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Notes by Dr. Daniel E. Cohn describing Harry Houdini's fatal illness and death

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Houdiniana

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Series I: Correspondence

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Title
Notes by Dr. Daniel E. Cohn describing Harry Houdini's fatal illness and death
Additional title: Dr. Daniel E. Cohn medical notes
Names
Cohn, Daniel E. (Author)
Collection

Houdiniana

Series I: Correspondence

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1926-10
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Mss 2016-010
Topics
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926
Escape artists
Magicians
Genres
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Notes
Content: Describes medical conditions over several days and the cause of death for Harry Houdini.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 sheet
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20947518
MSS Unit ID: 30057
Archives EAD ID: 3380234
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.174
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6ae7d790-fd9f-013b-cd0d-0242ac110003
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Item timeline of events

  • 1926: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Notes by Dr. Daniel E. Cohn describing Harry Houdini's fatal illness and death" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1926. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/01c43f70-4ecd-013e-bb5f-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Notes by Dr. Daniel E. Cohn describing Harry Houdini's fatal illness and death" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/01c43f70-4ecd-013e-bb5f-0242ac110003

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1926). Notes by Dr. Daniel E. Cohn describing Harry Houdini's fatal illness and death Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/01c43f70-4ecd-013e-bb5f-0242ac110003

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Notes by Dr. Daniel E. Cohn describing Harry Houdini's fatal illness and death