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Letter from Harry Kellar to Saram R. Ellison, offering to purchase Ellison's magic library

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Dr. Saram R. Ellison scrapbooks

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Scrapbook B

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Letter from Harry Kellar to Saram R. Ellison, offering to purchase Ellison's magic library

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Title
Letter from Harry Kellar to Saram R. Ellison, offering to purchase Ellison's magic library
Names
Kellar, Harry, 1849-1922 (Author)
Ellison, Saram Richard, 1852-1918 (Addressee)
Collection

Dr. Saram R. Ellison scrapbooks

Scrapbook B

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1902-04-03
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Mss 1915-001
Topics
Magic
Magicians
Genres
Scrapbooks
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Physical Description
Extent: 1 sheet (pasted into scrapbook)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14609146
MSS Unit ID: 24921
Archives EAD ID: 3208564
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.011
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a07fd230-5381-013e-bcf6-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1849: Creator Born
  • 1902: Created
  • 1922: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter from Harry Kellar to Saram R. Ellison, offering to purchase Ellison's magic library " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1902. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a0a79740-5381-013e-aa4f-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter from Harry Kellar to Saram R. Ellison, offering to purchase Ellison's magic library " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a0a79740-5381-013e-aa4f-0242ac110003

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1902). Letter from Harry Kellar to Saram R. Ellison, offering to purchase Ellison's magic library Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a0a79740-5381-013e-aa4f-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter from Harry Kellar to Saram R. Ellison, offering to purchase Ellison's magic library