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Description: 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).
Names: Cohn, Daniel E., Dr. (Contributor); Ernst, Fox & Cane (Contributor)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1898 - 1989
Library locations: Billy Rose Theatre Division; Shelf locator: *T-Mss 2016-010
Topics: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926; Peterkin, Walter; Escape artists; Magic; Magic tricks; Magicians
Genres: Clippings; Correspondence; Photographs; Posters; Ephemera; Programs
Notes: Content: Collection includes correspondence, clippings, ephemera, programs, police certificates, photographs, and posters related to the life and legacy of magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (1874-1926). Of particular note are several manuscript letters by Houdini to various colleagues, documentation about Houdini's death, and also a large group of "police certificates" that describe and attest to Houdini's escapes in front of groups of police, civic leaders, and journalists across the United States and Western Europe.
Physical Description: Extent: 2 boxes, 3 oversize folders, and one framed item (1.25 linear feet)
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: Other local Identifier: *T-Mss 2016-010; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20947518; MSS Unit ID: 30057; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 610cd190-fd9f-013b-53d1-0242ac110004

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