Russell Mann Sherlock Holmes Research Collection
Location
Louisiana State University. Hill Memorial Library
Description
Dr. Russell Mann, a journalism professor at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, began collecting Holmes themed materials in the 1990s. After more than 20 years of collecting, Mann donated his diverse collection to LSU in 2016. The Russell Mann Sherlock Holmes Research Collection contains a wide array of materials, including comic books, academic journals and anthologies, three-dimensional collectibles, and the papers of John Bennett Shaw, a Holmes scholar. Some of the collection items date back as early as 1966, while others are as new as 2014. These materials can be found here.
Collection Website / Finding Aid
Recommended Citation
"Russell Mann Sherlock Holmes Research Collection" (2025). The Sub-Librarians Scion of the Baker Street Irregulars in the American Library Association. 26.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/sublibrarians/all/collections/26
Event Location
Russell Mann Sherlock Holmes Research Collection
Louisiana State University. Hill Memorial Library
Dr. Russell Mann, a journalism professor at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, began collecting Holmes themed materials in the 1990s. After more than 20 years of collecting, Mann donated his diverse collection to LSU in 2016. The Russell Mann Sherlock Holmes Research Collection contains a wide array of materials, including comic books, academic journals and anthologies, three-dimensional collectibles, and the papers of John Bennett Shaw, a Holmes scholar. Some of the collection items date back as early as 1966, while others are as new as 2014. These materials can be found here.