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'''Dr Saram R. Ellison''' (1852 - 1918) | '''Dr Saram R. Ellison''' (1852 - 1918) with [[W. Golden Mortimer]] and [[Francis Martinka]] co-founded the [[Society of American Magicians]] in [[1902]] and was member No. 1. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
He graduated as a physician and surgeon March 1873. | He graduated as a physician and surgeon March 1873. | ||
He was an amateur magic collector with over 1500 volumes of books, among them many foreign works dating back to the sixteenth century. He owned at the time one of the largest collections of Magic Wands in the world. He donated his books to the New York City Public library.<ref> | He was an amateur magic collector with over 1500 volumes of books, among them many foreign works dating back to the sixteenth century. He owned at the time one of the largest collections of Magic Wands in the world. He donated his books to the New York City Public library.<ref>[[Magic World|The Magic World, Vol. 2, No. 2, May 1918]], Obituary, Dr. Saram R. Ellison, page 15</ref><ref>[[Sphinx|The Sphinx, Vol. 17, No. 2, April 1918]], Obituary, Saram R. Ellison, M.D., CM., Thirty-Third Degree, page 30</ref>.<ref>Photo of his collection in [[Mahatma]], Vol. V, No. 8, February 1902, page 77. </ref> | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
* Cover, [[Sphinx|The Sphinx, Vol. 1, No. 8, October 1902]], The Magician of the Month, Saram R. Ellison M. D., page 86 | |||
* [[M-U-M|M-U-M, Vol. 7, No. 61, April 1918]], SARAM R. ELLISON, M. D., January 17, 1852 - March 25, 1918, Harry Houdini, page 2 | |||
* [[Linking Ring|The Linking Ring, Vol. 9, No. 8 October 1929]], III. Collectors of Occult and Magical Books, by Henry R. Evans (3), page 778 | |||
* [[Sphinx|The Sphinx, Vol. 30, No. 1, March 1931]], A House of a Thousand Memories, by Dr. Henry Ridgely Evans, page 8 | |||
* The Conjurors Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 2, April 1947, Ellison Collection Unearthed!, page 8 | |||
* [[M-U-M|M-U-M, Vol. 66, No. 12, May 1977]], THE S.A.M. STORY, by Milbourne Christopher, reprinted from volumes 46-47 of the M-U-M, page 19 | |||
[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellison,Saram}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellison,Saram}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:04, 21 October 2025
| Saram Ellison | |
 From The Sphinx, April 1918 | |
| Born | Saram Richard Ellison January 17, 1852 St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died | March 26, 1918 (age 66) New York City |
| Resting place | Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York |
Dr Saram R. Ellison (1852 - 1918) with W. Golden Mortimer and Francis Martinka co-founded the Society of American Magicians in 1902 and was member No. 1.
Biography
He graduated as a physician and surgeon March 1873.
He was an amateur magic collector with over 1500 volumes of books, among them many foreign works dating back to the sixteenth century. He owned at the time one of the largest collections of Magic Wands in the world. He donated his books to the New York City Public library.[1][2].[3]
References
- ↑ The Magic World, Vol. 2, No. 2, May 1918, Obituary, Dr. Saram R. Ellison, page 15
- ↑ The Sphinx, Vol. 17, No. 2, April 1918, Obituary, Saram R. Ellison, M.D., CM., Thirty-Third Degree, page 30
- ↑ Photo of his collection in Mahatma, Vol. V, No. 8, February 1902, page 77.
- Cover, The Sphinx, Vol. 1, No. 8, October 1902, The Magician of the Month, Saram R. Ellison M. D., page 86
- M-U-M, Vol. 7, No. 61, April 1918, SARAM R. ELLISON, M. D., January 17, 1852 - March 25, 1918, Harry Houdini, page 2
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 9, No. 8 October 1929, III. Collectors of Occult and Magical Books, by Henry R. Evans (3), page 778
- The Sphinx, Vol. 30, No. 1, March 1931, A House of a Thousand Memories, by Dr. Henry Ridgely Evans, page 8
- The Conjurors Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 2, April 1947, Ellison Collection Unearthed!, page 8
- M-U-M, Vol. 66, No. 12, May 1977, THE S.A.M. STORY, by Milbourne Christopher, reprinted from volumes 46-47 of the M-U-M, page 19