The Sherlock Holmes-Arthur Conan Doyle Colloquium


Re-Collections

Saturday, October 7, 2006, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

This annual colloquium encourages use of the remarkable collection of Arthur Conan Doyle’s written works and memorabilia in the Newberry Library’s C. Frederick Kittle Collection of Doyleana by demonstrating the collection’s utility in the study of Doyle and his contributions to Victorian literature. This year’s lecturers are prominent Doyle collectors.

9:45 am - Daniel Posnansky, Doyle’s Favorite Book
10:15 am - C. Paul Martin, Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle: A Self Portrait
11:00 am - Glenn Miranker, When Is a Book Not a Book?

This program is co-sponsored by the Hounds of the Baskerville, the oldest Midwestern group dedicated to the study and promotion of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes writings.

Admission is free. No reservations are required.


The Newberry Library gratefully acknowledges the National Endowment for the Humanities and Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Haffner for their generous support of public programming. Major funding is also provided by Richard and Barbara Franke, the MacLean-Fogg Family, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. McGhee, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McNally, and the McCormick Tribune Foundation.

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