Overview
Papers, photographs, and ephemera documenting Robert Marshall, an American performer known as Marshall the Mystic.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1888-1906
Language of Materials
English, German
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
2.5 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 folder)Collection includes material both loose and sleeved in six three-ring binders: playbills, programs, a poster, advertisements, cabinet photographs, glass plate negatives, letterhead, clippings, corrrespondence, drawings, manuscript notes, a copper printing block, and three collapsible hats (possibly used by Marshall in his juggling act).
Biographical / Historical
Robert Marshall (1876-1943), born Robert Marschall in Germany, was a hat juggler, magician, pantomime performer, and medical lecturer who worked in the United States.
Arrangement
Arranged in rough series; in order as received.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2019MT-86. Purchased from Potter & Potter Auctions with funds from the Frank E. Chase Bequest, 2018 December.
2020MT-73. Purchased from Potter & Potter Auctions with funds from the Robert Gould Shaw Fund, 2019 October.
Processing Information
Processed by Melanie Wisner, 2019.
Subject
- Marshall, Robert, 1876-1943 (Person)
- Title
- Marshall the Mystic papers and photographs, circa 1888-1906 (MS Thr 1893): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2019 January 23
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou03083
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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