BSI. One is invited to join (and, then, usually after several years of attending the dinner as an invitee). Membership is generally given after significant accomplishment, and, thus, BSI members are generally accomplished adults, either in the Sherlockian community or in their professions (but having a deep love of, and interest in, Sherlock Holmes).<br /> <br /> The BSI has approximately 300 members from around the world. About half attend the annual BSI Dinner in New York City every January, which draws people from all over the U.S., as well as the U.K., Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, and other countries. The weekend surrounding the BSI Dinner is filled with speakers, other dinners, cocktail parties, and other Sherlockian events, many of which are open to the general Sherlockian community, not just BSI members.<br /> <br /> See also our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/glossary.html">Explanation of BSI Honours and Terms</a> for additional background about the BSI.<br /> <br /> <br /> For a List of Invested BSI, Two Shilling Award Recipients, and <i>The </i>Woman, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/links.html">Links page</a>.<br /> <br /> The BSI History Series includes a number of books with information about the BSI and BSI scion societies on which this summary has been based. It is highly recommended. See the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/itemsforsale/bsihistoryseries.html">Baker Street Journal</a> website for details.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

BSI History - An Introduction

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Your donations will help to expand and improve the BSI Archives.  The trustees seek both monetary contributions and <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/materials.html">gifts of materials</a> from all sources.<br /> <br /> <h4> <b>Monetary Donations</b></h4> Donations to the Baker Street Irregulars Trust are tax deductible.*<br /> <br /> Among the activities that monetary contributions make possible are cataloging and digitization of Trust holdings at the Houghton Library, and purchasing materials for the BSI Archive that could not be obtained by donation. No Trust staff or Board members are paid for their work for the Trust.<br /> <br /> <h4> Donate Online</h4> Donate online now using a credit card or a PayPal account. When you click the Donate button below, your browser will open a window to a secure payment site and allow you to enter the amount of your donation. Although payments are processed by PayPal, you can just use a credit card and you do not need to set up a PayPal account.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top"> <input name="cmd" type="hidden" value="_s-xclick" /> <input name="hosted_button_id" type="hidden" value="U9FN9A5HXH7BC" /> <input alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" border="0" name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donate_LG.gif" type="image" /> </form> </div> <br /> If your donation is in honor or memory of someone, please email the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">Trust Chair</a> after making the donation and indicate the appropriate name. If possible, provide an address for notification.<br /> <br /> <h4> Donate by Mail</h4> For donations by mail, please make checks payable to "The Baker Street Irregulars Trust" and send to:<br /> <br /> Leslie S. Klinger, BSI<br /> c/o Kopple & Klinger LLP<br /> 10866 Wilshire Blvd.<br /> Suite 1500<br /> Los Angeles, CA 90024-4357<br /> USA<br /> <br /> If the donation is in honor or memory of someone, please indicate the appropriate name.  If possible, provide an address for notification.<br /> <br /> <h4> <b>After Your Donation</b></h4> Contributions to the Trust will be acknowledged in writing, and may be publicized in the Trust newsletter, <i>The Baker Street Journal,</i> and this website.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Estate Planning</h4> If you need advice in making provision in your estate to donate materials or cash to the BSI Trust, please <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">contact us</a>. We will be happy to provide assistance.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Gifts of Materials</h4> Please see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/materials.html">gifts of materials</a> page for details on what the Trust collects and how to donate this material.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> <b>Tax Details</b></h4> * The Trust, as a part of the BSI, is an educational and literary organization described in Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170 of such Code for federal and most state income tax purposes. Donors should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the applicable limitations on such deductions.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

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Gifts of Materials

The trustees seek both materials and <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/donations.html">monetary contributions</a> from all sources. <br /> <br /> Private papers relating to the history of the BSI and the Irregulars who make up its history are of special interest to the trustees.  We also have a <a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/docs/bsi-archive-want-list.pdf">Wish List of materials (PDF)</a> for the Archives.<br /> <br /> Donations of material to the Baker Street Irregulars Trust are also tax deductible up to their estimated value. The Trust does not provide estimates of the value of donated material.*<br /> <br /> <b>Before</b> donating materials, please <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">contact us</a>.<br /> <br /> Materials will be evaluated for suitability for the Archives. All donated materials will benefit the Trust in some way. Most items are added to the BSI Archives, in accordance with Houghton’s collection guidelines. Other items may be sold to benefit the Trust or might be handled in a manner beneficial to the wider Sherlockian world, as determined by the Board.<br /> <br /> <h4> After Your Donation</h4> Contributions will be acknowledged in writing.  For non-cash items, tax regulations prohibit the Trust from acknowledging the dollar value of the donation.*<br /> <br /> Contributions to the Trust may be publicized in the Trust newsletter, <i>The Baker Street Journal,</i> and this website.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Estate Planning</h4> If you need advice in making provision in your estate to donate materials or cash to the BSI Trust, please <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">contact us</a>. We will be happy to provide assistance.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Monetary Donations</h4> Please see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/donations.html">monetary donations</a> page for details on how to donate online or send us a check.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Tax Details</h4> * The Trust, as a part of the BSI, is an educational and literary organization described in Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170 of such Code for federal and most state income tax purposes. Donors should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the applicable limitations on such deductions.<br /> <br /> In order to deduct a non-cash donation of $5,000 or more, the donor must arrange for a "qualified appraisal" of the donation. This requires an appraisal by an appraiser knowledgeable in the field. The trustees may suggest an appraiser; however, the cost of the appraisal must be borne by the donor.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

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Board of Trustees

The current Board of Trustees are listed below. Thomas Horrocks is the Acting Chair of The Baker Street Irregulars Trust, and Les Klinger is Secretary-Treasurer. Many <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/volunteers.html">other volunteers</a> help with Trust activities, including the newsletter and this website.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WRHr2YGkg1E/XEyTCYqbeWI/AAAAAAAAACU/LXvT5iN53u8ktPFGrDmWPMUs038z8mZgACLcBGAs/s1600/thomas-horrocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Thomas A. Horrocks" border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="60" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WRHr2YGkg1E/XEyTCYqbeWI/AAAAAAAAACU/LXvT5iN53u8ktPFGrDmWPMUs038z8mZgACLcBGAs/s1600/thomas-horrocks.jpg" title="Thomas A. Horrocks" /></a></div> Thomas A. Horrocks is an independent scholar.  He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Pennsylvania, and spent 30 years working as a library administrator, including positions as Director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Librarian for Collections at Houghton Library, Harvard University; and Director of the John Hay Library at Brown University.  In addition to his library management career, Dr. Horrocks has taught at Harvard University Extension School and has published numerous articles and books on American political history, with emphasis on Abraham Lincoln and his time. He has authored, edited, and co-edited eight books, including four on Lincoln, <i>Harvard's Lincoln</i> (2010), <i>The Living Lincoln</i>, co-edited with Harold Holzer and Frank J. Williams (2011); <i>Lincoln's Campaign Biographies</i> (2014), and most recently, <i>The Annotated Lincoln</i>, co-edited with Harold Holzer and published by Harvard University Press in 2016.  He was invested into the BSI in 2013 as "Colonel Sabastian Moran."  E-mail <<a href="mailto:TrustChair@bakerstreetjournal.com">TrustChair@bakerstreetjournal.com</a>>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UIBdka3COZk/VM0y8t6nnZI/AAAAAAAAAA0/0r1BU2E_2-E/s1600/peter-blau.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Peter Blau " border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UIBdka3COZk/VM0y8t6nnZI/AAAAAAAAAA0/0r1BU2E_2-E/s1600/peter-blau.jpg" title="Peter Blau " /></a></div> Peter E. Blau was introduced to the world of Sherlockians as a teenager. His father introduced him to Ben Abramson, who told Peter, "I publish a magazine you'll enjoy reading." It was <i>The Baker Street Journal</i>. There was (and is) no better introduction to that strange and interesting world. He went on to become a member of the Priory Scholars of Fordham, and The Baker Street Irregulars ("Black Peter," 1959), and the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes ("Ship's", 1991). He is a collector who agrees with the late John Bennett Shaw (who liked to explain that he collected with the selectivity of a vacuum cleaner), editor and publisher of the monthly newsletter <i>Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press</i>, and the secretary of the BSI.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E9nU12BJ2Uc/VumwvxM2iUI/AAAAAAAAAAo/G5T7ppaWWNcd-wQQnxlT87C6Px7eHEu7w/s1600/dana-cameron-v3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dana Cameron" border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E9nU12BJ2Uc/VumwvxM2iUI/AAAAAAAAAAo/G5T7ppaWWNcd-wQQnxlT87C6Px7eHEu7w/s1600/dana-cameron-v3.jpg" title="Dana Cameron" /></a></div> Dana Cameron, BSI ("The Giant Rat of Sumatra"), has always had a tempestuous relationship with Sherlock Holmes. She went from being terrified out of her wits by "The Speckled Band," to consuming the canon as a teenager living in London, to becoming obsessed with Mycroft Holmes (she is a founding member of the Diogenes Club of Washington, D.C.). An award-winning writer, Dana's fiction is inspired by her career as an archaeologist; in addition to nine novels, she has written more than twenty short stories (including Sherlockian pastiche).<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HU46_kYLTBE/VM0zQJdrStI/AAAAAAAAABE/NuB8cSwEE90/s1600/tom-francis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tom Francis" border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HU46_kYLTBE/VM0zQJdrStI/AAAAAAAAABE/NuB8cSwEE90/s1600/tom-francis.jpg" title="Tom Francis" /></a></div> Thomas J. Francis, BSI ("The Imperial Opera of Warsaw," 1995) is a retired financial executive who has been a devotee of Sherlock Holmes for as long as he can remember. He is a member of many Sherlockian scion societies including The Speckled Band of Boston, The Friends of Irene Adler and The Cornish Horrors. He has been a collector of Sherlockiana and of Conan Doyle's non-Sherlockian work for over forty-five years.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RV-jlcwXWYo/VM0zc5NzFDI/AAAAAAAAABM/Tw8nxb25WVA/s1600/bob-katz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bob Katz" border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RV-jlcwXWYo/VM0zc5NzFDI/AAAAAAAAABM/Tw8nxb25WVA/s1600/bob-katz.jpg" title="Bob Katz" /></a></div> Bob Katz was born in New York City, becoming devoted to Sherlock Holmes while in his early teens.  His BA is from Haverford College (alma mater of all three Morley brothers) and his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.  While training in Pathology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, he became active in scion societies.  He then moved to Baltimore, joining the Johns Hopkins medical faculty and eventually becoming Gasogene of The Six Napoleons.  He entered private practice in Morristown, NJ in 1987 and recently retired after 35 years in Pathology.  He received the BSI Investiture of "Dr. Ainstree" in 1983, the Two-Shilling Award in 1995, the ASH investiture of "Dr. Jackson," founded The Epilogues of Sherlock Holmes, and is also Headmastiff of The Sons of the Copper Beeches.  Bob has been a speaker at a wide variety of Sherlockian events and has been published in <i>The Baker Street Journal</i>, Ba<i>ker Street Miscellanea</i>, T<i>he Serpentine Muse</i>, and <i>The Watsonian</i>.  Most recently, he co-edited, with Andrew Solberg, two volumes in the BSI Manuscript Series: <i>The Wrong Passage</i> and <i>Irregular Stain</i>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X3NI6Hagm9A/VvHFgVFGFHI/AAAAAAAAAA4/DZTWUcGAj5w_WcFJ_grGg9Oqt6TiWhuEQ/s1600/michael-kean.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Michael H. Kean" border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X3NI6Hagm9A/VvHFgVFGFHI/AAAAAAAAAA4/DZTWUcGAj5w_WcFJ_grGg9Oqt6TiWhuEQ/s1600/michael-kean.jpg" title="Michael H. Kean" /></a></div> Michael H. Kean was reintroduced to Sherlock Holmes while in graduate school, when his girlfriend, (Connie, now his wife of many years), gave him a copy of the complete Canon as a birthday gift. As his career took him westward, from Philadelphia, to Chicago, to California's Monterey Peninsula, he became a member of the Sons of the Copper Beeches, the Hounds of the Baskerville (<i>sic</i>), and the Diogenes Club of Carmel-by-the-Sea. He was invested in the Baker Street Irregulars in 1979 as General Charles Gordon. A retired publishing executive, he now serves as Co-Publisher of the BSI Press. He received the Two-Shilling Award in 2013, and was named the BSI's "Cartwright" in 2016.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N8QNdFjzdUk/VM0znH-hVdI/AAAAAAAAABU/FFKopqRXdTY/s1600/les-klinger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Les Klinger" border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N8QNdFjzdUk/VM0znH-hVdI/AAAAAAAAABU/FFKopqRXdTY/s1600/les-klinger.jpg" title="Les Klinger" /></a></div> The study of the lives of Mr. Sherlock Holmes and John H. Watson, M.D., has been Mr. Klinger's consuming passion since 1994.  He has published numerous articles on Sherlockiana and a number of books, among them <i>The Life and Times of Mr. Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson, M.D., Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Other Notable Personages</i>.  He also co-authored the revised edition of <i>The Date Being—A Compendium of Sherlockian Chronologies</i> and most recently <i>Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle & The Bookman</i>.  In 1998 Gasogene Books began publishing Klinger's Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, a ten-volume set, the first of which was <i>The Adventures of SH</i>.  In 2004 and 2005, W. W. Norton published Klinger's three-volume work <i>The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i>.  Klinger has twice received a "Special Sherlock Award" from <i>Sherlock Holmes Detective Magazine</i> for the best Sherlockian work of 1998 and 2002 and won the Edgar for best Critical/Biographical work for the first two volumes of the Norton set.<br /> <br /> Les is a member of The Baker Street Irregulars ("The Abbey Grange," 1999) and holds the Two-Shilling Award.  He served as Series Editor of the BSI Manuscript Series and is presently the Series Editor for the BSI History Series.  In his remaining hours, Les is married to Sharon Flaum Klinger, has five children and four grandchildren, and practices tax, estate-planning, and business law full-time.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QGx_FPqLYJA/VV_J60G50OI/AAAAAAAAANs/ATe0DAADa58/s1600/richard-olken.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Richard M. Olken" border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QGx_FPqLYJA/VV_J60G50OI/AAAAAAAAANs/ATe0DAADa58/s1600/richard-olken.jpg" title="Richard M. Olken" /></a></div> Richard M. Olken, BSI (" Bob Carruthers," 2006) has loved Sherlock Holmes for as long as he has loved bicycles (and bicycles were his father's family business).  A graduate of Harvard University and Boston University School of Law, Richard  became the Executive Director and Congressional lobbyist for the BikesBelong Coalition. He was also the Dean of the School of Bartending at Harvard University.  Now retired, he has served as Poker for the Speckled Band of Boston since 1995 and is a member of many other Sherlockian societies worldwide.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lnvJUQuRAE8/VM0zzCTbCRI/AAAAAAAAABc/dCxql4LmkZQ/s1600/marsha-pollak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Marsha Pollak" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lnvJUQuRAE8/VM0zzCTbCRI/AAAAAAAAABc/dCxql4LmkZQ/s1600/marsha-pollak.jpg" title="Marsha Pollak" /></a></div> Marsha Pollak has been an avid mystery reader since her childhood when she devoured the complete sets of Judy Bolton and Nancy Drew adventures. As a librarian, her career took her to Buffalo N.Y. where she was present for the founding of her first Scion, An Irish Secret Society at Buffalo, and became a member of The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (Mrs. Neville St. Clair).  Holmes has stayed in her life as she moved and made more friends in societies in Florida, Texas and, for the last 27 years, California.  She became a member of The Baker Street Irregulars in 1996 ("A Small But Select Library") and now leads the Oral History Project.  She is also the Chairman of The Sub-Librarians Scion of the Baker Street Irregulars in the American Library Association, the oldest profession-oriented group interested in Sherlock Holmes.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xl1R0gW5aLQ/VM0z8GbgkhI/AAAAAAAAABk/9bHA1EWZldc/s1600/dan-posnansky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dan Posnansky" border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xl1R0gW5aLQ/VM0z8GbgkhI/AAAAAAAAABk/9bHA1EWZldc/s1600/dan-posnansky.jpg" title="Dan Posnansky" /></a></div> Dan Posnansky has been a student of The Canon since he could read and he became a "connoisseur" of fine books not long after that.  He is remarkably generous with his time and knowledge of The Canon, books and U.S. publishing history, with collectors and libraries.<br /> <br /> Dan is a longtime member of The Speckled Band of Boston, where he has served as The Keeper of the Band.  Dan is also a most active member of The Baker Street Irregulars ("Colonel Hayter," 1977) and a founder of The Friends of Irene Adler. When not refining his knowledge about books and Sherlock, Dan rusticates in the woods of the great Northeast.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R2kUdPkoWvY/VM00GqUlfyI/AAAAAAAAABs/czL-LRHWWBE/s1600/costa-rossakis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Constantine Rossakis" border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R2kUdPkoWvY/VM00GqUlfyI/AAAAAAAAABs/czL-LRHWWBE/s1600/costa-rossakis.jpg" title="Constantine Rossakis" /></a></div> Constantine Rossakis has been a devout Sherlockian since the sixth grade, when he wrote a report on "The Greek Interpreter."  His passion for matters bibliophilic as well as Sherlock Holmes continued to evolve since then, and he began to build his Sherlockian library almost twenty years ago, emphasizing first editions, first appearances, and manuscript material.  He is the author of numerous medical and Sherlockian articles, lectured at the inaugural meeting of Mycroft's League in Philadelphia, and is a member of The Grolier Club.  Costa received his investiture into The Baker Street Irregulars in 2004 as "St. Bartholomew's Hospital," and was the recipient of The Morley-Montgomery Memorial Award for <i>The Baker Street Journal</i> outstanding article in 2004.  He will be editor of The BSI Manuscript Series for 2008.  Costa remains in private practice as an interventional and consultative Cardiologist in Bergen County, New Jersey, to offset the cost of his expanding family and collection.<br /> <br /> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9TOOWib-aE4/VM00PAvY23I/AAAAAAAAAB0/FC8ZiKIr4OU/s1600/steven-rothman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Steven Rothman" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9TOOWib-aE4/VM00PAvY23I/AAAAAAAAAB0/FC8ZiKIr4OU/s1600/steven-rothman.jpg" title="Steven Rothman" /></a></div> Steven Rothman discovered that at heart he was a Sherlockian when he read with great amusement Baring-Gould's Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street.  Thus vaccinated by canonical scholarship at the tender age of 12, he was destined to become an Irregular.  He soon discovered that his other love in literature, Christopher Morley, was entwined with the BSI.  In 1990 he edited <i>The Standard Doyle Company: Christopher Morley on Sherlock Holmes</i> (Fordham University Press).  Rothman's long association with the BSI ("The Valley of Fear," 1986) includes editorship of <i>The Baker Street Journal</i> since 2000.<br /> <br /> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w3di2zltVxU/VM00YZ7zkCI/AAAAAAAAAB8/yvHCticROPU/s1600/bill-vande-water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bill Vande Water" border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w3di2zltVxU/VM00YZ7zkCI/AAAAAAAAAB8/yvHCticROPU/s1600/bill-vande-water.jpg" title="Bill Vande Water" /></a></div> The 1950's TV program starring Ronald Howard as Holmes sparked Bill Vande Water's fascination with Sherlock Holmes. He continued to live the peaceful and innocent life of an independent Sherlockian for the next two decades, acquiring a few of the classic reference works and several editions of the Canon. Then a colleague in the CBS News Archives brought him the kinescope of the 1957 <i>Odyssey </i>program on the BSI. Investigating this program led to his connection with the Irregulars; the founding of A Case of Identifiers (A Nonexistent Scion); his work on "graphic accoutrement" for Jon L. Lellenberg's BSI History Series; and his investiture as "An Enlarged Photograph" in 1994.<br /> <br /> Bill's contributions to "The Game" have a sonnet, a pastiche and a spurious document for the <i>Serpentine Muse</i>. His Sherlockian thoughts, have also appeared in <i>Murder Ink</i>, <i>Ellery Queen's Tragedy of Errors</i>, <i>I Love a Mystery Newsletter</i>, <i>Mystery Scene</i>, E<i>llery Queen's Mystery Magazine</i> and <i>The Baker Street Journal</i>. In addition to membership in numerous scion societies he is "deceptively" a member of the Society of American Magicians and the Mystery Writers of America.<br /> <br /> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JXRKW5jjyWs/VM00g-cz63I/AAAAAAAAACE/S-k3D3spwns/s1600/mike-whelan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mike Whelan" border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JXRKW5jjyWs/VM00g-cz63I/AAAAAAAAACE/S-k3D3spwns/s1600/mike-whelan.jpg" title="Mike Whelan" /></a></div> In 1950, Mike Whelan purchased <i>The Complete Sherlock Holmes</i>, Garden City edition with his caddy tips.  Neither he nor his mother who had sparked his interest in Sherlock Holmes, had an inkling of where that particular purchase would lead him.  That passion, thus ignited, has continued unabated for over 50 years.  Sherlockian zeal, wrapped as close as an Inverness cape, has accompanied him from coast to coast and around the world.  Whelan is the current "Wiggins," or chairman, of The Baker Street Irregulars.  He is a retired business executive, married to Mary Ann Bradley [honoured as "<i>The </i>Woman" of The BSI (1993) and invested as "Mary Morstan" (2012)], with three sons and six grandchildren.  He is also currently the Board president of The Friends of the Lilly Library and a member of the Indianapolis Literary Club, as well as a proud member of several Sherlockian societies.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Board of Trustees

The current Board of Trustees are listed below. Thomas Horrocks is the Acting Chair of The Baker Street Irregulars Trust, and Les Klinger is...

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BSI Trust Volunteers

In addition to the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/trustees.html">Board of Trustees</a>, many volunteers help with BSI Trust activities.  Thanks for your dedication and support:<br /> <br /> Mike Berdan, for editing and publishing the Trust Newsletter<br /> <br /> John Bergquist, for proofreading the Trust Newsletter<br /> <br /> Mary Ann Bradley, for preparing letters, announcements, keeping track of donations made on the BSI Weekend Registration Form, and organizing the collection of historical items pertaining to <i>The </i>Woman<br /> <br /> Joe Coppola, for recording the BSI Dinners and assisting in digitizing historical recordings<br /> <br /> Peter Crupe, for assisting in data aggregation<br /> <br /> Jenn Eaker, for editing and enhancing our audio recordings<br /> <br /> Terry and Linda Hunt, for pre-cataloging material before it is sent to the Houghton Library<br /> <br /> Kate Karlson, for proofreading the Trust Newsletter<br /> <br /> Glen Miranker, for developing the Trust's core graphic design and original website<br /> <br /> Scott Monty (<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>), for consulting and advice on the new Trust website design<br /> <br /> Chris Music, for posting and managing this website's content<br /> <br /> Michael Pollak and Laurie Manifold, for staffing the BSI Trust Book Sales table at the Venders Room during the BSI Weekend<br /> <br /> Paul Singleton, for collecting manuscripts of BSI Dinner Presentations<br /> <br /> Randall Stock (<a href="http://www.bestofsherlock.com/">The Best of Sherlock Holmes</a>), for designing, developing, and administering the website<br /> <br /> Ben Vizoskie, for taking photographs of award recipients and speakers at the BSI Annual Dinner and BSI other events<br /> <br /> Burt Wolder, for helping with our audio recordings<br /> <br /> Tamar Zeffren, for researching and writing many of the posts on this website<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

BSI Trust Volunteers

In addition to the Board of Trustees , many volunteers help with BSI Trust activities.  Thanks for your dedication and support: Mike Berda...

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General BSI Trust matters & donations TrustChair@bakerstreetjournal.com BSI Trust Newsletter editor@bsitrust.org Website Technica...

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Educational Programs

In order to enhance the Trust's mission of education, the Trust will be coordinating periodic Trust Lectures at local Sherlockian Societies' gatherings.  These will be open to all interested persons.<br /> <br /> Stay tuned to this website for more announcements about upcoming activities.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

Educational Programs

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BSI Trust News Updates via Email

Get notified by email when we publish our latest newsletter, have other news, or add new materials to the Trust website.<br /> <br /> <span style="color: red;"><b>Important</b></span>: Due to laws against spam, sign-up is a <b>two-step</b> process. First you submit your email address. Then we send you an email with an activation link that you must click to start receiving our emails.<br /> <br /> Our email summaries are sent by FeedBlitz from <feedblitz@mail.feedblitz.com>.<br /> <br /> Notification options include:<br /> <br /> <h4> One Email per Day or Less</h4> This email summarizes the news and items we posted in the past 24 hours. If nothing changed on our website, you won't get an email that day. Click to see our <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/?Sub=977998&cids=1">Daily Summary sign-up form</a> at FeedBlitz.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> One Email per Week or Less</h4> This email summarizes the news and items we posted in the prior 7 days. If nothing changed on our website during that time, you won't get an email that week. Click to see our <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/?Sub=977999&cids=1">Weekly Summary sign-up form</a> at FeedBlitz.<br /> <div> <br /> <br /> <h4> FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)</h4> Answers to the following FAQs appear below:<br /> <ul> <li>Why didn't I get an activation email?</li> <li>Can I get both the daily and the weekly summary?</li> <li>Can I get summaries via RSS feed readers or magazines?</li> <li>Can I get summaries via social media?</li> <li>If I change my mind, can I unsubscribe?</li> <li>Who do I contact if I have a problem?</li> </ul> <br /> <b>Why didn't I get an activation email?</b><br /> After you submit your email address, you should receive an activation email within 5-10 minutes that has a link to confirm and activate your email subscription. If you don't see that email, check your Spam or Junk mail folders (in Gmail, also check the Promotions, Social, Updates, and Forums folders/labels).<br /> <br /> If the email is not there, try adding <<b>feedblitz@mail.feedblitz.com</b>> (without brackets) to your address book and to any challenge/response, white-list or other spam filter system. We automatically resend the activation email after 3 days. If you don't get that re-sent activation email, try signing up again and be sure you typed in your email address correctly (better yet, copy and paste your address into the signup form field so you know it is correct). If none of those work, see below for how to contact us.<br /> <div> <br /></div> <b>Can I get both the daily and the weekly summary?</b><br /> Yes, if you want both, just go through the sign-up process for both mailing lists.<br /> <br /> <b>Can I get summaries via RSS feed readers or magazines?</b><br /> Yes, our site provides an <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/rss.html">RSS/Atom feed</a> that can be used by My Yahoo, Feedly, Flipbook, Newsstand, AOL Reader, and other apps or news services.<br /> <br /> <b>Can I get summaries via social media?</b><br /> Yes, you can get updates via Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. However, those updates will also be broadcast to your friends and followers. These social updates link to your own social media account and thus require your login information. See the <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/?Sub=977998&type=1">Social updates sign-up form</a>.<br /> <br /> <b>If I change my mind, can I unsubscribe?</b><br /> Yes, each email includes a link that lets you unsubscribe.<br /> <br /> <b>Who do I contact if I have a problem?</b><br /> Send an email to our website tech support address listed on our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">Contact Us</a> page.</div> <div> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

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BSI Trust News Updates via RSS

Get notified via our RSS/Atom feed when we publish our latest newsletter, have other news, or add new materials to the Trust website.<br /> <br /> You can use our feed with My Yahoo, Feedly, Flipbook, Newsstand, AOL Reader, and other apps or news services.<br /> <br /> Our primary feed is:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://feeds.bsitrust.org/bsitrust" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BSI Trust RSS/Atom feed icon" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jDYGAv43NGs/VM3JcUe6aZI/AAAAAAAAACY/SuPhSoz-nYo/s1600/feed-icon.gif" title="" /></a></div> <a href="http://feeds.bsitrust.org/bsitrust">http://feeds.bsitrust.org/bsitrust</a> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> You can right-click on the link above, copy the link address/location, and paste the URL into your newsreader app or service. And here's a plain-text version in case that is easier to select/copy and use:</div> <br /> http://feeds.bsitrust.org/bsitrust<br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)</h4> Answers to the following FAQs appear below:<br /> <ul> <li>Can I get summaries via email instead?</li> <li>Who do I contact if I have a problem?</li> </ul> <br /> <b>Can I get summaries via email instead?</b><br /> Yes, we offer <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/email.html">updates via email</a> as well.<br /> <br /> <b>Who do I contact if I have a problem?</b><br /> Send an email to our website tech support address listed on our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">Contact Us</a> page.<br /> <div> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JctUjD9F7-4/VM0nyltpnlI/AAAAAAAAAAg/87R4gyKpFDg/s1600/BSI-logo-profile.png" title="" /></div> <br />

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Terms of Use

<div style="text-align: center;"> <h4> Use of Content from this Website</h4> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Last Updated 2/4/17</div> <br /> The Baker Street Irregulars Trust, part of the Baker Street Irregulars, an unincorporated association (referred to herein as the “BSI”), provides the content on this website in support of its mission of collecting and making available information on the history of the Baker Street Irregulars.  The BSI invites visitors to use its online content for personal, educational, research, and other non-commercial purposes. By using the BSI websites, you accept and agree to abide by the following terms.<br /> <br /> <h4> <b>Intellectual Property Rights in Content</b></h4> The BSI is the owner of the compilation of content that is posted on the BSI websites, which consists of text, images, audio, and video (“Content”). However, the BSI does not necessarily own each component of the compilation. The Content that the BSI makes available on the BSI websites may be owned by the BSI, owned by others and used with their permission (such as user-generated content), or used in accordance with applicable law. Some Content is in the public domain and some Content is protected by third party rights, such as copyright, trademark, rights of publicity, privacy, and contractual restrictions.<br /> <br /> Content is identified as having “no known copyright restrictions” when the BSI is unaware of any copyright restrictions on its use. 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If you have specific questions or information about Content on the BSI websites, please contact the BSI.<br /> <br /> <h4> <b>Rights, Restrictions and Security Contacts</b></h4> <b>Permitted Uses</b><br /> <br /> The BSI welcomes you to make fair use of the Content as defined by copyright law. Information on United States copyright fair use law is available from the United States Copyright Office: http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html. 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Use of Content from this Website Last Updated 2/4/17 The Baker Street Irregulars Trust, part of the Baker Street Irregulars, an uninc...

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