Harry Houdini letters to Charles David Irwin
Scope and content
Two letters to Charles David Irwin of Brookline, Massachusetts. Houdini, who was then making an investigation of spiritualism, thanks Irwin for clippings concerning an expose which appeared in the Boston Transcript. In another letter Houdini thanks Irwin for photographs, one of which shows "two ghosts", and aks if he would like a spirit photograph of Abraham Lincoln and Houdini; and one letter from Burton Holmes (November 13, no year) to Irwin thanking him for an invitation and mentioning his plans for the coming months.
Dates
- 1924.
Creator
- Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Magician, escape artist.
Extent
3 items. (3 items.)
Language of Materials
English
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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