T. Nelson (Thomas Nelson) Downs collection, 1905-1938

Thomas Nelson Downs was a self-taught magician, specializing in coin tricks, who over the course of his career, performed in vaudeville acts all over the country, owned a vaudeville house, sold magic supplies, and wrote several books of magic instruction. This collection contains his correspondence with fellow magician Edward "Tex" McGuire, documentation of tricks (or "effects"), patents, advertisements, news clippings, photographs, and show programs.

Format(s): Pamphlets, Graphics, Letters, Documents
Library: John Hay
NOTE: This collection is housed off-site. Prior notice is needed for retrieval

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Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):
General description of the collection available on BruKnow

Other Online Access:
RIAMCO: Guide to the T. Nelson (Thomas Nelson) Downs collection

In-house Access to the Collection:
Typescript Inventory
Electronic inventory available by request

Related Collections:
Smith Magic Collection