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September 1999Volume 3 Number 3Sherlock Holmes"Your merits should be publicly recognized" (STUD)C o n t e n t sHoward Haycraft and the Detective StoryWILLIAM VANDE WATER, B.S.I.Howard Hay craft andthe Detective Story1100 Years Ago350 Years Ago3From the President4AcquisitionsThe University of Minnesota isinseparably linked to the detectivestory No, not by the SherlockHolmes Collections, although thatreinforces the link. Nor by Dr. PhilipHench, whose collection formed the baseof the current Sherlockian holdings. Infact, even without the Sherlock HolmesCollections (homble thought), the connection would remain.The link was forged in the late 1930's,when a graduate of the University ofMinnesota walked into the New YorkPublic Library and asked for a book onthe history and technique of the detectivestory. To his surprise, the librarian toldhim there was no such volume. To ourdelight, he proceeded to write one.Murderfor Pleasure: The Lije and Times ofthe Detective Story was published to ravereviews in 1941. As you might suspect,Holmes looms large in the book. It wouldbe hard to write such a history in whichhe did not. Just as hard as it would be towrite a history of the genre without mentioning the name of the Minnesotanturned New Yorker, Howard Haycraft.Continued on Page 6An Updatefromthe Collections'iMusings5Treasures, Tales and Tea7About the Hay craftCollection7Using the SherlockHolmes Collection8Howard Haycraft, B.S.I.Toasting "thebest and wisest man" February 3, 1957Remembrances8Friends ofthe Sherloch H o l m CollectionsP1

1899 was a busy year for JohnKendrick Bangs (1862-1922). In fact,the entire decade was his as an editorwith wide influences on comic journalism. Bangs was the central figure inAmerican humor of the period. Hisbrilliance was evident in his manycontributions to magazines. The articles were then collected into best selling books. Bangs was the editor ofHarper's Weekly 1893 when TheAdventures of Sherlock Holmes was serialized. Arthur Conan Doyle visitedBangs at his home in Yonkers, NewYork in October, 1894. He hosted alecture by Conan Doyle at the YonkersLawn Tennis Club and they playedgolf at the St. Andrew's Club inYonkers. His biography John KendrickBangs, Humorist of the Nineties waswritten by his son, Francis HydeBangs, and published by Alfred A.Knopf in 1941.The Sherlock Holmes Collections hasDr. Philip Hench's copy with signedinscription by Bangs, Frederick WSluff's bookplate and Vincent Starrett'sownership signature dated 1947. Thebook is bound in brown cloth withgold gilt lettering and a red lobster onthe cover. The Collections also hasJohn Bennett Shaw's The Dreamers, AClub (Freeport NY,Books for LibrariesPress, 1969) and Otto Penzler's TheMysterious Sherlock Holmes #2 TheMystery of Pinkham's Diamond Stud,published separately for the first timeby The Mysterious Bookshop, 1999.John Kendrick Bangs was a prolificrthat includedwriter. His t h e writingsSherlocluan material were R Holmes GCo., (1906), Potted Fiction (1908), andShylock Homes: His Posthumous Memoirs,which was edited and introduced byJon L. Lellenberg (The Dispatch-BoxPress, Arlington VA, 1973). Accordingto Mr. Lellenberg, h s was a 1903newspaper series of Sherlock Holmesparodies that had not been collected inbook form at the time. In 1944, ElleryQueen included one of them in his theMisadventures of Sherlock Holmes. Butthat is another story wOn September 2, 1899 Harper'sWeekly published "Sherlock HolmesAgain" by John Kendrick Bangs. Itappeared in book form as the ninthchapter in The Enchanted Tjye-Writer(Harper & Brothers, New York, 1899),by Bangs and illustrated by PeterNewell. The story has SherlockHolmes as a deceased detective inHades. Sherlock Holmes Again was alsopublished by The MysteriousBookshop in 1999 as the MysteriousSherlock Holmes #8.Richard J. Sveum, M. D.A House-Boat on the Styx (Harper &Brothers, New York, 1896) started histales of the Associated Shades. Thefirst American book containing aHolmes parody was The Pursuit of theHouse-Boat: Being Some Further Accountof the Diverse Doings of the AssociatedShades, under the Leadership ofsherlockHolmes, Esq. (Harper & Brothers, NewYork, 1897). The book is dedicated toA. Conan Doyle, Esq., "With theauthor's sincerest regards and thanksfor the untimely demise of his greatdetective which made these things possible."On April 1, 1899 Harper's Bazaar published Bang's "The Mystery ofPinkham's Diamond Stud". It wasincluded in The Dreamers, A Club, byJohn Kendrick Bangs and featuredillustrations by Edward Penfield(Harper & Brothers, New York, 1899).2PFriends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections

4For those who have "the collectionmania in its most acute form" (ILLU),it may be said that they "hear ofSherlock everywhere". (GREE). JohnBennett Shaw was this type of collector. Two anthologies from Shaw's collection, both published in 1949, feature The Adventure of Silver Blaze.The Horse-Lovers' Anthology was editedby Shirley Faulkner-Horne, and published by H. E & G. Witherby Ltd. OfLondon. Faulkner-Horne was born inGrantham in Great Britain in 1919,and specialized in writing horse stories. Among her works were ParachuteSilk, Green Trails, White Poles, MexicanSaddle, Bred in the Bone, Pat and HerPolo Pony, Ridingfor Children, andRiding with the Kindles. Shaw's copy ofThe Horse-Lovers' Anthology carries hisbookplate and the typed note " 'SilverBlaze' pp. 248-278", and the stamped"Gaby Goldscheider AntiquarianBooks". The dust jacket note indicatesthat the contents include ". .the shortstories of such masters as ConanDoyle, whose missing racehorse setsSherlock Holmes an intriguing problem. .I1. Among the other contributorsto the anthology were CharlesDickens, Rudyard Kipling, NancyMitford, Sir Walter Scott, and WinstonChurchill. The acknowledgementscite Mr. Adrian Conan Doyle for SilverBlaze, and George Newnes Ltd. for theillustrations by Sidney Paget from TheLast Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.Thurston Macauley was born in Ohioin 1901. He was an author and journalist, working for The Baltimore Sun,The New York Evening Sun, The NewYork Herald, and The New York Times.Unlike Faulkner-Horne, he didn't limithis writing to horse stories. His firstbook, Donn Byrne, Bard of Armagh, waspublished in 1929. 1931's The FestiveBoard, A Literary Feast is described as,an enjoyable anthology of gastronomic iwritings. In 1949, Ziff-DavisOmnibus, From Homer to Hemingway.This 462 page book also carries Shaw'sbookplate and the typed note "containsSILVER BLAZE pages 59-87". Theintroduction to the anthology waswritten by Bing Crosby His firstparagraph states:"Some months ago I was importuned by Mr. Bob Hope to write aforeword to Mr. Macauley's equineanthology. In fact. Mr. Hope, withhis usual bland assurance, hadtold Mr. Macauley that Iwas happy, even eager, to do so.Why Mr. Hope should delegatethis interesting chore to me, ratherthan assume it himself, is something that eludes me, for anyonewho has ever unwittinglyauditioned his hokey half hour onthe radio knows that he has longbeen a self-appointed 'flack' for allmy turf activities."Crosby goes on to indicate that the listof contributors "reads like a compendium of all the literary lions of thepast five centuries". In addition toConan Doyle, other authors in theanthology include John Steinbeck,William Saroyan,John O'Hara, SirWalter Scott, and Washington Irving.Macauley published his last book in1985. The Constant Companion is ananthology of dog stories from writerssuch as John Steinbeck, James Thurber,Charles Dickens, and Lord Byron.It contains a ten-page excerpt fromConan Doyle's The Hound of theBaskervilles.The Great Horse Omnibus wasn't the firsttime that Bing Crosby and SherlockHolmes appeared together in the samepublication. The May 1, 1944 LiJemagazine selected Going My Way, starring Bing Crosby, as the movie of theweek. Pages 69-72 feature pictures18from the film. The article "SherlockHolmes, the great detective takes a newlease on life" is on pages 77-82. Thestory notes the publication of threenew books about Holmes; Profile byGaslight, The Misadventures of SherlockHolmes, and Sherlock Holmes and D KWatson. Illustrations from the Canonas well as photos of actors WilliamGillette, John Banymore, and BasilRathbone, and SherlocluansChristopher Morley, Rex Stout, BeldenWigglesworth, Frederic Dannay andEdith Meiser are included.Besides the two horse anthologies published in 1949, what else was happening in horse racing that year? A horsenamed Capot came close to winningthe Triple Crown in horse racing in1949. Jockey T. Atkinson (of theAtlunson family mentioned in "AScandal in Bohemia'?) rode Capot tofirst place finishes at the Preakness andBelmont Stakes, and second at theKentucky Derby The winner of theDerby was Ponder, ridden by a jockeynamed Brooks (could he be related toone of the 50 criminals with a reasonto kill Holmes in "The BrucePartington Plans'?) It seems that we"hear of Sherlock everywhere". wJulie McKurasFriends of the Shedock Hob CollectionsP3

From the Presidenthe Second Annual Friends ofthe Sherlock HolmesCollections MembershipMeeting occurred onWednesday, August 4, 1999. The festivities started with a reception andmembers had a chance to view theArthur Kleiner Collection of SilentFilm Music exhibit as well as fourcases of treasures from the SherlockHolmes Collections.The Business Meeting started with abrief history of the Sherlock HolmesCollections and the Friends organization. The standing committees eachgave a report. The MembershipCommittee noted 310 current members. It was again suggested that anannual gift of at least ten dollars berequired for membership. The Financereport stated revenue of 8,859.05 andexpenses of 8,666.76 with a fund bal-ance of 14,719.39. All money is heldby the University Foundation in theJohn Bennett Shaw Fund.Inez Bergquist gave the DevelopmentCommittee report. The Friends of theLibrary, the University of MinnesotaGroup, is planning a dedication of thenew Elmer L. Andersen Library sometime in April, 2000. Julie McKuras, thenew editor of this newsletter, reportedon the Editorial Board. The NominatingCommittee presented the slate of candidate and the membership approved forofficers: President Richard Sveum, VPRuth Berrnan, SecretaryJulie McKuras,and Treasurer Timothy Johnson. TheFriends Board for next year will includeInez Bergquist, Judy Hedin, JamieHubbs, Allen Mackler, E. W McDiannidand Bruce Southworth. CuratorTimothy Johnson then gave the Stateof the Collection report.The highlight of the meeting wasTimothy Johnson's presentation of theHeritage Society Award to David L.Hammer, B. S. I. Mr. Hammer thenaddressed the group with commentsabout Sherlockian publishing. Themeeting ended with our now traditional Fund Raising Auction. We collected nearly 600 for a framed poster,four books and a specially signed copyof the Edith Meiser pamphlet.I want to thank everyone who attended and helped us say goodbye to theWilson Library. This next year will bea challenge with the move, but withyour financial and material assistancewe can be the World Center for theStudy of Sherlock Holmes. wRichard J. Sveum, M. D.SveurnOOl @tc.urnn.edu,,8,I,., : II,."/ I. ,, ,l,,/l.?,Acquisitions'Bert Coules has donated a CD-ROMwith the BBC Holmes scripts. Coulesis a freelance writer with a lengthyassociation with the BBC. On October9, 1989, the BBC Radio DramaDepartment recorded the first of theI!,',p p'[l, .,,yP\W.Lohn Bennett Shaw, Will Crakes,Anthony Morley, Philip Hench,Bill Rabe, Norman Schatell, andDavid Hammer; these are someof the well known individualswho have donated a wealth of materialto the Sherlock Holmes Collections.Their spirit of generosity continueswith the contributions of individualsand organizations who are working toensure that the University ofMinnesota's Sherlock HolmesCollections remains the largest collection of all things Sherlockian.!. ! !h!?',iLSherlock Holmes mysteries with CliveMerrison and Michael Williams starring as Holmes and Watson. Over aperiod of almost nine years, theyrecorded the 56 short stories and 4novels in order of book publication,the first time that the entire Canonhad been taped with the same twoactors. Tapes of the broadcast areavailable for purchase. Mr. Couleshomepage ishttp://freespace.virgin.net/bert.coules.i ne Madison Repertory Theatre inMadison, Wisconsin recently donatedtwo posters, an audience guide, program, stills, a sample ticket and othermaterials from their presentation of"Sherlock's Last Case".Lany Millett donated a revised manuscript of Sherlock Holmes and the RuneStone Mystery, which will be publishedin October of this year. Millett is theauthor of Sherlock Holrnes and the RedDemon and Sherlock Holmes and the IcePalace Murders. The paperback copyof Sherlock Holmes and the Ice PalaceMurders will also be printed inOctober.Fred Anderson donated photographsof the 1999 Hugo's Companions 50thAnniversary Dinner in Chicago.4 P F r i e d of the Sherlock Holrnes CollectionsGeorge Hubbs donated a Russiantranslation of seventeen short storiesand The Hound of the Baskewilles. Thehardcover book was published inTashkent, Uzbekistan in 1991.Julie McKuras"'ii,*i:i8:,j;t ;ii;IllI i:, 11 1: li,,!!,t,!)l:,t , ? , ; ,,I,!;I;',,',,,I;!p,r.,:;,,!',!':lljrj(ir,8.j, l;.:tI,,:l, ,i,,i1;:,8

An Update from the CollectionsIam not one for blowing my ownhorn. Chalk up such a constitution to Scanbvian genetics orthat nebulous set of character traitsknown as "Minnesota Nice." So it was(and is) with some sense of reserve that Iacquiesced to our Edtor's request that Isay a few more words about my appointment to the Advisory Committee on theRecords of Congress by the Speaker ofthe U. S. House of Representatives.1 ' 1, ,11,I?''II,t was, indeed, a pleasant surprise when Iceived a telephone call in the late springa staff member (and old fnend) askme to consider h s appointment.And it &d not take long to make such aconsideration and to give an &rmativereply I have always enjoyed my visits toWashgton. As an mfant and young boyI visited as a tourist on family vacations.(There is a picture of me as a toddler,somewhere in a family scrapbook, sittingon a picnic blanket in the vicinity of theWhte House.) As a college student I visited to learn specifically about our nation'ss Bruce Southworth stated inthe June, 1999 issue of thisnewsletter, this year has been. t exciting and busy for theSherlock Holmes Collections. I wouldlike to add that it has also been extremely gratifymg. Not only have theCollections continued to prosper wthdonations and acquisitions, but we havealso seen an increase in the Friendsmembershp and a growing interest indm newsletter. I would like to personally thank some of the individuals whohave devoted so much time and effort tomalong our newsletter successful;JonLellenberg, Peter Blau, Bill Vande Water,Steven Rothman Andrew Malec andWiiam Seil for their articles and advice;Bruce Southworth for h s two and onehalf years as Edtor; Timothy Johnsonfor Is comitment to the Collections;and Richard Sveum, M. D., President ofattitudes and actions toward South Afnca(whle at the same time touring the Air &Space Museum, the National Gallery andenjoylng a pre-Broadway presentation of"Annie".) In more recent days I havecome to lobby legislators for libraryissues, talk with colleagues about preservation and arclvval matters, and to visitfriends and relatives - some of whomwork on "the Hill." Those later visitshave been punctuated with long walksthrough Arhgton National Cemetery(one of my favorite places in Washgton)or spendmg quiet moments finding afriend or relative's name on the VietnamMemorial. It is a place both for actionand reflection.I hope to be both reflective and active as Iwork on the Advisory Committee. Muchof the Committee's work has beeninvolved with malang some of the earlyand htoric documents of Congress available to the general public, especiallyschool-age chddren. Wonderful facsimiles of Congressional documents havethe Friends of the Sherlock HolmesCollections, for his energy and leaders h p of the organizationEditors of newsletters and journals canattest that it is hard work, but tremendously enjoyable. It has been our ownadventure to wander among the treasures of the Collections, deciding whatto feature in each issue and the connections that item or person may have withothers. We have been fortunate to haveguest contributors, and we plan on continuing with more guest writers. Withthis issue, we begin the practice of mailing the newsletter in an envelope, withthe hope that it d be better protected.We hope that you will enjoy the articleon Howard Haycraft by guest contributor William Vande Water. RichardSveum has written his column, "Fromthe President", with an overview of thebeen reproduced and combined with curricular materials to help teachers makethe records of Congress accessible andunderstandable to young students. In theprocess, they learn about how Congressworks, how laws are passed, and howpeople and issues meet in a democraticprocess. It is, in a way another form of"blowingone's horn", of proclaiming andsharing what is good and worthwhde inthe hfe given to us as a gift.And whde my trips to Washgton dnow focus on the records of Congress, Ihope to have the opportunity to meetwith the many Sherlocluanswho live inthat part of the country, to listen, reflectand act on the suggestions and ideas theymight have for developing our Collectionsand to engage - when the moment seemsright - in a little more horn blowingabout the wonder and riches of ourCollections in Minnesota. WTimothy JohnsonAugust 4,1999 2nd Annual Friends ofthe Sherlock Holmes Collections meeting. For the first time in dm newsletter,he has also written the 100 Years Agocolumn, featuring works by JohnKendrick Bangs.The June, 1999 newsletter featured anarticle about Anthony Morley and thedonation of lus father, Felix Morley's,books. Jon Lellenberg, B. S. I., hstorianfor the organization, read the article withinterest and has provided addtionalinformation that remforces how trulyremarkable the Morley Brothers were.He noted that Felix Morley earned h sPh.D. at the Broolungs Institution inWashington D. C. while director there,was a nationally broadcast radio newscommentator on CBSs "Three Star Final"program in the late 40's, was president ofthe American Enterprise Institution incontinued on page 6Friends of the Sherlock Holrnes CollectionsP5

Musings Continued from Page 5the 50's, and penned h s autobiography,For the Record. The youngest Morleybrother, Frank, was an editor at a seriesof UK and US publishing companies,including Faber & Faber in London,where he reportedly shared an officewith T. S. Eliot. While there, he commissioned S. C. Roberts to write DrWatson, which led to the founding of thefirst Sherlock Holmes Society in Britain.He was present at its founding meeting,and conveyed greetings from the BSIwhich had held its "first formal meeting"1,,, ,,; ;,' ,,1,,I.', "F,,,,the night before in New York on June 5,1934. He authored many books andwas a director of the BSI, Inc.We are also proud to note that TimothyJohnson, Curator of Special Collectionsand Rare Books, has been appointed tothe eleven-member Advisory Committeeon the Records of Congress by theSpeaker of the House of Representatives.Members of h s committee include theArchvist of the U. S., The House andSenate Historians, the Secretary of the,,,8,,,-,y,1!: ',j ,4!,:4; yl!p:l)Howard a c r a f &the!ndDetective Story Continued from PageHaycraft's connection to Holmes isequally strong. He read h s first Holmesbook at the age of ten. The first bookto bear his name was a collection ofHolmes stories: The Boys Book of l ?'i'"'Sherlock Holrnes, published in 1936!ii"i' !The chapter on Holmes in MurderforPleasure brought an unheard-of letterof praise from the publishers copyreader, who said it brought tears toher eyes. That same article becamethe critical chapter "The ProfileEmerges" in Edgar W Smith's 1944BSI anthology Profile by Gaslight.Haycraft's later anthology of writingsabout the mystery and detective storygenre was titled The Art of the MysteryStory, published in 1946.He attended his first B.S.I. dinner in1940, the year that also saw the firstattendance of Edgar Smith. He wasinvested as The Devils Foot in 1950,and received his Two-Shilling Award in1972. (Along the way he picked uptwo MWA Edgar Awards, a remarkabletribute to a man who never wrote aword of fiction.) In 1957 he had animportant role in the CBS Odyssey TVshow on The Baker Street Irregulars,giving the final toast to the Best and6PThere is one other literary linkbetween Haycraft and Holmes. In theRathboneBruce film "House of Fear",Holmes scans a bunch of books on theshelves, titles that include Murder as aFine Art, Murder in the Cellal; etc. Hetakes the former from the shelves, butright next to it we can clearly seg !':'" "' :'Murderfor Pleasure. I wonder if twas a conscious tribute to one of thebest and wisest men ever to hold ashilling.An added personal note: as an identifier of the B.S.I. and MWA dinner pictures, I owe an additional vote ofthanks to Haycraft. Two of the firstbooks he edited for H. W Wilson wereTwentieth Century Authors, in 194an updated version in 1955. Both afull of photographs. H. W Wilson,under his vice presidency and presidency also published CuwentBiography, which also contains manypictures of early Sherlockians andwriters. Sherlockians will be interesty:':ed in the premature "obituary"ofChristopher Morley which Haycraft " .'allowed to be printed in the first edition of Twentieth Century Authors. Theperpetrator of this accurate spoof wasMorley himself.acFriends of the Sherlock Holrnes Collections""'!.,E;I,4I FSenate, the Clerk of the House ofRepresentatives and six appointed members. The Committee reviews the management and preservation of the recordsof Congress and reports and advises theCongress and Archvist of the U.S. onmanagement and preservation. His termof appointment is two years.Congratulations to Tim, and to theCommittee for recognizing h s talents. wiu(pp?#L;Ft",7':: :;i'.Julie McKuras'i;

Treasures, Tales and TeaThursday, July 8, 1999 was thedate of the presentation"Treasures,Tales and Tea". Theflyer for the event notes that "TheUniversity Library's treasures - its rarebooks, special collections, archives, andmanuscript collections - will soon berelocating to their new home in theMinnesota Library Access Center. As away for Friends to get better acquaintedwith these extraordinary collectionsbefore the move, the curators haveenthusiastically agreed to share treasuresand tales and from their collections."Tom Shaughnessy, University Librarian,opened the program with a brief introduction. Curator of Special Collectionsand Rare Books Timothy Johnson gavea brief history of Special Collections.In the 1920's, University LibrarianFrank Walter, who was a collector ofbooks on humor, was described as having "books scattered across his officelike autumn leaves." In a fireproofroom, there was a small safe for the"crown jewels" of the university's holdings. Supporters of the library came toappreciate the special care given toimportant materials held there, and thisbecame the basis for the SpecialCollections at the University.Johnson stated that after one year inhis position as Curator, he has come to'believe that it makes "perfect sense" tohave the University of Minnesota ashome to the Sherlock HolmesCollections. His presentation and display, he stated, could only begin toscratch the surface of the holdings within the Collections. Some of the items hepresented were A1 Hirshfeld's drawing ofNigel Bruce and Basil Rathbone asHolmes and Watson; Dr. E. W "Mac"McDiarmid's copy of the 1902 1st edition of The Hound of the Baskewilles; Dr.Philip Hench's bound editions of TheStrand;John Bennett Shaw's copy ofPitman's Shorthand Weekly:John BennettShaw's 1st edition of Basil of BakerStreet and stuffed toy; Sherlock Jack inthe Box, and the Czarina of Russia'sTauschnitz editions.As a last note, Johnson reminded theaudience that in 1933, when the booksof the late Czar and Czarina were sold,an unknown agent purchased the lot inorder to obtain the books on humor.Frances Crane, reporter for The NewYorker, obtained the Czarina's Tauschnitzeditions, which she later sold to JohnBennett Shaw. There has been norecord of the identity of the originalagent, with his focus on humor, butJohnson feels the mystery may possiblyThe Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collectionsis a quarterly newsletter published by theFriends of the Sherlock Holrnes Collectionswhich seek to promote the activities, interests and needs of the Special Collectionsand Rare Books Department, University ofMinnesota Libraries.Mail editorial correspondence c/o:13512 Granada Ave.Apple Valley, MN 55124612-431-1934612-431-5965 Faxmike9750@aol.comEditorial BoardBruce Southworth, Dr. Richard Sveum,Timothy JohnsonCopyright 0 1999University of Minnesota LibraryThe University of Minnesota is an EqualOpportunity Educator and Employer.lead to Frank Walter, former UniversityLibrarian. Although "Circumstantialevidence is a very tricky thng" (BOSC),Johnson hopes that his future investigation into the matter may answer the 66year old mystery wJulie McKurasAbout the Haycraft CollectionIn March, 1971, former Curator ofSpecial Collections Austin McLeancorresponded with Howard Haycraftregarding the eventual disposition ofMr. Haycraft's collection, indicating that itwould be a welcome addition to the holdings at the University of Minnesota, as itwas an "important collection in mysteryliterature." Haycraft began his donationsto the University that same year withVolumes 1-57 of the Ellery Queen'sMystery Magdne, as well as miscellaneous mystery and science fiction magazines and a monetary gift to be used fordevelopment of h collection.In 1988, seven boxes of Haycraft's paperswere sent to the Library. The papers weredescribed by McLean, in a January 25,1988 letter, as showing "the great careand effort you have taken with every publication, whether book or article, and thisno doubt accounts for their great successwith readers. . .I was not surprised to findinteresting letters from such writers asAgatha Christie, Erle Stanley Gardner,Raymond Chandler, Frederic Dannay, andmany other notables, but I was not prepared to find personal letters to you fromEleanor Roosevelt." The correspondencewith Mrs. Roosevelt was from 1933-1944.She wrote to thank Haycraft for his annual Christmas letters and the inscribedcopies of his books he sent upon publication. Included in the correspondence arethe m t e House Christmas cards, someof which feature a photograph ofPresident and Mrs. Roosevelt.Howard Haycraft died on November 12,1991. The following year, fifteen boxes ofbooks were forwarded to the Library byMrs. Howard Haycraft. Steven Stilwell, aprominent Minneapolis book dealer andproprietor of Once Upon a CrimeMystery Bookstore, wrote that "TheHaycraft Collection contains much that isunique including workmg copies of hisbooks with his notes, inscribed andsigned copies of other books in the fieldand much associational material. It is afine resource for future scholars." wJulie McKurasFriends of the Shedock Holrnes CollectionsP7

For any inquiries contact:Using-- the Sherlock Holmes Collectionsl/fl;&i/he August 4, 1999 annualT111III;IITimothy J. Johnson, Curator612-624-3552 orjohns976@tc.umn.eduII/, 3,,'j I Y F I1 , r h t I I; I - l L 111 A y1 j 1 , 1 McKura4; i pl, lt ,id/ ) 1, ,I/ ;l ' / p l ,l;ll! , ,/jilllll;]p,1\ k1'1,1'"j,! "w!I("The Randall Gang") of Racine,Wisconsin, and Ed Chnstenson ofOshkosh, Wisconsin enjoyed the tourgiven them by Timothy Johnson,Curator of Special Collections. wmeeting of the Friends of theSherlock Holmes Collectionsgave two visiting Sherlockiansan opportunity to tour the collectionsand mew the exhibit mounted for themeeting. Paul Smedagaard, B. S. I,P !I;, Sherlock Holmes Collectionsl,iill ,466 W lsonLibrary i l l I ill lib! 11 I309 19th Avenue SouthMinneapolis, MN 55455I, , ,, ,It1 P I ITelephone: 612-624-7526FAX 612-626-9353Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5Timothy J. Johnson, Curatori Mailing list corrections requestedBecause of the high cost of returned newsletters,: we would appreciate being informed of changes, ,.I-';I,,,x vl#u;6 !,, l' , l ,'y!rt;; mi/*:! #l[!q,!Paul Smedagaard, B.S.I. : I I. i,v,i:7 7 P."Ed Christensen ;;;i,,;;;);,i I;#, ; ,I:, ;I' : ? 'ti1,,,, , ,, ,,i?:[!i;'[ ,j i& p kd;!: l ' t , ' l:,!s , 1 ; & , / ,: ? ; , il,,IIli;:,l.,,r,i,, , .",;.,4'!', )t ;,.,,,,, , ,8;,;Ic(.,l,m,i,*!!j'i, .8.J,:; ,ii ,, , , , . '?, .lfi,,t;!*,! , I ( , ' , , , , , , , ,.1",1,1.1,.II,/Y,.,,S)*lrl.,,,:I. ',.8,;:lib ; 1 1 1 , : 1 , ; ',,.Remembrances'!, I?'I;,I lilr,:''IIn supporting the Sherlock Holmes 011eculod;many donors have made contributions e&r in honor or in memory of special persons.FROMCarole and C. Paul Martin, M.D., B.S.I.Showsaku MashimoIN MEMORY OF8PFROMDennis FranceShowsaku MashimoDavid RushBruce D. AikinFriends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections

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