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William Cochran Interview: Oral History Project

<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZd1Ujt4wufW3dCbEnaziH00pHGNT_r7iaHpikVaqH_QNI2P-KA5352zmDXiNEEXeukp7sWnLHWVgfCDPpBT0ZXAQJ32TkU0SmhlOohpARYHig4DkfyEtGfK7kGk9A81ASs1jluHM97VSez4jwUNpOBcRuVAAs9u9G882R6vjj-sAvM7jLEds2d-Er3rc/s868/william-cochran-v1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="William Cochran, BSI" border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZd1Ujt4wufW3dCbEnaziH00pHGNT_r7iaHpikVaqH_QNI2P-KA5352zmDXiNEEXeukp7sWnLHWVgfCDPpBT0ZXAQJ32TkU0SmhlOohpARYHig4DkfyEtGfK7kGk9A81ASs1jluHM97VSez4jwUNpOBcRuVAAs9u9G882R6vjj-sAvM7jLEds2d-Er3rc/w279-h320/william-cochran-v1.jpg" title="William Cochran, BSI" width="279" /></a></div><br />Rare is the sentence in William Cochran’s (Murray, 1988) interview which does not feature at least one dynamic anecdote or memorable <i>bon mot</i>.  <p></p><p>Bill’s eclectic interview encompasses topics ranging from his early encounters with William S. Baring-Gould’s <i>Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i> to organizing speakeasies during the BSI Weekend with Gordon Speck and Newton M. Williams. It covers the “serendipity” of his Sherlockian collecting to the history and evolution of the Occupants of the Empty House scion (which he founded).</p><p>He provides insights into Midwestern scion societies, his favorite BSI Dinner experiences, and the Sherlock Holmes article he is most proud to have authored.</p><p>Bill also discusses his unusual connection with the architect and futurist Buckminster Fuller, who attended meetings of Christopher Morley’s Grillparzer Club in the 1930s.  As Bill often observes, “If you’re not having fun, then why on earth are you doing it?” </p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="128" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/28701573/height/128/theme/modern/size/standard/thumbnail/no/custom-color/cccccc/time-start/00:00:00/hide-playlist/yes/hide-subscribe/yes/hide-share/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><p style="text-align: center;">Click above to play audio (<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history-4.html">playback help</a>)</p><p>Interviewee: William Cochran </p><p>Interviewer: Joseph Eckrich</p><p>Date: May 3, 2019</p><p>Location: Carbondale, IL</p><p>Description: MP3, 36.1 MB, 86kbps, 58 minutes</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Interview Topics</h4><p>Criterion Bar Association</p><p>The Hounds of the Baskerville (sic)</p><p><i>Baker Street Journal</i></p><p>William S. Baring-Gould</p><p>Tom and Ruthann Stetak</p><p>John Bennett Shaw</p><p>Robert C. Burr</p><p>Peter Blau</p><p>Michael Harrison</p><p>Newton M. Williams</p><p>William S. Baring-Gould</p><p>Julian Wolff</p><p>Tom Stix</p><p>Gordon Speck</p><p>Downstate Sherlockian Competition</p><p>Occupants of the Empty House</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Definitions</h4><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/glossary.html">Explanation of BSI Honours & Other Terms</a></p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Materials</h4><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/04/the-1988-bsi-dinner.html">The 1988 BSI Dinner</a><br />William Cochran received his Investiture at this BSI Dinner.</p><p><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/the-baker-street-journal/">The Baker Street Journal</a> (BSI website)<br />Cochran was Editor of the <i>Baker Street Journal</i> (BSJ) in 1993.</p><p><br /></p><p>For an index to all OHP interviews, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history.html">Oral History Project Summary</a> list.</p><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Audio+Oral%20History">Interviews recently added online</a> (sorted by when recording was posted online)</p><p><br /></p><p>Material in the BSI Archive may be used by any qualified scholar, subject to the normal rules and regulations of the library. For links to a detailed finding aid and related information, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/archive.html">BSI Archive</a> page.</p><p><br /></p><p>Page composed on 11/15/23 by Tamar Zeffren</p><p>This page last updated 12/8/23 by Randall Stock</p><p> </p><div><br /></div>

William Cochran Interview: Oral History Project

Rare is the sentence in William Cochran’s (Murray, 1988) interview which does not feature at least one dynamic anecdote or memorable bon mot...

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Pj Doyle Interview: Oral History Project

<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFICxZEoyStskVhi9oYv8_tnHvjXPvPq4zgUVDcE9Azu5WPcdUaFh6sJGtGHpERgYchYIkBTKW-LLmmkdLynJqUocKs7g3b2V5F67pzpvPCzl-18KrswOcBwwyn-8GiQwha4rooYMI0FzJb2prWDYNf4-0XOwgm9TpU4GAQgKJbyAxxqaPi5ArtAOyPk/s884/pj-doyle-v2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pj Doyle, BSI" border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFICxZEoyStskVhi9oYv8_tnHvjXPvPq4zgUVDcE9Azu5WPcdUaFh6sJGtGHpERgYchYIkBTKW-LLmmkdLynJqUocKs7g3b2V5F67pzpvPCzl-18KrswOcBwwyn-8GiQwha4rooYMI0FzJb2prWDYNf4-0XOwgm9TpU4GAQgKJbyAxxqaPi5ArtAOyPk/w274-h320/pj-doyle-v2.jpg" title="Pj Doyle, BSI" width="274" /></a></div><br />There is no shortage of spellbinding anecdotes in the multi-talented Pj Doyle’s (Ettie Shafter, 2010) oral history, including her appearance in the 1970 film <i>Airport,</i> her involvement with the Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota, and her extensive Red Cross volunteerism. <p></p><p>The conversation covers wide-ranging ground. Pj’s job as ground services personnel for Western Airlines led to an appearance in <i>Airport</i>. In addition to her involvement in founding Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis, she has also published two mysteries in England, authored multiple award-winning volumes of poetry, and served on the board of the National Federation of Poets. </p><p>Pj describes Holmes as “the great equalizer” for devotees of all backgrounds and shares how much she values her work with the Beacon Society.. She shares a host of enthralling stories about her affiliation with the Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota, including some of their incredible programs and many of the Sherlockian luminaries associated with the society, such as Austin McLean, Austin Brafford, and Dr. Bryce L. Crawford, Jr. </p><p>When she first learned about the Sherlock Holmes collection at the University of Minnesota, Pj decided to call the university—a call which <i>just </i>happened to be answered by E.W. (Mac) McDiarmid, University Librarian, one of the founding members of the Norwegian Explorers, and a towering figure in the Sherlockian world, whom Pj describes as her mentor. Pj and Julie McKuras served as the first and second female presidents of the Explorers. </p><p>One remarkable aspect of this oral history is Pj’s compelling description of her longstanding Red Cross volunteerism. This includes deployments all over the United States; teaching international humanitarian law; conducting international tracing for families dispersed by war or natural disasters; and serving as Red Cross liaison to other emergency responders and government agencies.</p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="128" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27535059/height/128/theme/modern/size/standard/thumbnail/no/custom-color/cccccc/time-start/00:00:00/hide-playlist/yes/hide-subscribe/yes/hide-share/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><p style="text-align: center;">Click above to play audio (<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history-4.html">playback help</a>)</p><p>Interviewee: Pj Doyle </p><p>Interviewer: Julie McKuras</p><p>Date: May 18, 2014</p><p>Location: Red Cross facility in Minneapolis, MN</p><p>Description: MP3, 47 MB, 111kbps, 58 minutes</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Interview Topics</h4><p>Early life and family</p><p>Western Airlines</p><p>Mixed Blood Theatre Company</p><p><i>Airport</i></p><p>American Red Cross</p><p>Minnesota Writers Workshop</p><p>Writing mysteries and poetry</p><p>Norwegian Explorers</p><p>Austin McLean</p><p>E.W. McDiarmid</p><p>Austin Brafford</p><p>Dr. Bryce L. Crawford, Jr.</p><p>Allen Mackler</p><p>John Bennett Shaw</p><p><i>Baker Street Dozen</i></p><p>The Beacon Society</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Definitions</h4><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/glossary.html">Explanation of BSI Honours & Other Terms</a></p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Materials</h4><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2017/02/the-2010-bsi-dinner.html">The 2010 BSI Dinner</a><br />Pj Doyle received her Investiture at this BSI Dinner.</p><p><a href="http://interestingthoughelementary.blogspot.com/2021/09/interesting-interview-pj-doyle.html">Interesting Interview: Pj Doyle</a> (website by Rob Nunn)<br />Nunn interviewed Pj for this September 2021 Interesting Though Elementary blog post.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Baker-Street-Dozen-P-Doyle/dp/0865531870">The Baker Street Dozen</a> (Amazon)<br />Pj co-edited this 1989 book with a selection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s favorite Holmes stories. </p><p><br /></p><p>For an index to all OHP interviews, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history.html">Oral History Project Summary</a> list.</p><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Audio+Oral%20History">Interviews recently added online</a> (sorted by when recording was posted online)</p><p><br /></p><p>Material in the BSI Archive may be used by any qualified scholar, subject to the normal rules and regulations of the library. For links to a detailed finding aid and related information, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/archive.html">BSI Archive</a> page.</p><p><br /></p><p>Page composed on 7/1/23 by Tamar Zeffren</p><p>This page last updated 7/17/23 by Randall Stock</p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>

Pj Doyle Interview: Oral History Project

There is no shortage of spellbinding anecdotes in the multi-talented Pj Doyle’s (Ettie Shafter, 2010) oral history, including her appearance...

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Jerry Margolin Interview: Oral History Project

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzSIc33byiwGp3hyLBbyxGHkc50e8GOdoeujK0-c33IK8KNgGtW1IC29ZRMwSfnlQvoI9e0B3ze97KaN-1nNm8YRA1T7s4HmCyMV-yJNg53oIvkqnoDtjEVB1alIbOark4rw7TxSEB_-YjgoEkARSWwPvHPWQCL1fvzKgIyJYZ04nrvZdLEWMmgD2rg/s756/jerry-margolin-v1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jerry Margolin, BSI" border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="756" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzSIc33byiwGp3hyLBbyxGHkc50e8GOdoeujK0-c33IK8KNgGtW1IC29ZRMwSfnlQvoI9e0B3ze97KaN-1nNm8YRA1T7s4HmCyMV-yJNg53oIvkqnoDtjEVB1alIbOark4rw7TxSEB_-YjgoEkARSWwPvHPWQCL1fvzKgIyJYZ04nrvZdLEWMmgD2rg/w320-h291/jerry-margolin-v1.jpg" title="Jerry Margolin, BSI" width="320" /></a></div><p>Jerry Margolin’s (Hilton Cubitt, 1977) fascinating interview showcases how, for him, “art in the blood” takes the form of stewarding the world’s largest collection of original art relating to Sherlock Holmes. </p><p>His commitment to stewarding creations by luminaries ranging from Sidney Paget to Will Elder to Gahan Wilson (as well as some names which may surprise the listener) is matched only by his enthusiasm for hosting visitors to his collection and for sharing enticing glimpses of his collection on social media. </p><p>Jerry shares insights about, among numerous topics, his background and family life; his introduction to Sherlock Holmes, thanks to his brother; his encounters with esteemed rare book dealers such as Enola Stewart of Gravesend Books and Lew Feldman of House of El Dieff (who originated the <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2001/05/01/morley-montgomery-award/" target="">Morley-Montgomery Award</a>); meaningful friendships formed and reinforced through the BSI Dinners and Sherlockian scion encounters; and captivating anecdotes from his decades of experience in collecting. </p><p>A tremendous example of the latter is the list of outstanding individuals from whom Jerry has requested art—even those who did not contribute to his collection are, indeed, illustrious! Jerry’s conversation exemplifies the collector’s joy both in acquiring items and in sharing them with fellow collectors and the broader public. </p><p>He is joined in this interview by his wife Judy—always introduced by Jerry as “St. Judy”—who shares her unique perspectives on being the extraordinarily patient spouse of a Sherlockian and “living in a museum.”</p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="128" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/26648223/height/128/theme/modern/size/standard/thumbnail/no/custom-color/cccccc/time-start/00:00:00/hide-playlist/yes/hide-subscribe/yes/hide-share/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><p style="text-align: center;">Click to play this interview (<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history-4.html">playback help</a>)</p><p>Interviewee: Jerry and Judy Margolin </p><p>Interviewer: Sonia Fetherston</p><p>Date: September 28, 2013</p><p>Location: Margolin home in Portland, OR</p><p>Description: MP3, 45 MB, 88kbps, 1 hour, 10 minutes</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Interview Topics</h4><p>Early life and family</p><p>Isaac Asimov</p><p>Julian Wolff</p><p>Norman Nolan</p><p>Andy Peck</p><p>BSI Dinner</p><p>Collecting</p><p>Rare Books</p><p>Enola Stewart</p><p>Gravesend Books</p><p>Lew Feldman </p><p>House of El Dieff</p><p>Frederic Dorr Steele</p><p>Sidney Paget</p><p>Al Hirschfeld</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Definitions</h4><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/glossary.html">Explanation of BSI Honours & Other Terms</a></p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Materials</h4><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/12/the-1977-bsi-dinner.html">The 1977 BSI Dinner</a><br />Jerry Margolin received his Investiture at this BSI Dinner.</p><p><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/12/episode-16-collectors-corner-jerry.html">Audio Podcast: Collectors’ Corner - Jerry Margolin</a> (IHOSE website)<br />Jerry appeared on Scott Monty and Burt Wolder’s Sherlock Holmes podcast. </p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ihearofsherlock/sets/72157603451412010/">Jerry Margolin's Sherlockian Art </a>(Flickr website)<br />A selection of Jerry’s art collection is hosted on Flickr.</p><p><br /></p><p>For an index to all OHP interviews, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history.html">Oral History Project Summary</a> list.</p><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Audio+Oral%20History">Interviews recently added online </a>(sorted by when recording was posted online)</p><p><br /></p><p>Material in the BSI Archive may be used by any qualified scholar, subject to the normal rules and regulations of the library. For links to a detailed finding aid and related information, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/archive.html">BSI Archive</a> page.</p><p><br /></p><p>Page composed on 4/15/23 by Tamar Zeffren</p><p>This page last updated 4/21/23 by Randall Stock</p><p><br /></p>

Jerry Margolin Interview: Oral History Project

Jerry Margolin’s (Hilton Cubitt, 1977) fascinating interview showcases how, for him, “art in the blood” takes the form of stewarding the wor...

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Nicholas Utechin Interview: Oral History Project

<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUo4uwR-GzF4cAU5XFQY-3QK-a2EIl_UQw3rsCo0_-MIOBODMZ_ifp7Dk7ZDoPBL-hBB_YnD8bz6MMntxj6rNJiESt_FSrHdD-V_whpQWIscZE2_eNDulqdOJ0Zdg4FMwWz3sHR5eI7wXZk77_NJVjx0ZhOCBLdoCXKph2MfIrELjLv4e3qV5tS9Z/s834/nicholas-utechin-v2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Nicholas Utechin, BSI" border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUo4uwR-GzF4cAU5XFQY-3QK-a2EIl_UQw3rsCo0_-MIOBODMZ_ifp7Dk7ZDoPBL-hBB_YnD8bz6MMntxj6rNJiESt_FSrHdD-V_whpQWIscZE2_eNDulqdOJ0Zdg4FMwWz3sHR5eI7wXZk77_NJVjx0ZhOCBLdoCXKph2MfIrELjLv4e3qV5tS9Z/w290-h320/nicholas-utechin-v2.jpg" title="Nicholas Utechin, BSI" width="290" /></a></div><p></p><p>The scope of Nick Utechin’s (The Ancient British Barrow, 1975) contributions to the landscape of Sherlockian scholarship and camaraderie is staggering, and nearly impossible, to contemplate. </p><p>In his interview, he discusses how his mother introduced him at the slightly-too-tender age of 9 to <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i>; at that stage, he found it too frightening. A few years later, his great-aunt gave him for Christmas the <i>Sherlock Holmes Illustrated Omnibus</i>; subsequently, his mother gave him William Baring-Gould’s<i> Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street</i>. Endnotes in Baring-Gould’s edition first introduced the Sherlock Holmes Society of London (SHSL) and <i>The Sherlock Holmes Journal</i>.</p><p>A complete catalogue of his accomplishments is beyond the scope of this brief description. In 1966, Nick joined The Sherlock Holmes Society of London at age 14. In 1975, he was elected to the Council of the SHSL. He served as Editor of <i>The Sherlock Holmes Journal </i>for 30 years, from 1976-2006. In January 2007, he was made an Honorary Member of the SHSL in recognition of his editorial service.  He was also a Master Copper-Beech-Smith of The Sons of The Copper Beeches of Philadelphia. He published hundreds of erudite pieces, including<i> Sherlock Holmes at Oxford</i>, organized numerous events and trips, and contributed tirelessly across multiple media. He wrote three <i>Baker Street Journal</i> Christmas Annuals and A<i>mazing & Extraordinary Facts: Sherlock Holmes</i>, and co-edited <i>To Keep the Memory Green: Reflections on the Life of Richard Lancelyn Green</i>. </p><p>Among innumerable captivating anecdotes, Nick’s interview discusses: his early years and family (Basil Rathbone is a third cousin twice removed); his roots in Oxford; the origins of his career in radio broadcasting, beginning with his involvement with the Oxford University Broadcasting Society, and producing features of Sherlockian and Doylean interest; and Anglo-American collaboration, including his involvement in the Three Students Plus, a BSI scion society, and correspondence with Ronald B. De Waal, John Bennett Shaw, and Nathan Bengis. Other fascinating topics include his assessment of <i>The Earthquake Machine </i>and <i>Hellbirds</i>, the Sherlock Holmes pastiches that he published with Austin Mitchelson, and his interactions with Richard Lancelyn Green’s legendary holdings.</p><p>Nick passed away in August 2022. Listening to his recollections underscores the incalculable magnitude of this loss.</p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="128" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25871394/height/128/theme/modern/size/standard/thumbnail/no/custom-color/cccccc/time-start/00:00:00/hide-playlist/yes/hide-subscribe/yes/hide-share/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><p style="text-align: center;">Click to play this interview (<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history-4.html">playback help</a>)</p><p>Interviewee: Nicholas Utechin </p><p>Interviewer: Roger Johnson</p><p>Date: May 20, 2014</p><p>Location: Westminster Reference Library</p><p>Description: MP3, 96.8 MB, 320kbps, 42 minutes</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Interview Topics</h4><p>Early life and family</p><p>University of Oxford </p><p>Basil Rathbone</p><p>“To Keep the Memory Green”</p><p>Arthur Conan Doyle Society</p><p><i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i></p><p>Sherlock Holmes Society of London</p><p><i>Sherlock Holmes Journal</i></p><p>Three Students Plus</p><p><i>Baker Street Journal</i></p><p>Julian Wolff</p><p>Tom Stix</p><p><i>Sherlock Holmes at Oxford</i></p><p>Guy Marriott</p><p>Steven Rothman</p><p>Michael F. Whelan</p><p>The Twisted Lips</p><p>Pastiches</p><p><i>Occasionally to Embellish</i></p><p>Lillian Gish</p><p>Richard Lancelyn Green</p><p>Ronald B. De Waal</p><p>John Bennett Shaw</p><p>Nathan Bengis</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Definitions</h4><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/glossary.html">Explanation of BSI Honours & Other Terms</a></p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Materials</h4><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/11/the-1975-bsi-dinner.html">The 1975 BSI Dinner</a><br />Nick Utechin received his Investiture at this BSI Dinner.</p><p><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2022/12/14/autumn-2022-bsj/">Autumn 2022 BSJ “The Editor’s Gas Lamp”</a> (BSI website)<br />Steven Rothman, a close friend and BSJ Editor for 23 years, offers a brief tribute to Nick. </p><p><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2007/10/25/keep-memory-green/">To Keep the Memory Green</a>  (BSI website)<br />Nick co-edited a joint BSI and SHSL publication of essays in memory of Richard Lancelyn Green.</p><p><a href="https://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/journal/">Sherlock Holmes Journal</a> (SHSL website)<br />Nick edited the journal of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London for 30 years, from 1976-2006.</p><p><a href="https://wessexpress.com/html/embellish.html">Occasionally to Embellish</a> (Wessex Press website)<br />A collection of Nick’s Sherlock Holmes writings from 1969-2009. </p><p><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2022/09/episode-249-remembering-nicholas-utechin.html">Audio Podcast: Remembering Nicholas Utechin</a> (IHOSE website)<br />Nick was a frequent guest on the “I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere” podcast. This episode pays tribute to his extensive Sherlockian oeuvre and links to his other IHOSE appearances. </p><p><br /></p><p><i>Photo courtesy of Jean Upton</i></p><p><br /></p><p>For an index to all OHP interviews, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history.html">Oral History Project Summary</a> list.</p><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Audio+Oral%20History">Interviews recently added online</a> (sorted by when recording was posted online)</p><p><br /></p><p>Material in the BSI Archive may be used by any qualified scholar, subject to the normal rules and regulations of the library. For links to a detailed finding aid and related information, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/archive.html">BSI Archive</a> page.</p><p><br /></p><p>Page composed on 1/29/23 by Tamar Zeffren</p><p>This page last updated 1/29/23 by Tamar Zeffren</p><p> </p>

Nicholas Utechin Interview: Oral History Project

The scope of Nick Utechin’s (The Ancient British Barrow, 1975) contributions to the landscape of Sherlockian scholarship and camaraderie is ...

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Susan Rice and Mickey Fromkin: Oral History Project

<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJoyzf5oO263Rt11DN1uphje9c_z-ngukTrijzymOsJeOgnnKO7LCj2V3yDk5u5JXRBBgL9eYaEMQXYo8fDlgwn0HTz3IsIPpZcDZ3QffOxZQ6pjJZzDV4Lmx1goErUlY028ZsVWvbfkXcugFNf1jaAUFVATNPvsoxGiEIIBgss6Oin5aRqZF7ITk/s960/susan-rice-mickey-fromkin-v1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mickey Fromkin, BSI and Susan Rice, BSI" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJoyzf5oO263Rt11DN1uphje9c_z-ngukTrijzymOsJeOgnnKO7LCj2V3yDk5u5JXRBBgL9eYaEMQXYo8fDlgwn0HTz3IsIPpZcDZ3QffOxZQ6pjJZzDV4Lmx1goErUlY028ZsVWvbfkXcugFNf1jaAUFVATNPvsoxGiEIIBgss6Oin5aRqZF7ITk/w320-h240/susan-rice-mickey-fromkin-v1.jpg" title="Mickey Fromkin, BSI and Susan Rice, BSI" width="320" /></a></div><br />Individually and in partnership, Susan Rice (Beeswing, 1991) and Mickey Fromkin (The Missing Three-Quarter, 1994) represent an inimitable force in the world of Sherlock Holmes. <p></p><p>They traveled on different paths to this world. A self-described “kid Sherlockian” who received the Canon as an 11th birthday present and was so captivated that she forgot to open the remainder of her presents, Susan founded her first scion during her first job teaching classical studies at a middle school in Michigan. Mickey bought her first deerstalker long before she ever read the Canon and before she was introduced by Susan to the Sherlockian community. However, once they met during the BSI Weekend in January 1980, Susan and Mickey’s combined artistic achievements in sectors such as writing, song composition, travel, radio production, and the dissemination of beekeeping knowledge have continually enriched the Sherlockian world.</p><p>A notable focus of the conversation is Susan and Mickey’s outstanding commitment to mentoring younger generations of Sherlockians, especially through Susan’s organization of the monthly ASH Wednesday meetings for so many years. </p><p>Susan’s reminiscences include fascinating details about the events leading up to the fabled 1991 BSI Cocktail Party at which she and five other women were fully invested in the BSI by Tom Stix. Mickey shares some of the creative process behind many of the Sherlockian verses she has penned. Their oral history includes incredible milestones and encounters with notable individuals too numerous to list here.</p><p>Susan received the Two-Shilling award in 2002. She passed away in September 2020.</p><p>Susan and Mickey’s interview testifies to a partnership which embodies the qualities that draw successive generations to the world of Sherlock Holmes: erudition, whimsy, creativity, and companionship with kindred spirits.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Click to play this interview (<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history-4.html">playback help</a>)</p><p>Interviewees: Susan Rice and Mickey Fromkin </p><p>Interviewers: Francine Kitts and Robert Katz</p><p>Date: July 10, 2013</p><p>Location: Players Club, NYC</p><p>Description: MP3, 42.0 MB, 63kbps, 1 hour 32 minutes</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Interview Topics</h4><p>Hugo’s Companions</p><p>Paul Smedegaard</p><p>Isle of Uffa Chowder and Marching Society</p><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2017/07/evelyn-herzog-interview-oral-history.html">Evelyn Herzog</a></p><p>Beekeeping</p><p>Teaching</p><p>Travel</p><p>Trifling Monographs</p><p>Amateur Mendicants</p><p>Murder Inc. Bookshop</p><p>Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (ASH)</p><p>Toasts to Queen Victoria</p><p>Admitting Women into the BSI</p><p>Tom Stix, Jr.</p><p>BSI Dinners</p><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/04/the-1990-bsi-dinner.html">Lisa McGaw</a></p><p>Gillette Luncheon</p><p>ASH Wednesday</p><p>John Bennett Shaw</p><p>Robert G. Harris</p><p>Robert W. Hahn</p><p>Katherine McMahon</p><p>Edith Meiser</p><p>Patricia E. Moran</p><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/glossary.html">Explanation of BSI Honours & Other Terms</a></p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Materials</h4><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/04/the-1991-bsi-dinner.html">The 1991 BSI Dinner</a><br />Susan Rice received her Investiture at the 1991 Cocktail Party.</p><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/06/the-1994-bsi-dinner.html">The 1994 BSI Dinner</a><br />Mickey Fromkin received her Investiture at this BSI Dinner.</p><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/10/the-2002-bsi-dinner.html">The 2002 BSI Dinner</a><br />Susan Rice received her Two-Shilling Award at this BSI Dinner.</p><p><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2004/12/27/bsj-2004-christmas-annual/">Dubious and Questionable Memories by Susan Rice</a> (BSI website)<br />A History of the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (<i>The Baker Street Journal 2004 Christmas Annual</i>)</p><p><a href="https://ash-nyc.com/">Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes</a> (ASH website)<br />Susan ran the monthly ASH Wednesdays dinners for many years.</p><p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock/episode-89-the-adventuresses#t=57:44">Audio interview about admittance of women in the BSI</a> (soundcloud.com)<br />Evelyn Herzog and Susan Rice discuss events leading up to their 1991 investitures.  The link goes directly to the 57-minute mark in the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 89 podcast.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Compound-Excelsior-Susan-Rice/dp/0938501143/" rel="nofollow">A Compound of Excelsior by Susan Rice</a> (at Amazon, out of print)<br />A book on Sherlock Holmes and beekeeping.</p><p><br /></p><p>For an index to all OHP interviews, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history.html">Oral History Project Summary</a> list.</p><p><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/search/label/Audio+Oral%20History">Interviews recently added online</a> (sorted by when recording was posted online)</p><p><br /></p><p>Material in the BSI Archive may be used by any qualified scholar, subject to the normal rules and regulations of the library. For links to a detailed finding aid and related information, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/archive.html">BSI Archive</a> page.</p><p>Page composed on 2/19/22 by Tamar Zeffren</p><p>This page last updated 4/7/22 by Randall Stock</p><p><br /></p>

Susan Rice and Mickey Fromkin: Oral History Project

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Evelyn Herzog Interview: Oral History Project

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Evelyn Herzog (The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet, 1991) saved her tooth fairy money to obtain a copy of <i>The</i> <i>Complete Sherlock Holmes</i>.  That book became the foundation upon which she attracted a group of other college students at Albertus Magnus College to meet and discuss the Sherlock Holmes stories. Precocious young women, they wrote to William S. Baring-Gould, John Bennett Shaw, <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/10/peter-blau-interview-oral-history.html">Peter Blau</a>, Ted Schulz, and others and developed ongoing correspondence with them.  While still in high school, Evy learned that (at that time) the Baker Street Irregulars did not admit women to its dinners.  While in college, she and her cohorts still considered it an injustice, and, being the 1960s, they picketed the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/09/the-1968-bsi-dinner.html">1968 BSI Dinner</a>.<br />
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That eventually led to the founding of the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes, of which she is still “The Principal Unprincipled Adventuress.”  Evy was invested in the BSI among the six women (including Susan Rice) whom Tom Stix invested at the memorable <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/04/the-1991-bsi-dinner.html">1991 BSI Cocktail Party</a> which finally fully opened the BSI to women.  She has been a notable Sherlockian and an important figure in American Sherlockian history.<br />
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Along the way, she has met many memorable Sherlockians.  She is expertly interviewed by Susan Rice, and she talks about the many people she has known and the events she not only witnessed, but participated in, and, sometimes, initiated.<br />
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Childhood</div>
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John Baesch</div>
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The Tooth Fairy and <i>The Complete Sherlock Holmes</i></div>
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Discovering the Sherlockian Community</div>
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Albertus Magnus College</div>
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Starting Her First Scion Society</div>
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Linda Patterson</div>
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Pat Moran</div>
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Marykay Mulligan</div>
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Carol Muschler</div>
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Chris Steinbrunner</div>
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William S. Baring-Gould</div>
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Mary Ellen Couchon (Rich)</div>
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John Bennett Shaw</div>
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Ted Schulz</div>
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Picketing the 1968 BSI Dinner (Evy, Linda Patterson, Pat Moran, Lisa Jones, Mary Ellen Couchon (Rich), Mary Ellen Ebeling)</div>
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The William Gillette Luncheon</div>
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<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/04/the-1990-bsi-dinner.html">Lisa McGaw</a></div>
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Cliff Andrew</div>
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Edith Meiser</div>
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<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/10/peter-blau-interview-oral-history.html">Peter Blau</a></div>
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“Get your damn girls out of here!”</div>
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Julian Wolff</div>
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The Founding of the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes</div>
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Investitures</div>
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Thomas Stix</div>
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Jack Tracy</div>
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Other Sherlockian Events</div>
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Dinner with Tom Stix</div>
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The ASH Dinner</div>
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The First Dinner (Kate Karlson, Angela Mitchell, Nancy Maczulak, Mary Ellen Couchon (Rich), Pat Moran, Linda Patterson, and Evy)</div>
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Funny Memories</div>
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Writings</div>
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Meeting Other Sherlockians</div>
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Richard Miller</div>
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<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/06/robert-thomalen-interview-oral-history.html">William Schweickert</a></div>
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Chris Steinbrunner’s Radio Plays</div>
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George Fletcher</div>
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The Pshaw Bowl</div>
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Born to Boogie</div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2004/12/27/bsj-2004-christmas-annual/">Dubious and Questionable Memories by Susan Rice</a> (BSI website)</div><div style="text-align: left;">A History of the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (<i>The Baker Street Journal 2004 Christmas Annual</i>)</div>
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Evelyn Herzog and Susan Rice discuss events leading up to their 1991 investitures.  The link goes directly to the 57-minute mark in the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 89 podcast.</div>
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Evelyn Herzog Interview: Oral History Project

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Arthur Levine Interview: Oral History Project

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Arthur L. Levine (The Cutter Alicia, 1955) had seen Basil Rathbone’s Sherlock Holmes movies as a child. But at the age of 14, he discovered Vincent Starrett’s <i>The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</i> and Ellery Queen’s <i>The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes</i>.  In <i>The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</i>, he discovered The Baker Street Irregulars and wrote to Christopher Morley asking how to get involved.  That led to a life of Sherlockian study, activity, and camaraderie.<br />
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Art was born in Cleveland, Ohio on November 23, 1929. He received his BA from Case Western Reserve and his Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University. He worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in Cleveland, the agency that in 1958 became NASA. One of his tasks was recruiting astronauts, and he hired Neil Armstrong and John Glenn. In 1961, he and his family relocated to New York, where he became the first administrative head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. He recruited the physicists whose job it was to get man to the moon. After his successful career in NASA, he left to become a full professor of Public Administration at Baruch College of the City University of New York. Having attended his first BSI Dinner in the early 1950s, he was, for many years, the BSI member with the longest institutional memory.  Art passed away in 2015.<br />
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In this interview, Art recounted the past under Michael Whelan’s expert questioning, sharing wonderful memories about Edgar Smith, Rex Stout, and many others.<br />
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Interviewee: Arthur Levine<br />
Interviewer: Michael Whelan<br />
Date: January 12, 2007<br />
Location: New York City<br />
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Biographical Information<br />
Discovery of The BSI<br />
Clifton R. Andrew<br />
Attending the Scandalous Bohemians<br />
Attending His First BSI Dinner<br />
Rex Stout<br />
Fletcher Pratt<br />
Edgar Smith<br />
BSI Reaction to Edgar Smith’s Passing<br />
Julian Wolff<br />
Memories of Other BSI<br />
Allen Robertson with a Harpoon in his Chest<br />
A Memorable Dispute<br />
Silver Blaze Races<br />
Isaac Asimov<br />
Publications in the Baker Street Journal<br />
Sherlockian Travels<br />
What The BSI Has Meant to Him<br />
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Related Materials </h4><div><a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/05/the-1955-bsi-dinner.html">The 1955 BSI Dinner</a></div>Arthur Levine  received his Investiture at this BSI Dinner.<div><br /></div><div>Levine, Arthur L., “A Man of ‘Formidable Resourcefulness’ - An Essay in the Manner of a Footnote to History,” <i>Baker Street Journal</i> v4 n3 (July 1954) 169-173 (available in the eBSJ).<br />
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Levine, Arthur L., “Lowenstein’s Other Creeper,” <i>Baker Street Journal</i> v6 n1 (January 1956) 30-34 (available in the eBSJ).<br />
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Levine, Arthur L., “The Books Are In Need Of An Audit,” <i>Baker Street Journal </i>v8 n1 (January 1958) 36-40 (available in the eBSJ).<br />
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For an index to all OHP interviews, see our <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/01/oral-history.html">Oral History Project Summary</a> list.<br />
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Arthur Levine Interview: Oral History Project

Arthur L. Levine (The Cutter Alicia, 1955) had seen Basil Rathbone’s Sherlock Holmes movies as a child. But at the age of 14, he discover...

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Douglas Wilmer Interview: Oral History Project

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Douglas Wilmer (The Lyceum Theatre, 2000) was introduced to Sherlock Holmes by a Swiss landlady in Rugby, England.  She asked him if he had ever read Sherlock Holmes, and she dumped a pile of Holmes books on his bed.  He became “rather enthralled.” Years later (1964-1965), he played Holmes on television, a role for which he is best known.  Douglas Wilmer was born on January 8, 1920 and passed away on March 31, 2016.<br />
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Douglas was a talented and prolific actor. He had 99 film and television credits and uncounted stage credits. His acting career spanned from around 1935 to 2014.  His Sherlockian roles include <i>Detective </i>(TV Series, 1964, Sherlock Holmes), <i>Sherlock Holmes</i> (TV Series, 1964-1965, Sherlock Holmes), <i>The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes</i> (TV Series, 1973, Prof. Van Dusen), <i>The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother</i> (Movie, 1975, Sherlock Holmes), BBC <i>Sherlock </i>(TV Series, 2014, Diogenes Club Member).<br />
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In this interview, Douglas recounts the past under Nicholas Utechin’s expert questioning, responding with his typical self-deprecatory humor and candor.<br />
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Interviewee: Douglas Wilmer<br />
Interviewer: Nicholas Utechin<br />
Date: January 22, 2015<br />
Location: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England<br />
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Family<br />
Living in Shanghai<br />
English Board School<br />
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts<br />
The War Years<br />
Acting<br />
Introduction to Sherlock Holmes<br />
Playing Sherlock Holmes<br />
Standing up for Conan Doyle<br />
<i>El Cid</i><br />
Resurrection<br />
The BSI<br />
<i>Stage Whispers</i> (his memoirs)<br />
Thoughts on his Career<br />
BBC <i>Sherlock</i><br />
Jeremy Brett<br />
On Acting<br />
A Remarkable Lady<br />
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<i>in the BBC Sherlock episode “The Reichenbach Fall”</i></div>
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McCafferty, Elaine and Jonathan, eds.,“The Only Actor Who Ever Got It Right - Douglas Wilmer as Sherlock Holmes,” <i>The Baker Street Journal 2014 Christmas Annual</i>.<br />
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<a href="https://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/conan-doyle/television/douglas-wilmer/" target="_blank">Douglas Wilmer</a> (The Sherlock Holmes Society of London website)<br />
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Clark, Andrew, “<a href="https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/a-life-in-the-spotlight-1961902" target="_blank">A life in the spotlight</a>,” (<i>East Anglian Daily Times</i>, April 30, 2009)<br />
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Potter, Tom, “<a href="https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/woodbridge-sherlock-of-the-sixties-discusses-famous-holmes-role-2120204" target="_blank">Woodbridge: Sherlock of the sixties discusses famous Holmes role</a>,” (<i>East Anglian Daily Times</i>, January 6, 2014)<br />
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<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932811/" target="_blank">Internet Movie Database page on Douglas Wilmer</a><br />
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Douglas Wilmer Interview: Oral History Project

Douglas Wilmer (The Lyceum Theatre, 2000) was introduced to Sherlock Holmes by a Swiss landlady in Rugby, England. She asked him if he ha...

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Glen Miranker Interview: Oral History Project

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While an undergraduate at Yale College, Glen Miranker (The Origin of Tree Worship, 1991) assisted Dr. David Musto in reviving the Bull Pups of Yale. Glen graduated <i>summa cum laude</i> from Yale College in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. He holds both Masters (1977) and Doctor of Philosophy (1979) degrees in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  On graduation, Glen worked for IBM and taught graduate courses as an adjunct professor at Columbia University. In 1981, he and his wife Cathy relocated to the Bay Area, where he joined a Sunnyvale start-up company.  Glen was invited by Steve Jobs to join Next Computer in 1990 and Apple Computer in 1996. For most of his tenure at Apple, he ran hardware development and served as Apple’s Chief Technology Officer (Hardware), retiring in 2004.<br />
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In 1976, his wife Cathy gave him his first collectible book, <i>The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes</i>.  He was invested into The Friends of Irene Adler In 1979, the Speckled Band of Boston in 1981, and the BSI in 1991.  In 2004, Glen joined the board of the BSI Trust and served as its Co-Chair from 2005-2008.  Long a bibliophile, he now devotes himself to book collecting, lecturing and assisting special-collections departments and boards at such institutions as the Houghton Library of Harvard University, the Toronto Reference Library, the Harry Ransom Center, and the Newberry Library, among others. He also collects and lectures on the history of cryptography and is a director of the National Cryptologic Foundation.<br />
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Glen has donated hundreds of BSI related historical correspondence and other items to the Trust’s collection, and he is the recipient of the Trust’s Benefactor’s Award. <br />
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Interviewee: Glen Miranker<br />
Interviewer: Marsha Pollak<br />
Date: May 3, 2008<br />
Location: San Francisco, CA<br />
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Biographical Information<br />
Re-Introduction to Sherlock Holmes<br />
Sparking the Interest in Collection<br />
Meeting Dan Posnansky<br />
First BSI Dinner<br />
Meeting Bliss Austin<br />
Isaac Asimov<br />
Julian Wolff<br />
Peter Blau<br />
John Bennett Shaw<br />
Marvin Epstein<br />
Collecting<br />
Friends of Irene Adler<br />
Investiture<br />
Tom Stix<br />
Mike Whelan<br />
The BSI Archives<br />
Next Computer<br />
Apple Computer<br />
Retirement<br />
Peter Stern<br />
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Glen Miranker received his Investiture at this BSI Dinner.</div>
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<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/02/spring-2006-newsletter.html">Spring 2006 Trust Newsletter</a><br />
Glen Miranker becomes Co-Chair of the BSI Trust<br />
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<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-deerstalker-where-sherlock-holmes-popular-image-came-from-7325976/?no-ist">Smithsonianmag.com</a>, July 26, 2012<br />
An article on Glen Miranker’s collection<br />
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<a href="https://www.kqed.org/arts/98617/far_from_elementary_a_collection_of_sherlock_holmes_artifacts">KQED Arts</a>, June 21, 2012<br />
An article on an exhibition at The Book Club of California that featured Glen Miranker’s collection<br />
<br /><a href="https://www.bestofsherlock.com/ref/hound-exhibit-2012.htm">The Best of Sherlock Holmes</a>, June 29, 2012<br />
An article focusing on <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i> at The Book Club of California exhibition<br />
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<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2013/11/26/a-former-apple-executives-obsessive-search-for-sherlock-holmes/">Forbes</a>, November 26, 2013<br />
An article on Glen Miranker and his collection<br />
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<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/16/sherlock-holmes-london-museum-exhibition-conan-doyle-notebooks">The Guardian</a>, October 16, 2014<br />
An article on the Sherlock Holmes Exhibition in London, many of the items at which were loaned by Glen Miranker<br />
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Glen Miranker Interview: Oral History Project

While an undergraduate at Yale College, Glen Miranker (The Origin of Tree Worship, 1991) assisted Dr. David Musto in reviving the Bull Pu...

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Peter Blau Interview: Oral History Project

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Peter E. Blau (Black Peter, 1959) found the world of Sherlockians as a teenager, thanks to Ben Abramson, who wrote "I publish a magazine you will enjoy reading.  Tell your father to send me $10.00."  The magazine was <i>The Baker Street Journal</i>, and it offered a wonderful introduction to people who enjoyed playing a game that was as fascinating then as it is now.  He received his Investiture ("Black Peter") in The Baker Street Irregulars in 1959, went on to become an early informal member of The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (barred at the time from attending their annual dinner), and a member of many other Sherlockian societies.  He sometimes claims that everything he knows about being a Sherlockian and a collector he learned from John Bennett Shaw, and is happy to be the "Simpson" (secretary) of the BSI, as was John before him.  He has edited and published an informal newsletter <i>Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press</i> since the early 1970s, and has been published widely in other Sherlockian journals.  His career as a geologist and a journalist has allowed him to travel widely and meet a host of interesting and entertaining Sherlockians, and to indulge in his favorite pastime: telling stories, some of which you can listen to in his oral history.<br />
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He received the Two-Shilling award in 1980.  Peter is one of America’s great storytellers, raconteurs, Sherlockians, and collectors. His interview is filled with other Sherlockians, Sherlockian historical insight, amazing acquisitions, and great fun.<br />
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Interviewee: Peter E. Blau<br />
Interviewer: Daniel Stashower<br />
Date: July 29, 2007<br />
Location: Bethesda, MD<br />
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Part 2: MP3, 42.7 MB, 112kbps, 53 minutes<br />
Part 3: MP3, 48.0 MB, 112kbps, 1 hour<br /><a href="http://files.bsitrust.org/pdf/transcript/peter-e-blau-interview-2007.pdf">Transcript of Peter E. Blau Interview</a> (PDF)<div><br />
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<b>Part 1:</b><br />
First Meeting with a Sherlockian<br />
First BSI Dinner<br />
Getting His Shilling<br />
Resurrecting the Red Circle<br />
The Practical But Limited Geologists<br />
Julian Wolff<br />
Chris Steinbrenner<br />
Isaac Asimov<br />
The Beginning of the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes<br />
John Bennett Shaw<br />
<i>Duet with an Occasional Chorus</i><br />
<i>Angels of Darkness</i><br />
<i>Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press</i><br />
Becoming a Collector<br />
Titular Investiture of Black Peter<br />
Most Books Signed by Conan Doyle on a Ship<br />
Conan Doyle Manuscripts and Paperclips<br />
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Changes in the BSI Dinner<br />
Pastiches<br />
On Conan Doyle<br />
Richard Lancelyn Green<br />
Marquis of Donegall<br />
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<b>Part 3:</b><br />
Peter Blau’s Christmas Tree<br />
Sherlockian Travel<br />
The BSI Dinner as a Moveable Feast<br />
Magic, Sherlockian and Non<br />
Jack Tracy<br />
William S. Baring-Gould<br />
Michael Harrison<br />
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<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/07/the-1959-bsi-dinner.html">The 1959 BSI Dinner</a><br />
Peter Blau received his Investiture at this BSI Dinner.<br />
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<a href="http://www.redcircledc.org/index.php?id=39">Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press</a><br />
Peter Blau's monthly newsletter for Sherlockians<br />
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<a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2001/12/30/angels-of-darkness/">Angels of Darkness: A Drama in Three Acts</a><br />
A BSI Manuscript Series book edited by Peter E. Blau.<div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2018/12/26/peter-blau/">Peter E. Blau: A Festschrift</a></div><div>Honoring the 60th Anniversary of his investiture in the BSI.</div>
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<a href="http://www.redcircledc.org/">The Red Circle of Washington, DC</a><br />
The Scion Society in which Peter Blau holds no office.<br />
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Peter Blau Interview: Oral History Project

Peter E. Blau (Black Peter, 1959) found the world of Sherlockians as a teenager, thanks to Ben Abramson, who wrote "I publish a maga...

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Robert Thomalen Interview: Oral History Project

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Robert E. Thomalen (The Three Garridebs, 1983) came to Sherlock Holmes through the Rathbone movies, obtained a copy of the Doubleday edition, and read the stories straight through. He attended his first scion meeting, The Three Garridebs of Westchester County, during a blizzard in February of 1978 and was delighted to find that weather is no obstacle for Sherlockians and that all of the members were in attendance.   In 1982, Bob and William P. Schweickert (Cox and Co., 1979, and author of the Sherlockian poem <i>A Long Evening with Holmes</i>) took the helm and together led The Three Garridebs for approximately twelve years. In the course of this partnership, Bill gave Bob the handwritten manuscript for <i>A Long Evening with Holmes</i>, which Bob recently donated to the BSI Trust.<br />
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In 1983 Bob and Chris Steinbrunner (The Tankerville Club Scandal, 1957) resurrected The Priory Scholars of New York.   When Tom Stix, Jr. assumed the position of the BSI's "Wiggins," Bob was his advisor and sounding board, with the title of "Cartwright." Bob managed and emceed the BSI weekend Cocktail Reception for many years and is the founder of the annual weekend Sherlockian event known as <i>Autumn in Baker Street</i>, a weekend-long gathering, first held at Bear Mountain, NY in 1982 and which subsequently ran for twenty years.  Bob was surprised when 56 people attended the first one; each year, attendance increased.<br />
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Bob was the proud husband of Theresa Thomalen (who received the "<i>The </i>Woman" honour in 1994).<br />
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He received the Two-Shilling award in 1988.  His reminiscences are filled with behind-the-scenes candor and his characteristic good humor.  Bob passed away in December 2020.<br />
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Interviewee: Robert E. Thomalen<br />
Interviewer: Francine Kitts<br />
Date: May 13, 2008<br />
Location: Algonquin Hotel, NYC<br />
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Discovery of Scions<br />
The Three Garridebs of Westchester County<br />
Bill Schweickert<br />
Theresa Thomalen<br />
Chris Steinbrenner<br />
Mrs. Hudson’s Cliffdwellers<br />
His First BSI Dinner<br />
Julian Wolff<br />
Tom Stix<br />
The Dr. Watson Fund<br />
The Silver Blaze Horse Race<br />
Charlie Goodman<br />
Hosting the BSI Cocktail Party<br />
Admitting Women into the BSI<br />
Isaac Asimov<br />
A Female Reporter tries to enter the BSI Dinner (pre-1991)<br />
Autumn in Baker Street<br />
Richard Wein<br />
Reading of <i>A Long Evening with Holmes</i><br />
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Manuscript excerpt from <i>A Long Evening with Holmes</i> by William P. Schweickert<br />
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<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/03/the-1983-bsi-dinner.html">The 1983 BSI Dinner</a><br />
Robert Thomalen received his Investiture at this BSI Dinner.<br />
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Robert Thomalen Interview: Oral History Project

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Russell Merritt Interview: Oral History Project

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Russell Merritt (The Trepoff Murder, 1960) says he has a single claim to fame:  he first read  <i>A Study in Scarlet</i> in an actual copy of <i>Beeton's Christmas Annual</i> 1887. He gave the 2015 keynote address at the Sherlock Holmes Society of London Meeting at the House of Commons, and was instrumental in the restoration of the long-lost William Gillette film <i>Sherlock Holmes</i>. He has written and spoken about Holmes in the movies in the the 2014 BSJ Christmas Annual, the 2013 BSI Dinner, and the 2012 BSI UCLA conference. Merritt has also contributed to the BSJ, the SHJ, and a chapter to the BSI Manuscript series book <i>Out of the Abyss.</i> He has been going to BSI Dinners since 1958 and has wonderful stories to tell about the early days of the BSI.<br />
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Merritt has also taught for many years as a Visiting and Adjunct Professor in the Film Studies and Media Department at the University of California, Berkeley. He has written two books with J. B. Kaufman on Walt Disney's early films and has authored numerous articles on D. W. Griffith, Sergei Eisenstein, Disney, colour theory, animation, and early film.<br />
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Interviewee: Russell Merritt<br />
Interviewer: Marsha Pollak<br />
Interview date: March 13, 2008<br />
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<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/07/the-1960-bsi-dinner.html">The 1960 BSI Dinner</a><br />
Russell Merritt received his Investiture at this BSI Dinner.<br />
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<a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2014/12/31/out-of-the-abyss/">Out of the Abyss</a> - "The Empty House" (at the BSI website)<br />
Merritt writes on "Colonel Moran and Celluloid Air-Guns"<div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2016/12/27/bsj-2016-christmas-annual/">BSJ 2016 Christmas Annual</a></div><div>Merritt edited the issue about Gillette’s Sherlock Holmes movie</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2021/06/the-1932-clive-brook-sherlock-holmes.html">The 1932 Clive Brook Sherlock Holmes Feature — Restored at Last</a></div><div>Merritt discusses the restored film (at I Hear of Sherlock)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bestofsherlock.com/movies/1950s-tv-history.htm">Holmes and the Snake Skin Suits: Fighting for Survival on '50s Television</a></div><div>Merritt writes about Holmes on TV in the 1950s (at Best of Sherlock)  </div><div><br /></div>
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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 more than 250 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 />
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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 Lilly for access at the library, but only the ones for which we have signed approvals will be accessible online.<br />
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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 />
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<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/dv140r523">Accardo, Pasquale</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/nz806m846">Alberstat, Mark</a><br />
Alcaro, Mary<br />  
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/xg94jp41h">Alvarez, Marino</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/cz30qr61h">Anderson, Karen</a><br />
Andriacco, Dan<br />
Arai, Kiyoshi<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/hm50vr39b">Armstrong, Curtis</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/jq086j594">Baesch, John</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/k356b511d">Barnes, Bill</a><br />
Beaman, Bruce R.<br />
Beeson, William<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/cc08jf62p">Belanger, Terry</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/pc28bj43k">Berdan, Marshall (Mike)</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/sx61fm061">Bergem, Phillip</a><br />
Bergquist, John<br />
Berry, John Stevens<br />
Betzner, Ray and Steven Rothman<br />
Betzner, Ray (Addendum)<br />
Blanksteen, Charles<br />
<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/10/peter-blau-interview-oral-history.html">Blau, Peter E.</a><br />
Blau, Peter E. (Addendum)<br />
Blau, Peter E. (Lecture)<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/dv140s45w">Bliss, John</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/k356b434h">Bond, Scott and Sherry Rose Bond</a><br />
Bond, Sherry Rose and Scott Bond<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/h702r749z">Bond, Sherry Rose (Dinner stories & NYC winter weather)</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/5712n738p">Boote, Henry</a><br />
Boström, Mattias<br />
Boucher, Anthony (Radio program)<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/5q47sp92t">Bradway, Jeffry</a><br />
Bready, James H.<br />
Broderick, Robert M.<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/c821hj55r">Brody, Howard</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/b8516m319">Brown, Cindy</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/p8419m92s">Brydges, Tom</a><br />
Burke, Jan<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/8336j094n">Calamai, Peter</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/m039m432c">Cameron, Dana</a><br />
Caplan, Richard M.<br />
Carlisle, Shannon<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/bk129b48p">Cho, Frank</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/5138kf122">Christenson, Ed</a><br />
Clark, Dean<br />
Clark, Debbie<br />
<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2023/12/william-cochran-interview-oral-history.html">Cochran, William</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/gq67kr27d">Coghill, Bob</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/gf06h2694">Cohen, Saul</a><br />
Colby, Walt<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/2514pk329">Constable, John</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/kh04fp54v">Cooke, Catherine</a><br />
Cooke, Catherine (Addendum)<br />
Coppola, Elaine<br />
Coppola, Joseph<br />
Coules, Bert<br />
Coupe, Carla Kaessinger<br />
Courouge, Fabienne<br />
Cox, J. Randolph<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/pg15cd02c">Crawford, Bryce</a><br />
Crupe, Peter<br />
Cunningham, Philip<br />
Curtis, Donald<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/1j92h979z">Cynkin, Tom</a><br />
Dandrew, Thomas<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/bn99b920w">Darak, Greg</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/5425mf01d">Davies, David Stuart</a><br />
de Freitas, Wilfrid<br />
de Groat, Raymond<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/gq67kr11h">de la Cova, Carlina</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/h702r673t">De Waal, Ron</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/8910kt16s">Decker, Jeff</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/6w925b52w">deGozzaldi, Devereux</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/ns065845x">Deutsch, Irwin F. (per his wife Ingrid Deutsch)<a/><br />
Devitt, Allan and Susan Diamond<br />
Diamond, Susan and Allan Devitt<br />
Dickensheet, Shirley<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/hm50vr136">Dobry, Denny</a><br />
Dorey, Helen F.<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/bg258h22q">Dorn, William</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2023/07/pj-doyle-interview-oral-history.html">Doyle, Pj</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/9306tz20r">Doyle, Steven</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/cj82m7225">Durein, John</a><br />
Eaker, Jenn<br />
Earle, Ralph<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/bg258h230">Eckrich, Joseph</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/t722jc04x">Elliott, Doug</a><br />
Ellis, Robert<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/h989s396m">Faherty, Terence</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/kd17ds99z">Faye, Lyndsay</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/9s162550d">Ferry, Frank</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/h702r7617">Fetherston, Sonia</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/xp68mg49g">Fish, Ron</a><br />
Fleischhack, Maria<br />
Folsom, Henry T.<br />
Francis, Tom<br />
Friedman, Theodore<br />
<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2022/04/rice-fromkin-interview-oral-history.html">Fromkin, Michelle and Susan Rice</a><br />
Fromkin, Michelle (group discussion)<br />
Fusco, Andrew G.<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/mk61sd841">Ganguly, Jayantika</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/m900ps78b">Geisser, Marcus</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/t435hd58k">Genova, John</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/mk61sj854">Goldfarb, Clifford</a><br />
Green, Richard Lancelyn (Caxton Club lecture)<br />
Greeney, David (Written)<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/vq280n198">Greer, Timothy S.</a><br />
Gregory, Al<br />
Griffin, Daniel<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/3b5928597">Groves, Derham</a><br />
Guerra, Stefano<br />
Guy, Patricia<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/rj431807f">Hahn, Robert W.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/b5645r20r">Hall, Ralph</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/nz806z26c">Hammer, David</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/rj431537j">Hart, Jeffory</a><br />
Haskett, Louise<br />
Hatcher, Jeffrey<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/c534gn725">Hawkins, James R.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/x633g008p">Herbert, Paul (plus notes)</a><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 />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/ms35v9788">Hill, Stanfield D.</a><br />
Hirayama, Yuichi<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/j38616854">Hobbs, Donald J.</a><br />
Hoffman, Everett<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/pn89f641s">Holder, Nancy</a><br />
Holmes on the Horizon (DVD: 1987 Sherlockian cruise)<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/zk51wj23w">Homer, Michael</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/zp38xf42m">Horrocks, Peter</a><br />
Horrocks, Thomas A.<br />
Humphrey, David C.<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/c247fr69m">Hunt, Harrison (Terry)</a><br />
Hyder, William<br />
Izban, Donald<br />
Jensen, Jens Byskov<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/6682z644v">Johnson, Roger</a><br />
Johnson, Timothy J. <br />
Jones, Mark<br />
Joyce, Thomas<br />
Kamil, Irv<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/ns0655459">Karlson, Kate</a><br />
Katz, Robert S.<br />
Katz, Robert S. (Addendum)<br />
Katz, Robert S. (group discussion)<br />
Katz, Robert S. (History of the Dr. Watson Fund)<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/db78vg81b">Kean, Michael</a><br />
Keefauver, Brad<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/gb19g6978">Kegley, Jerry</a><br />
Kennedy, Bruce<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/0z709w423">King, Laurie R.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/v979w6315">Kittle, C. Frederick</a><br />
Kitts, Francine and Richard Kitts<br />
Kitts, Francine (group discussion)<br />
Kitts, Richard and Francine Kitts<br />
Kitts, Richard (group discussion)<br />
Klinefelter, Walter<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/zg64vq13t">Klinger, Leslie S.</a><br />
Klinger, Leslie S. (Addendum)<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/4742b9172">Knud-Hansen, John P.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/fj237257x">Koelle, John & Barbara</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/2r36w167s">Kovacic, Chuck</a><br />
Lachtman, Howard<br />
Lagergaard, Mia Stampe<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/5h73qv74x">Latella, Brigitte</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/jd473w892">Lauridsen, Palle Schantz</a><br />
Leeb, Gene<br />
<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/10/arthur-levine-interview-oral-history.html">Levine, Arthur</a><br />
Lewis, Ann Margaret<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/5712n9714">Lewis, Candace</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/5712n9714">Lewis, Lou</a><br />
Liebow, Ely<br />
Liebow, Ely (Radio interview 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 />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/8049h501t">Lopez, Michele</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/gf06h335h">MacFarlane, Peggy</a><br />
MacGregor, Marilyn<br />
Malec, Andrew<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/n8710r10v">Mancini, Danna A.</a><br />
Mangler, Robert<br />
<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2023/04/jerry-margolin-interview-oral-history.html">Margolin, Jerry</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/qn59r581t">Marriott, Guy</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/vh53xz628">Martin, Paul</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/n583zx94x">Martorelli, Nick</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/9g54zj862">Mason, Bill</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/zw1305654">Mason, Stephen Rex</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/4m90fz035">Matetsky, Ira Brad</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/vh53xz63j">McCafferty, Elaine</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/1j92h980q">McCafferty, Jonathan</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/br86c3817">McCammon, Terry</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/2j62t594h">McClure, Michael W.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/3n205130d">McCormack, George</a><br />
McCullam, William<br />
McDonough, Donald A. (Written)<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/k0699740d">McIntyre, Peter</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/f4753h53s">McKay, Marilynne</a><br />
McKuras, Julie<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/m900pw68q">McNamara, Rosane</a><br />
McPherson, Mark<br />
McSwiggin, Mike<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/rj431808q">Meer, Michael</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/04/russell-merritt-interview-oral-history.html">Merritt, Russell</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/db78vc75k">Meyer, Charles</a><br />
Meyer, Nicholas<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 />
Monty, W. Scott, II<br />
Moran, Joe<br />
Morrill, David F.<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/fx71bk657">Morris, Jacquelynn</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/6h441r00x">Morrow, Daniel</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/cf95kc14f">Moss, Daniel</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/cf95kc14f">Moss, Robert A. (per his son Daniel Moss)</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/2514pk949">Music, Christopher</a><br />
Nadel, William<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/9593vx70k">Nathan, Hartley R.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/s4656j894">Niver, Harold</a><br />
Niver, Theodora<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/1j92h723p">Nordberg, Nils</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/wd3770715">Novorsky, Donald</a><br />
Nuhn, Dayna<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/h128pc912">O’Brien, James</a><br />
O’Leary, James C.<br />
Olken, Richard<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/f1882m04m">Otten, Eric</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/zp38xf43w">Parker, Bruce</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/s4656g387">Paton, Jennie C.</a><br />
Peck, Andrew<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/ks65jg08b">Penzler, Otto</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/2r36w1682">Pforr, John</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/bz60f0179">Pilot, Roy</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/nv936276h">Pollak, Michael</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/9880wt81b">Polvere, Daniel M</a><br />
Posnansky, Dan<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/h702r9989">Prager, Jan</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/6m312p27s">Prepolec, Charles</a><br />
Rabe, W.T.<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/9c67xk323">Randall, Warren</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/th83mx896">Ranild, Svend</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/vq280q60d">Raymond, Trevor</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/r207vn83v">Redmond, Christopher</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/kk91gk941">Redmond, Donald A. (per his son Chris Redmond)</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/vm40zr988">Reneker, Maxine H.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/37721f00f">Renkwitz, Arthur A.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/df65w869p">Rettig, Alan</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/r781xg48x">Revels, Tracy J.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2022/04/rice-fromkin-interview-oral-history.html">Rice, Susan and Michelle Fromkin</a><br />
Rice, Susan (group discussion)<br />
Richards, Dana<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/kd17ds88f">Richards, David L.</a><br />
Riethmeier, Ray<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/34850k75g">Robinson, Bob</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/wm118q10b">Roden, Barbara</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/4b29c676r">Roden, Chris</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/8s45r9360">Roisman Cooper, Barbara</a><br />
Rose, Lloyd<br />
Rosenblatt, Albert M.<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/qr46s488d">Rosenblatt, Albert M. and Julia Carlson Rosenblatt (Addendum)</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/9g54zk04s">Rosenblatt, Betsy</a><br />
Rosenblatt, Julia Carlson<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/qr46s488d">Rosenblatt, Julia Carlson and Albert M. Rosenblatt (Addendum)<a/><br />
Rothman, Steven and Ray Betzner <br />
Rothman, Steven (Editing the BSJ)<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/hq37wp62v">Rozan, SJ</a><br />
Ruby, Greg<br />
Rusch, Barbara<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/hx11zj56m">Rutter, Richard</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/5138kh48v">Salvatori, Gianluca</a><br />
Saunders, James B.<br />
Schmidt, Monica<br />
Schpak, Maggie<br />
Schrandt, John A.<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/zp38xf45f">Schulz, Theodore</a><br />
Schwartz, Joel<br />
Shackleford, Lee<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/1g05gb42p">Sharfman, Robert</a><br />
Shaw, Al<br />
Shaw, John Bennett<br />
Shaw, John Bennett (per his son Patrick Shaw)<br />
Shaw, John Bennett and Thomas L. Stix, Jr. (Newsday TV Interview/DVD)<br />
Shea, Glenn<br />
Sherman, Philip<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/rf560975x">Sherwood, John C.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/9880wr53r">Sherwood-Fabre, Liese</a><br />
Silverstein, Albert<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/1257bs06s">Singleton, Paul</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/8910kx39q">Skene-Melvin, David</a><br />
Skornickel, George R.<br />
Smedegaard, Margaret (also on Paul Smedegaard)<br />
Smith, Edgar W. (per his granddaughter Marthe Smith)<br />
Solberg, Andrew L.<br />
Solito, Enrico<br />
Sonnenschmidt, Fritz<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/jh344t05g">Southworth, Bruce E.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/wd376w703">Stajic, Marina</a><br />
Starrett, Vincent (Lecture by Robert Mangler)<br />
Stashower, Daniel<br />
Steinbrunner, Chris (per his friend Charles Collins)<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/8g84nq55t">Stek, Robert J.</a><br />
Stetak, Ruthann<br />
Stinson, Regina<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/xg94js83n">Stix, Dorothy</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/bv73cz55g">Stix, Stephen L.</a><br />
Stix, Thomas L., Jr.<br />
Stix, Thomas L., Jr. and John Bennett Shaw (Newsday TV Interview/DVD)<br />
Sturm, George<br />
Sugarman, Sally (per her friends Jeff Bradway, Jeanne Davis, Janice Lerrigo, and Chuck Putney)<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/k643c127b">Suszynski, James P.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/5425md96r">Sveum, Richard</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/ws85bj25w">Swanson, Martin</a><br />
Terras, Donald<br />
Thaden, Gary<br />
<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2015/06/robert-thomalen-interview-oral-history.html">Thomalen, Robert</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/h989s3233">Thomas, Daniel</a><br />
Tiemann, Jonathan<br />
Ueda, Hirotaka<br />
Upton, Jean<br />
<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2023/02/nicholas-utechin-interview-oral-history.html">Utechin, Nick</a><br />
Utecht, Thomas<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/qn59r574d">Vande Water, Bill</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/rr173168q">Vatza, Edward, J.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/x920gv86x">Veiga-Hayzen, Maria</a><br />
Wachs, Jerry<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/8w32s792s">Walker, Lynn</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/tx31rj14k">Walsh, William A.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/4f16d561s">Warshauer, Richard</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/dz011q310">Webb, James R.</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/fj237551w">Wein, Richard</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/2r36vz22v">Weiner, Janice</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/sb398c21f">Weiss, David</a><br />
Whelan, Mike (Partial)<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/bn99b9169">White, Kathryn</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/gb19g6960">White, Ronald S.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/05/douglas-wilmer-interview-oral-history.html">Wilmer, Douglas</a><br />
Wilson, Karen<br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/d217rs82n">Wolder, Burt</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/8p58qf865">Wolff, Ira</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/kp78hj69m">Wood, Benton (per his wife Joan Wood)</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/1n79j6786">Wrigglesworth, Doug</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/hq37wr849">Yates, Donald</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/wp989j45h">Zahorsky-Reeves, Joanne</a><br />
<a href="https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/c821hk346">Zordan, Christopher A.</a><br />
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<i>The</i> Woman (alphabetically)</h2>
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Bergquist, Inez<br />
Blanksteen, Joan<br />
Coppola, Elaine<br />
Gurian, Karen<br />
Hall, Debra<br />
Herbert, Barbara<br />
Hyder, Norma<br />
Izban, Patricia<br />
Juvelis, Priscilla<br />
Kean, Constance<br />
Nathan, Marilyn<br />
Novorsky, Sharon<br />
Olson, Jennifer<br />
Pfeifer, Ellen<br />
Pond, Nancy<br />
Richards, Nelda<br />
Robinson, Myrtle<br />
Rosenblatt, Julia<br />
Saunders, Joyce<br />
Singleton, Nina<br />
von Krebs, Maria<br />
Wampler, Pamela<br />
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