2009 Sub-Librarians Meeting: History Detective: Researching the BSI Archival Histories

The Sub-Librarians, members of the Criterion Bar, and local Sherlockians met at Blackie\u27s in Chicago on Sunday, July 12th at 12:00pm. Marsha Pollak, Sub-Librarians, and Allan Devitt of The Criterion Bar Association welcomed the group. The traditional toasts were made: Lomax by Valli Hoski; Sherlock Holmes by Bob Coghill; Hill Barton by George Scheetz; Baron Gruner by Marsha Pollak; and Kitty Winter by Gayle L. Puhl. The featured speaker was Jon L. Lellenberg, presenting History Detective: Researching the BSI Archival Histories. Lellenberg has written numerous volumes on the history of the Baker Street Irregulars, and presented on his detective work and some of his most interesting discoveries from the BSI\u27s origins and early decades. View full text of speech. Local arrangements thanks to Susan Diamond and Allan Devitt of the Criterion Bar Association of Chicago