Research Catalog
Houdiniana
- Title
- Houdiniana, 1898-1970s.
- Supplementary Content
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6 Items
| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not available - Please for assistance. | Framed poster - "Houdini in his latest Incredible Invention..." | Mixed material | By appointment only | *T-Mss 2016-010 Framed poster - "Houdini in his latest Incredible Invention..." | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Ovz. Fol. 1 | Mixed material | By appointment only | *T-Mss 2016-010 Ovz. Fol. 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Ovz. Fol. 2 | Mixed material | By appointment only | *T-Mss 2016-010 Ovz. Fol. 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Ovz. Fol. 3 | Mixed material | By appointment only | *T-Mss 2016-010 Ovz. Fol. 3 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2016-010 Box 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2016-010 Box 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
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- Description
- 1.25 lf. (2 boxes, 3 oversized folders, 1 framed item)
- Summary
- Collection includes correspondence, ephemera, programs, police certificates, photographs, posters, and clippings related to the life and legacy of magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (1874-1926).
- Box 1 contains correspondence (1900-1927), clippings (1902-1989 and undated), published booklets, and other ephemera. Box 2 contains police certificates obtained and used by Houdini (1898-1912 and undated), an oversized photogaph, and autographed photographs. Oversized folder 1 contains a portrait photograph of Harry Houdini and Harry Kellar. Oversized folder 2 contains a color lithographed poster "Houdini: upside down in the water torture cell" (1912). Oversized folder 3 contains a photograph of a display of Houdini posters and props. Also a framed poster "Houdini in his latest invention the Double Fold Death Defying Water Mystery" (1911).
- Subjects
- Source (note)
- Shirley Cohn
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- See also related collections: Dr. Saram Ellison scrapbooks (*T-Mss 1915-001); Magic scrapbooks (*T-Mss 2011-031); and Houdini artwork (*T-Vim 2011-293).
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 2016-010
- Title
- Houdiniana, 1898-1970s.
- Local Note
- Previously cataloged as MWEZ+ n.c. 11905, MWEZ+++ n.c. 5323A, MWEZ+++ n.c. 5280, MWEZ+++ n.c. 24188, and *T-Cage (Houdini, Harry).
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- See also related collections: Dr. Saram Ellison scrapbooks (*T-Mss 1915-001); Magic scrapbooks (*T-Mss 2011-031); and Houdini artwork (*T-Vim 2011-293).
- Note
- Materials relating to Dr. Daniel E. Cohn, gift of Shirley Cohn, 2022.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Houdini, Beatrice, 1876-1943.Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926.Cohn, Daniel E., Dr.Ernst, Fox & Cane.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 2016-010