Found 6 collections related to Magicians

Famadas, José
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2000-046
2.3 linear feet (6 boxes)
José Famadas (1908 – circa 1991), also known as Professor Colmar, was a professional magician and a historian of magic and magicians. The José Famadas papers, dating from 1926 to 1991, document Famadas's work as a magician and historian through... more
Locke, Robinson, 1856-1920
Billy Rose Theatre Division | NAFR+
107.94 linear feet (518 volumes, 574 other items)
The Robinson Locke collection consists of scrapbooks and portfolios containing clippings, programs, photographs, prints, letters and other ephemera documenting American theater history.
Ellison, Saram Richard, 1852-1918
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6267
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Papers include letters and clippings, dated 1915-1918, received by Dr. Saram Richard Ellison concerning a pamphlet Epes W. Sargent published about him. Many of these letters are from magicians. The pamphlet, published in 1915, is alternately... more
Aldrich, Charles T.
Billy Rose Theatre Division | 8-MWEZ 23567 - 23570
4 portfolios
Scrapbooks documenting the career of actor, magician, and quick-change artist Charles T. Aldrich.
Ellison, Saram Richard, 1852-1918
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1915-001
6.13 linear feet (24 volumes and 1 box)
Compiled by Dr. Saram R. Ellison during the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries, this collection of scrapbooks documents the founding and early years of the Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.), numerous magicians, and various subjects of magic... more
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2016-010
1.25 linear feet (2 boxes, 3 oversize folders, and one framed item)
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).