British manuals and guides to magic tricks, conjuring, illusions, and prestidigitation, 1915-1964, bulk 1940-1949

Summary

Title:

British manuals and guides to magic tricks, conjuring, illusions, and prestidigitation

Dates:

1915-1964, 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.

Extent:

2.09 linear feet (5 document boxes)

Language:

English and The collection is in English.

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.

Background

Scope and content:

Early 20th century British pamphlets and ephemeral guides of a practical nature to magic tricks, largely published by L. Davenport & Co.

Acquisition information:

Library purchase, 2007.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized alphabetically by folder title.

Physical location:

The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Magicians
Magic tricks

Names:

L. Davenport & Co.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Finding aid prepared by David Seubert and Rachel Wright, 2008; revised by Zachary Liebhaber, 2019.

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-08-30 13:53:36 -0700 .

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. The collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.

Terms of access:

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.

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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