Access Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Title: British manuals and guides to magic tricks, conjuring, illusions, and prestidigitation
Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 66
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.09 linear feet
(5 document boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1915-1964
Date (bulk): 1940-1949
Abstract: Early 20th century British pamphlets and ephemeral guides of a practical nature to magic tricks, largely published by L. Davenport
& Co.
Physical Location: The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).
Language of Material: The collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. The collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], British manuals and guides to magic tricks, conjuring, illusions, and prestidigitation, PA Mss 66.
Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Library purchase, 2007.
Scope and Content
Early 20th century British pamphlets and ephemeral guides of a practical nature to magic tricks, largely published by L. Davenport
& Co.
Arrangement
The collection is organized alphabetically by folder title.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Magicians
Magic tricks
L. Davenport & Co.