[SHERLOCKIANA]. [SHAW, John Bennett, B.S.I. (1914-1994), subject]. John Bennett Shaw, B.S.I. Archive. A large collection of materials pertaining to the late Sherlockian John Bennett Shaw, B.S.I., known worldwide for having amassed the world's largest Sherlock Holmes collection of books, periodicals, and ephemera. Included in the group are six large binders containing correspondence, cards, pamphlets, and assorted ephemera concerning Shaw; a collection of 430 color slides depicting items from Shaw's collection; materials from the Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection from the Toronto Reference Library, including numerous issues of The Magic Door; and numerous issues of The Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections from the University of Minnesota (vol. 1 no. 1 1997 to vol. 27 no. 4 2023), where Shaw's collection is now held. Included is the limited edition 1995 poster from the memorial conference and dedication of the John Bennett Shaw Library at the University (and an issue of Sherlock Holmes: The Detective and the Collector, Essays on the John Bennett Shaw Library edited by Lucy M. Brusic.

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