[Magic miscellanea, 1845-1955].
Contributors: Rapp, R. E.; DeMott, George.; Teale, Oscar S. b. 1848.; Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919.; Annemann, Theodore.; Worthington, Thomas Chew, b. 1882.; Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926.; McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress)
Published: 1845
Language: eng
Number of pages: 775
Subjects: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926.; Blackstone, Harry.; Thurston, Howard, 1869-1936.; Hardeen, 1869-1936.; Newmann, C. A. George.; Magic tricks.; Magic tricks -- Equipment and supplies -- Catalogs.; Magicians.; Spiritualism.; Science and magic.
Notes: Trade catalogs, book catalogs, magazine articles, magic lessons, scrapbooks, typescript and manuscript material, correspondence, visual material, and sheet music about conjuring, magicians, spiritualism, mind reading, tricks and scientific oddities. Includes instructions for illusions as done by Prof. Hoffmann, Thomas Worthington, Theodore Annemann, Oscar S. Teale, and other magicians. The scrapbooks were compiled by and/or are about magicians including Harry Houdini, Harry Blackstone, Howard Thurston, Hardeen, and C.A. George Newmann. Also includes posters, photographs, playbills, and cards.
Forms part of: McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress).
Organized into the following series: I. Catalogs of magic materials; II. Catalogs of books; III. Magazine articles; IV. Magic lessons; V. Scrapbooks, subseries A-E as follows: A. Rapp scrapbooks; B. DeMott scrapbooks; C. Teale scrapbooks; D. Hardeen scrapbooks; E. Miscellaneous scrapbooks; VI. Typescripts; VII. Manuscripts; VIII. Correspondence; IX. Visual materials; X. Sheet music.
Chiefly in English.
Source: Gift of John J. and Hanna M. McManus and Morris N. and Chesley V. Young, Oct. 12, 1955.
Finding aids: Finding aid available in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division; folder level control.
LC holds other McManus-Young magic materials also. There are records for monographs, pamphlets, and serials in the Library's online catalog. The Prints and Photographs Division holds many pictorial items in the collection.