Pacific Coast Association of Magicians

The Pacific Coast Association of Magicians is an association of magicians. It was founded in 1933;[1] the first president was Lloyd E Jones.[2] It has chapters in Japan, Hawaii, California, and western Canada, and holds an annual convention.[1] The third of these, in 1935, was held at the Knickerbocker Hotel in Hollywood, and was attended by Bess Houdini, widow of Harry Houdini.[3] In 2018 the convention was held in Bakersfield, California.[1][4]

From September 1936 to August 1937 the magazine Genii, published by William W. Larsen, was the official organ of the association.[5]

References
  1. Stefani Dias (9 August 2018). Magic the gathering: Convention brings conjurers to Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Californian. Archived 9 August 2018.
  2. Braue, Fred (December 27, 1959). "Hocus Pocus is His Hobby". Oakland Tribune. p. 20M. ...and the Pacific Coast Association of Magicians, of which he was first president in 1933.
  3. Hadley Meares (19 June 2015). Off the Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The Knickerbocker Hotel's Haunted History. KCETLink Media Group. Accessed August 2018.
  4. Tim Johns (11 August 2018). Bakersfield hosts magician convention for first time in 30 years. BakersfieldNow. Accessed August 2018.
  5. "Genii Volume 01 (Sep 1936 - Aug 1937) by William W. Larsen".
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