BIB_ID
450355
Accession number
MA 4824.1
Creator
Starrett, Vincent, 1886-1974, sender.
Display Date
Chicago, Illinois, 1943 December 11
Credit line
Gift of Edward Wagenknecht, 1994.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 27.8 x 21.6 cm
Notes
One of a collection of 30 letters and postcards (MA 4824).
Written from "222 W. Adams Street / CHICAGO 6".
With corrections in ink.
Written from "222 W. Adams Street / CHICAGO 6".
With corrections in ink.
Provenance
Gift of Edward Wagenknecht, 1994.
Summary
Inquiring about his interest in Sherlock Holmes. Inviting him to join the "Baker Street Irregulars, of which I am Chief Lunatic," if he "can conscientiously qualify." Suggesting a meeting be appointed. Mentioning that he hasn't seen a copy of The Terror by Arthur Machen for several years and stating that he will ask his "favorite bookseller," to keep an eye out for a copy.
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