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Percival Ephemera & Periodicals

John H. Percival Magic Collection, Ephemera & Periodicals

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Title: John H. Percival Magic Collection, Ephemera & Periodicals

Creator: John H. Percival

Dates: 1898-1983

Media: Printed, manuscript and photograph ephemera

Quantity: .25 linear feet

ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLECTION

The collection is organized into the following series:

Series I: Periodicals

Series II: Dealer Catalogs

Series III: Magic Convention Programs and Related Items

Series IV: Miscellaneous Ephemera

NOTE: The organization of this collection is ongoing.

SEE ALSO Providence Public Library Special Collections: John H. Percival Papers.

Providence Public Library Special Collections: John H. Percival Magic Collection.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

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Special Collections department.

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Collections in all footnote and bibliographic

references.

Processed By: The collection was processed in 2012 by Elise Petrarca

Property Rights: The Providence Public Library owns the property rights to this collection.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Series I: Periodicals

1. Around the Magic World.

Tan Bah Chee and Benjamin J. Kleinman, eds.

Vol. 1, No. 2

2. Bat.

Lloyd E. Jones, ed.

No. 1

3. Better Magazine.

John W. Nelson, ed.

Vol. 5, No. 2-12

Vol.6, No. 1-9

4. Better Magic.

Collins Pentz, ed.

No. 1

5. Big Bob’s Club News.

Lloyd E. Jones, ed.

No. 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26

6. Big Bob’s Mini Interim Club News.

Lloyd E. Jones, ed.

No. 9, 15

7. Boston Barnstormer.

Herman Hanson, ed.

Vol. 1-35

8. Society of American Magicians California Newsletter.

Assembly #22, Los Angeles.

December 1962 - March 1963

9. Cema Noticias.

Edited by Departamento de Promacar E. Difusao.

Vol. 1, No. 12

Vol. 2, No. 13-15

10. Change Bag.

James Catlett, ed.

Vol. 4, No. 1

11. Club 71.

Repro 71, pub.

No. 4, 5, 8, 9

12. Combined Magical Club Bulletin.

R. W. Hoel, ed.

Vol. 1, No. 1-6

13. Conjurer’s Chronicle, Hutchinson’s.

Wilford Hutchinson, ed.

Vol. 2, No. 1

14. Conjuring Record.

V. K. Allison, ed.

Vol. 1, No. 2-3

15. Conjurors’ Magazine.

Walter B. Gibson, ed.

Vol. 1-4

Vol. 5, No. 1, 18-12

16. Diebox.

Walter Adrian, pub.

Vol. 2, No. 3

17. Dope Sheet, Tommy Windsor’s.

Tommy Windsor’s Studios, pub.

No. 1-6, 9-16

18. Edward’s Monthly.

W. G. Edwards, ed.

Vol. 1, No. 3

19. El-pro-per.

C. Foster Fenner Junior League Magic Group, pub.

August 1958 – February 1966

20. Florida Magic News.

International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring #45, Miami.

Vol. 1

21. Ft. Lauderdale International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring #150.

Vol. 1

22. Frank Lane’s Funny Talk.

Frank Lane, ed.

Vol. 1, No. 8

23. Gen.

Harry Stanley, ed. and pub.

Vol. 9, No. 3, 6

Vol. 10, No. 3, 5

Vol. 12, No. 3

Vol. 14, No. 2

24. Genii.

William Larsen, Jr., ed. and pub.

Vol. 1, No. 3-12

Vol. 2-3

Vol. 4, No. 1-3, 5-12

Vol. 5-12

Vol. 13, No. 1-12 (2 variants of No. 4)

Vol. 14, No. 1-3, 5-12

Vol. 15-35

Vol. 36, No. 1-9, 11-12

Vol. 37, No. 1-11

25. Ghosts.

A. W. Wilson, MD, ed., Earnest Evangeline, pub.

Vol. 1, No. 1

26. G-D D—N Truth About Magic.

Burling Hull, pub.

No. 7-8

Goldston’s Magic Quarterly: see Magic Quarterly

27. Hade-E-Gram.

Micky Hades, ed. and pub.

Vol. 3, No. 30

28. Hugard’s Magic Monthly.

Jean Hugard, ed. and pub.

Vol. 1

Vol. 2-19

Vol. 20, No. 1-9

Indices, Vol. 1-4

Hutchinson’s Conjurer’s Chronicle: see Conjurer’s Chronicle

29. L’Illustionists.

Maison Caroly, pub.

No. 83

Ireland’s Magic Trick Talk: see Magic Trick Talk

30. Jinx.

Theo Anneman, ed. and pub.

Vol. 22, 25, 31, 40, 61-151

31. Linking Ring.

Official publication of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.

Vol. 4, No. 4-6

Vol. 5, No. 1-2, 4-6

Vol. 6-40

Vol. 41, No. 1-10

Vol. 42-52

Vol. 53, No. 2-6, 8-12

Vol. 54, No. 1-5

32. Los Angeles Wand.

Southern California Assembly #22, Society of American Magicians.

Vol. 5, No. 5, 9, 12

Vol. 6, No. 1-4, 6-8, 10-12

Vol. 7-8

Vol. 9, No. 1-3

Maddock’s Magic Searchlight: see Magic Searchlight

33. Magazine of Magic.

Official organ of the Magician’s Club, London.

Will Goldston, ed.

Vol. 1, No. 1-5

34. Magic. F.T. Singleton, pub.

Vol. 1

Vol. 2, No. 6-11

35. Magic.

Ellis Stanyon, ed. and pub.

Vol. 11, No. 1,5

Vol. 14, No. 6

Vol. 15, No. 6

36. Magic is Fun.

D. Robbins & Co., pub.

No. 2-4

37. Magic Gazette.

Nelman System, pub.

No. 12

38. Magic Hall of Fame News Bulletin, Society of American Magicians.

John Yeveers, ed. and pub.

Vol. 1, No. 4

Vol. 2, No. 1

39. Magic Handbook.

Science & Mechanics Publishing.

1962, 1968 editions

40. Magic Key.

H. F. Herth, ed., Magic Key Publishing, pub.

Vol. 1. No. 1-4, 6-10, 12

41. Magic Magazine.

Max Andrews, ed. and pub.

Vol. 3, No. 6, 8-9

Vol. 1, No. 1

42. Magic Market.

Steve Docri, ed. and pub.

Vol. 1, No. 1

43. Magic Mirror.

F.W. Conradi-Horster, ed. and pub.

Vol. 9, No. 1 (German)

Vol. 9, No. 1 (English)

44. Ireland’s Magic Trick Talk.

Magic Inc., pub.

Vol. 2, No. 12

Vol. 3, No. 1-2, 4-12

45. Maddock’s Magic Searchlight.

A. H. Maddock, pub.

Vol. 1, No. 5

46. Magic Wand (bound with The Wizard).

Vol. 1, No. 1-2

Vol. 3, No. 25

47. Magic Wand and Magical Review. Old Series.

George Johnson, ed. Magic Wand, pub.

Vol. 9, No. 3

48. Magic Wand and Magical Review. New Series.

George Johnson, ed. Magic Wand, pub.

No. 109-120, 128, 133, 135, 137-139, 141-158, 171-178, 182, 184, 190-191, 214

49. Magic World.

J. E. Pierce, ed. and pub.

Vol. 3, No. 10-11

Vol. 4, No. 3-9

50. Magical News.

Wilfred Jonson, ed., Magical News, pub.

No. 1

51. Goldston’s Magical Quarterly.

Official Organ of the Magician’s Club.

Will Goldston, ed. and pub.

Vol. 2, No. 1

Vol. 3, No. 1

Vol. 4, No. 4

52. Magical Review.

Max Underwood, ed.

Vol. 1, No. 6

53. Magical Tidings.

Edward A. Shawman, ed. and pub.

Vol. 1, No. 1-5

Vol. 2, No. 2, 4

Vol. 3, No. 1-3

Vol. 4, No. 1

54. Magician.

Will Goldston, ed.

Vol. 2, No. 12

Vol. 3, No. 6.

55. Magician Monthly.

Will Goldston, ed.

Vol. 16, No. 5

Vol. 32, No. 9-12

Vol. 33, No. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

Vol. 34, No. 12

Vol. 35, No. 3

56. Magicians Magazine.

Roger C. Patrick, ed.

Vol. 1, No. 1

57. Magick.

Bascom Jones, ed.

No. 1, 8

58. Magnet.

Thom Hendricks, pub.

Vol. 3, No. 4.

Issues 34-37.

Magic Hoop Review, suppl. to no. 37

59. Mahatma.

George H. Little and T. Francis Fritz, eds.

Vol. 2, No. 10

Vol. 3, No. 1-2, 4-5, 7, 9

Vol. 4, No. 4-5

Vol. 6, No. 4

Vol. 9, No. 5

60. Mellon’s Mental-wise.

Ed Mellon, ed. and pub.

Vol. 1, No. 10-12

Vol. 2, No. 1, 6-12

61. Midnight News.

Midnight Magic Manufacturing Co., pub.

Vol. 3, No. 2

62. Modern Magician.

James McKnight, ed. and pub.

Vol. 3, No. 2

63. M.U.M. Old Series.

Edited by the President, Published by the Society of American Magicians.

Vol. 7, No. 55

Vol. 10, No. 10-12

Vol. 11, No. 3-14

Vol. 12, No. 1-4, 6-10, 12

Vol. 13, No. 1-12, 14-16

Vol. 14, No. 4-7

Vol. 15, No. 1-4

64. M.U.M.

Richard Gustafson, ed. Published by the Society of American Magicians.

Vol. 41-62

Vol. 63, No. 1-4, 6-9, 11-12

Introductory issue, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1949

65. National News Letter.

Wynn Boyar, ed.

No. 6

66. N.C.A. Digest.

C.J. Hagen, ed. and pub.

Vol. 1

Vol. 2, No. 1-3

67. New Jinx.

Arlecchino, ed. and pub.

Vol. 1-6.

Introductory issue, summer special, index.

68. New Phoenix.

Jay Marshall, ed. and pub.

No. 331, 333-348, 351-362, 364, 366-367.

See also: Osirian

69. News Letter Ring 45

International Brotherhood of Magicians, Miami.

Jan., Feb., May, Oct. 1966

70. Old Tops.

Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., pub.

Vol. 1-5

Vol. 22, No. 1-3

71. Osirian.

Jay Marshall, ed.

Vol. 1, No. 1

72. People’s Handbook Series.

No. 10, 19, 36, 50

73. Pete’s Leaflet.

Lloyd E. Jones, pub.

Vol. 1, No. 1-2, 4-7

Vol. 2, No. 5

74. Phoenix.

Louis Tannen, ed.

Reprint of original. Vol. 1-50

75. Pips.

Chuck Kirchner and James Steffner, eds.

No. 21

76. Pyramid.

S. Foster Fenner Assembly, Ring #26, Society of American Magicians.

Dec. 1949

77. Ring 44 Newsletter.

William E. Baker Ring, International Brotherhood of Magicians, Providence.

Vol. 2, No. 2

Society of American Magicians Magic Hall of Fame News Bulletin: see Magic Hall of Fame News Bullentin

78. Silent Messenger. (Old Series)

Silent Mora Ring #22, Boston, International Brotherhood of Magicians.

Vol. 1, 1952

1953-1962 (not enumerated)

79. Silent Messenger. (New Series)

Silent Mora Ring #22, Boston, International Brotherhood of Magicians.

Vol. 1-4

Vol. 5, No. 1-2, 4-10

Vol. 6

Vol. 7, No. 1-2, 4-5, 7-8

Vol. 8, No. 1, 9-10

Vol. 9, No. 1

80. Son of Bat, Jr.


October-December, 1971

January-December, 1972

February-July, 1973

May-June, 1974

81. Sphinx.

John Mulholland, ed.

Vol. 4-19

Vol. 42, No. 10-12

Vol. 43-49

Vol. 50, No. 1-6

Vol. 51, No. 1-2

82. Spirit News

Assembly #76, Society of American Magicians, Miami.

Vol. 1

83. Swami.

Sam Dalal, ed.

Vol. 1, No. 1

84. Tales of Magic and Mystery.

Personal Arts Co., pub.

Vol. 1, No. 5

85. Thayer’s Magical Bulletin.

F. G. Thayer, ed. and pub.

Vol. 7, No. 1-7

Vol. 8-9

Vol. 10, No. 1-8

Vol. 13, No. 1

Tommy Windsor’s Dope Sheet: see Dope Sheet

86. Top Hat Topics.

Lou Tannen, ed. and pub.

Vol. 1, No. 1-2

Vol. 3, No. 7, 9-10

Vol. 5, No. 5

Vol. 8, No. 2-3

87. Tops “The New.”

Abbott’s Manufacturing Co., pub.

Vol. 1, No. 6, 9

Vol. 2, No. 6-12

Vol. 3-13

Vol. 14, No. 1-4

1962 Trick Annual

1963 Trick Annual

Pictorial Album of Magicians

88. Tricks ‘n’ Things.

James Raihno, pub.

Vol. 1, No. 1

89. True: the Man’s Magazine.

December 1954, “How Houdini Did It”

90. Waikiki Wizard.

Vol. 1, No. 2, 5

91. Wand.

Published by the Society of American Magicians, Santa Barbara Assembly #54.

Vol. 1, No. 2, 5

92. Wizard.

Organ of the Magic Circle.

Vol. 3, No. 29-36

Vol. 4, No. 37-40

Vol. 5, No. 51-60

93. Wizard.

George Armstrong, ed.

Vol. 1, No. 1

94. Woofle Dust.

Johnnie Murray, ed. and pub.

Vol. 1, No. 1-3

95. Zombie.

Kenwood Mestrovich, ed.

Vol. 4, No. 9

96. Spellbinder.

Society of American Magicians Parent Assembly #1, New York.

December 1970

97. S.O.B. Jr. (Son of Bat Jr.)


January, 1973

March-April, 1974

SERIES II: Dealer Catalogs

CATALOGS BOX A-B

Abbotts Magic Novelty Co. (ca. 1937-1947) No. 3, 4, 5 supplement, 6, 7, 9. 6-9 are located on shelf.

S.S. Adams Co. Tricks. Jokes, Magic, Puzzles (n.d.)

Atlas Trick and Novelty Co. (n.d.) No. 14

The Bailey & Tripp Magical Co. (n.d) No. 24

Bailey Company The Blue Devil (1916-?) No. 8, 9, 21, 32

S. Wilson Bailey (n.d.) No. 33, 35, 36

Theo. Bamberg Magic & Novelty Co. (1909) w/pricelist

Herbert J. Boriin Quality Magic (n.d.) No. 5, 64

Brown’s Magic Studio Catalog (n.d.)

CATALOGS BOX C-G

Chicago Magic Co. (1917-?) No. 7, one item not enumerated

Lyle Douglas Bargain (n.d.) No. 3, two items not enumerated

Douglas Magic Land 500 Tricks (1946) No. one item not enumerated

Eagle Magic Co. (1915-?) No. 16, 21

Eastern Novelty Co. (n.d.) No. 18 of E-Z Magic

Elmer Eckam Art in Magic (n.d.) No. 50

C.J. Felsman Reliable Magical Apparatus (n.d.) No. 10

Fleming Book Co. Books on Magic (1949) No. one item not enumerated

Fun Shop Magic Catalog (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Gilbert Magic Co. (n.d.) No. 32

U.F. Grant (n.d.) No. 1, 14, 16, 17

Guaranteed Magic (Bob Little) (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

CATALOGS BOX H

Micky Hades Book a Log (n.d.) No. 3, 7, 9

Haines House of Cards (1955-1967) No. three items not enumerated

Halten & Jansen Co. Catalogue of Conjuring Tricks (n.d.) No. 11

Henry Hardin’s Memorandium of Magic (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Holden’s Magic Shop (1933-?) No. 4, 6, 8, 14, 15, 17. (8, 14, 15 and 17 located on shelf.)

Donald Holmes (1916-?) No. 3, 3 (supplement), 7, Standard Magic

CATALOGS BOX I-L

Ireland’s Magic Handbook and Catalog (c.1932) No. one item not enumerated

Joseph Klein Book of Tricks Used by the Best Magicians (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Frank Lane and Co. (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Frank Lane’s Novelty Shop (n.d.) No. three items not enumerated

Vic Lawston (c.1961) No. one item not enumerated

Hank Lee’s Magic Factory (c.1981) No. 4

W.D. Leroy’s Mammoth Pictorial 20th Century Up to Date Catalog (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Cliff Lesta (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Lindhorst Magic Co. (n.d.) No. 2

Lindhorst Magic Shop (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Lindhorst Magic & Novelty Co. (n.d.) No. 14

Carl S. Lohrey Magic (c.1926) No. one item not enumerated

CATALOGS BOX M-O

Magic Inc. (?-1968) No. two items not enumerated

Martinka & Co. (c. 1898) No. one item not enumerated

Otto Maurer Catalogue (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Jerry Mentzer Catalogue of Magic (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Herb Morrissey (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Mysto Company (c. 1909) No. one item not enumerated

Nat Louis Fun Shop (c.1940) No. one item not enumerated

Nat Louis Magic Shop Catalog (n.d.) No. 6

Nat Louis Magic Co. (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

National Magic Company (1939-?) No. 6 (supplement), 3, 4 (supplement 2)

Nelson Enterprises Catalog (c.1946) No. 21

Nelson’s Magic Shop Catalog of Magic (c.1946) No. one item not enumerated

Nelmar Catalog (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

N.Y. Magical Exchange (c.1916) No. one item not enumerated

Oaks Latest Tricks (c.1913) No. 9, 14

Otto Supply Co. (c.1907) No. one item not enumerated

Joseph Ovette (c.1927) No. one item not enumerated

CATALOGS BOX P-S

C.W. Parker (1909) No. one item not enumerated

Peerless Trick and Novelty Co. (n.d.) No. 8

Collins-Pentz (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Petrie-Lewis Mfg. Co. (1939-?) No. two items not enumerated

Presto Magic Shop Catalog (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

A. Roterberg (c.1910-?) No. 54, 3 items, not enumerated

Leo Rullman (1921-1943) No. 15, 29a-46

Ray Sajor Magic (1967-1968) No. 4-9

Sanders Manufacturing Co. (n.d.) No. S432

Sherms Master Magic (1926-1940) No. two items not enumerated

Silk King Studos (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Silvey & Bugdun Magic Co. (n.d.) No. 10

Sylvian’s Magic Shop (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Leon Sylvian’s New Catalogue (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Sylvian’s Magic (n.d.) No. 2, one item, not enumerated

CATALOGS BOX T-Z

Louis Tannen (1949-1969) No., 1, 2, 5, 7 (2-7 on shelf)

Tayade’s Magic Shop (n.d.) No. 5

Thayer Mfg. Co. (1919-1940) 4-8, three items not enumerated

Tiny’s Magic Co. (1946-?) No. 1, 2, one item not enumerated

W. Albert Tripp (1915-?) No. 26, 27, one item not enumerated

Otto F. Waldmann (n.d.) No. 10

Welworth Magic (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Wizard’s Work Shop (n.d.) No. 3

Wolff, Fording & Co. (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Yost & Co. (n.d.) No. four item not enumerated

MISC. DEALER CATALOGS (shelved after convention boxes)

The City Magical Co. (n.d.) No. three items not enumerated

Brunel White’s Catalog (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

L. Davenport & Co. (n.d.) No. three items not enumerated

Dennelson (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

A.W. Gamage Ltd. (n.d.) No. three items not enumerated

Will Goldston Ltd. (n.d.) No. two items not enumerated

Hamley’s Cataloge (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Harry Leat (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

A. Margery (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

The Marvel Mart (n.d.) No. one item not enumerated

Supreme Magic Co. (n.d.) No. 4 (pt. 2 and 3), four items not enumerated

CATALOGS OF RARE AND USED MAGIC BOOKS

Rex G. Conklin (n.d.) No. 2, 3

Teral Garrett Perpetual List (1967) No. one item not enumerated

Edgar Heyl (1952-1953) No. 7, 8

Leo Rullman (1921) No. 15

Sotheby’s (1982) No. one item, not enumerated

Thayer Manufacturing Co. (n.d.) No. 18

Anthony VanDer Linden (n.d.) No. 6

C.B. Yohe (1967-1968) No. 11, 12

SERIES III: Magic Convention Programs and Related Items

BOX 1: Society of American Magicians Annual Convention

2nd – 1930

3rd – 1931

5th – 1933

7th – 1935

8th – 1936

10th – 1938

11th – 1939

12th – 1940

13th – 1941

1942 – 1946 No conventions

19th – 1947

20th – 1948

21st – 1949

Not enumerated – 1951

24th – 1952

25th – 1953

26th – 1954

28th – 1956

29th – 1957



33rd – 1961


35th – 1963


38th – 1966

39th – 1967

40th – 1968


44th – 1972


46th – 1974

50th – 1978

52nd – 1980

53rd – 1981

BOX 2: International Brotherhood of Magicians Annual Conference

2nd – 1927

3rd – 1928

4th – 1929

5th – 1930

6th – 1931

11th – 1936

12th – 1937

13th – 1938

17th – 1942

1943 – 1945 No conventions

18th – 1946

19th – 1947

21st – 1949


24th – 1952

25th – 1953

26th – 1954

27th – 1955

28th – 1956

30th – 1958



33rd – 1961


35th – 1963


37th – 1965

38th – 1966

39th – 1967

40th – 1968

41st – 1969


43rd – 1971

44th – 1972


BOX 3: Joint International Brotherhood of Magicians and Society of American Magicians Annual

Conventions

Not enumerated – 1951-1973

BOX 4: New England Magician’s Conventions

2nd – 1931




7th – 1939

8th – 1940

9th – 1941

10th – 1946

11th – 1947

12th – 1948

13th – 1949

14th – 1950

15th – 1951

16th – 1953

17th – 1954

18th – 1955

19th – 1956

20th – 1958

Not enumerated -1968


Magical/Magirama Convention Programs (not enumerated) -1946-1980 (housed in separate file within

the box)

BOX 5: Miscellaneous Magic Programs

Academy of Magical Arts – 1973

Around the World in a Change Bag – 1969

Back to Kenton – 1949

Chinese Acrobats and Magicians of Taiwan – 1979

Florida State Magic Convention – 1960

Frederick Eugene Powell Testimonial – 1929

Friends of Plummer Park – 1957

Hartford and Springfield Convention – 1964-1965

International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring – 1934-1962

International Brotherhood of Magicians Magicana – 1965

Kamakura Magicians Club – n.d.

Le Grand David – 1983

Larry Weeks – 1971

(The) Magic Show – 1977

Magic Youth International “It’s Magic” – 1966

Magician’s Alliance of the Eastern States – 1951-1982

Maine Magic Convention – 1965-1970

Mystics of Sacramento – 1974

New York and Canada Conclave of Magicians – 1934-1956

Society of American Magicians Assembly – 1930-1972

Southeastern Association of Magicians Convention – 1983

Tannen’s Convention – n.d.

SERIES IV: Miscellaneous Ephemera

BOX 1: Publications from the Society of American Magicians

Assemblies, memberships, constitutions, by-laws, histories and membership applications, ca. 1908-1963.

BOX 2: Ireland Magic Company Yearbooks

Contains yearbooks published ca.1934-1955.

BOX 3: Ireland Magic Company Yearbooks

Contains yearbooks published ca. 1956-1970.

BOX 4: Miscellaneous

Contains programs, magic trick booklets, novelties, business cards, photographs, etc

BOX 5: Publications from Various Magic Societies

Contains 4 publications (Golden Grains of Truth: Philosophies of Rev. R. Raboid by Rev. R. Raboid and 3

copies of Suppose You Lost Your $100,000 Over Night? by Edward S. Cannon), three folders and one

bound book of meeting minutes.

Folder 1 - Papers from the Rhode Island Society of Magicians (letters, programs, announcements).

Folder 2 - Papers from the Society of American Magicians Assembly No. 26 (letters, constitution and by-

laws).

Folder 3 - Papers from the International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring No. 44 (member lists, meeting

notices and event invitations)

Minutes from the Monthly Meeting of the National Conjurers Association, ca. 1916-1920.

BOX 6: C. Foster Fenner

Collection of materials pertaining to C. Foster Fenner, published ca. 1957-1964.

BOX 7: Magic Professionals’ Publications and Ephemera

Folder containing membership lists to various magicians’ organizations (programs, advertisements,

membership applications, dealer book lists, etc.), ca. 1955-1973.

BOX 8: John H. Percival Manuscript Notes

Contains a number of small notebooks and loose typed and handwritten pages largely concerning the

performance of magic tricks or Percival’s collection of magic books, ca. 1904-1965.


Harold Adrian Smith correspondence, ca. 1929-1971.

Contains photographs, periodicals, catalogs, lectures, papers from the International Brotherhood of

Magicians and a Brown Alumni magazine.

BOX 10: Newspaper Clippings

All clippings appear to relate to magic and magicians. Includes information and images of local magicians

and performances, ca. 1909-1973.

Folder 1 – 1909-1914

Folder 2 – 1915-1921

Folder 3 – 1931-1950

Folder 4 – 1951-1973

Folder 5 – Miscellaneous

BOX 11: Secrets

Contains instructions and secrets to miscellaneous magic tricks. Some items in folders, some not, one

folder has a list with the names of the tricks contained therein accompanied by the name of the magician

who originated the trick.

BOX 12: Magicians’ Advertisements and Programs

Contains 5 folders of magicians advertisements and performance programs

Folder 1 – A-D

Folder 2 – G-J

Folder 3 – J-M

Folder 4 – P-T

Folder 5 – V-Z


Contains, convention schedules, cards, novelty items and one folder of unfiled correspondence.

BOX 14: Miscellaneous Dealer Materials

Contains dealer advertisements from magic dealers, price lists and catalogue supplements.

BOX 15: Photographs

Photograph collection, contains photographs of various magicians and more of Percival’s personal

photographs.

BOX 16: Business Cards

This wooden box contains business cards, membership cards and small novelty cards and booklets.

UNBOXED ITEMS

Unlabeled Folder

More miscellany, newspaper clippings, correspondence, convention information, trick secrets and

lectures, information on telephone operations, photographs, drawings.

Autograph Book

Contains magicians’ signatures ca. 1916-1931

Scrapbooks

Two scrapbooks, the first contains clippings, programs and other ephemera ca. 1910-1937 (includes a

photocopy of Percival’s obituary). The second contains photographs, clippings, business cards and

programs featuring various magicians, ca. 1913-1933.

Miscellaneous Papers

Papers include periodicals, constitution and by-laws of the Rhode Island Society of Magicians, budgets,

conference plans, photographs, list of books in the collection.

Large Ephemera

Posters, programs, magic kits.

printed, manuscript and photograph ephemera...38. magic hall of fame news bulletin, society of...

Documents