The Lewis Carroll Society of North America is a nonprofit organization that encourages the study of the life, work, times, and influence of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. The society was founded in 1974 and has grown from several dozen members to several hundred, drawn from across North America and from abroad. Current members include leading authorities on Carroll, collectors, students, general enthusiasts, and libraries. The society is making a concerted professional effort to become the center for Carroll activities and studies.
The society meets twice a year, usually in the fall and in the spring, at the site of an important Carroll collection in the eastern United States. Meetings have featured distinguished speakers and outstanding exhibitions.
The society maintains an active publications program, administered by a distinguished committee interested in publishing and assisting in the publication of materials dealing with the life and work of Lewis Carroll. Members receive the society’s newsletter (the Knight Letter
), chapbooks in the society’s series (Carroll Studies
), and other special publications. The Wasp in a Wig
was first published as part of this series.
Further information can be obtained by writing to The Secretary, Ellie Luchinsky, Lewis Carroll Society of North America, 18 Fitzharding Place, Owings Mill, Maryland 21117.
England’s older Lewis Carroll Society was founded in 1969. It publishes a periodical—The Carrollian
(formerly titled Jabberwocky
), edited by Anne Clark Amor—and Bandersnatch,
a newsletter. For information write to The Secretary, Sarah Stanfield, Acorns, Dargate, Near Faversham, Kent, England ME 13 9HG.
The Lewis Carroll Society of Canada publishes White Rabbit Tales,
a newsletter edited by Dayna McCausland, Box 321, Erin, Ontario, Canada N0B 1T0.
The Lewis Carroll Society of Japan issues a newsletter in both English and Japanese. The society’s secretary is Katsuko Kasai, 3-6-15 Funato, Abiko 270-11, Japan. Carroll has a large following in Japan, with about sixty Japanese editions of the Alice
books in print.
