An Inventory of Their Collection of Magic at the Harry Ransom
Center
Creator:
Moore, Carl L. and
Averyt, Bennett
Title:
Carl L. Moore and Bennett Averyt
Collection of Magic
Dates:
1925-1962, undated
Extent:
4 document boxes (1.68 linear feet)
Abstract:
The collection consists mainly of
printed instructions and diagrams for a variety of magic tricks, as well as magic
catalogs collected by both Moore and Averyt. One folder relating to Averyt contains
correspondence, clippings, ephemera, and school-related papers. Moore’s magic
career
is represented by way of correspondence, clippings, programs, publicity, and other
materials.
Call Number:
Performing Arts Collection
PA-00409
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to
the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials.
Use Policies:
Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential
information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and
regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information
pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in the collections without
the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of
action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning
an
individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive
to a
reasonable person) for which the Ransom Center and The University of Texas at
Austin
assume no responsibility.
Restrictions on Use:
Authorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the
owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of
the
copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information
please see the Ransom Center's Open Access and Use Policies.
Dr. Carl L. Moore was a Texas dentist who also performed as a magician. Bennett
Averyt was a student at the University of Texas at Austin.
Scope and Contents
The Carl L. Moore and Bennett Averyt Collection of Magic is made up of magic-related
materials and was received by the Harry Ransom Center from Bennett Averyt in 1990
from the Gifts Department of the University of Texas at Austin General Libraries.
The collection consists mainly of printed instructions and diagrams for a variety
of
magic tricks, as well as magic catalogs collected by both Moore and Averyt. One
folder relating to Averyt contains correspondence, clippings, ephemera, and
school-related papers. Nearly an entire box documents Moore’s magic career, by
way
of correspondence, clippings, programs, publicity, and other materials.
Separated Material
Magic periodicals originally collected by Dr. Carl L. Moore and, subsequently by
Averyt, were transferred to the Ransom Center Library. Included were titles such
as
Genii, The Conjuror’s
Magazine, Grants Inner Circle Magazine,
Hugard’s Magic Monthly, The Linking Ring, M-U-M, The New Conjuror’s Magazine, The
Phoenix, The Sphinx, Tops: The Magazine of Magic, plus a few other scattered
titles.
