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Five Orange Pips of Westchester County records

Title
Five Orange Pips of Westchester County records, 1935-2011.
Author
Five Orange Pips of Westchester County.

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BOX 1Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 18241 BOX 1Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
BOX 2Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 18241 BOX 2Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
BOX 3Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 18241 BOX 3Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
BOX 4Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 18241 BOX 4Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Rosenblatt, Albert M. . 1936.
Description
1.47 linear feet (4 boxes)
Summary
The records of the Five Orange Pips of Westchester County consist predominantly of chronological files documenting the activities of the Pips between 1947 and 2011, and containing copies of Sherlock Holmes- and Arthur Conan Doyle-related papers presented by members. Also included is material relating to the history of the Pips and other Sherlockian groups; general correspondence relating to the group; papers regarding founding member Benjamin Schuyler Clark and his participation with the Pips, and papers belonging to Albert M. Rosenblatt, also relating to his participation with the Pips.
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Source (note)
  • Gift of Albert Rosenblatt, 2008.
Biography (note)
  • The Five Orange Pips of Westchester County was established in 1935 by Owen P. Frisbie, Frank E. Waters, Norman Ward, Gordon Knox Bell, and Richard Warner Clark. It is one of the first "scion societies" of the Baker Street Irregulars, the oldest and largest organization of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts in the United States. The club consisted of only ten members at any given time, all with permanent tenure. Members of note include CIA intelligence officer James Ramsay Hunt, Jr.; Benjamin S. Clark, a New York City investment banker who became a member of the Pips in 1951 and served as its leader emeritus until his death in 1993; and Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt, a retired justice of the New York Supreme Court and the New York State Court of Appeals.
Call Number
MssCol 18241
OCLC
662518050
Author
Five Orange Pips of Westchester County.
Title
Five Orange Pips of Westchester County records, 1935-2011.
Biography
The Five Orange Pips of Westchester County was established in 1935 by Owen P. Frisbie, Frank E. Waters, Norman Ward, Gordon Knox Bell, and Richard Warner Clark. It is one of the first "scion societies" of the Baker Street Irregulars, the oldest and largest organization of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts in the United States. The club consisted of only ten members at any given time, all with permanent tenure. Members of note include CIA intelligence officer James Ramsay Hunt, Jr.; Benjamin S. Clark, a New York City investment banker who became a member of the Pips in 1951 and served as its leader emeritus until his death in 1993; and Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt, a retired justice of the New York Supreme Court and the New York State Court of Appeals.
Source
Gift of Albert Rosenblatt, 2008. MSS 2009M23
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Rosenblatt, Albert M. . 1936.
Research Call Number
MssCol 18241
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