Speckled Band (Boston, Mass.)
Dates
- Existence: 1940
Parallel Names
- Speckled Band of Boston
- The Speckled Band (the Boston Chapter of the Baker Street Irregulars)
Historical note
Founded by Christopher Morley in 1934, the Baker Street Irregulars (BSI) was the first literary society devoted to celebrating Sherlock Holmes. The Speckled Band chapter of the BSI was founded by James Keddie, Sr. in Boston, Massachusetts in 1940, and was one of the oldest Sherlock Holmes societies in the United States. From its founding, the organization upheld a number of distinctive customs, including annual dinners, ceremonial offices, and invitation only membership. The Speckled Band also irregularly published a collection of Sherlockian writings, starting with The Second Cab in 1947.
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Speckled Band records
Records of the Speckled Band, the Boston chapter of the Baker Street Irregulars, a literary society dedicated to the celebration and study of the fictional character Sherlock Holmes (created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle). Materials include administrative records, correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts, printed ephemera, and audio recordings.
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