#AUTHENTIC HARRY HOUDINI POSTER PLUS#

Initials of Henry Evans Evanion, items were removed from the Magic Collection Houdini's signature or writing, items inscribed to Houdini, the initials of RobertĮvans, the initials of Houdini's librarian Alfred Becks, and the signature or Recent processing, the archivist made an earnest attempt to reunite material ownedīy Houdini from the Magic Collection to the Houdini Papers. Papers and formed the centerpiece for the Center's Magic Collection, the PlaybillsĬollection, the Theater Biography Collection, the Circus Collection, the ScrapbookĬollection, the Theater Arts Manuscripts Collection, among others.

Consequently, items and documents were removed from the Houdini Because of the volume and breadth ofĬollected material, curators and librarians created artificial collections based Over the years, staffĪttempted to process it in various ways.

Introduced a new level of disorganization to the papers. In August 1965, the material was in the process ofĬataloged when a fire broke out in an adjoining room. The Hoblitzelle Theatre Arts Collection, which was housed on the 21st floor of The papers following best practices at that time. Once the papers arrived at the Center, librarians began cataloging That is the likely reason some items in the papers post-date Houdini'sĭeath in 1926. University taking physical possession in 1958, it is very likely that KendallĬontinued to add documents and items related either to Houdini or magic to hisĬollection. From the point of acquiring the papers in 1927 to the point of the Related to magic, spiritualism, the occult, and other topics, to the Library ofĬongress. Papers includes some books, Houdini willed his magic library, comprised of books The Foundation gifted the Houdini Papers to the University of Texas. Permanent loan to the University of Texas Hoblitzelle Theatre Arts Library. The Hoblitzelle Foundation purchased the papers from Kendall and placed them on Personal papers and dramatic library from his widow, Bess, in June 1927. Please see the Ransom Center's Open Access and Use Policies.Īttorney, businessman, and theatre owner Messmore Kendall purchased Houdini's Owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission ofĬopyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. Reasonable person) for which the Ransom Center and The University of Texas atĪuthorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the Individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive The consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause ofĪction under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning Pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in the collections without Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information Information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using archival materials.

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#AUTHENTIC HARRY HOUDINI POSTER PLUS#

Special permission from the Curator of Performing Arts, plus advance notice, is required to access artifacts, art, glass lantern slides, and any restricted material. Predominately English some printed material, letters, and documents in French, German, Material related to magic, performance, theatre, and other topics. Harry Houdini: An Inventory of His Papers at the Harry Ransom Centerħ6 document boxes (31.92 linear feet), 26 oversize boxes (osb), 12 oversizeįolders (osf), 10 bound volumes (bv), 3 note boxesĪrtist, business man, aviator, author, and actor popularly known as Harry HoudiniĬonsist of correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, posters, business documents,

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