Browsing by Subject "John Bennett Shaw"

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    The Basic Holmesian Library: An Exhibit Based on Shaw's List of 100
    (University of Minnesota Libraries, 2001-06) Johnson, Timothy J; McKuras, Julie
    “Some years ago I staged an exhibition of what I then considered to be the One Hundred Basic Books, pamphlets and periodicals relating to Sherlock Holmes.” So wrote John Bennett Shaw in a short introduction to his first official compilation of these books, pamphlets and periodicals, which he titled “The Basic Holmesian Library.” His goal was to give “an in-depth view of the entire Holmesian culture,” and while he admitted the difficulty encountered in choosing what to include out of so many fine writings, he approached this daunting task with the enthusiasm of one who truly understood the meaning of Collecting Sherlockiana. Shaw’s list of the Basic Holmesian Library, which he revised in 1983 and 1987, has continued to serve many a collector. In 1995, a year after his death, Shaw’s Sherlock Holmes Library was formally dedicated at the University of Minnesota. His list of 100 items was revised that year by E. W. McDiarmid and Peter E. Blau in an effort to focus on more attainable items. In 1996, Carl William Thiel published an annotated collector’s guide to Shaw’s list. Two years later, Catherine Cooke published Shaw’s most recently revised Basic Holmesian Library and included his essay on collecting Sherlockiana. This exhibit catalog traces these revisions in the original list.
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    Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Newsletter, 2014, Vol 18, No. 2
    (University of Minnesota Libraries, 2014-06) Utechin, Nicholas; Bergman, Ted; McKuras, Julie; Sveum, Richard J; Margolin, Jerry; Johnson, Timothy J; Böstrom, Mattias; Lellenberg, Jon
    Quarterly newsletter of the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. This issue includes a reflection by British Holmesian Nicholas Utechin on his correspondence with John Bennett Shaw; published works by Swedish Sherlockian, Ted Bergman; two essays about Bergman and his influences by fellow Swede Mattias Boström and Swedish-American Jon Lellenberg; Jerry Margolin on meeting Mo Lebowitz; a note from the Friends president about the upcoming Fall Friends meeting; and the curator's plans for the summer.
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    Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections Newsletter, 2019, Vol 23, No. 1
    (University of Minnesota Libraries, 2019-03) Johnson, Timothy J; McKuras, Julie; Thaden, Gary; Mason, Steve
    Quarterly newsletter of the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. This issue includes articles on the John Bennett Shaw Collection and visits from Shaw family members, a discussion of the book "Betty Wales, Freshman" by Margaret Warde (aka Edith Kellogg Dunton), Ronald Burt De Waal and the Beacon Society, an update from the curator on outreach and instruction activities with UMN's LearningLife program and the West Suburban Women's Club, our German Fulbright researcher, and regular columns from the Friends president and newsletter editor.