Embedded Files
The University of Minnesota Libraries’ Department of Archives and Special Collections (ASC) collects and preserves an amazing array of materials that support interdisciplinary research. The collections are available to anyone with a desire to explore, discover and learn. ASC supports teaching and learning for the University community, K-12, and lifelong learners, and sponsors an active array of exhibitions and programs that are open to the public. List of contact information for each unit in Archives and Special Collections. https://www.lib.umn.edu/collections/special/unit-directory
Note: Appointments are required to visit the reading room when the library is open.
General contact information
Elmer L. Andersen Library
222 21st Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-7469
General reference: ascref@umn.edu
Secrets of the Library visited two of the special collections:
The Sherlock Holmes Collection | Tim Johnson, Curator
Northwest Architectural Archives | Cheryll Fong, Curator
Sherlock Holmes Collection
Sherlock Holmes Collection
The Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Library constitute the world’s largest gathering of material related to Sherlock Holmes and his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Collections consist of over 60,000 items including books, journals, and a wide variety of other forms through which the transformation of the Holmes character from the printed page to a cultural icon can be traced.
Northwest Architetural Archives
Northwest Architetural Archives
The Northwest Architectural Archives is the repository for the records of architects, engineers, contractors, landscape architects, interior designers, and local professional societies from the Midwest region. This collection was established in 1970 out of a grassroots movement to preserve and restore historical buildings. These records contain drawings of all kinds, specifications, job files, trade catalogs, research, slides, and photographs.
Books/Organizations Mentioned
Books/Organizations Mentioned
Richard Lancelyn Green's death inspired the December 2004 New Yorker article Mysterious Circumstances by David Grann.
Lancelyn Green's bizarre death later inspired a novel that deals with a fictional Holmes expert who dies in exactly the same manner as Lancelyn Green. The Sherlockian (2010) by Graham Moore features a Holmes expert and a missing Doyle manuscript. (Find via MnLink)
About Authur Conan Doyle (Find via MnLink)
Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle by Daniel Stashower (Goodreads reviews)
From Holmes To Sherlock by Mattias Boström (Goodreads reviews)
Norwegian Explorers (includes info about the upcoming conference)
Friend of the Sherlock Holmes Collections
Past copies of the Friends of Sherlock Holmes Collections newsletters.
Note that some of the people in the video are no longer at the University, but the information and concepts remain valid!
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