Bell, H. W. (Harold Wilmerding), collector.

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Harold Wilmerding Bell (1885-1947) was an archaeologist and a collector of books and manuscripts relating to the fictional character, Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Bells collection of Sherlockiana was bequeathed to a Boston mens literary club called the Speckled Band.

From the guide to the Speckled Band collection of Sherlockiana, 1932-1956., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

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