Vol. 3, Section 7B, Sherlockians and The Societies, The Societies, General, A-F, C14642 Through C15163

Introduction
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4

B. The Societies

Directories

C14642. Blau, Peter E. Sherlockian Societies. Washington, D.C.: Privately Printed, February 1992. 22, 26, 3, 11 p.

"The alphabetical listing shows all Sherlockian societies now in the computer file, sorted alphabetically by society name.

"The listing of geographical societies shows all active geographical societies, sorted by geography. The full name of the society is followed by the geographical code (country, state or province, and city), and the name and mailing address of the contact.

"The listings of professional and other societies use the same format as the listing of geographical societies, except that the societies have been sorted alphabetically by full name."

C14643. -- B2819. De Waal, Ronald B. "Directory of Sherlock Holmes Societies," The World of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, 1, No. 1 (December 1977), 76-82.

Revised January 6, 1977, and published without the compiler's permission.

C14644. De Waal, Ronald B. "A Directory of Sherlockian Societies," BSJ, 33, No. 4 (December 1983), 199-216.

A revision of the directory that appears in The International Sherlock Holmes. Omitted are dates founded, names of founders, and publications. (Revised and updated by Peter E. Blau.)

General

C14645. -- A4725. Hawkins, Barbara M. "Waggish Sherlockians Toast Master Detective with Tongue in Cheek," The Journal and Courier, Vista Magazine [Lafayette, Ind.] (May 8, 1965), 4-5.

An illustrated article on Holmes, the scion societies, and Professor Edward S. Lauterbach.

C14646. -- A4733. Page, Andrew, "`A Scion for All Seasons,'" [by] Wiggins. BSP (NS), 1, No. 4 (December-January 1971-1972), 1-2.

An editorial recommending the merger of junior scions into "one solid junior organization." Another view is expressed by "Cartwright" (Glenn Holland) on pages 3-4 of the same issue.

C14647. -- A4740. "The Scion Societies," BSJ [OS], Vols. 1-4, No. 1 (April 1946-January 1949); (NS), Vol. 1- (January 1951- ).

A regular department of The Baker Street Journal in which Sherlockian societies, usually considered scions or chapters of BSI, report on their meetings and other activities.

C14648. -- B2816. Brown, Betsy. "On the Trail of Sherlock-a-maniacs," Illustration by George Breisacher. The Charlotte Observer (March 5, 1978), 1F, 8F.

----------, PUn, 2, No. 3 (April 1978), 2.

Fred Mende, the Rev. Wayne Wall, and David Kiser talk about their societies and The Baker Street Irregulars.

C14649. -- B2817. Cohen, Edie. "Sherlock Charm Is No Mystery," Chicago Tribune (January 13, 1978).

----------, DCC, 14, No. 2 (February 1978), 4.

On the activities and membership requirements of Hugo's Companions and The Criterion Bar Association.

C14650. -- B2818. Cooper, Martin M. "A Club for All Reasons: Thanks for the Memories -- Stan & Oliver, Sherlock & Dracula," Toyota Topics, 7, No. 3 (Summer 1973), 6-9. illus.

A discussion of The Sherlock Holmes Society of London, The Baker Street Irregulars, The Non-Canonical Calabashes, The Count Dracula Society, and The Sons of the Desert (a Laurel and Hardy society).

C14651. -- B2821. Handley-Taylor, Geoffrey, comp. "Sherlock Holmes Societies," Literary, Debating and Dialect Societies of Great Britain, Ireland and France. Section V. London: Hinrichsen Editions Ltd., 1954. p. 17-20.

C14652. -- B2822. Hoffmann, Frank A. "Why Not Rush into It?" SHJ, 13, No. 4 (Autumn 1978), 101-102.

A friendly rebuttal to Utechin's editorial (DB2830) in which Dr. Hoffmann applauds all scion societies and recommends that the Master's followers should start a new scion whenever the spirit moves them. "Truly, the scions are a spider's web (of course, with Holmes at the centre) that makes Moriarty's web appear like a few ragged threads in comparison."

C14653. -- B2823. Hurlbut, Mary G. B. "The Strange Case of the Three Lively Scions ...," Forecast! Washington/Baltimore Entertainment Guide, 14, No. 8 (October 1977), 62.

Mentions several scions, including The Red Circle, The Six Napoleons, and The Carleton Club.

C14654. -- B2824. [Lauterbach, Edward S.] "Les Sociétés des savants," English Literature in Transition, 7, No. 1 (1964),35-37.

Three of the ten literary societies listed and discussed are The Baker Street Irregulars, The Sherlock Holmes Society of London, and The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Society.

C14655. -- B2825. Liebow, Ely M. "Sherlock Holmes on the Half Shell," BSM, No. 10 (June 1977), 4-5.

A report on the National Popular Culture Association convention in Baltimore, during which several Sherlockians proposed forming a scion society of BSI within the Popular Culture Association.

C14656. -- B2826. Merton, Arthur. "We Have News for You, Moriarty," Doncaster Evening Post (November 25, 1977).

"Holmes is alive and well ... and flourishing in a hundred and one clubs and societies all over the world." (Subtitle)

C14657. -- B2827. "My First Sherlockian Dinner: A Memoir," BSP (NS), 1, No. 3 (October-November 1971), 2-3.

An anonymous criticism of some "non-Sherlockian" activities, especially the large consumption of alcohol!

Reviews: BSP (NS), 1, No. 3 (October-November 1971), 3-4 (Andy Page; Glenn Holland); 1, No. 5 (February-March 1972), 3 (Glenn Holland).

C14658. -- B2828. Norris, Luther. "Sherlock Holmes -- The Mutual Admiration Societies," The History of Sherlock Holmes in Stage, Films, T.V. & Radio Since 1899 (1975), 22-23. (E-GO Collectors Series, No. 1)

Information and advice for the neophyte on how to join or start a scion society; illustrated with photographs of Rathbone and Norris.

C14659. -- B2829. Tillman, Helen M. "The Singular Experiences of Mr. Davis and the Rev. Dr. Wood," Northwestern Alumni News (March 1978), 12. illus.

Sherlockian scholars Stafford G. Davis and the Rev. Dr. Benton Wood head societies dedicated to the study of Watson's works and the perpetuation of the Holmes mystique.

C14660. -- B2830. Utechin, Nicholas. "Don't Rush into It," SHJ, 13, No. 2 (Summer 1977), 33.

An editorial on the life and death of Sherlockian societies, as listed in De Waal's directory.

C14661. Aig, Marlene. "My Dear Watson It's Now Been 100 Years," Rocky Mountain News [Denver] (December 6, 1980), 82. illus.

----------. "Anniversary, Dear Watson, It's Been One Hundred Years," Sheboygan Press (December 15, 1980), 4.

----------. ----------, DCC , 17, No. 1 (January 1981), 7.

----------. "Holmes and Watson Sleuth on 100 Years After First Meeting," The Globe and Mail (December 31, 1980), 15. illus.

----------. "Anniversary Meetings, My Dear Old Dr. Watson," SS (NS). 1, No. 9 (January 1981), 3.

----------. "My Dear Watson, Its Been a Hundred Years!" Chronicle-Telegram [Elyria, Ohio] (January 16, 1981), 11. illus.

"Sherlockians celebrate a literary birthday."

C14662. Aig, Marlene. "Super Sleuth Can't Understand the Fuss Over Birthday," Boca Raton News (January 6, 1983), 7A.

----------. "To Holmes' Fans, It's Elementary," Fort Worth Star-Telegram (January 6, 1983), 1-2.

----------. "Annual Sherlock Holmes Birthday Marked," Miami Herald (January 6, 1983).

----------. "Holmes Tops 129 Today," Pensacola News (January 6, 1983), 1A, 3A.

----------. "Sherlock Holmes Can't Understand Birthday Fuss," St. Joseph, Mo., News Press (January 6, 1983), 8A.

----------. "Celebration of a Great Mystery to Sherlock Holmes," Tulsa Tribune (January 6, 1983), 4.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 5, No. 4 (December 1982), 500.

----------. "`Silly' Celebration Shakes Sherlock," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (January 9, 1983).

----------. ----------, LCH (April 1983), 2.

----------. "Holmes's 129th Birthday," SMuse, 6, No. 3 (Winter 1983), 14-17.

----------. "I Must Say, Holmes, You're Spry for 129," South Bend Tribune (January 6, 1983), 1, 9.

----------. ----------, The Times-Herald [Newport, Mass.] (January 6, 1983), 7.

----------. "Holmes's Admirers Never Forget a Birthday," York Daily Record [York, Pa.] (January 6, 1983).

----------. "Sleuth Holmes Solves Mystery of Immortality," Atlanta Journal (January 12, 1983), 1D-2D.

----------. ----------, LCH (October 1983), 4-5.

----------. "Holmes Can't Understand All the Birthday Fuss," Sheboygan Press (January 6, 1983).

----------. ----------, DCC, 19, No. I (February 1983), 6.

----------. "Disciples Celebrate `the Best and Wisest' Man," The Record [Bergen/Passaic/Hudson Counties, N.J.] (January 18, 1984), C9.

----------. "Baker Street Irregulars Mark Their 50th," Victoria Times-Colonist (January 6, 1984).

A report on the observance of the Master's birthday in New York from the perspective of Watson, "the detective's chronicler, who lives in retirement with Holmes on a bee farm in Sussex, England."

C14663. Alder, Barbara. "Keeping the Holmes Fires Burning," CH, 15, No. 2 (Winter 1991), 37-39.

Advice on how to maintain the momentum of a new scion society.

C14664. Bishop, Paul. "Mystery Fandom," Text and photos by Paul Bishop. Mystery, 1, No. 3 (June-July 1980), 24-27.

"A look at mystery-related fan clubs, what they offer, and who to contact."

"Probably the largest of all mystery clubs are the Sherlock Holmes societies which all fall under the auspices of `The Baker Street Irregulars' based in New York, with local scions ranging in size from four or five members, to two and three hundred members."

C14665. Borg, Gavin. "Welcome to the Club," Better Living (Spring 1983), 20-21. illus.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 6, No. 3 (September 1983), 591-592.

An article about clubs, including the Sherlock Holmes societies.

C14666. Boström, Mattias. "Clublife in Sweden," SNOB, Nr. 3 (November 1989), 29-30.

Brief comments on The Solitary Cyclists of Sweden, The Baskerville Hall Club of Sweden, The Solitary Cyclists, and others.

C14667. Bruhns, Oliver. "Herr Holmes," The Ritual, No. 10 (Autumn 1992), 9.

"Sherlockian societies in Germany and Switzerland."

C14668. Brunner, Pattie R., comp. "Scion Society Profiles," BSC, Vol. 1, No. 1-Vol. 4, No. 3; July 1981-May-June 1984.

Contents: The Brothers Three of Moriarty. -- The Pleasant Places of Florida. -- The Bruce-Partington Planners. -- The Red Circle of Washington, D.C. -- The Hansoms of John Clayton. -- The Maiwand Jezails. -- The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes. -- The Illustrious Clients of Indianapolis. -- The Baskerville Hall Club of Sweden. -- The Men on the Tor. -- The Three Garridebs. -- The Master's Class of Philadelphia. -- Cox & Co. of New England. -- The Hansom Wheels. -- Altamont's Agents. -- The Noble and Most Singular Order of the Blue Carbuncle. -- Knights of the Gnomon. -- The Felonious Commuters. -- The Pin-Point Pupils.

C14669. "A Clinking of Toasts," CH, 16, No. 3 (Spring 1993), 16-22.

Sherlockians from several societies celebrate the Master's birthday by offering the following toasts: 1. To Watson and Doyle, by David Dowse (The Bimetallic Question); 2. To The Woman, by Ralph E. Edwards (The Six Napoleons); 3. To the Imperfect Miss Many Sutherland, by Michael Doyle (The Stormy Petrels of British Columbia); 4. Confusion to the P.C.'s: Peter Carey and Patrick Cairns, by Peter Wood (The C.P.R. Stockholders of Edmonton); 5. To the Women in the Canon! by Trudy Schuurman (The Bootmakers of Toronto); 6. To Professor James Moriarty! by William S. Hacock (The Stormy Petrels of British Columbia); 7. To the Observant Watson! by Frank Darlington (The Stormy Petrels of British Columbia); 8. To Sherlock Holmes, the Master! by Mark Hacksley (The Great Herd of Bisons of the Fertile Plains).

C14670. Cohen, Edie. "Happy Birthday, Sherlock Holmes: Master's Fans Join to Blow 131 Candles," Chicago Tribune/Friday: A Weekly Guide (January 25, 1985), 3, 8. illus.

----------. ----------, FPN (May 1984), 19-22.

With a cover photograph of "Sherlock Holmes" (Charles Shields of Hugo's Companions and The Hounds of the Baskerville (sic).

C14671. Cribari, Stephen J. "Appledore" PITP, No. 3 (Winter 1988), 37-48.

An imaginary (and imaginative) account of The Milvertons' dinner at The Brass Elephant in London on April 5 to commemorate the reappearance of Sherlock Holmes.

C14672. Dallas, Gus. "Holmes Fans Deduce That It's Birthday Time," Daily News (January 6, 1979), 4. illus.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 2, No. 2 (April-May 1979), 149.

BSI and ASH hold separate dinners on the occasion of Holmes's 125th birthday.

C14673. Dallas, Gus. "Irregular Refrain: Holmes Is Where the Heart Is," Daily News (January 14, 1983), XQ 2.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 5, No. 4 (December 1982), 497.

C14674. Dallas, Gus. "It's Holmes Sweet Home for Fans," Daily News (January 21, 1985).

"Hail Sherlock's birthday in Irregular fashion."

C14675. Dallas, Gus. "Novel Celebration: Sherlock's Fans Fete Hero," Daily News (January 9, 1983), 34. illus.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 5, No. 4 (December 1982), 498.

BSI and ASH celebrate the Master's 129th birthday.

C14676. Dallas, Gus. "Sherlock Shindigs: 3 Different Clubs Keep the Holmes Fires Burning," Daily News (January 8, 1984), 4. illus.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 6, No. 4 (December 1983), 602.

The Irregulars, Adventuresses, and Irene Adlers honor Holmes on his 130th birthday.

C14677. Dorler, Susan. "Happy Birthday, Sherlock Holmes," Hudson Valley (1980), 24-28. illus.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 4, No. 4 (December 1981), 397-399.

An article about the BSI/ASH weekend of Sherlockian friendship and festivity, January 11-12, 1980.

C14678. Geringer, Dan. "Holmes for the Holidays," Staff photography by George Reynolds. Philadelphia Daily News (January 6, 1984), 44. illus.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 6, No. 4 (December 1983), 609-610.

"Local fan clubs [The Sons of the Copper Beeches and The Master's Class] think it's elementary to feel festive as they celebrate Sherlock's 130th birthday."

C14679. Graf, Joan Stephenson. "Mystery Societies: Partners in Crime," Illustration by David Gothard. Travel & Leisure (November 1980), 39-40.

----------. ----------, PPofFC, No. 53 (January 6, 1981), 6.

"Each group has a different modus operandi, ranging from scholarly pursuits to outrageous roguery." Includes information about the BSI, ASH, and PSI.

C14680. Grimes, William. "Sand? Birds? Rock? Clubs for All Tastes," The New York Times (January 11, 1991), C1, C14.

One section deals with the Holmes societies and includes a Sherlockian illustration by Sara Schwartz.

C14681. Harris, Robert. "There's No Police Like Holmes, And No Holmes Police Like The Baker Street Irregulars," Illustration by William Dickinson. The Woods-Runner, No. 46 (January 1984), 22-23, 33.

A commentary on the BSI and its scion societies.

C14682. "Holmes Societies," The New York Times (January 11, 1991).

----------, ST, No. 15 (April 1991).

Information on the societies and how to become a member.

C14683. Jaeck, Kathrin. "`They Banded Themselves into a Society': Vorstellung amerikanischer Scion Societies," SNOB, Nr. 1 (January 1989), 5-9; Nr. 2 (July 1989), 26-29.

Contents: Mrs. Hudson's Cliffdwellers of Cliffside Park, New Jersey. -- The Red Circle of Washington, D.C.

C14684. Keefauver, Brad. "The Difference Between a Bus and a Hansom," WW, 4, No. 2 (September 1981), 25-27.

During a bus trip, the writer, a member of The Hansoms of John Clayton, encounters an eccentric member of another scion society -- The Busses of Mrs. Tangey.

C14685. Kennedy, Bruce. "Some Thoughts on the 1981 Sherlockian Weekend," PP, 3, No. 4 (1981), 37-39.

"The 1981 Sherlockian weekend was, without a doubt, the busiest, most exhausting, and by far the most enjoyable I have ever participated in. Sherlockians are the most wonderful people on the face of the earth and when several hundred get together the enjoyment is multiplied a thousand times."

C14686. Kennedy, Bruce. "Why Are All Those People Staring at Us?" SMuse, 6, No. 2 (Spring 1982), 13-15.

Some thoughts that were prompted by the January 1982 BSI/ASH weekend, during which Sherlockians, sporting deerstalkers and Inverness capes, dashed madly about New York attending breakfasts, luncheons, dinners and parties, singing ridiculous songs and going through seemingly weird rituals.

C14687. Masters, James. "Fans Deduce a Party Is in Order for Holmes," Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Neighborhood Extra (January 3, 1984), 1, 7. illus.

Interviews David Dunnett, acting colonel of the 1st Bengalore Pioneers, and David Greenlee, president of The Nonpareil Club.

C14688. Masters, James. "Resurrecting Sherlock Holmes `Myth,'" Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Neighborhood Extra (March 10-11, 1982), 9.

An interview with David Dunnett and David Greenlee, including a photo of Dunnett.

C14689. Miller, Mark. "Six Napoleons Gather in Honor of the Man Who Never Lived," News American (October 24, 1983).

----------. ----------, CPBook, 7, Nos. 1-2 (March-June 1984), 632.

The Six Napoleons of Baltimore and The Carlton Club devote much of their free time to studying the life of Sherlock Holmes.

C14690. Montgomery, Paul L. "Ubiquitous Sherlock Hats Point to Obvious Deduction," The New York Times (January 11, 1981), I, 28. illus.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 4, No. 4 (December 1981), 394-395.

BSI and ASH celebrate Holmes's 127th birthday at separate dinners.

C14691. Nelson, Derek. "For the Love of Holmes," MD Magazine, 31, No. 1 (January 1987), 102-104, 109, 144. illus.

"That's why Sherlock's fans stay on the case, in the nearly 200 Holmes scion societies scattered throughout the world."

C14692. Palmer, Barbara. "Sherlockians Bid Holmes a Happy 130th," USA Today (January 6, 1984), 1D-2D.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 6, No. 4 (December 1983), 605-606.

----------. ----------, PPofFC, No. 68 (January 28, 1984), insert (B).

"Saluting an immortal sleuth," with photos of John Bennett Shaw, Mitch Cullin, and Evelyn Herzog.

C14693. Patrick, Nikki. "Meeting Is Elementary," The Morning Sun/Family Living [Pittsburg, Kans.] (July 24, 1983), 1, 8.

The Afghanistan Perceivers and The Great Alkali Plainsmen gathered Saturday in Southeast Kansas. The two groups, joined by representatives of The Arkansas Valley Investors, met in Altamont to present a plaque to Mayor Jerry Peterson and a complete set of the Holmes stories to the Altamont Public Library and then travelled to Pittsburg to view a display of Sherlockian materials in the Axe Library at Pittsburg State University. With a photograph of Glenda Roberts and Stafford Davis.

C14694. Randall, Warren. "Newgate Calendar," PP (NS), No. 2- ; June 1989- .

A valuable calendar of Sherlockian events.

C14695. Redmond, Chris. "Bigger or Better," CH, 12, No. 4 (Summer 1989), 1-2. (Traces of Bootprints)

Thoughts on the optimum size of Sherlockian societies and number of members attending meetings.

C14696. Runnquist, Åke. "Mästaren på Baker Street" ["The Master of Baker Street"], Sköna Hem [Stockholm], Nr. 1 (1984), 90-91.

----------. ----------, Den Omättlige Bokläsaren, av Åke Runnquist. Med ett förord av Sven Delblanc. Stockholm: Trevi, [1992]. p. 31-39.

An article about The Baker Street Irregulars and the Swedish scion societies.

C14697. Sawka, Janice. "Get Clubbed!" BC, 6. No. 4 (June-July 1989), 6-8.

----------. ----------, CH, 13, No. 2 (Winter 1989), 25-27.

A brief history of clubs and the kinds of people who join them, including a comment on the Sherlockian societies.

C14698. Scovel, Jim. "Special Day No Mystery," Newsday (January 6, 1982).

Members of several scion societies attend the BSI and ASH dinners to honor the Great Detective on his 128th birthday.

Letters: Newsday (January 18, 1982) (Catherine Warren); (January 22, 1982) (Arthur Liebman).

C14699. "Sherlock Baffles 30 Amateurs," Deseret News [Salt Lake City] (September 21-22, 1981), A3.

"They Played Holmes," Bristol Press [Conn.] (September 21, 1981), 21.

Thirty amateur detectives sought the crime and the criminal from clues that included a wedding picture, a painted snake, and a train schedule. "At Home with Holmes," an afternoon of Sherlockiana and sherry, was sponsored by The Route of All Evil, an organization devoted to entertaining and enlightening mystery fans. Professor Arthur Liebman of Hofstra University, dressed as Holmes, welcomed the gathering at a makeshift 221b Baker Street at the Ethical Culture Society in New York.

C14700. Speers, William. "There's No One Like Holmes," Philadelphia Inquirer (January 29, 1980), 1-C.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 4, No. 4 (December 1981), 395.

An interview with Dan Morrow and Jeff Katz concerning Holmes and the two New Jersey scions of the BSI.

C14701. Stavert, Geoffrey. "Scions of the Times, or Maiwand Remembered," SHJ, 15, No. 1 (Winter 1980), 16-17. illus.

A firsthand account of the celebrations staged by the Afghanistan Perceivers, The Nonpareil Club, the Amateur Mendicant Society, and The Confederates of Wisteria Lodge on the centennial of the battle of Maiwand, July 27, 1980.

C14702. Swift, Wayne B., and Francine Morris Swift. The Irregulars and the Adventuresses: A Study in Sorting. Printed by Frank Gumpert for the Electronic Press, January 1985. [16] p.

Presented at the annual dinners of The Baker Street Irregulars, The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes, and The Women, January 11, 1985.

A merged list of invested Irregulars and Adventuresses, sorted by case.

C14703. Walsh, Francis J. "The Spectator," Wednesday Journal [Oak Park and River Forest] (December 9, 1981), 15, 24.

----------. ----------, GMG, 1, No. 4 (April 1982), 1-2.

A column devoted to The Criterion Bar Association and Hugo's Companions.

C14704. Wright, Sean Michael. "The Great Sherlockian Centennial, 1881-1981," Mystery, 3, No. 1 (July 1981), 51. (Under the Jack Knife)

Highlights of the various celebrations marking Holmes and Watson's first meeting.

The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes

C14705. -- B2831. Cohen, Paula S., and Barbara Iris Ulan. "The Adventure of the Misplaced Plaque, or Baffled and Bewildered at Bart's," ASH Newsletter, 2, No. 2 (July 15, 1976), 3-4; 2, No. 3 (October 15, 1976), 1-3. illus.

"Being a reprint from the reminiscences of two Adventuresses abroad."

C14706. -- B2832. Herzog, Evelyn A. "A Brief History of ASH," ASH Newsletter, 1, No. 1 (April 15, 1975), 2.

C14707. -- B2833. Herzog, Evelyn A. "Sentimental Journey," ASH Newsletter, 2, No. 2 (July 15, 1976), 1.

Describes a visit by several Adventuresses to the London of Sherlock Holmes.

C14708. -- B2834. Karlson, Katherine. "La Ballade des Picketrices," SMuse, 3, No. 4 (Winter 1978), 12-13.

On the picketing of the 1968 BSI dinner by the "fearless six."

C14709. -- B2835. Moran, Pat. "History of the Adventuresses," ASH Newsletter, No. 3 (October 15, 1975), 4-6.

An informative account of the activities of this unique society, founded at Albertus Magnus College in 1965 and named by Julian Wolff.

C14710. -- B2836. Ripley, Linda Patterson. "The Picketing," ASH Newsletter, 1, No. 4 (January 15, 1976), 3-5.

A continuation of ASH's history, describing the historic night of January 5, 1968, when six coeds from Albertus Magnus College picketed the all-male BSI annual dinner meeting.

C14711. -- B2837. Ulan, Barbara Iris. "Ladies of the Canon," Photographs by Lois Clark. SMuse, 3, No. 1 (Spring 1977), 8-9.

Photographs of eleven Adventuresses, with their real and Canonical names, and notes on their investitures.

C14712. Crane, Linda. "History Before Our Eyes," SMuse, 9, No. 3 (Spring 1991), 5-11.

A moving account of the 1991 New York festivities, especially the ASH dinner and the history-making BSI investitures of six women at the annual reception.

C14713. Green, C. Maureen. "Other Bootmakers Enjoyed ASH Dinner's Programme," CH, 3, No. 3 (Spring 1980).

Highlights of the dinner, attended by several Bootmakers and Edith Meiser, "who took the podium to share her experiences as perhaps the only woman ever supported by Sherlock Holmes."

C14714. Grossman, Ellie. "Distaff Side of Sherlock Holmes' Fans," Newspaper Enterprise Association [N.Y.] (January 29, 1979).

----------. ----------, CPBook, 2, No. 4 (December 1979), 202.

----------. ----------, SM, 8,, No. 3 (August 1980), 33.

----------. "Women Sherlock Holmes' Fans," Mattoon Journal Gazette (March 8, 1979), 8.

----------. ----------, BC, 7, No. 3 (March 1990), 9.

An interview with Evelyn Herzog, illustrated with a drawing of Irene Adler.

C14715. Herzog, Evelyn A. "It's the Principal of the Thing," SMuse, 11, No. 3 (Birthday 1993), 6-8.

A verse in twelve stanzas relating events at the ASH dinner on January 8.

C14716. Herzog, Evelyn A. "Speakers' Corner," SMuse, 10, No. 4 (Summer 1992), 8-10.

Ponders the future of ASH since women were integrated into the BSI.

C14717. The Isle of Uffa Chowder and Marching Society. "The ASHenpoof Song," SMuse, 7, No. 2 (Winter 1986), inside front cover.

"From the tables down at Simpson's / To the place Goldini dwells, / To the dear old Alpha Inn we love so well, / The Adventuresses gather, with their glasses raised on high, / And the magic of their singing casts a spell."

C14718. Montague, Sarah. "Scattered Ashes," SMuse, 10, No. 3 (Spring 1992), 10-14.

A poetical account in twenty-seven stanzas of the ASH January celebration.

C14719. Pfeifer, Catherine. "A Wisconsin Sherlockian in Mr. Holmes's Court," SMuse, 10, No. 3 (Spring 1992), 15-25.

A report on the big Sherlockian weekend, intended for the new Sherlockian, with ASH toasts by Mickey Fromkin, Ellen Morgenstern, Linda Crane, Samantha and Bev Wolov, Susan Z. Diamond, Janice Fisher, Lynn Willis, Maryellen Utecht, Paula Perry, and Marilynee McKay.

C14720. Rice, Susan. "ASH Bash '89," SMuse, 8, No. 3 (Winter 1989), 15-16.

"At last in 1989, / our childhood's race is won. / We now can buy a legal drink, / for ASH is twenty-one! ... And so, we raise our hearts in song / to celebrate the era / that gave us models for our roles: / Irene and Aunt Clara!"

C14721. Rice, Susan. "Doggerel Written in the Nighttime," SMuse, 9, No. 3 (Spring 1991), 14-15.

"Thus we closed another dinner / With a tuneful sing-along, / Like Aunt Clara, dear old sinner, / This is ASH: wine, women, and song!"

C14722. Vargas, Delia. "Reflections on 1/9/87," SMuse, 8, No. 1 (Fall 1987), 8-10.

A fantasy in which Evelyn Herzog imagines that the women at the ASH dinner have been replaced by the Canonical women and that her cab driver is Sherlock Holmes.

C14723. Zahorsky, Joanne. "Risen from the ASHes," Q£$, 9, No. 1 (February 1988), 4-5.

Impressions of the 1988 dinner and a picture of women picketing the BSI dinner in January 1968.

The Afghanistan Perceivers

C14724. -- B2839. Blair, Dayton. "Baker Street Irregulars Live Up to Their Name," Albuquerque Journal (July 30, 1975).

On July 27 Sherlockians from three states observed the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Maiwand during the Second Afghan War.

See also DB3717.

C14725. -- B2840. Blakely, Julie. "People and Places," Tulsa Daily World (January 8, 1974).

A costume party was held at the home of Stafford and Sue Davis to observe the Master's 120th birthday.

C14726. -- B2841. Blakely, Julie. "People and Places," Tulsa Daily World (January 7, 1975).

Illustrated with photographs of members who attended the scion's 2nd annual meeting at the home of Richard and Michelle Johnson.

C14727. -- B2842. Boosey, George. "Afghanistan Perceivers Find Fertile Ground for Socializing in Mania for Sherlock Holmes," Arkansas Gazette [Little Rock] (October 10, 1976), 27A.

----------. "Oklahoma Sherlockians Perceive a Love for Holmes," Rocky Mountain News [Denver] (October 10, 1976), 14.

----------. "Unusual Social Group Shares Holmes Interest," The New Mexican [Santa Fe] (October 11, 1976), B7.

----------. "No Sherlock Like Holmes, Clubbers Say," The Denver Post (October 25, 1976), 41.

----------, "Sherlockians," The Washington Post (November 28, 1976), G-12.

An interview with and photograph of Stafford Davis, the True Perceiver of The Afghanistan Perceivers.

C14728. -- B2843. Henderson, Jim. "Don't Assume Sherlock Holmes Is Dead: The Times Would Have Printed an Obituary," Tulsa Sunday World (July 27, 1975), B-1, B-6.

With a photograph of Stafford Davis, Dick Warner, and Richard Johnson in their Sherlockian garb.

C14729. -- B2844. Holladay, Jeff. "`I Say, Watson, Did You Know We Now Have Followers in Oklahoma?'" Photos by Bob Albright. The Sunday Oklahoman/Orbit Magazine (September 7, 1975), 4-5, 7.

With a cover photograph of Stafford G. Davis, founder of the society, examining a fireplace poker through his magnifying glass.

C14730. -- B2845. Jones, David. "`Holmes Where the Heart Is,'" The Tulsa Tribune (July 28, 1975).

An account of The Afghanistan Perceivers' journey to Watson, Okla.

C14731. -- B6026. Jones, David. "Sherlock Holmes Will Never Die!" The Tulsa Tribune (January 5, 1979), 1C. illus.

"The Afghanistan Perceivers celebrate detective's birth Saturday." (Subtitle)

C14732. The Afghanistan Perceivers. An Evening with the Music of Sherlock Holmes, Friday, April 30, 1982, the University of Tulsa. [12] p. illus.

Program designed by Bev Woods.

C14733. -- B2846. "Sherlock's Fans to Honor `Murray the Gun-Bearer,'" Tulsa World (July 15, 1975).

C14734. Anders, John. "A Simple Deduction," The Dallas Morning News (June 6, 1976), 4A.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 5, No. 3 (September 1982), 493.

The Crew of the Barque Lone Star held a joint cruise with The Afghanistan Perceivers of Oklahoma in a Dallas restaurant on June 5.

C14735. Blakely, Julie. "News of People and Places," Tulsa World (January 8, 1981).

The society, headed by Stafford Davis, celebrates Holmes's 127th birthday.

C14736. Blakely, Julie. "News of People and Places," Tulsa World (March 25, 1982).

The Afghanistan Perceivers schedule several events: "An Evening with Queen Victoria," the "Silver Blaze" race, "An Evening with the Music of Sherlock Holmes," and a Holmes seminar at Rockhurst College.

C14737. David, Darin. "Holmes Where the Buffalo Roams," Urban Tulsa (January 1993). illus.

----------. ----------, APD (January 1993), i-ii.

"Here, there and everywhere Afghanistan Perceivers find evidence of the couth sleuth." (Subtitle)

C14738. Davis, Stafford. "Holmes Memory Kept Alive by Afghanistan Perceivers," Jubilee Journal, Extra Edition [Tulsa] (November 2, 1942 [1991]), 4.

Comments on the society and its activities.

C14739. Davis, Stafford. "Sherlockians Kept Holmes Alive," Best Years [National Association of Mature People], 3, No. 2 (Spring 1979), 13-14.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 6, No. 2 (June 1983), 565-566.

"Tulsa Perceivers relive Victorian era." With photographs of Sherlockians from Oklahoma and Texas in their Victorian regalia.

C14740. Kemp, Garry. "Paging Dr. Watson at Perceivers Party," The Tulsa Tribune (July 23, 1990).

----------. ----------, APD (August-September 1990), 1.

The Perceivers celebrate the 115th anniversary of the Battle of Maiwand.

C14741. Lionberger, Marcia. "Sherlock Holmes Is Alive and Well and Living (Vicariously) in Tulsa, Oklahoma," Tulsa Home & Garden, 4, No. 11 (July 1980), 31-32. illus.

C14742. Powell, Jack. "Some `Thoughts and Remembrances' on Building a Christmas Parade Float," APD (December 1990-January 1991), 6; (March-April 1991), 3. illus.

The Perceivers' Sherlock Holmes float appeared in the December 8 Tulsa Christmas Parade.

C14743. "Sherlock Holmes Memorabilia on Display," Tulsa World (July 3, 1983). illus.

Members of the society display items from their collections at the Tulsa City-County Library.

C14744. Sinor, Bradley H. "Perceivers Fascinated with Sherlock Holmes," The Broken Arrow Ledger (July 29, 1990).

----------. ----------, APD (August-September 1990), 1.

An interview with Stafford Davis concerning the society.

C14745. "Tulsans Will Tip a Few for Royal Couple," The Tulsa Tribune (July 29, 1981), 8C.

The Elder Brothers, an order within The Afghanistan Perceivers, plan a wedding reception for Prince Charles and his bride, Lady Diana.

Altamont's Agents

C14746. Caruso, Rosemary. "Sherlock's Altamont Connection Explored in Centennial Event," The Altamont Enterprize (February 8, 1990).

The village will celebrate its centennial with a Sherlock Holmes festival, February 23-24, at St. Lucy's Parish Center. The festival will show the connection between Holmes and Altamont. The events, coordinated by Kenneth Lanza, Charles Meyer, and Thomas Dandrew, will focus on the late Victorian and Edwardian eras in general and Holmes's visit to the area in 1912 in particular.

C14747. Dandrew, Thomas A. "Report from Albany, New York," CH, 8, No. 2 (Summer 1984), 27.

An account of the founding and activities of Altamont's Agents. The scion was founded on August 17, 1979 by Tom Dandrew, has a membership of about sixty, has no officers, and publishes a journal entitled Naval Signals.

C14748. Szydlik, Frederick P. "Baker Street Irregulars Are Hooked on Holmes," The Knickerbocker News (October 29, 1979), 1B.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 3, No. 4 (December 1980), 295-296.

An interview with Tom Dandrew, including photographs of Dandrew and Ken Lanza.

The Amateur Mendicant Society

C14749. -- B6027. Bascom, Lionel. "Welcome to Sherlockia, Where Nothing Is Elementary and Everything Is -- Quite Seriously -- Absurd," Illustration by Nolan Ross. Detroit Free Press (May 16, 1976), 8-12. illus.

C14750. McLauchlin, Russell. "Though He's Not Very Humble, There's No Police Like Holmes," The Woods Runner, 7, No. 31 (May 1979), 39-41. illus.

"How a Sherlock Holmes society began in 1946; its constitution and by-laws, and minutes of its first meeting."

The Arcadia Mixture

C14751. -- B2847. Estleman, Loren D. "Stalking the Mild Sherlockians...," The Ann Arbor News (August 1, 1976), 32. illus.

A meeting -- "The Summer Blending of the Arcadia Mixture" -- was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Maxfield "to discuss the doings of Sherlockians around the country and to establish ties between the local Holmes club and others from Michigan and Ohio."

C14752. -- B2848. Staicar, Tom. "The Arcadia Mixture," Ann Arbor Observer (July 1978), 14-15. illus.

"Ann Arbor's Sherlock Holmes club boasts some sophisticated fans of the turn-of-the-century detective, including one whose newly published Holmes mystery [Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula] may become a best seller."

C14753. Kubit, Don. "The Mystery of the Arcadia Mixture," Photography by David C. Turnley. Detroit Free Press/Detroit Magazine (February 6, 1983), 6-13.

An excellent and well-illustrated account of an Arcadia Mixture meeting, including a quiz based on Chas and another quiz on the concealed Canonical titles within Kubit's story; also a Sherlockian cover photograph by Turnley.

C14754. "Sherlock Holmes Fans Meet Here," The Dexter Leader (September 25, 1980).

Holmes addicts met at the Dexter District Library on September 21 to pay homage to their hero.

The Arkansas Valley Investors, Ltd.

C14755. -- A4734. Patrick, Ralph K. "The Real Mayor of Topeka in 1890 Was Roswell F. Cofran," The Times [North Little Rock, Ark.] (May 8, 1969), 2A (The Reporter's Notebook)

An announcement of the formation and first dinner meeting of The Arkansas Valley Investors, Ltd.

C14756. -- B2849. "Baker Street Irregulars Meet Here," Northwest Arkansas Times [Fayetteville] (April 14, 1970).

Illustrated with a photograph of John Bennett Shaw, Belden Wigglesworth, E. Leighton Rudolph, Ernest Willer, and Jason Rouby.

C14757. -- B2850. "Sherlock Holmes Fans Honor the Old Master," Northwest Arkansas Times (December 30, 1968), 5.

(A photograph of George Wildgen, Jason Rouby, and Dr. Harold Watson appears in the December 31 issue.)

C14758. -- B2851. "Sherlock Holmes Lovers in LR Meet Annually," Arkansas Democrat [Little Rock] (February 11, 1972), 5A.

C14759. -- B2852. Wigglesworth, Belden. "A Matter of Blazonry," Canon Fodder. Charles O. Gray, ed. Little Rock: The Arkansas Valley Investors, Ltd., 1976. p. 43-45.

The raison d'etre for the coat of arms, with crest and motto, of The Arkansas Valley Investors, Ltd.

C14760. Davis, Stafford G. "What's in a Name? or A Rouby by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet," BSR, 3, Nos. 3-4 (December 1980-January 1981), 5-7.

An amusing paper in which the author notes that The Arkansas Valley Investors may have been incorrectly named and then suggests other possible names, taken from 3Gar, which seem more suitable for Jason Rouby's scion society.

C14761. Hays, Sandy Miller. "Group's Mystery Elementary, My Dear Watson," Arkansas Democrat (May 17, 1981), 2E. illus.

----------. ----------, BSR, 4, Nos. 9-10 (June-July 1981), 4-5.

"Jason Rouby heads local Holmes' enthusiasts."

The Arthur Conan Doyle Society

C14762. [Author and title unknown], Psychic News (May 6, 1989), 1. Christopher Roden has founded a new international society honoring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the inaugural meeting being held on the 130th anniversary of Sir Arthur's birth. The society intends to concentrate on all of the works of Sir Arthur, not just Sherlock Holmes, and on the life of the author. The society will have an annual journal, regular newsletters, and occasional meetings.

C14763. The Arthur Conan Doyle Society. A Lunch to Commemorate the Launch of the Society, Sunday, May 21st, 1989, The George Inn, Southwark, London. 1 folded sheet.

Souvenir programme.

C14764. "Brits Shy Away from Academic Weekend: Society May Switch Meetings to North America," SHG, No. 6 (Spring 1993), 2.

An interview with Christopher Roden in which he laments the supposed lack of serious Doylean/Sherlockian scholarship in Britain.

Letters: SHG, No. 7 (Summer 1993), 3-6 (Thomas L. Stix, Jr.; Mark Hunter-Purvis; Shirley Purves; Stephen Farrell; C. J. Fell; Jean Upton; Philip Weller, Theo Skeat).

C14765. Edwards, Owen Dudley. "The Case of the Neglected Genius," The Scotsman (November 4, 1989).

An article about the society and its journal A.C.D.

C14766. Roden, Christopher. "The Official Launch, Sunday, May 21st, 1989," ACD, 1, No. 1 (September 1989), 5-16.

An account of the Society's formation, with a note on "The Society's Aims," by Julian Symons; a reprint of "The Inner Room," by Doyle; and an editorial by Roden.

C14767. Roden, Christopher. "The Tip of an Iceberg," SHG, No. 1 (May 4, 1991), 16.

The author explains the aims of his society and tells why he regards Doyle as "more than just the creator of a memorable detective."

C14768. Wiggins, Elizabeth. "Three Years Old and Still Growing," SHG, No. 4 (Spring 1992), 16-17. illus.

The author talked to founder Christopher Roden about the society's early days and current success.

C14769. Wiggins, Elizabeth. "Weekenders Trace Conan Doyle's Scottish Roots," SHG, No. 7 (Summer 1993), 38-39. illus.

"Society's members have an eerie outing and find origin of Baker Street."

The Asian Travelers

C14770. Kamil, Irving. The Great Wall of China. Cliffside Park, N.J.: Mrs. Hudson's Cliffdwellers, January 10, 1992. 1 folded card (4 x 5½ in.)

Prepared for the BSI annual dinner.

An announcement of the formation by Irving Kamil of China's first scion society on October 10, 1991; with a song to the tune of "I'm Gonna Get You, On a Slow Boat to China."

The Avenging Angels

C14771. Baker, Trent. "S.L. Sherlockian Society Celebrates Conan Doyle," The Summer Chronicle [University of Utah] (August 21, 1991), 5.

----------. ----------, TT, No. 13 (September 1991), 3.

----------. ----------, AU, 1, No. 1 (October 1991), 7.

----------. ----------, MSB, 14, No. 3 (October 1991), 4.

----------. ----------, BC, 8, No. 8 (November-December 1991), 2.

"`Avenging Angels' seeks new members, fellow adventurers." (Subtitle)

With a photograph of the founder, Ron De Waal.

The Bagatelle Card Club

C14772. -- B2853. Romell, Rick. "Clubs Keep the Holmes Fires Burning," Milwaukee Sentinel (May 2, 1977), III, 1.

Illustrated with a humorous drawing by Ken Frank of the society's members -- all dressed like Sherlock.

The Baker Street Irregulars

C14773. -- A4636. [Anderson, James L.] "The Visiting Fireman Among the Baker Street Irregulars," Newsletter, Class of 1924, Columbia College (May 1962), 5-7.

"The Sheriff of Brooklyn, President of the Class of 1924 [of which the editor of BSJ is a member], writes most understandingly of the Irregulars, the Journal, the 1961 Silver Blaze and the 1962 dinner -- both of which he attended." (Julian Wolff)

C14774. -- A4637. [Avery, Delos.] "Marvelous, Holmes, Marvelous!" by Halifax Gadley II [pseud.]. The Chicago Tribune (July 7, 1944).

----------. ----------, BSJ [OS], 1, No. 1 (January 1946), 28.

"Irregulars of Baker Street / Do you do anything but eat? / Once a year you congregate / Around a savoury dinner plate; / But did you ever solve a crime? / If so, please name the place and time. / Instead of catching wanted crooks / You merely make more work for cooks. / I know what Sherlock Holmes will say / If he discovers you some day: / `The things you concentrate your thoughts on / Are alimentary, my dear Watson.'"

C14775. -- A4638. Baring-Gould, William S. "Re: The Baker Street Irregulars," The American Book Collector, 9, No. 9 (May 1959), 20-21.

"Chatty and pointed commentary for the initiated and uninitiated alike." (Edgar W. Smith)

C14776. -- A4639. Baring-Gould, William S. "`A Singular Set of People, Watson...'" Esquire, 65, No. 1 (January 1966), 92-95, 112.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 3, No. 10 (Fall 1966), 196-200.

"The most knowledgeable article about The Baker Street Irregulars that has ever appeared in a non-Sherlockian publication. Illustrated with a photograph of the 1965 dinner and reproductions of the crossword and its solution." (Julian Wolff)

C14777. -- A4640. Baring-Gould, William S. "`A Singular Set of People, Watson...,'" The Annotated Sherlock Holmes. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, [1967]. Vol. 1, chap. 6, p. 37-42. illus.

Primarily a new article on the Irregulars, but contains much the same information as the above.

C14778. -- A4641. Bengis, Nathan L. "Marked Down -- Irregular," BSJ, 14, No. 4 (December 1964), 230-238, 245.

An account of the BSI's annual proceedings on January 10, 1964. "The story is altogether fictional, but any resemblance to real characters is entirely intentional." (Julian Wolff)

C14779. -- A4642. Booth, John E. "Annals of a Sleuth," The New York Times Magazine (May 11, 1947), 30-31.

"In The Baker Street Journal, inveterate Sherlockians keep alive the Holmes myth." (Subtitle)

C14780. -- A4643. Brown, Vivian. "Sherlock Holmes Carries On," Distributed by AP Newsfeatures, March 21, 1945.

----------. "The Lowdown on Edgar W. Smith," For Loving a Book, by Charles Honce. Mount Vernon, N.Y.: The Golden Eagle Press, 1945, p. 45-46.

Information on the Irregulars and Edgar Smith's contribution to Sherlockiana.

C14781. -- A4644. Bylin, Jim. "Sherlock Holmes Still Alive, Club Contends," Valley Times (July 15, 1959), 3.

An interview with John Ball, Jr., in which he discusses the Irregulars. Includes a photograph of Mr. Ball.

C14782. -- A4645. Cerf, Bennett. ["The Baker Street Irregulars"], The Saturday Review of Literature, 31, No. 7 (February 14, 1948), 4. (Trade Winds)

----------. ----------, CPBook, 2, No. 7-8 (Winter-Spring 1966), 161-162.

An account of the author's attendance at the 1948 dinner.

C14783. -- A4646. Davis, Douglas M. "Sipping and Supping with the Baker Street Irregulars," The National Observer (January 17, 1966), 24.

A four-column article on the Irregulars' annual dinners.

C14784. -- A4647. Davis, Elmer. "Constitution and Buy-Laws of the Baker Street Irregulars," The Saturday Review of Literature, 10, No. 31 (February 17, 1934), 491. (The Bowling Green)

----------. ----------, The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars, by Anthony Boucher. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. p. 3-4.

----------. ----------, [With a note by Vincent Starrett.] Ysleta, [Texas]: Edwin B. Hill, 1940. [4] p. (Sherlockiana)

----------. ----------, Profile by Gaslight. Edited by Edgar W. Smith. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. p. 292-293.

----------. ----------, BSJ, 11, No. 3 (September 1961), 149.

----------. ----------, Read by Frank Waters, January 1965. Voices from Baker Street, 2. Ferndale, Mich.: The Old Soldiers of Baker Street, 1965. Side 1, band 1.

----------. ----------, Esquire, 65, No. 1 (January 1966), 95.

----------. ----------, BSP, No. 23 (May 1967), 6.

----------. ----------, Seven on Sherlock, by Thayer Cumings. [New York]: Privately Printed, 1968. p. 37-38.

C14785. -- A4649. Dresser, Ivan C. "The Baker Street Widow's Lament," BSJ, 4, No. 1 (January 1954), 50-51.

"Wives young and old all cry out `Shame!' / Sherlock Holmes is all to blame -- / I'm a Baker Street Widow to his name."

C14786. -- A4650. Gallico, Paul. "Sherlock Holmes Must Live On," The American Weekly (August 12, 1945), 10.

"Kept alive by the fertile minds of the Baker Street Irregulars, the Old Gentleman has attained immortality in the hearts of his millions of worshippers throughout the civilized world."

C14787. -- A4651. Gibbs, Wolcott. "The Curious Incident of the Dogs in the Night-Time," The New Yorker, 24, No. 30 (September 18, 1948), 26-29.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 3, No. 9 (Summer 1966), 179-181.

Over several martinis, Goetz and Harrington discuss the Canonical tales and then crash a meeting of a group they mistakenly believe to be the Irregulars.

C14788. -- A4652. Gore-Booth, Paul. "Sherlock Holmes in America," The Strand, 116, No. 699 (March 1949), 101, 103. (Some Things Worth Knowing)

A commentary on the Irregulars and their Journal.

C14789. -- A4653. Greenfield, Louis. ["The Baker Street Irregulars"], The Saturday Review of Literature, 25, No. 3 (January 17, 1942), 21-22. (Trade Winds)

A report on the activities of the BSI annual dinner.

C14790. -- A4654. Hartman, Harry. "Five Pillows of Wisdom," BSG, 1, No. 2 (1961), 16-18.

----------. ----------, The Holy Quire. [Culver City, Calif.: Luther Norris, December 1970.] p. 36-38.

An exhortation to the President of the U.S. to choose a member of BSI as the next Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, giving cogent reasons, with appropriate allusions from the Canon.

C14791. -- A4655. [Henriksen, A. D.] "Hvem er the Baker Street Irregulars?" ["Who Are the Baker Street Irregulars?"], Sherlock Holmes Årbog I (1965), 86-91.

C14792. -- A4656. Hoagland, Marjorie. "Baker Street Irregulars," The Christian Science Monitor (April 29, 1965), 8. (The Home Forum)

----------. ----------, CPBook, 1, No. 4 (Spring 1965), 72-73.

A discussion of the Irregulars, the scion societies, and the Holmes saga.

C14793. -- A4657. Honce, Charles. "The Baker Street Irregulars," Mark Twain's Associated Press Speech and Other News Stories. New York: Privately Printed, 1940. p. 90-95.

An essay dated December 15, 1934, on the Irregulars and the writings about the Writings.

C14794. -- A4658. Honce, Charles. "Postscript on Sherlock Holmes," The Public Papers of a Bibliomaniac. Mount Vernon: The Golden Eagle Press, 1942. p. 155-158.

A brief commentary on the BSI and The Speckled Band of Boston, together with a letter from Edgar Smith to Vincent Starrett which Mr. Honce has entitled "The Creeping Man."

C14795. -- A4659. Honce, Charles. "Sherlockiana," For Loving a Book. Mount Vernon, N.Y.: The Golden Eagle Press, 1945, p. 29-32.

Includes reprints of two stories by Charles Honce and Harry Hansen about the dinner that was staged by three publishers at the Murray Hill Hotel on March 31, 1944, to commemorate the Master and the publication of Profile by Gaslight, The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, and Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

C14796. -- A4660. Hornfelt, Dorothy. "`Baker Street Irregulars' Honor the Living Sherlock Holmes," Saturday Night: The Canadian Illustrated Weekly [Toronto], 60, No. 49 (August 11, 1945), 33.

A summary and appraisal of the Irregulars and their background.

C14797. -- A4661. "In Memoriam: Baker Street," Time, 43, No. 16 (April 17, 1944), 98.

A tribute to the Irregulars and their intellectual sponsorship of the 1944 Sherlockian trilogy.

C14798. -- A4662. Kaplan, Morris. "Sherlock Holmes Takes Interest in Baffling Murray Hill Case," The New York Times (October 24, 1946), 29.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 2, Nos. 7-8 (Winter-Spring 1966), 163.

"Mystery of the disappearing lawyer and who leaves hotel, and when, may be solved Jan. 2 for Baker St. devotees." (Subtitle)

C14799. -- A4663. [Leavitt, Robert Keith.] "The Origin of 221b Worship," by an Old Bibliophile. BSJ, 11, No. 3 (September 1961), 135-149; 11, No. 4 (December 1961), 225-234.

"Some notes on the conception, gestation, parturition, and legitimization of the Baker Street Irregulars," (Subtitle)

Contents: Pt. 1. The Chaldean Roots. -- Pt. 2. Our Own Dear Little Girlie Becomes (a) Legitimate, (b) The Subject of Unmitigated Bleat.

Winner of the 4th annual Morley-Montgomery Memorial Award for the best contribution to BSJ in 1961.

C14800. -- A4664. Mahoney, Tom. "Baker Street Irregulars," '47: The Magazine of the Year, 1, No. 6 (August 1947), 98-103.

"An intelligent and illuminating account of the origin and doings of the parent society and its scions." (Edgar W. Smith) The article is illustrated in the margins with a pictorial quiz by Jan Balet.

C14801. -- A4665. McDade, Thomas M. "The First Conanical Toast: To `The Woman' -- Pola (Mrs. Rex) Stout," BSJ, 16, No. 1 (March 1966), 23.

"I give you The Woman of Sherlock's own day, / Irene Adler the beauty, capricious and gay."

Delivered at the annual dinner on January 7, 1966.

C14802. -- A4666. McFadden, William J. "Sherlockian Irregulars," Newark Sunday News (May 5, 1957), 7-9.

An illustrated article on Edgar Smith and the Irregulars.

C14803. -- A4667. McLauchlin, Russell. "The Stately Holmes of England," Among Friends [Detroit Public Library], 3, No. 3 (January-March 1949), 1, 3.

C14804. -- A4668. Meyer, Karl E. "Irregulars Celebrate Holmes's 110th Birthday," The Washington Post (January 12, 1964), A1.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 1, No. 1 (Summer 1964), 15.

C14805. -- A4669. Morley, Christopher. ["The Baker Street Irregulars"], The Saturday Review of Literature, 10, No. 25 (January 6, 1934), 395; 10, No. 27 (January 20, 1934), 423; 10, No. 28 (January 27, 1934), 439; 10, No. 29 (February 3, 1934), 451;. 10, No. 31 (February 17, 1934), 491. (The Bowling Green)

----------. ----------, BSP, No. 23 (May 1967), 5-6.

Shows the development of the first Sherlockian society, from the original idea advanced by "Charing Cross" on January 6, 1934, to the BSI Constitution drawn up by Elmer Davis and published in "The Bowling Green" column on February 17, 1934.

C14806. -- A4670. Morley, Christopher. ["The Baker Street Irregulars"], BSJ [OS], 1, No. 3 (July 1946), 288-291. (Clinical Notes by a Resident Patient)

----------. ----------, BSJ, 13, No. 1 (March 1963), 17-22.

----------. Reprinted in part with title: "A Note on the Baker Street Irregulars," The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle. [Deluxe ed.] New York: The Baker Street Irregulars, 1948. p. 67-70.

The beginnings of the BSI by its founder; with a tribute to the Man, Edgar W. Smith.

C14807. -- A4671. Morley, Christopher. "Codeine (7 Per Cent)," EQMM, 6, No. 25 (November 1945), 42-45.

----------. ----------, To the Queen's Taste. The first supplement to 101 Years' Entertainment.... Edited by Ellery Queen. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1946. p. 136-141.

----------. ----------, The Ironing Board. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Co., 1949. p. 110-115.

Dove Dulcet attends a BSI dinner and discusses Holmes's sister and niece Violet Hargreave, and spies and codes.

C14808. -- A4672. Morley, Christopher. ["A Membership Directory of the Baker Street Irregulars for 1935"], BSJ, 10, No. 3 (July 1960), 178. (From the Editor's Commonplace Book)

C14809. -- A4674. Nolan, Norman S. A Case of Identities (sic). Middletown, N.J.: [Privately printed], May 29, 1971. 1 folded leaf.

"An identification key to the official photograph of the B.S.I. dinner -- Jan. 8, 1971, the Players Club, N.Y." (Subtitle)

C14810. -- A4675. Officer, Harvey. "The Road to Baker Street," The Saturday Review of Literature, 25, No. 3 (January 17, 1942), 21.

----------. ----------, A Baker Street Song Book. New York: The Pamphlet House, 1943, p. 30.

----------. ----------, Profile by Gaslight. Edited by Edgar W. Smith. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. p. 301-303.

----------. ----------, Last stanza tr. into Danish by A. D. Henriksen. Sangen om Baker Street. København: [Grafisk Cirkel], 1958. p. 19. Reprinted in Sherlockiana, 3, Nr. 3-4 (1958), 13; Sherlock Holmes Årbog II (1966), 50-51.

----------. ----------, First verse and chorus sung by the Cavanagh Choraleers, January 1962. Voices from Baker Street, 2. Ferndale, Mich.: The Old Soldiers of Baker Street, 1965. Side 1, band 2.

The Irregulars' anthem, sung antiphonally, to the tune of "The Road to Mandalay," at all gatherings.

C14811. -- A4676. Parker, Robert G. "I Located the B.S.I.," BSJ, 11, No. 1 (March 1961), 58-62.

The author tells of his laborious efforts to find the address of the Baker Street Irregulars.

C14812. -- A4677. Parry, Henry T. "The Baker Street Irregulars Murder Case," EQMM, 51, No. 2 (February 1968), 67-73.

"This has to do with a murder at one of our dinners and is written by one who has first-hand knowledge of the proceedings." (Julian Wolff)

C14813. -- A4678. Porzio, Ralph. ["The Irregulars of Baker Street"], BSJ, 7, No. 3 (July 1957), 188. (From the Editor's Commonplace Book)

"Join, if you will, the bold fraternity / Which dares to deny the Holmes paternity."

C14814. -- A4679. Robinson, Henry Morton. "Baker Street Irregularities: The Sacred Cult of Philosherlosophism," The Saturday Review of Literature, 26, No. 49 (December 4, 1943), 10-11.

"A mad brotherhood, these Irregulars, bending elbow and knee to the memory of a man who never existed! Within the circle of their quaint fellowship, they practise the cult of `philo-sherlosophism' -- which means `love and knowledge of Sherlock Holmes.'

C14815. -- A4680. [Scott, Kenneth W.] The Baker Street Irregulars. [Washington, Ind.: Privately Produced, 1957.] [7] p.

C14816. -- A4681. Shaw, John Bennett. "The Cult of Sherlock Holmes," The Armchair Detective, 1, No. 2 (January 1968), 53-55.

An informative discussion of the Sherlockian societies, emphasizing the BSI and its scion societies.

C14817. -- A4682. "Sherlock Holmes Dinner Held in New York," Publishers Weekly, 145, No. 15 (April 8, 1944), 1459, 1462.

"The dinner in honor of Sherlock Holmes and the three books about him which were published in March was held at the Murray Hill Hotel on March 31 and was a great success."

C14818. -- A4683. Silvian, Lee. "That Urge to Merge: A Guide to Serious, Pseudo-Serious and Kooky Clubs," Signature: The Diners Club Magazine, 2, Issue 7W/ C (July 1967), 38.

Six paragraphs are devoted to the Irregulars.

C14819. -- A4684. Smith, Edgar W. "An Age Passes," BSJ [OS], 1, No. 4 (October 1946), 383-384. (The Editor's Gas-Lamp)

A note on the passing of the Murray Hill Hotel where the Irregulars met each year from 1936 to 1945 in Parlors F and G. The hotel was closed down in 1945.

C14820. -- A4685. Smith, Edgar W. "The Baker Street Irregulars," Courier, 22, No. 1 (January 1954), 81-84.

----------. ----------, BSJ, 12, No. 3 (September 1962), 151-156.

An account of the Society's activities for the benefit and enlightenment of the British public.

C14821. -- A4686. Smith, Edgar W. ["The Baker Street Journal"], BSJ [OS] 1, No. 1 (January 1946), 3-5; 2, No. 1 (January 1947), 3-4; 3, No. 1 (January 1948), 3-4; (NS), 1, No. 1 (January 1951), 1-2; 2, No. 2 (April 1952), 63-64; 4, No. 2 (April 1954), 67-68; 4, No. 4 (October 1954), 195-196; 5, No. 1 (January 1955), 3-4; 5, No. 2 (April 1955), 67-68; Christmas Annual, No. 2 (1957), 3-4; 8, No. 3 (July 1958), 131-132; Christmas Annual, No. 3 (1958), 3-4; 10, No. 1 (January 1960), 3-4; 10, No. 2 (April 1960), 67-68. (The Editor's Gas-Lamp)

Editorial commentaries on a journal devoted to critical analyses of the Sacred Writings, and which continues its sturdy adherence to the motto given to it by Christopher Morley: "Never has so much been written by so many for so few."

C14822. -- A4687. Smith, Edgar W. "The Creeping Man," The Public Papers of a Bibliomaniac, by Charles Honce. Mount Vernon: The Golden Eagle Press, 1942. p. 156-158.

----------. "An Unrecorded Incident," Profile by Gaslight. Edited by Edgar W. Smith. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. p. 298-300.

----------. ----------, Baker Street and Beyond Together with Some Trifling Monographs. Morristown, N.J.: The Baker Street Irregulars, 1957. [unpaged]

In a letter dated September 22, 1941, to Vincent Starrett, the author relates the episode of a creeping man in the corridor of the Murray Hill Hotel during the 1941 dinner meeting of the Irregulars.

C14823. -- A4689. Smith, Edgar W. "Investitured Irregular," BSJ, 8, No. 3 (July 1958), 192.

A reproduction of the certificate that denotes membership in the BSI.

C14824. -- A4690. Smith, Edgar W. "The Kindred Souls," BSJ, 2, No. 4 (October 1952), 183-184. (The Editor's Gas-Lamp)

"For it is characteristic of the well-rounded, earthly, generously-sophisticated man, somehow, to be interested in Sherlock Holmes; to see eye-to-eye with the Baker Street Irregulars in their strength-giving foibles."

C14825. -- A4691. Smith, Edgar W. "Murder at the Murray Hill," Leaves from the Copper Beeches. Narberth, Pa.: Livingston Pub. Co., 1959. p. 57-73.

A short story in which Holmes executes the son of Moriarty during an Irregulars' dinner at the Murray Hill Hotel.

C14826. -- A4693. Smith, Edgar W. "Who Is a Baker Street Irregular?" BSJ [OS] 3, No. 2 (April 1948), 135-136. (The Editor's Gas-Lamp)

----------. ----------, BSJ, 22, No. 1 (March 1972), 3.

"An Irregular is any kindred soul who gives spontaneously and abundantly of his time and thought in devotion to the Sacred Writings and to the writings about the Writings; who feels his pulse quicken and his steps seem lighter whenever, in a darkling world, he turns the corner of reality into the most magic of all streets."

C14827. -- A4694. Snyder, Edward D. "Job for the Irregulars," The Saturday Review of Literature, 28, No. 19 (May 12, 1945), 15.

C14828. -- A4695. Starrett, Vincent. "The Baker Street Irregulars," The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. Rev. and enl. The University of Chicago Press, [1960]. p. 128-136.

----------. ----------, [Revised] Born in a Bookshop. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1965]. Chap. 20, p. 276-284.

----------. "Sherlock and His Friends: An Irregular Memoir," The Daily Californian Weekly Magazine, 4, No. 9 (January 14, 1969), 9-10.

C14829. -- A4696. Van Fossen, Richard. "The Magic of Baker Street," The Archive [The Students of Duke University, Durham, N.C.], 63, No. 1 (October 1949), 7-9.

C14830. -- A4697. Van Gelder, Lawrence. "Sherlock Holmes in 115th Year: Baker St. Irregulars and Others Mark Birthday Here," The New York Times (January 7, 1968), 72.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 4, No. 14 (Winter 1968), 263A.

----------. ----------, Sherlockiana, 13, Nr. 1-2 (1968), 4.

An informative discussion of Holmes and the Irregulars by a member of the Times staff.

C14831. -- A4698. Walbridge, Earle F. "Bibliographical Notes," BSJ [OS], 2, No. 2 (April 1947), 226-228.

Comments on the BSI meeting of January 3, 1947, and some Canonical tales owned by Mr. Walbridge.

C14832. -- A4699. Wigglesworth, Belden. "Cum Laude: The Baker Street Journal," BSJ [OS], 1, No. 1 (January 1946), 6.

An acrostic sonnet saluting the Journal on the occasion of its first issue.

C14833. -- A4700. Wolff, Ezra A. "Ruminations on a First Attendance at the Annual Dinner of the Baker Street Irregulars," BSJ, 19, No. 1 (March 1969), 48.

"Irregulars all are egg domes / Who pore through Conanical tomes / Then go to a party / And hiss Moriarty / And drink 'til they think they are Holmes."

C14834. -- A4701. Wolff, Erza A. "Second Thoughts After the Annual Dinner, 1970," BSJ, 20, No. 1 (March 1970), 37.

"Attendance at B.S.I. teaches / That honeyed and erudite speeches / Still drip from the lips. ..."

C14835. -- A4702. Wolff, Erza A. "1971 B.S.I. Annual Dinner -- Post Mortems," BSJ, 21, No. 1 (March 1971), 49.

"Once again we've come to the season / When B.S.I.'s, parting from reason, / Derive from their tomes / About Sherlock Holmes / Conclusions that Doyle would call treason."

C14836. -- A4703. Wolff, Julian. "The Baker Street Journal," BSJ, 11, No. 1 (March 1961), 3-4. (The Editor's Gas-Lamp)

In his first editorial, Dr. Wolff, successor to the late Edgar Smith, has written a brief history of the Journal.

C14837. -- A4704. Wolff, Julian. "Irregular Commissionaire," BSJ, 13, No. 2 (June 1963), 71. (The Editor's Gas-Lamp)

A clarification of the titles used by Irregular officers.

C14838. -- A4705. Wolff, Julian. "One Hundred Issues," BSJ, 21, No. 2 (June 1971), 67-68. (The Editor's Gas-Lamp)

A commemorative editorial on the Journal.

C14839. -- A4706. Woollcott, Alexander. "The Baker Street Irregulars," The New Yorker, 10, No. 46 (December 29, 1934), 64. (Shouts & Murmurs)

----------. ----------, Long, Long Ago. New York: Viking Press, 1943. p. 172-175.

----------. ----------, Profile by Gaslight. Edited by Edgar W. Smith. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. p. 294-297.

----------. ----------, The Portable Woollcott. Selected by Joseph Hennessey, with an introduction by John Mason Brown. New York: Viking Press, 1946. p. 626-629.

A tribute to the Irregulars and to the source of their inspiration.

C14840. -- A4688. Yuhasova, Helene. "A Greeting in Arduis," BSJ [OS], 1, No. 1 (January 1946), 64.

----------. ----------, A Lauriston Garden of Verses, by Helene Yuhasova. Summit, N.J.: The Pamphlet House, 1946. p. [5]

"To the Baker Street Irregulars on the occasion of their Annual Dinner, 1945."

"Despite my prayers to Zeus and great Jehovah / I'm not, alas, a Baker Street Irregular."

C14841. -- A4692. Yuhasova, Helene. "Sonnet: To the Old Lady of Murray Hill," BSJ [OS], 2, No. 2 (April 1947), 172.

----------. ----------, Baker Street and Beyond: Together with Some Trifling Monographs. Morristown, N.J.: The Baker Street Irregulars, 1957. [unpaged]

A tribute in verse to the hotel where the Irregulars held several of their annual dinner meetings (the first took place on December 7, 1934, at Christ Cella's). On page 173 in BSJ are two photographs of the final BSI gathering at the Murray Hill Hotel on January 3, 1947.

C14842. -- B2854. Adams, Samuel Hopkins. A. Woollcott: His Life and His World. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, [1945]. 386 p.

Pages 300-301 are devoted to Woollcott's membership in BSI [sic] and his attendance at one of the dinners.

See also DA4674.

C14868. -- B2882. Page, Andrew. The Baker Street Irregulars: Sherlock Holmes' Disciples. Illustrated by Jon V. Wilmunen. Bronx, N.Y.: Privately Printed, January 1972. 9, [l] p.

"A study into the followers of Sherlock Holmes." (Subtitle)

C14869. -- B2883. Penzler, Otto. "`Sherlock Holmes in New York,'" TV Guide, 24, No. 42 (October 16, 1976), 40-41.

"The world's greatest detective is the subject of a TV-movie -- and the object of a diverse and devoted group of admirers."

C14870. -- B2884. Purcell, Mark. "BSI: or, The True Believers," WW, 1, No. 1 (May 1978), 10.

"History may say, we've / Founded a church? No, / Each has the True Faith, but / We inter-sect."

C14871. -- B2885. Rawson, Clayton. "Sherlock Holmes," The Unicorn Mystery Book Club News, 2, No. 7 (1950), 2-3. (Booked for Murder)

Relates an incident from an unrecorded case enacted by Christopher Morley, Frederic Dannay, Edgar W. Smith, and Clayton Rawson at the 1950 BSI dinner. With a photograph of the four participants.

C14872. -- B2887. Schubert, Sunny. "The `Irregulars' Keep Holmes Alive," Daily Herald-Telephone [Bloomington, Ind.] (February 4, 1977), 17. illus.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 1, No. 1 (November 1977), 11.

C14873. -- B2888. "Sherlock Holmes Alive! How? Elementary, My Dear Watson," The New York Herald Tribune (January 5, 1947).

"The Baker Street Irregulars celebrate 93rd `birthday' of Sherlock Holmes." With a photograph of W. S. Hall, Frederic Dannay, Elmer Davis, Christopher Morley, and Rex Stout.

C14874. -- B2889. "Sherlock Holmes Lives, Declare His Admirers in New York Club," The Courier-Journal [Louisville, Ky.] (December 16, 1934).

C14875. -- B2890. Wigglesworth, Belden. "Down Memory Lane," BSJ, 23, No. 3 (September 1973), 192.

A nostalgic look at "those archangels of the Master's Trace."

C14876. -- B2892. Wolff, Ezra A. "B.S.I. Dinner Echoes -- 7 January 1972," BSJ, 22, No. 1 (March 1972), 54.

"I hope it's abundantly clear / That I thoroughly like being here / To visit with friends / And pick up loose ends./ And I'm looking ahead to next year."

C14877. -- B2893. Wolff, Ezra A. "Annual Dinner -- The B.S.I. -- 1973: The Morning After," BSJ, 23, No. 1 (March 1973), 54.

"I must point out this strange fact: / Though the Annual Dinner is packed, / From Montgomery's auntie / To Jimmy Durante / Everybody gets into the act."

C14878. -- B2894. Wolff, Ezra A. "The B.S.I. Annual Dinner -- 1974," BSJ, 24, No. 1 (March 1974), 52.

"... in spite of high prices / And energy crisis, / This B.S.I. bash was a wow!"

C14879. -- B2895. Wolff, Ezra A. "Irregular Dinner, 1975 -- The Day After," BSJ, 25, No. 2 (June 1975), 114.

"To the old hand and to the beginner / The '75 BSI dinner / (Quite up to snuff / For each Holmesian buff) / By unanimous vote was a winner."

C14880. -- B2896. Wolff, Ezra A. "Notes on the 1976 B.S.I. Dinner (9 January 1976)," BSJ, 26, No. 2 (June 1976), 104.

"I was privileged last night to be asked / To the 43rd B.S.I. blast. / The talks that we heard / (Some astute, some absurd) / Were given by an all-star cast."

C14881. -- B2897. Wolff, Ezra A. "The Wolff Chronicles: B.S.I. Dinner -- 7 January 1977," BSJ, 27, No. 2 (June 1977), 108.

"The Canon can furnish a clue / To anything one has to do; / There's no reference vaster -- / Happy birthday, dear Master, / Happy birthday, dear Master, to you."

C14882. -- B2898. Woollcott, Alexander. "The Baker Street Irregulars," Long, Long Ago. New York: Bantam Books, [June 1946]. p. 168-172.

First published in The New Yorker, December 29, 1934 (DA4706).

C14883. Aig, Marlene. "Baker Street Irregulars Gather to Toast the Immortal Holmes," The Globe and Mail (January 7, 1984), 10. illus.

The Irregulars celebrated the Master's 130th birthday as well as their own 50th birthday.

C14884. Andrew, Clifton R. "The Case of the Missing Pocket-Book," BSJ, 33, No. 2 (June 1983), 70-71.

"A true tale of the 31 March 1944 Sherlock Holmes Party at the Murray Hill Hotel." (Subtitle)

C14885. Austin, Bliss, and Bruce Kennedy. "Origins of the Irregular Shilling," Gaslight Publications, Catalogue No. 1 (Winter-Spring 1981), 14.

Old Irregular Bliss Austin reminisces with Bruce Kennedy about the early days of BSI and the origin of Shilling Investitures in particular. Includes a list of those who received the first Irregular Shillings at the 1949 and 1950 BSI dinners, together with their Titular Investitures.

C14886. The Baker Street Irregulars. The Commissionaire's Award. 1989- .

"Instituted in tribute to Julian Wolff, M.D., our esteemed Commissionaire Emeritus, and to be presented to Sherlockians (male or female, Investitured Irregulars or not) who have labored far beyond the call of duty in keeping green the Master's memory."

Recipients: 1989. Enola Stewart. -- 1990. Henry Lauritzen. -- 1991. George Fletcher. -- 1992. [None].

C14887. The Baker Street Irregulars. ["The Morley-Montgomery Memorial Award"], BSJ, 8, No. 2 (April 1958), 121. (From the Editor's Commonplace Book)

An announcement of the establishment by Lew D. Feldman of an annual award of $100 for the best contribution to The Baker Street Journal. The award is in honor of Christopher Morley, founder of the Irregulars and its Gasogene-cum-Tantalus, and James Montgomery, the Irregulars' songster extraordinary.

Recipients: 1958. Poul Anderson. -- 1959. Daniel L. Moriarty. -- 1960. Jerry Neal Williamson. -- 1961. Robert Keith Leavitt. -- 1962. S. Tupper Bigelow. -- 1963. Edward F. Clark, Jr. -- 1964. Ronald S. Bonn. -- 1965. Henry T. Folsom. -- 1966. Alan H. Foster. -- 1967. William S. Baring-Gould. -- 1968. Poul Anderson -- 1969. William H. Miller. -- 1970. Edward A. Merrill. -- 1971. Henry C. Potter. -- 1972. Andrew Jay Peck. 1973. J. C. Prager and Albert Silverstein. 1974. Peter E. Blau. -- 1975. Michael L. Burton. -- 1976. H. C. Potter. -- 1977. Jack Tracy. -- 1978. Richard Luman.

C14888. The Baker Street Irregulars. Key for the 1993 BSI Dinner Photograph. Prepared by the non-members of A Case of Identifiers (A Nonexistent Scion) for the 60th anniversary of The Baker Street Irregulars, January 7, 1994. Holbrook, N.Y.: Bill Vande Water, 1994. 1 folded sheet.

Reproduction of the official photograph, with lists of the 144 Sherlockians by number and by name.

C14889. -- A4818. The Baker Street Irregulars. Menus. 1934- .

Souvenir menus of the annual dinners.

C14890. The Baker Street Irregulars. Official Breast Patch. Designed by Scott Bond. Eastchester, N.Y.: Robert E. Thomalen, 1993.

"The patch features the silhouette of the Master's head (as it appears on the cover of The Baker Street Journal) against a beautiful light blue shield. The rest of the design contains a stunning array of gold metallic thread, with the legend Baker Street Irregulars done on a red background."

Available only to investitured Irregulars.

C14891. The Baker Street Irregulars. ["Official Photographs"], DC, 3, No. 2 (April 1990), 8-9; 4, No. 2 (April 1991), 10-11; 5, No. 2 (April 1992), 14-15; 6, No. 2 (April 1993), 12-13.

Reprinted with the permission of Standard Studios.

C14892. The Baker Street Irregulars. The Queen Victoria Medal.

"A special award created by the Irregulars to honour noteworthy contributions to the Cause."

Recipients: 1989. Edith Meiser. -- 1990. Dorothy Beverly West, Katherine McMahon. -- 1991. [None]. -- 1992. Theresa Thomalen. -- 1993. Philip A. Shreffler. -- 1994. Eleanor O'Connor.

C14893. The Baker Street Irregulars. The Two-Shilling Award.

The highest honor bestowed upon an Irregular.

Recipients: 1962. Rex Stout. -- 1963. William S. Baring-Gould, Jay Finley Christ, and Vincent Starrett. -- 1966. William S. Hall and Thomas L. Stix, Sr. -- 1968. Julian Wolff. -- 1969. S. Tupper Bigelow. -- 1970. Lord Gore-Booth, Charles Honce, and Allen Robertson. -- 1971. Lord Donegall. -- 1972. Howard Haycraft. -- 1973. James Nelson. -- 1974. Lloyd Denton. -- 1975. Nathan L. Bengis and Paul S. Clarkson. -- 1976. J. Bliss Austin, James Keddie, Jr., and Herbert W. Starr. -- 1977. Charles Goodman. -- 1978. Richard W. Clarke. -- 1979. [No award] -- 1980. Peter E. Blau, John Bennett Shaw. -- 1981. Robert W. Hahn. -- 1982. Carl H. Anderson, Albert M. Rosenblatt, Thomas L. Stix, Jr. -- 1983. Isaac Asimov, Ralph E. Edwards, George Fletcher. -- 1984. Ronald B. De Waal, Robert G. Harris, Philip Sherman. -- 1985. Michael Harrison, William D. Jenkins, Henry Lauritzen, E. W. McDiarmid. -- 1986. Chris Steinbrunner, Henry T. Folsom, John B. Koelle, Edward F. Clark, William P. Schweickert, Philip A. Shreffler, Theodore G. Schulz. -- 1987. Walter Klinefelter, Ezra Wolff, Frederic H. Sonnenschmidt. -- 1988. Jon L. Lellenberg, Robert E. Thomalen. 1989. [No Award]. -- 1990. Richard D. Lesh, Lisa McGaw, W. T. Rabe. -- 1991. Ely Liebow. -- 1992. Michael F. Whelan. -- 1993. [No Award] -- 1994. Donald A. Redmond.

C14894. The Baker Street Irregulars. The Woman.

Honored by invitation to the cocktail hour preceding the Annual Dinner of the BSI.

Recipients: 1961. Marthe (Mrs. Edgar W.) Smith and Constance (Mrs. James) Montgomery. -- 1962. Emmanuella (Mrs. Charles E.) Honce. -- 1963. Marjorie (Mrs. William S.) Hall. -- 1964. Lisa McGaw. -- 1965. Eleanor (Mrs. Julian) Wolf. -- 1966. Pola (Mrs. Rex) Stout. -- 1967. Peggy (Mrs. James) Nelson. -- 1968. Regine (Mrs. Thomas L.) Stix. -- 1969. Ceil (Mrs. William S.) Baring-Gould. -- 1970. Molly (Mrs. Howard) Haycraft. -- 1971. Dorothy (Mrs. Thomas L., Jr.) Stix. -- 1972. Dorothy (Mrs. Herbert) Brean. -- 1973. Ines (Mrs. William S.) Hall. -- 1974. Dorothy (Mrs. John Bennett) Shaw. -- 1975. Princess Nina (Conan Doyle Harwood) Mdivani. -- 1976. Rosemary (Mrs. Edward F., Jr.) Clark. -- 1977. Amy (Mrs. Owen P.) Frisbie. -- 1978. Diane (Mrs. Norman S.) Nolan. -- 1979. Julia (Mrs. Albert M.) Rosenblatt. -- 1980. Peggy (Mrs. H. W.) Starr. -- 1981. Ada (Mrs. Will) Oursler. -- 1982. Barbara (Mrs. John B.) Koelle. -- 1983. Francine Morris (Mrs. Wayne) Swift. -- 1984. Eleanor (Mrs. William P.) Schweickert. -- 1985. Jane (Mrs. William D.) Jenkins. -- 1986. Nancy Pond. -- 1987. Edith Meiser. -- 1988. Maureen Green. -- 1989. Karen L. Johnson (Mrs. Philip A. Shreffler) -- 1990. Eleanor Sullivan. -- 1991. Joan (Mrs. Benton) Wood. -- 1992. Margaret Walsh. -- 1993. Mary Ann (Mrs. Michael F.) Whelan. -- 1994. Theresa (Mrs. Robert E.) Thomalen.

C14895. Barron, James. "Sherlock Keeps on Sleuthing for Baker Street Irregulars," The Daily Breeze [Los Angeles] (February 8, 1979), E1.

With a photograph of Julian Wolff.

C14896. Bell, Bill. "All the Clues Add Up to Salute to Holmes," Daily News (January 14, 1991).

----------. ----------, ST, No. 15 (April 1991).

A column ("City Beat") devoted to the BSI/ ASH weekend.

C14897. Bengis, Nathan L. Marked Down -- Irregular: A One Pipe Problem for Sherlock Holmes. [Introduction by Frank A. Hoffmann. Foreword by Nathan L. Bengis.] Buffalo, N. Y.: Last Bow Press, 1980. 36 p.

Limited to 221 numbered copies.

An abridged version, without notes, first appeared in BSJ, December 1964 (DA4641).

Review: BSM, No. 23 (Fall 1980), 35-36 (John Bennett Shaw).

C14898. Bergman, Ted. "From Dr. Watson's Notebook," Jury, 10. Nr. 1 (1981), 31-33. illus.

A delightful account, in Swedish, of the 1981 BSI dinner and other events, attended by Runnquist, Nordberg, and Bergman.

C14899. Berton, Lee. "To a Sherlockian, Coolness to Women Is Elementary Canon," The Wall Street Journal (January 6, 1984), 1, 14.

----------. ----------, CPBook, 6, No. 4 (December 1983), 604.

----------. ----------, PPofFC, No. 68 (January 28, 1984), insert A.

----------. ----------, SM, 10, No. 1 (1984), 12-13.

"Baker Street Irregulars bar them from annual event saluting bachelor Holmes."

Letters: The Wall Street Journal (January 24, 1984), 33 (Norman H. Green; Ann Crawford; Thomas J. Maguire), and reprinted in PPofFC, No. 69 (April 30, 1984), 4.

C14900. Black, Elliott M. "The Baker Street Irregulars Annual Dinner," SHJ, 18, No. 2 (Summer 1987), 64-65.

C14901. Blau, Peter E. "The Investitured Irregulars" BSJ, 32, No. 4 (December 1982), 214-220.

A brief history of the BSI investitures, followed by a listing of 364 Irregulars, with the date and name of each Investiture awarded. This is a revision of Blau's compilation in 1973 of 256 Invested Sherlockians (DB2865).

C14902. Blau, Peter E. The Investitured Irregulars. Washington,.D.C.: Privately Printed, February 1992. [9] p.

"This list of Investitured Irregulars is current through February 1992. Asterisks are used to indicate those who have `passed beyond the Reichenbach.' There have been 475 Irregular Shillings awarded, and there are 294 living Irregulars."

C14903. Blau, Peter E. "`To Sherlock Holmes She Is Always The Woman,'" BSJ, 36, No. 2 (June 1986), 107-110.

A history of the Irregulars' annual toast to "Irene Adler," including a list of the ladies who have been honored.

C14904. Blau, Peter E. The Two-Shilling Award. Washington, D.C.: Privately Printed, February 1992. [2] p.

"Awarded by the Baker Street Irregulars `for extraordinary devotion to the cause beyond the call of duty.' There have been 56 awards."

C14905. Blau, Peter E. The Woman. Washington, D.C.: Privately Printed, February 1992. 1 p.

"Honored by invitation to the cocktail hour preceding the Annual Dinner of the B.S.I. The custom was formalized by Julian Wolff in 1961, which is also the year when, irregularly, two ladies were invited; according to the report published in the BSJ (March 1961, p. 53), the First Irregular Toast was delivered to 'A Certain Gracious Lady,' Mrs. Edgar W. Smith, by Julian Wolff, and Carl Anderson gave the First Canonical Toast to Mrs. James Montgomery, The Woman.

"Beginning in 1967, The Woman has proceeded from the cocktail hour to a small dinner party, at a restaurant usually selected by The Woman of the previous year. In recent years more than one lady has occasionally been invited to the cocktail hour, but only one has been honored as The Woman."

C14906. Cagnat, Jean-Pierre. "Impressions of the BSI Dinner, 1993," BSM, No. 71 (Fall 1992), 22-23.

A sketch of the Irregulars listening to Ralph Hall's expert discussion, with slides, of Canonical insects.

C14907. Cagnat, Jean-Pierre. "Baker Street Dinner 1993," SIB, 3 (August 1993), 23-28.

Sketches of the dinner and other events.

C14908. Cagnat, Jean-Pierre. Sketches of The Baker Street Irregulars. Barbizon, France: Privately Produced, 1993. [9] p.

Marvellous and humorous sketches of the Irregulars at their 1992 and 1993 dinners, the Algonquin Hotel, the Aunt Clara Sing-along, and in the elevator at Marina Stajic's apartment building.

C14909. Cagnat, Jean-Pierre. The Baker Street Dinner 1994. [Barbizon, France: Privately Produced, 1994. 1 folded sheet.

Sketches of several Irregulars, including one of Tom Stix, "The MAn with the Screwed on Glasses" (Untold).

C14910. Carroll, Charles Michael. "Baker Street Irregulars," Evening Independent [St. Petersburg] (January 31, 1985), 1-B, 3-B. illus.

----------. ----------, PPofFC, No. 74 (January 24, 1985), insert page.

"They contend master detective Sherlock Holmes actually lived and had a sidekick, John H. Watson, who wrote up many of Holmes' cases and submitted them to Arthur Conan Doyle, who acted as literary agent."

C14911. Cochran, William R. "An Historical Occasion," CHJ, 14, No. 3 (March 1992), 2-3.

A report on the 1992 BSI banquet.

C14912. Cochran, William R. "An Historical Occasion '92," DC, 5, No. 2 (April 1992), 16-17.

A poetic account of the BSI dinner in ten stanzas.

"'Twas an historical occasion -- the BSI bash -- / A toast to `the Woman' by BSI and ASH. / A woman at each table, ended that silly fable, / Since the guys dressed in sable, were women, alas."

C14913. Cochran, William R. "Laa-ddies," CHJ, 13, No. 2 (February 1991), 2-4.

A moving account of the BSI weekend and the six women who received their investitures at the cocktail party on January 12. They are: Dame Jean Conan Doyle ("A Certain Gracious Lady"), Katherine McMahon ("Lucy Ferrier"), Edith Meiser ("A Fascinating and Beautiful Woman"), Evelyn A. Herzog ("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet"), Julia Carlson Rosenblatt ("Mrs. Turner"), and Susan Rice ("Beeswing").

C14914. Cochran, William R. "The Return of the Speck-Led Band," MP, 6, No. 1 (February 1985), 7-10.

The tale chronicles the events, as Watson sees them, of the BSI annual meeting on January 11, 1985.

Holmes and Watson borrow the time machine from Herbert Wells and arrive in 1985 to see three gentlemen rushing wildly through the lobby of the Hotel Regency. Gordon Speck appears to be their leader, hence the title. Watson's initial confusion is replaced by the understanding that this annual event is to "honor" Sherlock Holmes. Holmes explains that the tribute actually is to Watson's narrative skills as: "It is not my (Holmes's) accomplishments that bring these people together, it is yours."

C14915. Dahlinger, Susan E. "Appalled," CH, 15, No. 2 (Winter 1991), 43-45.

A letter to the editor in which the author discusses the investing of six women into the all-male BSI, and the future of ASH.

C14916. Dandrew, Thomas A. "The 1983 Baker Street NYC Weekend: A Pictorial Essay," NS, No. 14 (March 14, 1983), 13-15.

Reproductions of ten Paget illustrations with new captions that amusingly describe highlights of Carey Cummings', Ken Lanza's, and Tom Dandrew's trip to New York.

C14917. Davies, David Stuart. "Tom Stix, an Irregular Guy," SHG, No. 7 (Summer 1993), 40. illus.

An interview with "Wiggins" in which he discusses the BSI.

C14918. Davis, Norman M. "B.S.I. Marks Double Anniversary," GMG, 3, No. 3 (Spring 1984), 16.

Sherlockians gathered in New York to celebrate Holmes's 130th birthday and the 50th anniversary of "the world's leading group of Holmes enthusiasts."

C14919. Davis, Norman M. "Wolff Resigns! Stunned World Shocked," GMG, 5, No. 3 (Spring 1986), 7-12.

Reprinted from The New York Post Tribune Times.

Contents: Wolff Resigns! -- Irregulars Celebrate as Holmes Turns 132. -- Old BSI Officer's Titles Retired! -- Eberman Invested as "Houn". -- Grimpen Mire Gazette Poll.

C14920. De Waal, Ronald B. "A Scandal in an Elevator," BSJ, 43, No. 1 (March 1993), 48-49.

A brief and humorous account of nine Sherlockians who were trapped in an overloaded elevator during the BSI/ASH Weekend. Illustrated with a sketch titled "The Adventure of the Devil's Lift," by Jean-Pierre Cagnat. The sketch is reproduced in EW, 2, No. 1 (Spring 1993), 8.

C14921. Duval, James O. "Happy Birthday, Sherlock," Q£$, 4, No. 1 (February 1983), 71-72.

A pleasant account of the author's first BSI weekend.

C14922. Duval, James O. "Who's Who on the Untold List," Q£$, 4, No. 4 (November 1983), 112-118.

A brief history of the BSI Invested Titles, with emphasis on the Untold Tale Investitures. Included is a list of 106 BSI members with Untold Tale Investitures, along with the date those titles were bestowed.

C14923. Eckrich, Joseph J. "The Red-Covered Volumes," P&D, No. 134 (November 1989), 3, 7. (Sherlockian Byways)

A survey of the red-covered volumes issued by Edgar W. Smith on behalf of the BSI in the 1950's and early 1960's.

C14924. Eckrich, Joseph J. "Sherlockiana: For Men Only?" P&D, No. 103 (April 1987), 3, 7. (Sherlockian Byways)

Should women be recognized by the BSI?

C14925. Geisser, Markus. "Irregular Diners Take Sherlock's Shilling," SHG, No. 6 (Spring 1993), 29.

A report on the society's dinner, with a photograph of the author, Peter E. Blau, Herbert P. Tinning, and Ben Wood.

C14926. Gibbs, Wolcott. "The Curious Incident of the Dogs in the Night-Time," More in Sorrow, [by] Wolcott Gibbs. New York: Henry Holt and Co., [1958]. p. 246-256.

----------. ----------, Sherlock Holmes in America. [1981]. p. 145-147.

First published in The New Yorker, September 18, 1948 (DA4651).

C14927. Hahn, Robert W. "New York, New York," DCC, 26, No. 2 (April 1990), 1-2.

An account of the BSI weekend, with an illustration of the Irregulars and Adventuresses visiting in the lobby of the Algonquin Hotel.

C14928. Hahn, Robert W. "New York, New York...," DCC, 29, No. 1 (February 1993), 2, 6.

Highlights of "another fabulous Sherlockian weekend."

C14929. Hammer, David L. "My First Irregular Dinner," BSJ, 43, No. 1 (March 1993), 25-26.

The author and publisher of Gasogene Press recalls meeting Banesh Hoffman, Al Rosenblatt, and Isaac Asimov, who were seated at his table during his first BSI dinner.

C14930. Harrington, Hugh T. "The Adventure of the Unidentified Picture, or And Morley Thought His Game Got Away from Him," BGD, 0, No. 0 (October 1992), 14-17.

Relates the efforts by both Harrington and Bill Vande Water of identifying the men in a photograph who attended the 1952 BSI dinner at Cavanagh's.

In a second article, entitled "The Case of the Irregular Eyeglasses" (p. 17-19), Vande Water tells how he was able to identify a partially hidden Howard Haycraft by his glasses.

C14931. Hegge, Per Egil. "Mesterdetektivens muntre, gale fans," A-Magasinet [Oslo], 2, Nr. 9 (March 1985), 32-35. illus.

Forsideillustrasjon: Øyvind Hansen.

An article about the BSI dinner that was attended by the author. Includes a double-page photograph of the dinner, taken by Western Studios, New York.

C14932. Herzog, Evelyn A., and Pat Moran. The Women. [New York]: The Adventuress Press, January 1984.

A keepsake distributed at the annual dinners of the BSI and ASH on January 6 in which the names of the women who have been honored as "The Woman" at the BSI dinners are listed in chronological order, from 1961 to 1983.

C14933. Holly, Raymond L. "My First BSI Dinner," CHJ, 15, No. 2 (February 1993), 2-3.

A brief account of the 1993 BSI banquet.

C14934. "In Memoriam: Baker Street," BSJ, 36, No. 1 (March 1986), 17-18. (Incunabulum)

Reprinted from Time, April 17, 1944 (DA4661).

C14935. Joffe, Sarah Montague, and S. E. Dahlinger. "Speakers Corner," SMuse, 9, No. 3 (Spring 1991), 16-21.

Reflections on admitting six women into the male ranks of the BSI on January 12, 1991.

C14936. Kamil, Irving. "In the Beginning," BSJ, 33, No. 4 (December 1983), 217-224.

----------. ----------, DH, 3, Nos. 3-4 (May 5, 1986), 4-7.

An excellent account of the founding of The Baker Street Irregulars on the occasion of the society's 50th anniversary.

"Fifty years have passed since the Natal Meeting at the old Duane Hotel. Fifty years, during which the world has turned over in more ways than a few. But some things are immutable. Sherlockians continue to study the Sacred Writings. They continue to meet and argue and raise toasts to 'the woman,' and to `the second most dangerous man in London.' Let us hope it continues so for fifty times fifty more."

C14937. Karlson, Kate. "Virginia Redux: Yes, You Can Be One," CH, 14, No. 3 (Spring 1991), 18.

A follow-up to the author's previous article in which she offers further comments about the Irregulars' former anti-membership policy for women. She takes an unnecessary swipe at Julian Wolff for his stance against admitting women.

C14938. Karlson, Kate. "Why, Yes, Virginia, There Are Irregulars But You Can't Be One!" CH, 3, No. 4 (Summer 1980), 7-9.

An informative but sour-grapes history of the BSI by a disgruntled member of ASH.

C14939. Kennedy, Bruce. "On the 1979 Dinner of The Baker Street Irregulars," PP, 2, No. 1 (1979), 5.

"The BSI dinner is o'er, / It's joined with the others of yore, / From walking the streets / In pursuit of Holmes' feats. ..."

C14940. Kennedy, Bruce. "Some Thoughts, Observations, and Personal Reflections on the 1980 Baker Street Irregular's Meeting," PP, 3, No. 1 (1980), 34-37.

C14941. [Lellenberg, Jon L., ed.] "Dear Starrett -- " "Dear Briggs -- " Edited by John Nieminski & Jon L. Lellenberg. New York: The Baker Street Irregulars/Fordham University Press, [1989]. v, 128 p. (The BSI History Project. BSI Archival Series, No. 1)

Limited to 500 copies.

"A compendium of correspondence between Vincent Starrett and Gray Chandler Briggs (1930-1934), together with various appendices, notes, and embellishments." (Subtitle)

Reviews: BAC (1989), 18-20 (Joseph J. Eckrich); BSJ, 40, No. 1 (March 1990), 57 (Philip A. Shreffler); BSM, No. 61 (Spring 1990), 42-44 (Albert and Julia Rosenblatt); BSPB, No. 2 (February 1990), para. 17 (Christopher Roden).

C14942. Lellenberg, Jon L., ed. Irregular Memories of the 'Thirties: An Archival History of The Baker Street Irregulars' First Decade, 1930-1940. New York: The Baker Street Irregulars/Fordham University Press, [1990]. 267 p. illus. (The BSI History Project. BSI Archival Series, No. 2)

Limited to 500 copies.

"A compendium of old and new essays, newspaper and magazine accounts, unpublished memoirs and correspondence, copious annotations, and an unsolved mystery or two." (Subtitle)

Reviews: BSJ, 40, No. 4 (December 1990), 247 (Philip A. Shreffler); BSM, No. 66 (Summer 1991), 40-41 (W. T. Rabe); CHJ, 12, No. 12 (December 1990), 2 (William R. Cochran); IN, No. 9 (1991), 1-2 (Robert S. Gellerstedt, Jr.); P&D, No. 147 (December 1990), 3, 7 (Joseph J. Eckrich); SHJ, 20, No. 2 (Summer 1991), 69 (Nicholas Utechin).

C14943. Lellenberg, Jon L., ed. Irregular Records of the Early 'Forties: An Archival History of The Baker Street Irregulars, January 1941-March 1944. New York: The Baker Street Irregulars/Fordham University Press, [1991]. 312 p. illus. (The BSI History Project. BSI Archival Series, No. 3)

Limited to 500 copies.

"The notices, minutes, and memoranda of the BSI's Buttons, Mr. Edgar W. Smith, together with Irregular correspondence, contemporary newspaper and magazine reports, personal reminiscences, original research, and frequent editorial interventions." (Subtitle)

Reviews: BSJ, 42, No. 1 (March 1992), 61 (Philip A. Shreffler); SHJ, 20, No. 4 (Summer 1992), 142 (Nicholas Utechin); SHR, 3, No. 4 (1992), 175 (Steven T. Doyle).

C14944. Liebow, Ely M. "Big Doings in the Big Apple: Anno 1929," GMG, 2, No. 3 (Spring 1983), 11-14.

A detailed summary of the annual BSI birthday party in New York.

Letters: GMG, 2, No. 4 (Independence Day 1983), 6-7 (C. Arnold Johnson; "Langdale Pike").

C14945. Liebow, Ely M. "New York, New York!" GMG, 5, No. 3 (Spring 1986), 13-16.

An account of the 132nd birthday festivities.

C14946. Mahoney, Gertrude. "A Ditty," SMuse, 5, No. 2 (Spring 1980), 15.

----------. ----------, TT, No. 4 (April 1981), 8.

"There was a young lady from Chi / Who wanted to join BSI: / When New York refused / She felt much abused / And gave a few scions a try.... / `I know when I die / St. Peter will Cry,' / You're all friends of Sherlock's -- come in!'"

C14947. Matanky, Arnie. "Flash! Baker Street Irregulars Admit Women, Recognize Moscow!" Near North News [Chicago] (January 19, 1991). illus.

A report on the BSI/ASH weekend, with mention of The Red-Headed League of Moscow, the first official Soviet scion society of the BSI.

C14948. McClure, Michael W. "Night of the Round Tables," DC, 3, No. 2 (April 1990), 8-9.

The centerfold is a photograph of the Irregulars at their annual dinner on January 12, 1990. McClure was one of the guests. "Richard Lesh, BSI, said it best when he compared his investiture to knighthood."

C14949. Mitgang, Herbert. "A Sherlockian Breakfast Marks Holmes's 100th," The New York Times (January 17, 1987), 13.

----------. ----------, MSB, 10, No. 2 (February 1987), 3.

----------. ----------, PPofFC, No. 88 (February-March 1987), 8. ----------. ----------, PUn, 11, No. 2 (April 1987), 2.

----------. "Mrs. Hudson's Breakfast," AC, No. 8 (April 1987), 2-4.

----------. "Love for Doyle's Detective Is Truly International," RR-The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle (January 27, 1987), F7. illus.

C14950. Morley, Christopher. Christopher Morley's New York. [Edited by G. George Fletcher.] Illustrated by Walter Jack Duncan. New York: Fordham University Press, [1988]. xix, 379 p.

Jacket design by Ann Hofmann.

Partial contents: O Rare Chris Morley, by William S. Hall (BSJ, September 1961, p. 131-133). -- The Three Hours for Lunch Club.

C14951. Morley, Christopher. "Kodein (7 percent)," Översat af Leïf Tronholm. Illustreret af Thormod Kidde. Den balsamerede hval og andre historier om agenter og secret service. Redigeret af Tage la Cour. [København: Lademann, n.d.] p. 202-205. illus.

Printed in double columns.

First published under title "Codeine (7 Per cent)" in EQMM November 1945 (DA4671).

C14952. Nathan, Hartley R. "Tale of Three Musketeers Who Went to the BSI Dinner," CH, 3, No. 3 (Spring 1980).

A pleasant account of Bootmakers J. Christopher Kyle, Clifford Goldfarb, and the author's attendance at the 1980 BSI dinner and other Sherlockian events.

C14953. Nielsen, Bjarne. "Sherlock Holmes i New York," Demokraten Weekend [Denmark] (February 3, 1984).

----------. ----------, Sherlockiana, 29, Nr. 1 (1984), 4-6.

C14954. Nieminski, John. "More Gamboling in Gotham," Somewhere a Roscoe [John Nieminski, Park Forest, Ill.], No. 14 (1983), 1-7; No. 15 (1983), 1-12; No. 16 (1983), 2-8. illus.

----------. ----------, BSM, No. 48 (Winter 1986), 9-25.

A long and well-illustrated account of Nieminski's "increasingly manic odyssey through the 1982 BSI weekend in New York City."

C14955. Nordberg, Nils. "The Singular Adventure of the Three Scandinavians on the Island of Manhattan," BSM, No. 28 (Winter 1981), 6-12.

An interesting and personal account, in diary form, of the events surrounding Ted Bergman, Åke Runnquist, and Nils Nordberg's visit to the U.S. to attend the Sherlockian birthday festivities in January 1992, and of the author's investiture into the BSI.

C14956. Officer, Harvey. "Våningen på Baker Street," Tr. by A. D. Henriksen. Sherlockiana, 33, Nr. 1 (1988), 6-7.

Translation in Danish of "The Road to Baker Street" (DA4675).

C14957. The Old Soldiers of Baker Street of the Two Saults. The Aunt Clara Sing, O'Lunney, [sic.] S Bar and Grille, Hugh O'Lunney, sole prop., January 9, 1992. The Old SOB's, Don Cossacks, 1992. 8 p.

Limited to 100 copies.

Contents: Painting of Aunt Clara (Orpheus Club, Philadelphia). -- 221b, by Vincent Starrett. Set to music by Bob Horan. -- The Road to Baker Street [abridged], by Harvey Officer. -- Our Farewell Song, by Chales Michael Carroll and Benton Wood. -- A Toast to Irene Adler (for The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes), by W. T. Rabe. -- We Never Mention Aunt Clara, by I. Eugene and Ruth Willis. -- We Never Mention Aunt Clara, by Eugene Willis. Tr. into Russian by Eugene Kanikovsky. -- An Irregular Song, by James Montgomery.

C14958. "140th Birthday of Sherlock Holmes," EQMM, 103, No. 2 (February 1994), 129.

A tribute to the BSI on its 60th anniversary, with a reproduction of the famous Paget drawing from Silv.

C14959. Palomares, Robert. "Baker Street Irregulars Study the Sacred Writings," RMPH, 2, No. 1 (November 1982), 1-2.

C14960. Rabe, W. T. "The Adventure of the Five Breakfasts," BSJ, 33, No. 4 (December 1983), 225-226.

An invitation to five breakfasts held at the Algonquin Hotel, January 2-6, by the Old SOB'S "to celebrate, anticipate, and lead up to the 50th anniversary of The Baker Street Irregulars at the Sherlock Holmes Birthday Dinner on Friday, January 6, 1984."

C14961. Redmond, Chris. "The BSI Says Yes," CH, 14, No. 3 (March 1991), 1-5. (Traces of Bootprints)

A Master Bootmaker and editor of Canadian Holmes has written a brief history of the Irregulars and, until 1991, their exclusion of women from membership. He refers to the late commissionaires as "dictators," which is an unfortunate term to use for men who worked so tirelessly to help keep green the memory of Sherlock Holmes and who were so beloved by Sherlockians everywhere. He also gives a brief account of the BSI dinner that he did not attend.

C14962. Redmond, Chris. "The Man Who Loved Women," ND (January 1980), 4-5.

A toast to Dr. Watson in the form of an unfortunate tirade against the BSI for not admitting women. The Adventuresses, on the other hand, are commended for allowing men to attend their annual dinner.

C14963. Rice, Susan. "Holmes Thoughts from Abroad," MPapers, No. 5 (1992), 75-77.

Comments on the historic BSI dinner of 1992 by an Irregular.

C14964. Rose, Lloyd. "To Women, a Mystery No More," The Washington Post (January 13, 1992), D3, D4. illus.

----------. ----------, MSB, 14, No. 5 (March 1992), 3-5.

"In New York, the Sherlockian Baker Street Irregulars finally open their doors."

C14965. Rose-Bond, Sherry, and Scott Bond. "Report from 221b Baker Street," The Armchair Detective, 23, No. 1 (Winter 1990), 50-51. illus.

The column in this issue of TAD provides information about the BSI and the scion societies, and reprints the "BSI Constitution and Buy-Laws," by Elmer Davis.

C14966. Rose-Bond, Sherry, and Scott Bond. "Report from 221b Baker Street," The Armchair Detective, 25, No. 3 (Summer 1992), 338-339.

A detailed and colorful account of the January 1992 BSI dinner.

C14967. Rosenblatt, Albert M. "Baker Street Irregulars' Annual Dinner -- 1992," BSJ, 42, No. 1 (March 1992), 48-49.

In Sherlockian verse, the writer tracks Holmes through the centuries, followed by a chronicle in rhyme of the happenings at the January 1992 BSI dinner.

"The year is new. It's 'ninety-two. We party and we game / And save a bit of devilry for Moriarty's name.

"The year is new. It's 'ninety-two, as Holmes turns 38. / To that we add a hundred years, a cause to celebrate."

C14968. Rosenblatt, Albert M. "The Baker Street Irregulars: 9 January 1993," BSJ, 43, No. 1 (March 1993), 44-45.

A verse in twenty-three stanzas relating some highlights of 1992 and events at the Sherlockian highlight of 1993. With a photograph of the Irregular poet toasting to the woman for 1993 -- Mary Ann Whelan.

C14969. Rosenblatt, Albert and Julia. The Sherlock Holmes Crossword. [Foreword by E. W. McDiarmid.] Saint Paul: The Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota, 1985. 1 v. (unpaged)

Limited to 100 hardcover and 300 paperback copies.

The story of the famous puzzle by Frank V. Morley (DA4899) and of some of the people whose successful solutions earned them membership in the BSI.

Reviews: BSJ, 36, No. 1 (March 1986), 53 (Peter E. Blau); BSM, NO. 43 (Autumn 1985), 34-36 (Robert G. Harris); SHJ, 17, No. 4 (Summer 1986), 134 (Nicholas Utechin).

C14970. Rothman, Steven. By Way of Invitation. Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1994. 1 folded sheet. (Crowborough Occasional, 15)

Prepared for the annual dinner of The Baker Street Irregulars, January 7, 1994.

Comments on the letters to Vincent Starrett from Christopher Morley concerning The Baker Street Irregulars. Includes a reproduction of a letter dated May 29, 1934, informing Starrett of the first formal meeting at Christ Cella's restaurant on June 5.

C14971. Runnquist, Åke. "Rapport fra New York," Sherlockiana, 27, Nr. 1 (1982), 6-7.

A report from New York on the 1982 BSI weekend.

C14972. Runnquist, Åke. "Sherlockiansk Dagbog fra New York," Sherlockiana, 26, Nr. 1 (1981), 5-7. illus.

Highlights of the 1981 BSI weekend, attended by Niles Nordberg of Oslo and Ted Bergman and Åke Runnquist of Sweden, including a visit to the Gillette Castle.

C14973. Runnquist, Åke. "Skål för Dr. Watsons andra hustru! Jurys korrespodent bland skärvor av Sherlock i USA," Jury, 13, Nr. 1 (1984), 41-44.

"Among Sherlockians in Toronto and New York."

C14974. Rutter, Richard R. "`There Shall Be No Monthly Meetings': An Introduction to The Baker Street Irregulars," Imprint: The Publication of the Associates of the Stanford University Libraries, 12, No. 2 (October 1986), 20-26. illus.

C14975. Sauvage, Léo. "Sherlock Holmes aux États-Unis; Activités sherlockiennes et discussions conaniques," Les Américains: Enquête sur un mythe. Paris: Mazarine, 1983. p. 132-137.

C14976. Schaer, Sidney C. "On His 123rd Birthday, Holmes Is Very Much Alive," Newsday (January 12, 1977), II, 4A-5A.

With photographs of Ted Schulz, Paul Herbert, Herb Tinning, and David Galerstein, including a cover photograph of Galerstein with a large stack of Sherlock Holmes books from his collection.

C14977. Shackleford, Lee Eric. "Think how grand it would be, Watson -- to have the Irregulars with us for say ... Sixty Years!" [Birmingham, Ala.: Privately Printed, 1994.] 1 sheet.

"And here's to sixty more! Best wishes from Lee Eric Shackleford `From the Doctor's Diary,' January 7, 1994."

Illustration of Holmes, Watson, a terrified Mrs. Hudson, and four youngsters who are creating havoc in the sitting room.

C14978. Shreffler, Philip A. "On Our Progeny," BSJ, 36, No. 1 (March 1986), 5. (The Editor's Gas-Lamp)

Younger Sherlockians may have missed the days of the illustrious early Irregulars, yet such wit and wisdom may not be lost to us irrevocably.

C14979. Shreffler, Philip A. "`We Are ... The Irregulars," BSJ, 42, No. 2 (June 1992), 69-70. (The Editor's Gas-Lamp)

Holmes thought of Watson and himself as a part of "the unofficial force" (Lady). The Baker Street Irregulars, therefore, is not only an organization working on behalf of Holmes but also an organization in which he is a charter member: Sherlock Holmes, BSI. "The Great Detective is more than just our hero and spiritual mentor. As he is to the Canonical Irregulars, he is our partner."

C14980. Shreffler, Philip A. "Women," BSJ, 41 No. 1 (March 1991), 5-6. (The Editor's Gas-Lamp)

An editorial on women and the Irregulars, prompted by the historic investiture of six women; with a note from Wiggins.

C14981. Smedegaard, Paul B. "Hiatus on the Hudson," DCC, 15, No. 2 (February 1979), 7.

Smedegaard and other Companions attend the BSI weekend in New York.

C14982. Southworth, Bruce. "Baker Street Irregulars Return to Historic Origins: The Big Weekend, January 1991," Explorations, No. 13 (Spring 1991), 2-4.

A report on the BSI/ASH weekend, including the six women who were granted full membership in the BSI.

C14983. Southworth, Bruce. "The 1989 Birthday Celebration in New York," Explorations, Nos. 1-2 (Spring-Summer 1989), 8-10.

The editor of Explorations and his wife Gay attend their first Sherlockian birthday festivities in New York.

C14984. Southworth, Bruce, and C. Paul Martin. "New York, New York -- What a Wonderful Town!" Explorations, No. 17 (March 1992), 2-3.

A glowing account of the 1992 BSI/ASH weekend in Gotham.

C14985. Span, Paula. "The Case of the 132nd Birthday," The Washington Post (January 11, 1986), G1, G9.

----------. ----------, PPofFC, No. 81 (February 1986), 8.

----------. ----------, LCH (March-April 1986), 4.

"Celebrating Sherlock in Irregular style."

C14986. Tibbetts, John C. "The Game Is Afoot: Holiday Season Tributes to Sherlock Holmes," The World & I (December 1993), 227-237. illus.

An excellent history of The Baker Street Irregulars, including notes and impressions of the 1993 BSI/ASH Weekend by a member of The Great Alkali Plainsmen of Greater Kansas City. With 15 illustrations.

C14987. Trebbe, Ann L. "They Dunit, At Last," The Washington Post (January 9, 1982).

Lisa McGaw, a retired free-lance editor from Chapel Hill, N.C., is the second woman to be selected for membership in the "all-male" society of The Baker Street Irregulars. The first woman was Lenore Offord of San Francisco. Miss McGaw was invested with the titular title of "Mrs. Hudson."

C14988. Ueda, Hirotaka. "A Trip to the BSI," EQ, No. 87 (May 1992), 160-161. illus. (EQ Sherlockiana)

Text in Japanese.

C14989. Upton, Jean. "Holmes Thoughts from Abroad," The Ritual, No. 9 (Spring 1992), 15-17.

Comments by one of the fifteen women who attended the historic dinner.

C14990. Ward, Bill. A Most Irregular Night. [St. Petersburg, Fla.: Privately produced, January 1984.] [3] p.

A wonderful account, in verse, of the 50th anniversary of the BSI dinner, during which the author received his Investiture -- "Major Prendergast."

C14991. Wein, Richard. "On the B.S.I.," PP (NS), No. 6 (June 1990), 7-10.

An irregular retelling of the origins of the Baker Street group, its "Buy-Laws," and recent history. (The Constitution and Buy-Laws are reprinted.)

C14992. Wein, Richard. "The Silver Blaze (The Next Generation)," PP (NS), No. 2 (June 1989), 11-16.

How two novices happen to take over the running of The Silver Blaze at Belmont from Tom and Dorothy Stix, and the results of the race.

C14993. Wolff, Ezra A. "Jottings on B.S.I.," BSJ, 29, No. 2 (June 1979), 115.

"Thank you all for coming to pay / Your Respects on Holmes's natal day. / If he were alive / He'd be one twenty-five, / Almost older than I, I might say."

C14994. Wolff, Ezra A. "Diamond Jubilee: B.S.I. Dinner -- 11 January 1980," BSJ, 30, No. 1 (March 1980), 52.

"Rebels pre-empted the chair / (Something 'til then they never would dare) / Lavished praise on their choice / And sang with one voice, / `Happy birthday, dear Commissionaire.'"

C14995. Wolff, Ezra A. "Recap: B.S.I. Dinner: 9 January 1981," BSJ, 31, No. 2 (June 1981), 119.

"It is not without pain / When another year's gone down the drain; / Though discomfort is eased / Because I'm so pleased / To greet all of you once again."

C14996. Wolff, Ezra A. "Commentary: B.S.I. Annual Dinner, 7 January 1983," BSJ, 33, No. 1 (March 1983), 44.

"When this time of year rolls around, / Irregulars usually are found / Courting diaster / By toasting the Master / With a great deal of fury and sound."

C14997. Wolff, Ezra A. "Half a Century of the B.S.I.: Irregular Dinner -- 6 January 1984," BSJ, 34, No. 1 (March 1984), 32.

"Here we are, it's one, nine, eight, four, / A years since we all met before. / I'm glad to be here / And have you all near / To renew our friendship once more."

C14998. Wolff, Ezra A. "B.S.I. Reflections: Annual Dinner -- 11 January 1985," BSJ, 35, No. 1 (March 1985), 44-45.

It's a pleasure for me to give greeting, / Once more at this Annual Meeting; / So let's make the most / Of this chance to toast / One another -- time is fleeting."

C14999. Wolff, Ezra A. "Ave Ateque Vale: B.S.I. Dinner -- 10 January 1986," BSJ, 36, No. 2 (June 1986), 111-112.

"The Commissionaire said, as he rose, / That his tenure had come to a close. / His hearers, amazed, / Spontaneously raised / A thunderous chorus of noes.

"But he said it was time to step down / And he wanted to pass on the crown. / He knew no finer picks / That our own Tom Stix, / An old BSI of renown."

C15000. Wolff, Ezra A. "Holmes Centennial Dinner, 9 January 1987," BSJ, 37, No. 1 (March 1987), 46.

"Since I met with all of you here / To bid you good luck and good cheer, / The months seemed to fly by / In the wink of an eye. / Seems not possible that it's a whole year."

C15001. Wolff, Ezra A. "Report in Absentia: BSI Dinner -- 8 January 1988," BSJ, 38, No. 1 (March 1988), 46-47.

"It's nineteen years since I, a beginner, / Came to my first B.S.I. Dinner. / But I missed last night, / So, I'll try, if I might, / To say what happened (hope I come up a winner)."

C15002. Woollcott, Alexander. "The Baker Street Irregulars," Long, Long Ago. New York: Literary Classics Edition/Distributed by The Viking Press, 1943. p. 172-175.

----------. ----------, ----------. London: Cassell and Co., [1945]. p. 172-175.

On verso of t.p.: First published in Great Britain, 1945. First Australian edition 1945.

----------. ----------, ----------. London: Cassell and Co., 1950. 1 v. (Cassell's Pocket Library)

First published in The New Yorker, December 29, 1934 (DA4706). See also DB2898.

The book also includes comments on Gillette as Holmes (p. 252-254).

C15003. Wright, Sean M. "An Irregular History," Mystery, 2, No. 2 (March 1981), 24-25. illus.

----------. ----------, BSR, 4, Nos. 5-6 (February-March 1981), 5-6.

A brief account of the founding of BSI and their first two dinner meetings on January 6 and December 7, 1934, with some mention of their other activities.

The Baker Street Pageboys

C15004. -- A4707. The Baker Street Pageboys. "Constitution," BSP (NS), 1, No. 1 (June-July 1971), 5-6.

C15005. -- A4730. Page, Andrew. "The Baker Street Pageboys and Junior Sherlockiana," BSP (NS), 1, No. 1 (June-July 1971), 2-3.

C15006. -- A4737. Redmond, Chris. "Lighthouses, My Boy!" BSP Christmas Annual, No. 1 (1966), 2-3.

----------. ----------, Revised with title: "Lighthouses: A History of The Baker Street Pageboys," BSP, Nos. 49-50 (July-August 1969), 3-5.

The Baker Street Pages

C15007. The Baker Street Pages. Illinois Sherlockian of the Year Award. Conferred by The Excelsior Guild of Camford University upon a Sherlockian "for exemplary and dedicated service in keeping green the memory of the Master."

Recipients 1990. Robert C. Burr. -- 1991. William R. Cochran. -- 1992. Norman M. Davis. -- 1993. Thomas J. Joyce.

The Baker Street Squires

C15008. Rabe, W. T. "The First Toronto Silver Blaze," CH, 14, No. 1 (Autumn 1990), 39-40.

Recollections of the society 's first Silver Blaze race at the Woodbine Track on July 7, 1962.

The Baritsu Chapter of the BSI

C15009. -- B2899. Hughes, Richard. "The Baritsu Chapter," Foreign Devil: Thirty Years of Reporting from the Far East. [London]: André Deutsch, [1972]. Chap. 5, p. 228-233.

----------. Reprinted in part with title: "Foreign Devils' Secret Societies," The Mandarin [The Mandarin Hotel, Hong Kong], 5, No. 2 (September 1974). illus.

Deals with the formation, on October 12, 1948, of the Tokyo chapter of BSI. Also discusses the erection, theft, and mysterious return of the Criterion Bar plaque.

C15010. -- B2900. Hughes, Richard. "Bujitsu in Baker Street," The Sunday Times (February 26, 1950). illus.

----------, The Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook. p. 56-57. illus.

On the founding of the first Oriental branch of The Baker Street Irregulars; with a photograph of the unveiling of the commemorative plaque at the Criterion Long Bar, presented by The Baritsu Chapter.

C15011. Hughes, Richard. "Hongkong Honours Sherlock Holmes," The Times (January 8, 1980), 4.

A brief account of the society's celebration of the Master's 126th birthday. It was attended by Japanese and Chinese as well as British, American, and Australian Holmes fanciers.

The Baskerville Hall Club of Sweden

C15012. Wiggström, Anders. Sekreteraren Talar Special, Nr. 3 (February 1993). 11 p. illus.

Membership directory and protocol for 1993.

The Baskerville Hounds

C15013. "The Baskerville Hounds," BSPB, No. 7 (July 1991), para. 22-23.

The Baskerville Hounds, an international group devoted to singular studies of Houn, and founded during the Canonical centenary year of that case, 1989, became the first scion society of The Franco-Midland Hardware Company. The group publishes an annual journal, The Hound, a quarterly newsletter, The Kennel News, and specialist monographs. The group arranges regular meetings at locations associated with Houn, especially on Dartmoor. The contact address is: 6 Bramham Moor, Hill Head, Fareham, Hampshire, P014 3RU.

The Bimetalic Question

C15014. Campbell, Patrick. "The Adventure of Reichenbach Falls, Quebec," CH, 15, No. 3 (Spring 1992), 23-27. illus.

An account of the re-enactment of the horrifying climax to Fina by members of the Montreal society.

C15015. Redmond, Chris. "A Bimetallic Inquiry into the State of the Nation," CH, 15, No. 1 (Autumn 1991), 33-36.

"Insights into Canadian biculturalism and bilingualism as they affect Sherlockian life."

C15016. Schofield, John. "Why Sherlock Holmes? It's Elementary ...," The Gazette [Montreal] (January 19, 1989), G-8.

An interview with the society 's founder Wilfrid de Freitas and president Bruce Holmes; with a photograph of Ed Zubis and Richard Buche in Victorian garb at a birthday bash for Sherlock Holmes.

C15017. "Sleuth Holmes Is Alive: Fans," The Winnipeg Tribune (January 6, 1980).

With a photograph of John Pollock -- one in a group of Sherlockians who gathered in Montreal to celebrate the detective's 126th birthday.

The Blustering Gales from the South-West

C15018. "Sherlock Holmes Exhibit in Torrance Civic Center Library," PBB, 4, No. 1 (March 17, 1985), 3-5. illus.

An exhibit of Sherlockiana by The Blustering Gales from the South-West appeared in the Library during October-November 1982.

The Bootmakers of Toronto

C15019. -- B2901. Bagnell, Kenneth. "Now We Know," The Globe and Mail (March 28, 1972), 33.

C15020. -- B2902. Cherry, Zena. "Bootmakers' Bash," The Globe and Mail (September 22, 1974), 12.

The meeting, the first outside of Toronto, was attended by 75 members -- in costume!

C15021. -- B2903. "Holmes Fan Says Watson Lived on Avenue Rd.," The Toronto Star (February 26, 1973), II, 25.

Concerns the February 24 meeting and Hartley Nathan's paper relating his discovery that Dr. John Henry Watson practiced medicine in Toronto from 1905 to his death in 1934 (DB3649).

C15022. -- B2904. "`Holmes' Is Where the Heart Is," Oshawa Times (September 23, 1974), 1, 5.

Illustrated with photographs of True Davidson, Hartley Nathan, Mrs. Nathan, and Edwin Van der Flaes.

C15023. -- B2905. Ross, Gary. "Sherlock Holmes Lives in Toronto," Toronto Life (January 1974), 34.

Includes a photograph of Cameron Hollyer.

C15024. -- B2906. Ryval, Michael. "Holmesianics Gather," The Ryersonian (April 17, 1975), 5. illus.

C15025. -- B2907. Sandford, Vikki. "The Word from True Davidson: Sherlock Holmes Was a Canadian," The Toronto Star (September 25, 1972).

With a photograph of True Davidson, mayor of East York, and Chris Redmond.

C15026. -- B2908. Walton, Mike. "Sherlockians Seek Clues About Their Famous Hero," The Spectator [Hamilton, Ontario] (January 31, 1976).

An interview with three Hamilton Sherlockians: Dr. R. P. Graham, Dr. Leslie Schemilt, and Harvey McCulloch. Includes a photograph of Dr. Schemilt in his library.

C15027. The Bootmakers of Toronto. "The Adventure of The New Canonical Character," CH, 7, No. 1 (Autumn 1983), 36; 7, No. 4 (Summer 1984), 11-15.

Readers were asked to complete the first three paragraphs of a new Holmes adventure featuring the Rev. Wilbur Morstan, long-lost clerical cousin of Dr. Watson's first wife. The results were as follows: The Adventure of the Empty Vicarage, by Cliff Goldfarb (1st prize); The Adventure of the Housemaid's Knee, by Peter Grieve (honorable mention); The Adventure of the Truant Housemaid, by Gerry O'Hara (honorable mention).

C15028. The Bootmakers of Toronto. "Bootmakers Diary," CH, 3, No. 3- ; Winter 1980- .

A chronological account of the society's activities from December 1, 1979.

C15029. The Bootmakers of Toronto. "Bootmakers Set Policy on `Scions' Across Land," CH, 7, No. 1 (Autumn 1983), 28-29.

A policy statement on how Sherlock Holmes societies in Canada can achieve a legitimate status, that is, become a chartered scion of The Bootmakers of Toronto.

C15030. The Bootmakers of Toronto. "Contest No. 1," CH, 6, No. 1 (Autumn 1982), 2; Results, 6, No. 3 (Spring 1983), 16-17.

Contestants were asked to provide an excerpt from Fina as it might read if Holmes and Moriarty had gone to Niagra Falls instead of the Reichenbach Falls. The winner was Jim Ballinger.

C15031. The Bootmakers of Toronto. "Conversations: How I First Met Sherlock Holmes," Conducted by Donald Zaldin. CH, 14, No. 4 (Summer 1991), 34; 15, No. 1 (Autumn 1991), 40; 15, No. 2 (Winter 1991), 41-42.

Contents: 1. Donna (Atkinson) Lillian. -- 2. Barbara Rusch. -- 3. Chris Redmond.

C15032. The Bootmakers of Toronto. Mostly Mysteries Award. Given annually for the best paper in Canadian Holmes. Superseded by the Derrick Murdoch Memorial Award.

Recipients: 1981. James Heap. -- 1982. Doug Elliott. -- 1983. Mary Campbell. -- 1984. Doug Elliott.

C15033. The Bootmakers of Toronto. The Derrick Murdoch Memorial Award.

Given for the best paper appearing in Canadian Holmes during the year. It is the successor to the Mostly Mysteries Award.

Recipients: 1985. Chris and Kate Redmond. -- 1986. J. Warren Scheideman. -- 1987. Dayna Nuhn McCausland. -- 1988. W. E. Ricker. -- 1989. Patrick Campbell. -- 1990. Thelma Beam. -- 1991. Patrick Campbell. -- 1993. Cameron Hollyer.

C15034. The Bootmakers of Toronto. Master Bootmaker Award.

Given for "long and meritorious service to the Bootmakers, distinguished contributions to the study of the Canon, and for being in the favour of the selection committee."

Recipients: 1981. Cameron Hollyer, Derrick Murdoch, Donald A. Redmond, Eric Silk. -- 1982. Warren Carleton, Hartley Nathan, David Skene Melvin. -- 1983. Wilfrid de Freitas, Clifford Goldfarb, Mary McMahon, Edwin Van der Flaes, Peter Wood. -- 1984. Jim Ballinger, Bob Coghill, Chris Redmond, Kate Karlson. -- 1985. Mary Campbell, Maureen Green. -- 1986. Damon Hartlin, Janice McNabb, William A.S. Sarjeant. -- 1987. Mark Alberstat, Dayna Nuhn McCausland, Ray Rawlings. -- 1988. Peter Grieve, Mark Hacksley, Carole Logan. -- 1989. Thelma Beam, Linda Mazur-Jack, Barbara Rusch. -- 1990. Douglas Elliott, Barbara Alder. -- 1991. Karen Campbell, Donald Zaldin. -- 1992. Donna Lillian. -- 1993. Marlene R. Aig, Bruce Aikin, Nancy Henry Thorpe, George A. Vanderburgh. -- 1994. Trevor Raymond, Phillip Elliott.

C15035. The Bootmakers of Toronto. "A Proposed By-law," CH, 10, No. 2 (Winter 1986), 23-34.

"Proposed for the new corporation, The Bootmakers of Toronto, which will take over from the unincorporated society early in 1987. It forms the constitution of the incorporated Bootmakers, and sets out (in legal and Sherlockian detail) how things will be done."

(Let us hope that The Baker Street Irregulars never adopts a similar constitution. Its Constitution and Buy-Laws, written by Elmer Davis, are quite adequate -- and far more fun!)

C15036. The Bootmakers of Toronto. "Strictly Personal," Conducted by Dave Dunn. CH, Vol. 13, No. 2; Vol. 17, No. 1; Winter 1989-Winter 1993.

A feature of Canadian Holmes, intended to help Bootmakers know one another better."

Contents: 1. Bob Coghill. -- 2. Linda Mazur-Jack. -- 3. Thelma Beam. -- 4. Doug Elliott. -- 5. Mary Elizabeth Campbell. -- 6. Jim Ballinger. -- 7. George Albert Vanderburgh -- 8. Donna (Atkinson) Lillian. -- 9. Wilfrid Martin de Freitas. -- 10. Katherine "Kate" Karlson. -- 11. Ray Rawlings. -- 12. Marmey Rawlings -- 13. Barbara Roden. -- 14. Patrick James Campbell. -- 15. Bruce D. Aikin. -- 16. Joanne Bamford.

C15037. The Bootmakers of Toronto. The True Davidson Memorial Award.

Given annually for "the paper selected by the judges to be the best of those presented to the Society by one of its members during the calendar year."

Recipients: 1977. Mary Campbell. -- 1978. Leslie W. Shemilt. -- 1979. Bob Coghill. -- 1980. Carolyn Sayman. -- 1981. Jim Ballinger. -- 1982. Dayna Nuhn. -- 1983. Brett Walwyn. -- 1984. Karen Campbell, Cliff Goldfarb and Hartley Nathan. -- 1985. Cameron Hollyer. -- 1986. Barbara Rusch. -- 1987. Trevor Raymond. -- 1988. Simon Hughes. -- 1989. Thelma Beam and Emmanuel Digalakis. -- 1990. Donald A. Redmond. -- 1991. Karen Campbell. -- 1992. -- 1993. Bruce Aikin.

C15038. The Bootmakers of Toronto. The Warren Carleton Memorial Award.

Given for the best presentation or contribution other than a formal paper to the society at its annual awards dinner.

Recipients: 1989. Barbara Rusch, Chris Redmond. -- 1990. Simon Hughes. -- 1991. Shula Saltzman. -- 1992. Ray Rawlings. -- 1993. George A. Vanderburgh.

C15039. The Bootmakers of Toronto. "Work and Play," Introduction by Kate Karlson. CH, 7, No. 2 (December 1983), 3-9.

The following Bootmakers discuss the effect Sherlock Holmes has had on their working and recreational lives: Mary Campbell, librarian and researcher; Dayna Nuhn, fan of the A-V Holmes; Frank Hoffmann, professor of English; Hartley R. Nathan, QC and legal scholar; Bob Coghill, teacher and youth officer; Rev. Brant Loper, church administrator.

C15040. Czulinski, Winnie. "There's No Hero Like Holmes," The Globe and Mail (March 7, 1985), L4.

Interviews with members of the society, including a photograph of Ed Van der Flaes, Donna Anderson, Maureen Green, Cameron Hollyer, and Janice McNabb.

C15041. Dingwall, Elizabeth. "Bootmakers Field Guide," CH, Vol. 8, No. 4-Vol. 10, No. 3; Summer 1985-Spring 1987.

Contents: 1. Bob Coghill. -- 2. Chris Redmond. -- 3. David Skene-Melvin. -- 4. Kate Karlson. -- 5. Ann Skene-Melvin.

C15042. Dunphy, Cathy. "Stepping Out," Illustration by Harrison Shannon. Starweek Magazine [Toronto] (November 28-December 5, 1981), 72.

"Members of The Bootmakers of Toronto are more than just Sherlock Holmes fans -- they believe he actually lived."

C15043. "`Flat-footed Upon the Ground,'" CH, 15, No. 3 (Spring 1992), 8.

"Twenty years ago: a sketch of the Bootmakers' first year." (Subtitle)

C15044. Henry, Sarah. "Sherlock Holmes Group Here," Ryersonian [Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Toronto], 24 (March 28, 1972), 8. illus.

"The new Sherlock Holmes society is called The Bootmakers. They believe that Dr. John H. Watson was the author of the Holmes stories. The society tries to `keep Sherlock Holmes alive and well in Canada.'"

C15045. Hubbs, Jamie. "The Canon in Canada," Explorations, No. 15 (September 1991), 4-5.

Comments on the Bootmakers and their nine scion societies.

C15046. Karlson, Kate. "Faint Impressions of the Bookprints: And a Decade Later," CH, 6, No. 1 (Autumn 1982), 1-2.

A nostalgic look at a decade of activities with the Bootmakers, "one of the best societies in the Sherlockian world."

C15047. McCausland, Dayna Nuhn. "Evolution of a Repast," CH, 14, No. 1 (Autumn 1990), 35-36.

A commentary on serving as "Mrs. Hudson" at the Bootmakers' June 1990 meeting and a note of appreciation to the Bootmakers on the tenth anniversary of the author's first meeting.

C15048. Redmond, Chris. "Take Me to Your Leader," CH, 12, No. 1 (Autumn 1988), 1-3. (Traces of Bootprints)

Answers to the question, "Who runs the Bootmakers anyway?"

C15049. Redmond, Chris. "There's Something Funny About Tonight's Dinner," CH, 14, No. 4 (Summer 1991), 32-34.

An amusing retrospective (1986-1991) of Canonical quotations "to suit whatever Mrs. Hudson had chosen for the society to eat" at its annual January dinners.

C15050. Redmond, Chris. "We're Not Exactly Sherlockians," CH, 9, No. 4 (Summer 1986), 1-2. (Traces of Bootprints)

Why Canadian Sherlockians (Bootmakers) are different from American Sherlockians. Bootmakers aren't fanatics. They travel and collect in moderation.

Letters: CH, 10, No. 1 (Autumn 1986), 24 (Peter E. Blau); 10, No. 2 (Winter 1986), 47 (Jim Ballinger).

C15051. Redmond, Donald A. "The Bootmakers' Ground," CH, 13, No. 4 (Summer 1990), 23.

Based on the folk song "The Squid-Jigging Ground."

"Oh, this is the place where the Bootmakers gather, / Where deerstalkers, pipes, and queer notions abound; / All sizes of fingers with Webley hair-triggers, / They congregate here on Canonical ground."

C15052. Redmond, Donald A. "The Meyers Partnership," CH, 10, No. 3 (Spring 1987), 28-29.

Explains why Kate Karlson was presented with a silver shoehorn inscribed with the letters "H.&T.M."

C15053. Silk, Eric. "Our Legal Heritage," CH, 10, No. 1 (Autumn 1986), 20-22.

A delightful and thoroughly humorous constitution for the Bootmakers, which, unfortunately, was never adopted.

Boss McGinty's Bird Watchers

C15054. Cusick, Daniel L. "For This Pair of Area Mystery Fans, There Remains No Place That's Quite Like Holmes," The Scranton Times (August 2, 1982), 9. illus.

A page-long interview with Frank J. Vacante and Dr. Frederick C. Sauls, two professors at King's College, concerning Doyle and Holmes and their new society, named after the bodymaster of the Scowrers.

C15055. Mooney, Tom. "Fiction Becomes Fact for Members of Holmes Club," The Times Leader (September 16, 1983).

With a photograph of Frank Vancante displaying some of the society's memorabilia.

The Brothers Three of Moriarty

C15056. -- B2909. The Brothers Three of Moriarty. Colonel Sebastian Moran Trap Shoot. Santa Fe, N. M.

2nd. New Mexican (July 23, 1972), B1. -- 3rd. New Mexican (May 22, 1973), A7; (May 24, 1973), B3 (Neville St. Clair). -- 4th. New Mexican (August 1, 1974), B3; Santa Fe Reporter (July 27, 1974), 18; Torrance County Citizen (July 18, 1974). -- 5th. Albuquerque Journal (July 27, 1975); DCC, 12, No. 1 (November 1975), 10 (Paul B. Smedegaard); Monitor (July 30, 1975), 4; New Mexican (July 10, 1975), B4; (August 1, 1975), B1 (Al Carlson). -- 6th. New Mexican (July 30, 1976), Bl. -- 7th. New Mexican (July 17, 1977), D1 (Al Carlson). -- 8th. Eastside News [Fort Worth, Tex.] (August 3, 1978) (S. Henry Baskerville); New Mexican (June 23, 1978), C5 (Calla Hay.)

C15057. -- B2910. The Brothers Three of Moriarty. Unhappy Birthday Party for Professor Moriarty. Frontier Saloon, Moriarty, N. M.

1st. New Mexican (February 28, 1971), 5; (April 4, 1971) (Neville St. Clair); (September 12, 1971), D3. -- 2nd. New Mexican (September 17, 1972), B7; Torrance County Citizen (October 12, 1972), 1 (Judy Keene). -- 3rd. Albuquerque Journal (October 23, 1973); New Mexican (October 28, 1973), D2 (Peter Katel); Torrance County Citizen (October 25, 1973); (November 1, 1973), 1, 3 (Judy Keene). -- 4th. New Mexican (October 2, 1974), A6 (Calla Hay); Torrance County Citizen (November 7, 1974), 3 (Judy Keene). -- 5th. Torrance County Citizen (October 30, 1975), 1, 8. -- 6th. New Mexican (November 25, 1976), C2 (Calla Hay); Torrance County Citizen (November 18, 1976), 1. -- 7th. Santa Fe Reporter (November 10, 1977), 1-2 (Michael Shnayerson), and reprinted in CPBook, 1, No. 2 (February 1978), 35-36; Torrance County Citizen (November 10, 1977), 1, and reprinted in CPBook, 1, No. 2 (February 1978), 34. -- 8th. Torrance County Citizen (November 30, 1978), 4 (Jeanette Pruitt).

C15058. -- B2911. Carleton, Jetta. "Sherlock Redux," The Lightning Tree Journal [Santa Fe], 2, No. 1 (Spring 1976), 13-19.

Interviews John Bennett Shaw about his collection, the BSI, and B3M, and includes a review by Stephen Fay of Naked Is the Best Disguise.

C15059. -- B2912. Cohen, Saul. "Sherlock Holmes in New Mexico," Photography by Richard C. Sandoval. New Mexico Magazine, 55, No. 11 (November 1977), 32-33.

An attractively illustrated article about the scion and Shaw's collection.

C15060. -- B2913. Hay, Calla. "Hemlock, Too, Toasted," The New Mexican (April 28, 1974), C2. (Paso Por Aqui)

A dinner honoring the birthday of Sesame Street's Sherlock Hemlock, sponsored by B3M.

C15061. -- B2914. Shaw, John Bennett. Toasts Proposed and Drunk at Meetings of The Brothers Three of Moriarty. [Santa Fe: Privately Produced]: Christmas 1972. [4] p.

C15062. Allison, Lesli. "Stalking the Infamous Sleuth Through Winding Alleys of Myth," The New Mexican/Pasatiempo (July 26-August 1, 1991), 7.

Interviews with members of B3M, including a photograph of memorabilia in Shaw's library.

C15063. The Brothers Three of Moriarty. Colonel Sebastian Moran Trap Shoot. Santa Fe, N.M.

-- 9th. New Mexican (July 25, 1979), D-6 (Calla Hay); (August 10, 1979) (Emily Akin). -- 10th. DCC, 16, No. 5 (October 1980), 4 (Paul B. Smedegaard). -- 11th. APD (July-August 1981), 2 (Stafford G. Davis); -- 13th. RMPH, 2, No. 5 (Fall 1983), 2 (Betty Pierce). -- 14th. Albuquerque Journal/Journal North (June 13, 1984), E-1 (Larry Calloway); New Mexican (June 17, 1984), D-1, D-2 (Beth Morgan). -- 15th. New Mexican (June 13, 1986), C-2 (Harrison Fletcher), and reprinted in PPofFC, No. 84 (July-August 1986), 7. -- 16th. COTH, No. 21 (July 1987) (Ron Lies). -- 17th. Program. June 12, 1988.