COLLINS, Stanely (1881 ? 1966). Massive Archive of Stanley Collins Ephemera, Notes, and Magic Secrets. 1890s ? 1960s. Hundreds of items encompassing nearly every aspect of Collins' career, including folders filled with typed and handwritten directions made or collected by Collins for sleight-of-hand tricks, mentalism feats, and even small stage illusions; tranches of Edwardian clippings bound in paper by Collins and bearing his handmade title labels (these cover magic secrets, magicians, and magic's allied arts); scattered correspondence to Collins on varying subjects, as well as Christmas and greeting cards from Will Goldston, Sid Lorraine, and other magicians; clippings from and complete issues of various periodicals related to Collins' performances or to magic in general; programs featuring Collins on the bill; correspondence and statements related to the sale of Collins' books published by Goldston and Davenports; and much, much. Many of these items were used in the research for, writing of, and to illustrated Dr. Dawes' book Stanley Collins: Conjurer, Collector, and Iconoclast. A large, fascinating, and important archive of material related to the life and career of this significant magician.