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1. McManus-Young clipping collection of materials on magic, 1870-1955

   42 boxes. Approximate number of items: 17,000. -- Rare Book & Special Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   With a date span of 1779 through 1955, the McManus-Young Collection provides a rich survey of the literature of "illusion practices," which includes works on conjuring, ventriloquism, fortune-telling, spiritualism, witchcraft, gambling, hypnotism, automata, and mind reading comprised of a gathering of thousands of pamphlets and offprints. This ephemeral literature is the backbone of modern...