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thumbnailThe 1934 BSI Dinner

The December 1934 BSI Dinner is called the “First BSI Annual Dinner.”  However, it was preceded by two earlier BSI events that year. Founded on January 6, 1934, the BSI held its “first meeting” (cocktail reception) at the Duane Hotel to celebrate Sherlock Holmes’ birthday.  It was attended by 15-20…

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09 Feb 2015

thumbnailMorley letter to Smith at Christmas 1949

By 1949 the BSI are in full swing and a deep personal friendship has grown between Christopher Morley and Edgar W. Smith. Morley sends the greeting below to Smith at Christmas 1949, complete with a bit of Sherlockian doggerel (Smith is often referred to in letters from Morley as Dr. Thorneycroft Hu…

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08 Feb 2015

thumbnailFall 2014 Newsletter

The Fall 2014 newsletter includes these articles: Evolutionary, My Dear Sherlockian: The BSI Trust Online by Randall Stock. Memories are Made of This: The BSI Trust Oral History Project by Marsha Pollak. A Matchless Journey by Robert Katz. From the Chair by Andrew Solberg. Added to the Archives. Th…

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05 Feb 2015

thumbnailSpring 2014 Newsletter

The Spring 2014 newsletter includes these articles: BSI Archive Digitization Initiative Displays First Results by Peter X. Accardo. Personal Responsibility by Donald Izban. Gifts to the Treasury. From the Chair by Andrew Solberg. Added to the Archives. BSI Trust News. The Cardinal Points by Marshal…

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03 Feb 2015

thumbnailFall 2013 Newsletter

The Fall 2013 newsletter includes these articles: BSI Plays Musical Chairs: Francis Sits Down, Solberg Stands Up by Marshall S. Berdan. From the (Retiring) Chair by Thomas J. Francis. On the Retirement of Tom Francis as Chair by Michael F. Whelan. From the (Incoming) Chair by Andrew Solberg. Advice…

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03 Feb 2015

thumbnailSpring 2013 Newsletter

The Spring 2013 newsletter includes these articles: Now We Are Ten by Marshall S. Berdan. From Junk Drawer to Research Resource by Don Curtis. From the Chair - The Trust at Ten by Thomas J. Francis. Gifts to the Treasury. Added to the Archives. BSI Trust News: The BSI Trust Newsletter Goes Electron…

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03 Feb 2015

thumbnailFall 2012 Newsletter

The Fall 2012 newsletter includes: Treasures from the BSI Trust Archives: The Rathbone-Smith Correspondence by Greg Darak. From the Chair by Thomas J. Francis. Sherlockian Fanfare in LA by Randall Stock. Added to the Archives. BSI Trust News. The Cardinal Points by Marshall S. Berdan. Accessing the…

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03 Feb 2015

thumbnailSpring 2012 Newsletter

The Spring 2012 newsletter includes these articles: Tell Us a Story: The BSI Trust's Oral History Project by Andy Solberg. From the Chair by Thomas J. Francis. Gifts to the Treasury. Added to the Archives. A Collector Recollects by Vincent (Vinnie) Brosnan. The Cardinal Points by Marshall S. Berdan…

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03 Feb 2015

thumbnailFall 2011 Newsletter

The Fall 2011 newsletter includes these articles: BSI Archival Cataloguing Project Successfully Completed by Peter X. Accardo. A Day at the Library by Marshall S. Berdan. From the Chair by Thomas J. Francis. Gifts to the Treasury. "I saw a glimmer of light coming from the open door of the library" …

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03 Feb 2015

thumbnailSpring 2010 Newsletter

The Spring 2010 newsletter includes: Symposium Studies Doyle’s Contributions to Literature by Peter Reuell. From the Chair by Thomas J. Francis. From the Archives: Fred Dannay to Allen Robertson. Photos from an Exhibition. Mondays with Sherlockians by Bob Coghill. Added to the Archives. "To Strengt…

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03 Feb 2015

thumbnailFall 2008 Newsletter

The Fall 2008 newsletter includes: The BSI Archive at Houghton Library by Peter X. Accardo. From the Chair by Thomas J. Francis. BSI Trust News. The BSI Archives at Harvard—Why Is This Project Important? by Don Izban. Gifts to the Treasury. Added to the Archives. The Cardinal Points by Julie McKura…

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03 Feb 2015

thumbnailSpring 2008 Newsletter

The Spring 2008 newsletter includes: Reminiscences of David Ansel Weiss. From the Chair by Thomas J. Francis. Thomas J. Francis to Assume Chair of the BSI Trust by Michael F. Whelan. Art Levine's Donation to the BSI Trust. BSI Trust News. From the Archives: Christopher Morley to L.L. Donation from …

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03 Feb 2015

thumbnailWinter 2007 Newsletter

The Winter 2007 newsletter includes: The Colin Prestige Archive by Nicholas Utechin. [Added to the Archives]. Notes from the Co-Chair by Constantine Rossakis. The Cardinal Points by Julie McKuras. View or Download the Newsletter: Winter 2007 BSI Trust newsletter (PDF - 2 MB) Prior Newsletters You c…

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02 Feb 2015

thumbnailSummer 2007 Newsletter

The Summer 2007 newsletter includes: The Objectives of The Baker Street Irregulars Trust by Leslie Klinger. BSI Biography Project Takes Its First Seventeen Steps by Sue Vizoskie. BSI Trust News. Added to the Archives. The Cardinal Points by Julie McKuras. View or Download the Newsletter: Summer 200…

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02 Feb 2015

thumbnailSpring 2006 Newsletter

The Spring 2006 newsletter includes: "...other people's mail..." by Bob Coghill (on the role of the archivist). Notes from the Co-Chair by Constantine Rossakis. Wiggins on the Trust by Michael F. Whelan. Contributing to the Trust by C. Paul Martin. The Cardinal Points by Julie McKuras. Recent Contr…

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02 Feb 2015

thumbnailFall 2005 Newsletter

The Fall 2005 newsletter includes: The Baker Street Irregulars Archives by Michael F. Whelan. A Gift to the Archives by Glen Miranker. A Gift from the Trust. Financial Summary of The Trust. The Baker Street Irregulars Trust Frequently Asked Questions. With extended quotations from the correspondenc…

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02 Feb 2015
 


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