Episode 311: The Digital Archive at the Toronto Public Library

“You can file it in our archives, Watson” [RETI] North America is home to a number of public collections, libraries, museums, and archives that hold treasures related to Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Not least among them is the Toronto Public Library.Home to the famed Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, the TPL is a great friend to Sherlockians and Doyleans everywhere and regularly welcomes visitors to view and research its more than 25,000 items related to Conan Doyle. And curator Jessie Amalo joined us to talk about the digital offerings of the collection.What can an online researcher find in the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection? What's been digitized already and what's coming up? Jessie talks about all of this, plus some of unique and wonderful surroundings of the Toronto Public Library.Speaking of Sherlockian gatherings, we share June events in "The Learned Societies" segment, Madeline Quinones is back with A Chance of Listening, and the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with something from the vaults for the winner.  Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by June 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.Don't forget to become a supporter of the show on the platform of your choice (Patreon | Substack). We have extra material from this show available only to supporters.Download [Save As] | File size: 66.1 MB, 1:11:20Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere anywhere you get podcastsLeave I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; listen to us wherever you listen to podcasts.SponsorsMX Publishing celebrates 10 years of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories with its final collection. Get your volumes today!Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat!LinksThe Toronto Public Library Digital ArchiveThe ACD CollectionThe Sherlock Holmes WalkFriends of the ACD CollectionOther episodes mentioned:Episode 129: Pop Sherlock Episode 126: Becoming the GillettesThe Learned Societies: Sherlockian CalendarA Chance of Listening: The Fortnightly DispatchFind all of our relevant links and social accounts at linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock.Goodpods Top 100 Mystery PodcastsAnd would you consider leaving us a rating and or a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Goodpods? It would help other Sherlockians to find us.Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125.