Register for the 2023 BSI Trust Lecture

<p>Registration is now open for the third annual BSI Trust Lecture. This free Zoom webinar is open to everyone but does require advance registration. </p><p>Steven Rothman will discuss the correspondence between Christopher Morley (the founder of the Baker Street Irregulars in 1934) and Edgar W. Smith (the BSI’s second leader).</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The BSI Trust Lecture</h3><p><b>Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 2pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York)</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Online using Zoom</li><li>Open to all Sherlockians & the public</li><li>Free – no registration fee</li><li>Advance registration required</li><li>Registration closes when event reaches capacity</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/02/morley-smith-1949-12-24.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Christopher Morley 1949 letter to Edgar W. Smith" border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPc4qGh_v6pJLuwu7N4931PnYNkUp6Qzf8wjvlfRJTzdxcY9UBdZkQS_4AYcFnD4vB5eNqni9rxOsuSMuIlNNwJMsbqyQoaDByU9KVnPRyuIV3ze_avwmFO8GRWEbTqpTTRCRCBgkvzsGw-kc2siaXQ1KtKjCiFR-qesc4yD3N6XiikIyNzpg0QUGpm8/w249-h320/letter-morley-smith-1949-12-24.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/02/morley-smith-1949-12-24.html">Morley letter to Smith at Christmas 1949</a></div><div><p></p><p>We plan to have only the scheduled speakers visible and talking, so you do not need a camera or microphone to watch the Lecture.</p><p>Please note the event time reflects the USA's Daylight Saving Time. We estimate the event will last approximately 1 hour.</p><p>While the Lecture is free, advance registration is required and space is limited. <b><span style="color: red;">To sign up, click the link below to our online Zoom registration page:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Register for the 2023 BSI Trust Lecture (webinar is over)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2023/12/bsi-trust-lectures.html">Watch BSI Trust Lecture Recordings Online</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>

Register for the 2023 BSI Trust Lecture

Registration is now open for the third annual BSI Trust Lecture. This free Zoom webinar is open to everyone but does require advance registr...

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Fall 2023 Newsletter

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2023-fall.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BSI Trust Fall 2023 Newsletter" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="744" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxif-daEqHWXcQuMBGt1R0mXJvAfQlcpAVJ-_IuO6vaFDRQQLji70A7FCuOmTxuL0n9a03vUPgJ9ws5LC5CAcYWJJ-E04rO5IqVLVW5vOuemCYrEG4NhlYiER1qZwPlLt10vlcvSxOt8L3zaCsJ7sKjEJhYggtRJRZDjiBId4qPblwk4r60XC5vDgU4w/w310-h400/trust-newsletter-2023-fall.jpg" title="Click to view PDF of newsletter" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> The Fall 2023 newsletter includes these articles:<br /> <ul> <li>Visit Denny Dobry's Basement of Books. </li><li>Rothman to Give 2023 BSI Trust Lecture. </li> <li>From the Outgoing Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks. </li><li>From the Editor & Incoming Chair by Ray Betzner. </li> </ul> Our newsletter's design makes the PDF easier to read on-screen when using a tablet or smartphone. Phone users may want to turn their phone sideways for larger text.<div><br /> <h4> View or Download the Newsletter:</h4> <a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2023-fall.pdf">Fall 2023 BSI Trust newsletter</a> (PDF - 1 MB)<br /> <br /> The newsletter is available ONLY in electronic format as a PDF.<br /> <br /> <h4> Prior Newsletters</h4> You can view or download <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Newsletter">all prior issues of the BSI Trust Newsletter</a>.<br /> <br /> You can also see <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/News">other BSI Trust news</a> on the Trust website.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Contact the Editor of the Newsletter</h4> See the Contact Us page to <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">send email to the editor</a> of the newsletter.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div><div><br /></div>

Fall 2023 Newsletter

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Save the Date: 2023 Online Lecture

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The third annual BSI Trust Lecture will be delivered via Zoom webinar by Steven Rothman. He will discuss the correspondence between Christopher Morley (the founder of the Baker Street Irregulars in 1934) and Edgar W. Smith (the BSI’s second leader).  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Steve is editor <i>emeritus </i>of the <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/the-baker-street-journal/">Baker Street Journal</a>, an expert on Christopher Morley, and editor of <i>The Standard Doyle Company: Christopher Morley on Sherlock Holmes</i> (1990).  <b><span style="color: red;">Updated:</span></b> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2023/08/register-2023-lecture.html.html">Registration is now open</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 2pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Online using Zoom</li><li>Open to <b>all</b> Sherlockians & the public</li><li>Free – no registration fee</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFb2CVsurE3Mgsk_yoJ23OVrv4Px2of2FPjmnGXaxBUYBZCnLcCaQnobALVF1HhG0XCQe8PrBkFX-SN8pG472SzVdLlkOUGTF60Kgo2LLg0la1qS-G-qUg8oiY-wzImnBcuiYhZIlv1I6t40cW2KnVfPtHqmDCcUkom56WFt2IriJA2BeCuJ1NHCw3/s640/lecture-2023-steven-rothman-v1a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Steven Rothman" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFb2CVsurE3Mgsk_yoJ23OVrv4Px2of2FPjmnGXaxBUYBZCnLcCaQnobALVF1HhG0XCQe8PrBkFX-SN8pG472SzVdLlkOUGTF60Kgo2LLg0la1qS-G-qUg8oiY-wzImnBcuiYhZIlv1I6t40cW2KnVfPtHqmDCcUkom56WFt2IriJA2BeCuJ1NHCw3/w268-h320/lecture-2023-steven-rothman-v1a.jpg" title="Steven Rothman" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>While the Lecture is free, <b>advance registration will be required</b>.  Watch this website for details, or to get notified via email when we open registration, sign up via the BSI website for our free “<a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-news-via-email">News from the BSI</a>” email alerts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you are not sure if you’ve previously signed up for <i>News for the BSI</i>, just submit your email address again via the above link.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Please note the event time reflects the USA’s Daylight Saving Time.  We estimate the event will last approximately 1 hour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Save the Date</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>September 9, 2023 at 2pm EDT</b></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div>

Save the Date: 2023 Online Lecture

The third annual BSI Trust Lecture will be delivered via Zoom webinar by Steven Rothman. He will discuss the correspondence between Christop...

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Spring 2023 Newsletter

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2023-spring.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BSI Trust Spring 2023 Newsletter" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="744" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2bhWBlXoZexakDZUYU9W-ci7UIW8AL89e2cKpmn29pbN3vHYT2UXA4f9e-j98gPd61AeV2IDb0GXUje0InAKb8146Re54scVLl8t5xg-V_akvJPmEcKWtpm9zDgAWF4Vj8kS_gdWR-TY3bp3wD-jIdyswBfuWVqvgi4g7_c0fEsVcJmYLDB_ngQ-/w310-h400/trust-newsletter-2023-spring.jpg" title="Click to view PDF of newsletter" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> The Spring 2023 newsletter includes these articles:<br /> <ul> <li>BSI Oral History Project Tops 200! by Ray Betzner. </li> <li>From the Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks. </li> </ul> Our newsletter's design makes the PDF easier to read on-screen when using a tablet or smartphone. Phone users may want to turn their phone sideways for larger text.<div><br /> <h4> View or Download the Newsletter:</h4> <a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2023-spring.pdf">Spring 2023 BSI Trust newsletter</a> (PDF - 1 MB)<br /> <br /> The newsletter is available ONLY in electronic format as a PDF.<br /> <br /> <h4> Prior Newsletters</h4> You can view or download <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Newsletter">all prior issues of the BSI Trust Newsletter</a>.<br /> <br /> You can also see <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/News">other BSI Trust news</a> on the Trust website.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Contact the Editor of the Newsletter</h4> See the Contact Us page to <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">send email to the editor</a> of the newsletter.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div><div><br /></div>

Spring 2023 Newsletter

The Spring 2023 newsletter includes these articles: BSI Oral History Project Tops 200! by Ray Betzner. From the Chair by Thomas A. Horro...

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Fall 2022 Newsletter

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2022-fall.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BSI Trust Fall 2022 Newsletter" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="744" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25hCrB_FoQWAbCDkMIJop_icndBD4I5KeGyrlZnKP5JN9Ztm_uE_EvrGA1xHUDUSkSdeZZblZpvrCMY8O0gl6Q5bF3Y2vEnegLP8iSdLlfbhWt2YmzueL21I79vfz0pkysrvkcNPyX7iqeGTjQ27XfPgeMR11qDqLOich9AX8JcEX07wFOkBhHW-K/w310-h400/trust-newsletter-2022-fall.jpg" title="Click to view PDF of newsletter" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> The Fall 2022 newsletter includes these articles:<br /> <ul> <li>'Holmes in 221 Objects.'</li> <li>From the Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks. </li> <li>From the Editor by Ray Betzner. </li> </ul> Note: Our newsletter's design makes the PDF easier to read on-screen when using a tablet or smartphone. Phone users may want to turn their phone sideways for larger text.<div><br /> <h4> View or Download the Newsletter:</h4> <a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2022-fall.pdf">Fall 2022 BSI Trust newsletter</a> (PDF - 1 MB)<br /> <br /> The newsletter is available ONLY in electronic format as a PDF.<br /> <br /> <h4> Prior Newsletters</h4> You can view or download <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Newsletter">all prior issues of the BSI Trust Newsletter</a>.<br /> <br /> You can also see <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/News">other BSI Trust news</a> on the Trust website.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Contact the Editor of the Newsletter</h4> See the Contact Us page to <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">send email to the editor</a> of the newsletter.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div><div><br /></div>

Fall 2022 Newsletter

The Fall 2022 newsletter includes these articles: 'Holmes in 221 Objects.' From the Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks. From the Edito...

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Register for the 2022 BSI Trust Lecture

<p>Registration is now open for the second annual BSI Trust Lecture. This free Zoom webinar is open to everyone but does require advance registration. </p><p>Many Sherlockian society meetings include a reading of Vincent Starrett's famous poem "221B." That sonnet ends with the phrase "it is always 1895." Starrett expert Ray Betzner provides the fascinating story of a poem written during the destruction and uncertainty of the Second World War.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The BSI Trust Lecture</h3><p><b>Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 2pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York)</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Online using Zoom</li><li>Open to all Sherlockians & the public</li><li>Free – no registration fee</li><li>Advance registration required</li><li>Registration closes when event reaches capacity</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oS0UVQdOVtNfnA7Tj4CKJwoPjcsrvl0ncnBmBgOB0bZYNLYa5tUx-xXd6UWBkVF-NPM3_8ALcNpgsKHBMufYerTLukgqV4pYSu4UE8da6sRQO6AMyIpzpSzutV1858XOL9XfgnsIorb-5VBtEeCvg8IZ8fuvDBRGrbq3xKnRV775-RxRsNccSP7A/s1200/lecture-2022-typescript-221b-v1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Typescript of Vincent Starrett poem 221B" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oS0UVQdOVtNfnA7Tj4CKJwoPjcsrvl0ncnBmBgOB0bZYNLYa5tUx-xXd6UWBkVF-NPM3_8ALcNpgsKHBMufYerTLukgqV4pYSu4UE8da6sRQO6AMyIpzpSzutV1858XOL9XfgnsIorb-5VBtEeCvg8IZ8fuvDBRGrbq3xKnRV775-RxRsNccSP7A/w256-h320/lecture-2022-typescript-221b-v1.jpg" title="Click to see larger image" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"221B" as it came out of Starrett's typewriter</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Ray Betzner</h3><div>After a career as a daily newspaper reporter and a higher education communications professional, Ray Betzner has retired to Williamsburg, Va., where he spends his time spoiling his granddaughter, playing with his little library and entertaining visiting Sherlock Holmes and Vincent Starrett fanatics. He has written widely about Starrett and edited the 75th anniversary edition of Starrett's groundbreaking book, <i>The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</i>. A member of the Baker Street Irregulars since 1987, Ray also curates the <a href="http://www.vincentstarrett.com/">Studies in Starrett</a> blog.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mfZR3fVyjkBcC4oxowH1NU_myQ7xdaRScTLclgQB1FbHhEV_f_jHbh5T9h32y04z5_Myvl53lQFPjmTi_yOVOOzjITpTKsHfe-FlOZ25iGnm_lxnqoK5QfZ_H0PFj5MIKZ4GnOP-w68SWY-nw24jlDanePyJP976hdLtpU7LmjzMHm16hMNBPP02/s960/lecture-2022-ray-betzner-v1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ray Betzner" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mfZR3fVyjkBcC4oxowH1NU_myQ7xdaRScTLclgQB1FbHhEV_f_jHbh5T9h32y04z5_Myvl53lQFPjmTi_yOVOOzjITpTKsHfe-FlOZ25iGnm_lxnqoK5QfZ_H0PFj5MIKZ4GnOP-w68SWY-nw24jlDanePyJP976hdLtpU7LmjzMHm16hMNBPP02/w320-h320/lecture-2022-ray-betzner-v1.jpg" title="Ray Betzner" width="320" /></a></div><br />His talk will be on "'221B': The Story of a Sherlockian Sonnet."<p></p><p>We plan to have only the scheduled speakers visible and talking, so you do not need a camera or microphone to watch the Lecture.</p><p>Please note the event time reflects the USA's Daylight Saving Time.  We estimate the event will last approximately 1 hour.</p><p>For more information, see our <a href="https://files.bakerstreetirregulars.com/events/tips-zoom-bsi-events.pdf">Tips for Using Zoom to Attend BSI Events</a> (PDF).</p><p>While the Lecture is free, advance registration is required and space is limited.  <b><span style="color: red;">To sign up, click the link below to our online Zoom registration page:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Register for the 2022 BSI Trust Lecture (webinar is over)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2023/12/bsi-trust-lectures.html">Watch BSI Trust Lecture Recordings Online</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>

Register for the 2022 BSI Trust Lecture

Registration is now open for the second annual BSI Trust Lecture. This free Zoom webinar is open to everyone but does require advance regist...

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Spring 2022 Newsletter

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2022-spring.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BSI Trust Spring 2022 Newsletter" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CHF-0qUXIVmSICcV6KBbcWVn5mccg_nbeEAgwArOjPsIZPJT5o2KEW4XhyO9HUgQ_T1EyoeDTp-EvpBQKoi8dSyp_Y8mY3v9uS3zLhGfZEj08T2xkvhJs5deoKA1a5Q4I5Tf7XKiPu3yUjmOxvRzxm3s3AeaSkZffnVGbYNjX10xhvrEbtfDfUSz/s16000/trust-newsletter-2022-spring.jpg" title="Click to view PDF of newsletter" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> The Spring 2022 newsletter includes these articles:<br /> <ul> <li>The Adventure of the Cardboard Box(es) by Bob Coghill. </li> <li>From the Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks. </li> <li>From the Editor by Ray Betzner. </li> </ul> Note: Our newsletter has a new design that makes it easier to read on-screen, especially on tablets and smartphones. Phone users may want to turn their phone sideways for larger text.<div><br /> <h4> View or Download the Newsletter:</h4> <a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2022-spring.pdf">Spring 2022 BSI Trust newsletter</a> (PDF - 1 MB)<br /> <br /> The newsletter is available ONLY in electronic format as a PDF.<br /> <br /> <h4> Prior Newsletters</h4> You can view or download <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Newsletter">all prior issues of the BSI Trust Newsletter</a>.<br /> <br /> You can also see <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/News">other BSI Trust news</a> on the Trust website.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Contact the Editor of the Newsletter</h4> See the Contact Us page to <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">send email to the editor</a> of the newsletter.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div><div><br /></div>

Spring 2022 Newsletter

The Spring 2022 newsletter includes these articles: The Adventure of the Cardboard Box(es) by Bob Coghill. From the Chair by Thomas A. H...

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Save the Date: 2022 Online Lecture

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second annual BSI Trust Lecture will be delivered via Zoom webinar by Ray Betzner. He will discuss the most famous Sherlockian sonnet ever written: "221B" by Vincent Starrett. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ray is widely recognized as an expert on Vincent Starrett, and is well-known for his entertaining and informative talks. He curates a fascinating blog about Starrett and his books at <<a href="http://www.vincentstarrett.com/">www.vincentstarrett.com</a>>.  <b><span style="color: red;">Updated:</span></b> <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2022/08/register-2022-lecture.html">Registration is now open</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 2pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Online using Zoom</li><li>Open to <b>all</b> Sherlockians & the public</li><li>Free – no registration fee</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXJng3b7D4hd-Wk9-F2tkuC5hGRKgm2sEWJf4_ayBJC5tdrpH-DqgGpdLAunFuzEX2aYwDJ0RwbFXK7bLdUWKyfAJ_3a5hsmoLAy52ANDDnkRgAI5J_UDr_S1W88plSyBfTqyKg0_FMDdURQtVH0UJTGlj6Lid-k-YrLavTNLi7hWfif8U3Ud40xy/s960/lecture-2022-ray-betzner-v1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ray Betzner" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXJng3b7D4hd-Wk9-F2tkuC5hGRKgm2sEWJf4_ayBJC5tdrpH-DqgGpdLAunFuzEX2aYwDJ0RwbFXK7bLdUWKyfAJ_3a5hsmoLAy52ANDDnkRgAI5J_UDr_S1W88plSyBfTqyKg0_FMDdURQtVH0UJTGlj6Lid-k-YrLavTNLi7hWfif8U3Ud40xy/w320-h320/lecture-2022-ray-betzner-v1.jpg" title="Ray Betzner" width="320" /></a></div><br />While the Lecture is free, <b>advance registration will be required</b>.  Watch this website for details, or to get notified via email when we open registration, sign up via the BSI website for our free "<a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-news-via-email">News from the BSI</a>" email alerts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you are not sure if you've previously signed up for News for the BSI, just submit your email address again via the above link.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Please note the event time reflects the USA's Daylight Saving Time.  We estimate the event will last approximately 1 hour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Save the Date</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>September 17, 2022 at 2pm EDT</b></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div>

Save the Date: 2022 Online Lecture

The second annual BSI Trust Lecture will be delivered via Zoom webinar by Ray Betzner. He will discuss the most famous Sherlockian sonnet ev...

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BSI Trust Research Fellowships

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Baker Street Irregulars Trust and the Lilly Library are now accepting applications for research fellowships for <b>2024</b>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The BSI Trust Research Fellowships support research on various aspects of Sherlockian studies that require consultation of the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/archive.html">BSI Archive at the Lilly Library</a>. Two fellowships, funded by the BSI Trust, are awarded annually, for a period of up to one month of research, with a stipend of up to $2,500. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These fellowships provide research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students, college graduates, postdoctoral scholars, and independent researchers. Successful candidates are selected on the basis of the applicant’s qualifications, the significance or importance of the project, and the appropriateness of the proposed study to the BSI Archive. Fellowships must be used during the year which they are awarded.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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. Founded in 1934, the BSI is the oldest existing Sherlockian society in the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Baker Street Irregulars Trust is part of the BSI and is the repository of the Irregulars’ collective memory. Established in 2003, the Trust’s mission is to collect, preserve, and provide access to historical documents, correspondence, papers, photos, recordings, ephemera, and memorabilia relating to the BSI and its members and friends. The Lilly Library at Indiana University houses the BSI Archive, which is open for public use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How to Apply for a Research Fellowship</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The application process includes: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1) Description of the proposed project (no longer than two double-spaced pages) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2) A budget </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3) Current CV</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4) Two letters of recommendation</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please ask your references to speak to the research proposal at hand. These fellowships are offered as reimbursement based on receipt documentation after completion of the research visit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Letters and other documents should be submitted via email to the chair of the BSI Trust at <a href="mailto:TrustChair@bakerstreetirregulars.com">TrustChair@bakerstreetirregulars.com</a> by <span style="text-align: center;"><b>September 15, 2023</b></span>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Awards will be announced by <b>November 1, 2023</b>.</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Sherlock Holmes in The Three Students, drawn by Sidney Paget" border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="806" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAg3CeTuBuK7F8DLbRyVrV1hWhAUteIK3fQ2BnYIRt0bOXw4NMCxLaD-pw9NLGhZdPU8-VY7gTL2vfsl01g1R8QkEkgIEsiPRl6GaiTkrz_72n1_vUp5PC_l5Yi40Sn8Qo9ucv_TwsmoIu1lGpC4IgYi6xgec1-jGkHb2SemmMxC44szK91OcKmBmt/w320-h264/three-students-paget-n3.jpg" title="Sherlock Holmes in The Three Students, drawn by Sidney Paget" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sherlock Holmes in "The Three Students"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

BSI Trust Research Fellowships

The Baker Street Irregulars Trust and the Lilly Library are now accepting applications for research fellowships for 2024 .  The BSI Trust Re...

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Fall 2021 Newsletter

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2021-fall.pdf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BSI Trust Fall 2021 Newsletter" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu6N11WwL7SQhuXltbuZ8VKJxLpBnfKy8-VKHxSNMCuS1SZ4shMfrNC9XCxxdtDfQI045nqFFex2YjeVr_tLIitV0ZW4hFuNDk5UfA65B-WOsRrOJb5Ski8caxfpxHT4Gl5JECt-XVHU/s16000/trust-newsletter-2021-fall.jpg" title="Click to view PDF of newsletter" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> The Fall 2021 newsletter includes these articles:<br /> <ul> <li>From the Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks.</li> <li>From the Editor by Michael Pollak.</li> <li>Lilly Library and BSI Archives Reopen by Erika Dowell.</li> <li>2021 Book Fair/Open House by Denny Dobry. </li> </ul> Note: Our newsletter has a new design that makes it easier to read on-screen, especially on tablets and smartphones. Phone users may want to turn their phone sideways for larger text.<div><br /> <h4> View or Download the Newsletter:</h4> <a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2021-fall.pdf">Fall 2021 BSI Trust newsletter</a> (PDF - 1 MB)<br /> <br /> The newsletter is available ONLY in electronic format as a PDF.<br /> <br /> <h4> Prior Newsletters</h4> You can view or download <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Newsletter">all prior issues of the BSI Trust Newsletter</a>.<br /> <br /> You can also see <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/News">other BSI Trust news</a> on the Trust website.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Contact the Editor of the Newsletter</h4> See the Contact Us page to <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">send email to the editor</a> of the newsletter.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div><div><br /></div>

Fall 2021 Newsletter

The Fall 2021 newsletter includes these articles: From the Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks. From the Editor by Michael Pollak. Lilly Librar...

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December 2021 Auction for the Trust

<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK11k8_hnLAnTH5sSOsu2AMEytDalkzaRHoY03otkWI_9k5IHYM_oGOycEqg2S-4mmsd49VH3YIbiEfs2oD6qV9Mx4xU6slvWTOPy4spwVDdvEl08QBRgNj1pBN8i4ArKcHfr04B3g1J4/s1600/auction-2021-strand-covers-v2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Strand Magazines in 2021 auction" border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="1600" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK11k8_hnLAnTH5sSOsu2AMEytDalkzaRHoY03otkWI_9k5IHYM_oGOycEqg2S-4mmsd49VH3YIbiEfs2oD6qV9Mx4xU6slvWTOPy4spwVDdvEl08QBRgNj1pBN8i4ArKcHfr04B3g1J4/w640-h174/auction-2021-strand-covers-v2.jpg" title="Click this Strand Magazine photo to see a larger version" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>More than 150 rare issues of <i>The Strand Magazine</i> will go to auction in December to support the BSI Trust. These include a complete run of <b>all </b>the Holmes stories in the UK <i>Strand, </i>as well as a complete set of issues from the New York <i>Strand </i>for <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i>. <p></p><p>Other rarities offered by the BSI Trust include more than 70 issues of the <i>Strand </i>with non-Sherlockian writings by Conan Doyle, as well as a number of Sherlock Holmes first edition books.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-hzE4RpUCtSPBmyZmNLNSezRov3SenaTNdUf3NYY3tZIc4AqlAmVzqMBLeXpPiDeKKRGHnh7_1jcLh705A4pqoitGQUyXu-mPu6nQLY9ABvRdToUkoLgUPkbQsAQV18xlnNi2XwqJfc/s440/costa-rossakis.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Costa Rossakis, BSI" border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="440" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-hzE4RpUCtSPBmyZmNLNSezRov3SenaTNdUf3NYY3tZIc4AqlAmVzqMBLeXpPiDeKKRGHnh7_1jcLh705A4pqoitGQUyXu-mPu6nQLY9ABvRdToUkoLgUPkbQsAQV18xlnNi2XwqJfc/w200-h190/costa-rossakis.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Costa Rossakis donated all of this material to the BSI Trust in late 2019.  Rossakis holds one of the world's greatest collections of Sherlockian material.  He is a founder and former co-chair of the BSI Trust, and remains on its board. Costa has authored numerous articles on Sherlockian bibliography.  In 2005 he won the Morley-Montgomery Award for the best BSJ article of the year. He co-edited the BSI Manuscript Series book <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2019/12/30/worst-man-in-london/">The Worst Man in London</a> (2019).<p></p><p>Heritage Auctions will offer these items in its December 9-10, 2021 Signature Book Auction #6241.  Funds from the sale of this material will go to support BSI Trust activities.</p><div><div>Follow the links below to the Heritage Auctions website, which includes detailed descriptions and numerous photos of this material.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/arthur-conan-doyle-the-complete-run-of-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-issued-in-the-strand-magazine/p/6241-11001.s">The Complete Run of Sherlock Holmes in The Strand Magazine (UK).</a></div><div>London: George Newnes, 1891-1927. Seventy-nine issues.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/periodicals/arthur-conan-doyle-the-complete-run-of-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-issued-in-the-strand-magazine-us-new-york-the-internat/p/6241-11002.s">The Hound of the Baskervilles in The Strand Magazine (US)</a></div><div>New York: The International News Co., Sept. 1901 – May 1902. Nine issues.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/arthur-conan-doyle-seventy-six-issues-of-the-strand-magazine-uk-london-george-n-total-50-/p/6241-11003.s">Arthur Conan Doyle: Seventy-Six issues of The Strand Magazine (UK)</a></div><div>London: George Newnes, 1891-1930. Featuring non-Holmes Doyle works.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/arthur-conan-doyle-three-sherlock-holmes-novels-the-valley-of-fear-his-last-bow-and-andlt-total-3-/p/6241-11004.s">Three Sherlock Holmes First Editions (rebound)</a></div><div>The <i>Valley of Fear</i> (NY: Doran, [1914]), <i>His Last Bow</i> (London: Murray, 1917), <i>The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes</i> (London: Murray, [1927]).</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/arthur-conan-doyle-three-sherlock-holmes-novels-new-york-george-h-doran-1914-1917-first-total-3-/p/6241-11005.s">Three Sherlock Holmes First Editions</a></div><div><i>The Valley of Fear</i> (NY: Doran, [1914]), <i>His Last Bow</i> (London: Murray, 1917), <i>The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes</i> (London: Murray, [1927]).</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/arthur-conan-doyle-two-sherlock-holmes-novels-the-valley-of-fear-and-the-case-total-2-/p/6241-11006.s">Two Sherlock Holmes First Editions</a></div><div><i>The Valley of Fear</i> (NY: Doran, [1914]), <i>The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes</i> (NY, Doran, [1927] second impression).</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

December 2021 Auction for the Trust

More than 150 rare issues of The Strand Magazine will go to auction in December to support the BSI Trust. These include a complete run of a...

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Register for the 2021 BSI Trust Lecture

<p>Registration is now open for the first annual BSI Trust Lecture. This free Zoom webinar is open to everyone but does require advance registration. </p><p>Almost 350 actors have played Sherlock Holmes on the screen since the silent film era. Each actor brings his (and sometimes her) unique interpretation to the role. But it's not only the actors that account for the differences in the representation of the Master over the decades of his screen existence. Roberta Pearson will discuss the multiple factors such as genre and production circumstances that have resulted in the Mutable Detective.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The BSI Trust Lecture</h3><p><b>Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 2pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York)</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Online using Zoom</li><li>Open to all Sherlockians & the public</li><li>Free – no registration fee</li><li>Advance registration required</li><li>Registration closes when event reaches capacity</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWL1mp9E0pwbXrysuMaXoAhNzm27_g-wHcO6SbQjfvUiKXn01l8RFnCphRAm2PdxFOJLGLcR37XzvtBACPS7RTNmdLZIrSaSDg5nYL6QCPiJzM9vJecJLRdgv4SifYzpb6e9iDh1yAq_M/s334/lecture-2021-roberta-pearson-v1a.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Roberta Pearson" border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="270" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWL1mp9E0pwbXrysuMaXoAhNzm27_g-wHcO6SbQjfvUiKXn01l8RFnCphRAm2PdxFOJLGLcR37XzvtBACPS7RTNmdLZIrSaSDg5nYL6QCPiJzM9vJecJLRdgv4SifYzpb6e9iDh1yAq_M/w162-h200/lecture-2021-roberta-pearson-v1a.jpg" title="Roberta Pearson" width="162" /></a></div>Roberta Pearson is a Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Nottingham. She is in total the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of fourteen books, and author or co-author of over eighty journal articles and book chapters, amongst which are several on the Sherlock Holmes character. Her enthusiasm and love for the Great Detective began in early adolescence and she has been a proud member of the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (Anna) since the early 1980s.<p></p><p>Her talk will be on  "The Adventure of the Mutable Detective."</p><p>We plan to have only the scheduled speakers visible and talking, so you do not need a camera or microphone to watch the Lecture.</p><p>For more information, see our <a href="https://files.bakerstreetirregulars.com/events/tips-zoom-bsi-events.pdf">Tips for Using Zoom to Attend BSI Events</a> (PDF).</p><p>While the Lecture is free, advance registration is required and space is limited.  <b><span style="color: red;">To sign up, click the link below to our online Zoom registration page:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Register for the 2021 BSI Trust Lecture (webinar is over)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2023/12/bsi-trust-lectures.html">Watch BSI Trust Lecture Recordings Online</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>

Register for the 2021 BSI Trust Lecture

Registration is now open for the first annual BSI Trust Lecture. This free Zoom webinar is open to everyone but does require advance registr...

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Book Fair 2021 for the BSI Trust

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3Bbjn8w5JO4LxfVdsN8OohgsOuf-NvcUOmlYwaqFaxqQ5nxte3wwv372gfpAWk6tGWDvnQWlE5ReHEcbYZvZZenLJYAi8V4O6-bwBCH5CSLweI4rsFGoDSAtAFqnYtLLOXvEVGtL38g/s1600/book-fair-2021-trust-books.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Some BSI Trust books at the 2021 Book Fair" border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1600" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3Bbjn8w5JO4LxfVdsN8OohgsOuf-NvcUOmlYwaqFaxqQ5nxte3wwv372gfpAWk6tGWDvnQWlE5ReHEcbYZvZZenLJYAi8V4O6-bwBCH5CSLweI4rsFGoDSAtAFqnYtLLOXvEVGtL38g/w640-h366/book-fair-2021-trust-books.jpg" title="Some BSI Trust books at the 2021 Book Fair" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Denny Dobry, proprietor of the 221B Baker Street sitting room re-creation in Reading, Pennsylvania, will be hosting a Book Fair and Open House on <b>Saturday, August 21, 2021</b>. </p><p>Thousands of books will be available for purchase, including numerous editions of the Canon, pastiches, parodies, non-Sherlockian works by Arthur Conan Doyle, crime and British history reference work, selections from other mystery writers (Christie, Queen, Sayers, Starrett, and more), and an extensive range of Christopher Morley and P. G. Wodehouse titles. In addition, BSI Press publications will be available for sale. Objects such as statues, glassware, mugs, games, jigsaw puzzles, and posters will also be available.  </p><p>Funds from these purchases will go to support BSI Trust activities. </p><p>This event will also include an open house, where visitors can experience Denny's meticulous re-creation of the sitting room at 221B.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFiry6-_aIjy85A2Jze6n2zKNwyJNYNUoibUSpbD9YWn3yb0DzPpYq8dHIjb7paUOraeECPix1IHdtdophdkzybDG_YPPpKtwwbx-CahH-9-gP2ZF6D-FrTlo48JZjvD6Vcfyx6Xov38/s1600/book-fair-2021-sitting-room-221b-dobry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The 221B sitting room by Denny Dobry" border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1600" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFiry6-_aIjy85A2Jze6n2zKNwyJNYNUoibUSpbD9YWn3yb0DzPpYq8dHIjb7paUOraeECPix1IHdtdophdkzybDG_YPPpKtwwbx-CahH-9-gP2ZF6D-FrTlo48JZjvD6Vcfyx6Xov38/w640-h260/book-fair-2021-sitting-room-221b-dobry.jpg" title="The 221B sitting room by Denny Dobry (click to enlarge)" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i>The 221B sitting room by Denny Dobry</i></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Event Details</h4><p><b>Date:</b> Saturday, August 21, 2021</p><p><b>Time:</b> 10am EDT - end of day</p><p><b>Location:</b> 5003 Stony Run Drive, Reading, PA, 19606</p><p><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/e6M5v8EVj1Esd3Tm9" rel="nofollow">Google Map</a><br />Reading is located 100 miles from Manhattan, 80 miles from Baltimore, and 40 miles from Philadelphia.</p><p>The hours of this event will be from 10:00am until everyone is gone. Lunch will be provided. Denny can also organize housing for out-of-town visitors who wish to stay over on Friday and/or Saturday nights. Denny is holding this event in accordance with Pennsylvania's current pandemic mitigation measures.</p><p><b>Questions:</b> email Denny at <<a href="mailto:dendobry@ptd.net">dendobry@ptd.net</a>></p><p><b>Register:</b> email Denny at <<a href="mailto:dendobry@ptd.net">dendobry@ptd.net</a>><br />Any event news/updates will be shared with <b>registered </b>attendees and posted to Denny's Facebook page.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Plan to Attend!</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>August 21, 2021, 10am EDT - end of day</b></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Book Fair 2021 for the BSI Trust

Denny Dobry, proprietor of the 221B Baker Street sitting room re-creation in Reading, Pennsylvania, will be hosting a Book Fair and Open Hou...

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Save the Date: 2021 Online Lecture

<p>The BSI Trust will inaugurate an annual lecture series in October 2021. The first annual BSI Trust Lecture will be delivered via Zoom webinar by Roberta Pearson, Professor of Film and Television Studies in the School of Cultures, Languages, and Area Studies at the University of Nottingham. </p><p><b>Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 2pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York) </b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Online using Zoom</li><li>Open to <b>all</b> Sherlockians & the public</li><li>Free – no registration fee</li></ul><p></p><p>While the Lecture is free, advance registration will be required.  Watch this website for details, or to get notified via email when we open registration, sign up via the BSI website for our free "<a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-news-via-email">News from the BSI</a>" email alerts.  <b><span style="color: red;">Updated</span></b>: <a href="/2021/08/register-2021-lecture.html">Registration is now open</a>.</p><p>If you are not sure if you've previously signed up for News for the BSI, just submit your email address again via the above link.</p><p>Please note the event time reflects the USA's Daylight Saving Time.  We estimate the event will last approximately 1.5 hours.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Save the Date</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>October 2, 2021 at 2pm EDT</b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOkiL9sMapaIUQlUGjHF6dqU_a1A7vnM3Xl0b0U2vcWGwdrgSUbhCrs4LADKH0ulLCDf7HChsYIlrw0PvR3pF7nUHyfecT7c-Mnfx6ttfEynutuWAGPKTuOLypjqqeJiq5Mz8kdXslao/s200/BSI-logo-profile.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BSI logo profile" border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOkiL9sMapaIUQlUGjHF6dqU_a1A7vnM3Xl0b0U2vcWGwdrgSUbhCrs4LADKH0ulLCDf7HChsYIlrw0PvR3pF7nUHyfecT7c-Mnfx6ttfEynutuWAGPKTuOLypjqqeJiq5Mz8kdXslao/s16000/BSI-logo-profile.png" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>

Save the Date: 2021 Online Lecture

The BSI Trust will inaugurate an annual lecture series in October 2021. The first annual BSI Trust Lecture will be delivered via Zoom webina...

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Spring 2021 Newsletter

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2021-spring.pdf" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BSI Trust Spring 2021 Newsletter" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSYyJLi6eMSX7_7ZF81zzaF25hhv0CHGMc4gdly11GgIUX-EMHLj5DtaYv7jT2MWcQxIhEI6yq7bAr1vasJTcqZaEDVDC91ftSxBlhWn8V10o0yrTli2WX8LGsLiJkMxf-8xF2wnGxZI/s16000/trust-newsletter-2021-spring.jpg" title="Click to view PDF of newsletter" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> The Spring 2021 newsletter includes these articles:<br /> <ul> <li>From the Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks.</li> <li>"What Can I Do With All Those Duplicates?" by Peter E. Blau.</li> <li>From the Editor by Michael Pollak.</li> <li>Added to the Archives by Bob Coghill.</li> <li>Moving Into the Renovated Lilly Library by Erika Dowell. </li> </ul> Note: Our newsletter has a new design that makes it easier to read on-screen, especially on tablets and smartphones. Phone users may want to turn their phone sideways for larger text.<div><br /> <h4> View or Download the Newsletter:</h4> <a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2021-spring.pdf">Spring 2021 BSI Trust newsletter</a> (PDF - 1 MB)<br /> <br /> The newsletter is now available ONLY in electronic format as a PDF.<br /> <br /> <h4> Prior Newsletters</h4> You can view or download <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Newsletter">all prior issues of the BSI Trust Newsletter</a>.<br /> <br /> You can also see <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/News">other BSI Trust news</a> on the Trust website.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Contact the Editor of the Newsletter</h4> See the Contact Us page to <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">send email to the editor</a> of the newsletter.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div>

Spring 2021 Newsletter

The Spring 2021 newsletter includes these articles: From the Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks. "What Can I Do With All Those Duplicates...

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Fall 2020 Newsletter

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2020-fall.pdf" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BSI Trust Fall 2020 Newsletter" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="310" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7iHDW6d5F8y9uNpbbEg4oyhZ21To9O8BtGtbUNS0fcA2CSorEyXmlThKB2xgS9WaiW-35VX_E_rJYkSOa31NYdSh55mExdFZaJ3_QJGqs0OFiSMFgU1dkZWz1TPRyjNoZJ7JdXXPlsU/w310-h400/trust-newsletter-2020-fall.jpg" title="Click to view PDF of newsletter" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> The Fall 2020 newsletter includes these articles:<br /> <ul> <li>From the Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks.</li> <li>'What Can I Do?' by Leslie S. Klinger.</li> <li>From the Editor by Michael Pollak.</li> <li>Update on Lilly Library Renovation by Erika Dowell. </li> <li>Added to the Archives.</li> </ul> <br /> <h4> View or Download the Newsletter:</h4> <a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2020-fall.pdf">Fall 2020 BSI Trust newsletter</a> (PDF - 2 MB)<br /> <br /> The newsletter is now available ONLY in electronic format as a PDF.<br /> <br /> <h4> Prior Newsletters</h4> You can view or download <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Newsletter">all prior issues of the BSI Trust Newsletter</a>.<br /> <br /> You can also see <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/News">other BSI Trust news</a> on the Trust website.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Contact the Editor of the Newsletter</h4> See the Contact Us page to <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">send email to the editor</a> of the newsletter.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Fall 2020 Newsletter

The Fall 2020 newsletter includes these articles: From the Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks. 'What Can I Do?' by Leslie S. Klinger. ...

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Spring 2020 Newsletter

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2020-spring.pdf"><img alt="BSI Trust Spring 2020 Newsletter" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOBlhlUq0I1FsV6OBe5wR20HwnCV6-zrBWsx01vgjyhgV-NY_JtiN3tPKwDS3xTS_ExQEb8n5LjIjOw8r2TAjBgxAXS2Xx8TIg1rsRsFqMvnQGA3HJXgZxcmBQcXOTBXIIt5sBkM1h6Y/s1600/trust-newsletter-2020-spring.jpg" title="Click to view PDF of Spring 2020 newsletter" /></a></div> Read all about it! The BSI Trust newsletter is back with a new editor and a new format with recent news on the BSI Archives at the Lilly Library, and on the successful conference sponsored by the BSI and the Lilly Library.<br /> <br /> Our new editor, Michael Pollak, was a staff editor, writer and columnist at <i>The New  York Times</i> from 1989 to his retirement in 2016.<br /> <br /> The Spring 2020 newsletter includes these articles:<br /> <ul> <li>From the Chair by Thomas A. Horrocks.</li> <li>An Appeal for Money NOT! Rather an Appeal for History by Joseph Coppola.</li> <li>Reflections on Building an Archive Exhibition and Symposium by Ashley D. Polasek.</li> <li>From the Editor by Michael Pollak.</li> <li>Collecting and the Canon by Barbara Rusch.</li> <li>BSI Archives During The Lilly Library Renovation by Erika Dowell.</li> </ul> <br /> <h4> View or Download the Newsletter:</h4> <a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/news/trust-newsletter-2020-spring.pdf">Spring 2020 BSI Trust newsletter</a> (PDF - 2 MB)<br /> <br /> The newsletter is now available ONLY in electronic format as a PDF.<br /> <br /> <h4> Prior Newsletters</h4> You can view or download <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Newsletter">all prior issues of the BSI Trust Newsletter</a>.<br /> <br /> You can also see <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/News">other BSI Trust news</a> on the Trust website.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h4> Contact the Editor of the Newsletter</h4> See the Contact Us page to <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/contact.html">send email to the editor</a> of the newsletter.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Spring 2020 Newsletter

Read all about it! The BSI Trust newsletter is back with a new editor and a new format with recent news on the BSI Archives at the Lilly ...

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BSI 2019 Conference Registration

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwU6JwcYZDrgIB10M4FAzicUF4uuI_TA7Sf0C2DV-0Sxjzpi0LvEgANNDteuYzs6OR-Arg1IUJNpRlSBVht5-aZXzEwnqCL9V2HQlrDuuk5VXF3uYS_6Gj-bx4xCdwyFsY6XR_SZ9GhRU/s1600/lilly-library-2019-symposium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Lilly Library at Indiana University" border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwU6JwcYZDrgIB10M4FAzicUF4uuI_TA7Sf0C2DV-0Sxjzpi0LvEgANNDteuYzs6OR-Arg1IUJNpRlSBVht5-aZXzEwnqCL9V2HQlrDuuk5VXF3uYS_6Gj-bx4xCdwyFsY6XR_SZ9GhRU/s1600/lilly-library-2019-symposium.jpg" title="The Lilly Library at Indiana University" /></a></div> <br /> Our "Building an Archive" conference is open to all Sherlockians, and <b>registration is now open</b>.<br /> <br /> It will be held Friday November 8, 2019 through Sunday November 10, 2019 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.<br /> <br /> "Building an Archive: A Celebration of the Arrival of the BSI Archive at the Lilly Library" will feature more than 20 leading Sherlockian collectors, librarians, book sellers, authors and publishers.  It will also include the opening of a unique and special exhibition, "The History of the BSI Through 221 Objects" at the Lilly Library.<br /> <br /> This conference is open to all Sherlockians, but space is limited so <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2019/08/28/building-archive-2019-conference/">register now</a>.<br /> <br /> The deadline for our receiving registrations is September 27, 2019.<br /> <br /> For more details, see our <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2019/08/28/building-archive-2019-conference/">BSI 2019 Conference Registration</a> page.<br /> <br /> <br /> And don't forget to Save the Dates for our <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2019/08/03/bsi-2020-conference-dates/">2020 BSI Conference</a>.<br /> <br /> <br />

BSI 2019 Conference Registration

Our "Building an Archive" conference is open to all Sherlockians, and registration is now open . It will be held Friday Novem...

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Save the Date: a Public Symposium

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwziRDsCPTCjUdR75EutzLhu6P7tC_7XjhmyulB-gWotrPhrrLcJYP4qz5o_q_g19cXhHZ356YX0jCkRHSJUyfYmOlcZZzAFirNux4xXpsfLQT8nMT9nucmaSIK3EimEBmcbWl7QarIAE/s1600/lilly-library-2019-symposium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Lilly Library at Indiana University" border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwziRDsCPTCjUdR75EutzLhu6P7tC_7XjhmyulB-gWotrPhrrLcJYP4qz5o_q_g19cXhHZ356YX0jCkRHSJUyfYmOlcZZzAFirNux4xXpsfLQT8nMT9nucmaSIK3EimEBmcbWl7QarIAE/s1600/lilly-library-2019-symposium.jpg" title="The Lilly Library at Indiana University" /></a></div> <br /> Everyone is invited to attend our "Building an Archive" symposium, which will be held from November 8–10, 2019 at the Lilly Library in Indiana.<br /> <br /> It celebrates the new home of The BSI Archive, and will feature the opening of "The History of the BSI Through 221 Objects," a new exhibition at the Lilly Library.<br /> <br /> You don't need to be a member of the BSI to attend the Symposium.<br /> <br /> For more information and a list of confirmed speakers, see our "Save the Date" flyer at the <a href="http://bsiarchivelilly.org/">Symposium web page</a>.  Additional details and a registration form will be coming soon.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div> <br /></div>

Save the Date: a Public Symposium

Everyone is invited to attend our "Building an Archive" symposium, which will be held from November 8–10, 2019 at the Lilly Lib...

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"She Was Certainly Much Moved."

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSli7aLaS-wBO0vY7gRzBoFtz8X7rsSd0FO5Zhw5dJXcRI0mnwNpjTZHCyQI9Vn-yvsHMn2jXFlyFhDP71nvXh7m3mdw7J8qEKJsgPpsejUuWiI4dLkzKJvoqitb-H2V7M0u77Ty1GSh4/s1600/the-lilly-v1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Lilly Library at Indiana University" border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="1600" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSli7aLaS-wBO0vY7gRzBoFtz8X7rsSd0FO5Zhw5dJXcRI0mnwNpjTZHCyQI9Vn-yvsHMn2jXFlyFhDP71nvXh7m3mdw7J8qEKJsgPpsejUuWiI4dLkzKJvoqitb-H2V7M0u77Ty1GSh4/s640/the-lilly-v1.jpg" title="The Lilly Library at Indiana University" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> The BSI Trust is happy to announce that the BSI archives have successfully moved from Houghton Library at Harvard to the Lilly Library of the Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington. <br /> <br /> As announced by Michael Whelan, Wiggins of the BSI, in July 2017, our society and the Houghton Library at Harvard University had reached a mutual conclusion that, due to several factors, a change of venue would be appropriate.  The Trust established a committee to handle the relocation, developed a Request for Proposals, reviewed those that it received, and chose the Lilly as our new home. <br /> <br /> The Trust wants to thank the Houghton Library for its years of support and collaboration.  It has been a great repository for the Irregular Memories.<br /> <br /> The archives have been physically transferred to the Lilly.  It will take some time for the Lilly to integrate the archives into its system.  The Lilly estimates that the integration should be complete some time between November 2018 and January 2019, including providing a Finding Aid and making the already digitized material available on its website. <br /> <br /> While Houghton has removed its Finding Aid from its website (which is appropriate, as it no longer has the physical material), it is graciously maintaining the digitized material online so that the links to individual items on the Trust website still work (excepting the Finding Aid, of course). <br /> <br /> Until the archives are integrated into the Lilly system, the Trust will maintain all references to the digitized material at Harvard.  Once integration has been completed, we will begin the arduous task of changing all of the links and references on the Trust website.<br /> <br /> The Trust would like to thank the other entities which showed an interest in being our new home, the individual Board members who helped organize and implement the change, and the Staff of both the Houghton Library and the Lilly Library who collaborated in moving the material.<br /> <br /> We look forward to many years of working with the Lilly Library to make the BSI's archives available to researchers, BSI Members, other Sherlockians, and the rest of the world.<br /> <br /> The BSI Archive is located at the Lilly Library of the Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington, Indiana. Archival material may be used by any qualified scholar, subject to the normal rules and regulations of the Library.<br /> <br /> Page composed on 9/25/2018 by Andrew Solberg<br /> This page last updated 9/26/2018 by Andrew Solberg.<br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div>

"She Was Certainly Much Moved."

The BSI Trust is happy to announce that the BSI archives have successfully moved from Houghton Library at Harvard to the Lilly Library of...

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