George DeMott papers
- Title
- George DeMott papers, circa 1890-1954.
- Supplementary content
- Author
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Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 29 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 29 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 28 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 28 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 27 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 27 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 26 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 26 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 25 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 25 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 24 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 24 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 23 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 23 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 22 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 22 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 21 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 21 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 20 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 20 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 19 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 19 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 18 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 18 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 17 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 17 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 16 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 16 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 15 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 15 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 14 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 14 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 13 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 13 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 12 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 12 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 11 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 11 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre. | ContainerBox 10 | FormatMixed material | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 1956-003 Box 10 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- 24.3 lin. ft. (29 boxes + 2 oversize folders)
- Summary
- The George DeMott papers consist of correspondence, some diaries/appointment books, contracts, photographs, and scrapbooks.
- Subject
- Magic tricks > United States
- Chautauquas > United States
- Scrapbooks
- Vaudeville > United States
- Juggling > United States
- Appointment books
- Performing arts > United States
- Correspondence
- Magicians > United States
- Contracts
- Lyceums > United States
- DeMott, George, 1907-1986
- Performing arts and children > United States
- Photographs
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- Appointment books.
- Contracts.
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
- Call number
- *T-Mss 1956-003
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source (note)
- DeMott, George
- Biography (note)
- George DeMott was a juggler, magician, professional clown, collector of show business materials, and the author of a how-to book on juggling.
- Indexes/finding aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.
- Processing action (note)
- Processed
- Author
- DeMott, George, 1907-1986.
- Title
- George DeMott papers, circa 1890-1954.
- Restricted access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- George DeMott was a juggler, magician, professional clown, collector of show business materials, and the author of a how-to book on juggling. Born on July 21, 1907, George DeMott was raised on a farm in Millville, Pennsylvania. At the age of 18, while working as a doorman at the Fox Theatre in Philadelphia, he reportedly met Harry Houdini and juggler William Hilton, an encounter that inspired the direction of his career. He began as a clown, touring the U.S. and Canada with various circuses, and also performed at parks, fairs, and department stores. For about 15 years (1939-1954) DeMott and his wife Fanny toured the school assembly circuit, primarily in the Midwestern U.S., often performing several short programs per day, and logging thousands of miles in a single season. Mr. DeMott also sought to promote the arts of juggling and magic, and in addition to writing articles on these subjects for a number of show business journals, wrote and illustrated a how-to book, WANT TO BE A JUGGLER?, published in 1962. He was a member of the International Jugglers Association, the International Brotherhood of Magicians, and numerous other professional organizations, and also collected theatrical ephemera, particularly items related to the Chautauqua and Lyceum circuits. George Wilbur DeMott died on October 22, 1986 in Leesburg, Florida, at the age of 79.
- Indexes
- Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.
- Connect to:
- Research call number
- *T-Mss 1956-003