Finding Aid for the Collection of Material about Magic, 1930-1960
Processed by Brooke Whiting; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Collection of Material about Magic, 1930-1960
Collection number: 972
UCLA Library, Department of Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Brooke Whiting, July 1967
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, November 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Title: Collection of Material about Magic,
Date (inclusive): 1930-1960
Collection number: 972
Extent:
7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to
the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
- Gift of Willys A. Myers.
- Gift of Peggy Christian.
[Identification of item], Collection of Material about Magic (Collection 972). Department of Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Collection consists of pamphlets, periodicals, and ephemera on magic tricks and conjuring.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Magic tricks.
Container List
Collection of Pamphlets, Periodicals, and Ephemera on Magic Tricks and Conjuring. v.p., ca. 1930-1960
Creator/Collector: Myers, Willys A., collector
Physical Description: (7 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Mr. Myers, the donor, was in the U.S. Department of State, Consular Service.
Material in box 7 gift of Peggy Christian.
- 1. Conjuring