Robert A. Nelson

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on collections, Audley Alsh, Russ Swann, Houdin, Walter Gibson, exposure, Robert A. Nelson		June 1944	The Phoenix (Issue 63)	259	Articles / Columns
Bruce Elliott (reviewer)	Encyclopedia of Mentalism	by Robert A. Nelson		July 1944	The Phoenix (Issue 64)	263	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Otis Manning	The OM Billet Switching Box	billet switching box, with notes by Annemann	Related to Nelson's Cigar Change Box (Robert A. Nelson, 1945) Variations A Cigar for Otis (Robert Cassidy, 2003) Also published here The Ghost of a Chance (Otis Manning, 1941)	1944	Practical Mental Effects	30	Billet / Switches
Robert A. Nelson	Peter Rabbit Goes to Town	Sponge rabbit routine, with offspring climax		1945	My Best	182	Spongeball / Routines
Robert A. Nelson	Psychic Impressions	Q&A		1945	My Best	257	Clipboard Paper / Mental Stuff Mental Magic / Effects / Q&A
James G. Thompson Jr.	Biographical Sketches of Contributors	Theo. Annemann Charles Arbuthnot George E. Arrowsmith Roger Barkann Sylvan Barnet Joseph L. Barnett Raymond L. Beebe Eugene Bernstein J. B. Bobo John N. Booth Tom Bowyer Vynn Boyar Joan Brandon Fred Braue John Braun Lu Brent R. C. Buff Clyde F. Cairy Loring Campbell Jack Chanin Frank Chapman Forest V. Chesbro Milbourne Christopher Eddie Clever Stanley Collins Mystic Craig Thomas J. Crawford John J. Crimmins, JR. Paul J. Curry Del Monte Harry Dobrin Ronald B. Edwards Bruce Elliot Professor El-Tab Dr. E. G. Ervin Dr. Henry Ridgely Evans Val Evans "Hen" Fetsch Thomas B. Fitzgerald Dariel Fitzkee Sid Fleischman Joseph Harman Fries Martin Gardner Teral Garrett Walter B. Gibson Arnold L. Grubin Nelson C. Hahne Hathaway Royal V. Heath Charles H. Hopkins Jean Hugard Mark Jacobs R. M. Jamison F. H. Jeudevine Maurice Kains George G. Kaplan George Karger Joseph A. Karson Wilbur Kattner Gerald Lynton Kaufman Howard B. Kayton, M.D. The Great Kolar Gerald Kosky Abril Lamarque William W. Larsen Sid Lorraine Art Lyle L. Vosburgh Lyons Richard F. Madden Greer Marechal, JR. George McAthy William H. McCaffrey Jack McMillen Harry Mendoza Orville Meyer John W. Mifflin Chester Morris Paul Morris Frederick Mosteller Robert A. Nelson C. A. George Newmann Grady S. Nicholson Dr. Cecil E. Nixon Charles Walter Nyquist Dell O'Dell Tom Osborne George Harrison Pittman Julien J. Proskauer Clayton Rawson Ralph W. Read Dolf Rudin Herb Rungie Ned Rutledge James J. Sanders Lucille Pierce Saxon Sigmar - The Magician Jerry Sorensen Willard S. Smith George Starke Dr. Raymond V. Stone, SR. (RAMO) Harlan Tarbell DR. Franklin Taylor J. G. Thompson, JR. Jack F. Trebel M. Van Reese Jack Vosburgh Audley Valentine Walsh Peter Warlock Herman L. Weber Bob Weill William H. Wilson Tommy Windsor Howard H. Wise Ed. Wolff Michael F. Zens		1945	My Best	347	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Dedication			1945	Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation	5	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Foreword			1945	Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation	6	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Robert A. Nelson	A. T. and T. Telepathy	selected card is divined by a called person, freely selected in the phone book		1945	Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation	7	Propless / Coding / Using Assistant Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Person is called during performance Mental Magic / Effects / Telepathy Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Impromptu Change Bag	paper bag, for switching stuff, forcing		1945	Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation	17	Apparatus / Changing & Switching Devices
Robert A. Nelson	A Subtle Touch with the Change Bag			1945	Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation	18	Mental Magic / Effects / Q&A Apparatus / Changing & Switching Devices
Robert A. Nelson	Spirit Flashes in the Dark	burning balls of red fire		1945	Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation	18	Light & Fire / Light Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff
U. F. Grant	Zella Prediction Trick	one card selected, one thought of, prediction written on one card, it's the selection with the thought of card written on it	Related to The Twenty-First Stunner (Robert A. Nelson, Dr. H. Walter Grote, 1945)	1945	Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation	19	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
Robert A. Nelson	Radar Pencil Mental Routine	one of four cards is picked up secretly, card is detected, radar pencil		1945	Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation	22	Cards / Principles / Salt Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Pen & Pencil / Miscellaneous
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Cigar Change Box	billet switching box, similar to Otis Manning's "The OM Billet Switching Box"	Related to The OM Billet Switching Box (Otis Manning, 1944)	1945	Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation	23	Billet / Switches Mental Magic / Effects / Q&A Apparatus / Changing & Switching Devices
Robert A. Nelson, Dr. H. Walter Grote	The Twenty-First Stunner	ungaffed	Inspired by Zella Prediction Trick (U. F. Grant, 1945)	1945	Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Pen & Pencil / Nail Writer & Swami
Robert A. Nelson	Wrinkles and Subtle Touches	named card in pocket do as i do, with mindreading presentation making envelopes see through		1945	Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation	60	Billet / Secret Reading Methods & Peeks Cards / Principles / Card Index Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Two Decks Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Single Card Mental Magic / Effects / Q&A Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Paul Fleming (reviewer)	Miracles in Mentalism	by Robert A. Nelson		1946	The Paul Fleming Book Reviews — Volume II	80	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Robert A. Nelson	Simulated Card to Pocket	stealing card back, palm		1948	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)	32	Cards / Sleights / Cloths and Cards / Apparently putting Cards in Pocket
Robert A. Nelson	Flap Stab	cards in deck, spectator pushes flap in deck, next to selection		1948	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)	33	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / In the Deck
Robert A. Nelson	Prediction Dodge	written prediction kicker for brainwave deck		May 1948	Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 12)	421	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Mental Magic / Principles / Dual Reality
Robert A. Nelson	In Appreciation			1959	More Miracles in Mentalism	5	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Robert A. Nelson	ESP Coincidence	do as I do with ESP cards, two packets		1959	More Miracles in Mentalism	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Two Decks ESP Cards / Miscellaneous
Robert A. Nelson	On the Presentation of Mentalism	brief		1959	More Miracles in Mentalism	20	Mental Magic / Theory and General Comments
Robert A. Nelson	Spirit Portraits	portrait of selected VIP appears on a slate		1959	More Miracles in Mentalism	22	Mental Magic / Effects / Seance Stuff Slate / Appearing Writing Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts
Robert A. Nelson	On Zodiac Readings			1959	More Miracles in Mentalism	27	Mental Magic / Principles / Cold Reading Mental Magic / Theory and General Comments
Robert A. Nelson	On Carbon Paper	tip		1959	More Miracles in Mentalism	28	Mental Magic / Principles / Impression Devices
Robert A. Nelson	Fortune Telling by Cards	with gypsy fortune telling cards, card is divined		1959	More Miracles in Mentalism	30	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Full Stack (DONT USE THIS) Mental Magic / Effects / Divination
Robert A. Nelson	Perpetual Calendar	chart, no memory system		1959	More Miracles in Mentalism	31	Propless / Memory Stunts / A Day for any Date
Robert A. Nelson	Second Sight-Seeing			1959	More Miracles in Mentalism	32	Cards / Principles / Instant Stooge Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Two Decks
Robert A. Nelson	Publicity Feature	object put in safe are described		1959	More Miracles in Mentalism	33	Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Mental Magic / Effects / X-Ray Eyes & Blindfolds
Robert A. Nelson	On Adding Messages on Crystal Ball	for Q&A		1959	More Miracles in Mentalism	33	Mental Magic / Effects / Q&A Crystal
Robert A. Nelson	Two Thirty-Minute Programs	suggestion for program structure		1959	More Miracles in Mentalism	34	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	The Serious Business of Mentalism	general remarks on performing mentalism		1959	Mentalism & Its Presentation	2	Mental Magic / Theory and General Comments
Robert A. Nelson	Factors to Recognize			1959	Mentalism & Its Presentation	8	Mental Magic / Theory and General Comments
Robert A. Nelson	The Build-Up	how to name yourself		1959	Mentalism & Its Presentation	12	Articles / Business and Publicity Mental Magic / Theory and General Comments
Robert A. Nelson	Publicity and Promotions			1959	Mentalism & Its Presentation	15	Articles / Business and Publicity
Robert A. Nelson	Your Program			1959	Mentalism & Its Presentation	17	Mental Magic / Theory and General Comments
Robert A. Nelson	Programming			1959	Mentalism & Its Presentation	19	Mental Magic / Theory and General Comments
Robert A. Nelson	Programs of Famous Mentalists	no names given		1959	Mentalism & Its Presentation	23	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Presentation			1959	Mentalism & Its Presentation	26	Mental Magic / Theory and General Comments
Robert A. Nelson	Comedy Relief	comedy answers for Q&A questions		1959	Mentalism & Its Presentation	31	Mental Magic / Effects / Q&A Mental Magic / Theory and General Comments
Robert A. Nelson	Patter Lines - Quotes	for mentalists		1959	Mentalism & Its Presentation	36	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Foreword			1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	5	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Robert A. Nelson	Bob Parrish	short bio on Robert Parrish		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	7	Articles / Bibliography
Robert A. Nelson	Robert (Bob) Nelson	short bio on Bob Nelson		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	8	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	The "Impossible" Prediction	prediction of anything named, on a piece of paper, two versions		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	8	Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Pen & Pencil / Nail Writer & Swami
Robert A. Nelson	A Mental Do As I Do			1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Two Decks Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
Robert A. Nelson	Life Savers with an ESP Flavor	bag with different flavored Life Savor candies, spectator takes one and eats it, performer divines taste		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	11	Food / Candy Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Apparatus / Changing & Switching Devices
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	brand of cigarette is divined		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	11	Cigarette & Cigar / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Apparatus / Changing & Switching Devices
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	idea for headline prediction with Nelson Mental-Gimmic		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	11	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Robert A. Nelson	Mental Card Elimination	one card is removed, 51 cards are shown once to spectator and he names missing card, method for value and suit		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	12	Cards / Principles / Card Counting & Clocking Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Memory / Naming missing card(s)
Robert A. Nelson	Color Vision Outdone	die with different colors placed in box, selected color is predicted, with Nelson Mental Gimic		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	13	Billet / Index Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Dice (small) / Color Vision
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	ideas for X-Ray act		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	14	Mental Magic / Effects / X-Ray Eyes & Blindfolds
Robert A. Nelson	Brain Waves Deluxe	"I knew you would select this card" written on back of named card		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
Robert A. Nelson	Frederic Kolb	short bio on Fredric Kolb		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	15	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	The Amazing Maurice	short bio		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	17	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	ideas for Mental Curency		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	17	Bill / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Miscellaneous
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	ideas on routines where spectator divines number or cards with a crystal ball		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	19	Crystal Mental Magic / Effects / Divination by Spectator
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	comment on the Handy Andy impression device		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	20	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	comment on switching devices		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	23	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes			1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	24	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	comment on Mental Telephone Telepathy		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	25	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Al Mann	short bio on al mann		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	26	Articles / Biographical
Al Mann	A Mental Puzzle	cards are put in a bag, spectator removes some, performer too and the rest is given to a second spectator, performer divines amount of red and black cards each spectator is holding	Related to Nelson's Impromptu Change Bag (Robert A. Nelson, 1945) One Thousand Skulls (Al Mann, 1982)	1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	26	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Miscellaneous Cards / Props & Apparatus / Miscellaneous
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	comment on A Mental Puzzle		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	27	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Gene Grant	short bio on Gene "Phantini" Grant		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	28	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Dick Johnson	short bio on Dick Johnson		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	29	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	comment on Impromptu Headline Prediction		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	31	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	on using pads		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	31	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Sid Solomon	short bio on Sid Solomon		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	34	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Dr. Spencer Thornton	short bio on Spencer Thornton		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	36	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson (reviewer)	North Bigbee	short bio on North Bigbee		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	38	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Clettis V. Musson	short bio on Clettis V. Musson		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	45	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson Notes	on the marking of the cards for predicto		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	46	Mental Magic / Principles / Marking Systems Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Sid Bergson	short bio on Sydney Bergson		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	46	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Jim Auer	short bio on James Auer		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	48	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Dr. Chet Miller	short bio on Chester "Dr. DeMille" Miller		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	52	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	comment on Math-O-Matics		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	53	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Gerald Kosky	short bio on Gerald Kosky		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	54	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Orville Meyer	short bio on Orville Meyer		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	55	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	James G. Thompson, Jr.	short bio on J. G. Thompson, Jr.		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	57	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Robert G. Tripp	short bio on Robert G. Tripp		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	61	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Stewart Judah	short bio on Stewart Judah		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	63	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	comment on Number Affinity		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	63	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Dave Dowds	short bio on Dave Dowds		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	64	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson Notes	comment on Telesthesia		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	66	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Alan Milan	short bio on Alan Milan		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	66	Articles / Biographical
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes			1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	67	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes			1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	73	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	comment on Brain Waves Deluxe		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	74	Articles / Articles
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Final Notes			1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	74	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Don Tanner (reviewer)	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	by Robert A. Nelson		Jan. 1962	The New Phoenix (Issue 365)	290	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Robert A. Nelson	Mental Magic	two routines one of four card is divined, all in pocket, three removed carbon paper impression in magazine, divination of number		1969	Entertaining Mental Miracles	2	Numbers / Prediction & Sum-Divination Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Mental Magic / Principles / Impression Devices Mental Magic / Principles / Assistant
Thomas Alan Waters	Unknown Power	tape cassette with headline prediction on	Related to Ultra-Modern Mentalism (Tony Corinda, Robert Harbin, 1959) Bob Tripp in Robert A. Nelson's "Sensational Mentalism" p. 68.	1979	Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old)	28	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Cassette
Robert A. Nelson	Bob Nelson's Miracle Pad	pad, carbon		1982	Cero-Mentics	13	Mental Magic / Principles / Impression Devices
Jonathan Cooke (reviewer)	Club and Party Mentalism	by Robert A. Nelson		Sep. 1993	Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 3)	4	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Jonathan Cooke (reviewer)	Club and Party Mentalsim	by Robert A. Nelson		Oct. 1993	Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 4)	4	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Boris Korvo, Robert A. Nelson	Technicolor Trio	different colored papers are used and words and numbers written down, one of each category is selected and they all match prediction		1996	Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 15)	157	Pen & Pencil / Special Ink Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous

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