Robert A. Nelson

Creators	Title	Comments & References	Year	Source	Page	AA	Categories
Bruce Elliott	The Back Room	on collections, Audley Alsh, Russ Swann, Houdin, Walter Gibson, exposure, Robert A. Nelson	1944	The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 63)	259		Articles / Columns
Bruce Elliott (reviewer)	Encyclopedia of Mentalism	by Robert A. Nelson	1944	The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 64)	263		Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
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" from Annemann's "Practical Mental Magic"	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	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 Chet 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	1962	The New Phoenix 351-400 (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 Bob Tripp in Robert A. Nelson's "Sensational Mentalism" p. 68. Ultra-Modern Mentalism (Tony Corinda, Robert Harbin, 1959)	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

Bruce Elliott

The Back Room

on collections, Audley Alsh, Russ Swann, Houdin, Walter Gibson, exposure, Robert A. Nelson

1944

The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 63)

259

Bruce Elliott (reviewer)

Encyclopedia of Mentalism

by Robert A. Nelson

1944

The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 64)

263

Robert A. Nelson

Peter Rabbit Goes to Town

Sponge rabbit routine, with offspring climax

1945

My Best

182

Robert A. Nelson

Psychic Impressions

Q&A

1945

My Best

257

biographical sketches of contributors \n - 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 \n james g. thompson jr. 1945 my best James G. Thompson Jr.

Biographical Sketches of Contributors