Scope and Contents Large collection of black and white photographs and postcards, and colour photographs, some annotated on the reverse, of the Marshall, Scott, Kayes, Baker and Testo families, as well as various other circus personalities and performers between 1880s and 1970s. Including studio portrait photographs, photographs taken for publicity purposes and candid photographs, of individual performers and groups of performers in costume onstage and backstage, with the animals they trained, at the family...

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Typed memories of Alf E. Lamb, concerning his experiences as a travelling fairground worker during the first part of the twentieth century and covering the First World War.

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Newspaper cuttings relating to the Marshall family business, Marshall's Modern Amusements Ltd and the death of Walter Marshall.

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Birth, marriage and death certificates, as well as memorial order of service programmes for various members of the Marshall and Scott families.

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Photographs of the Marshall, Scott, Kayes Baker and Testo families, as well as various other circus personalities and performers between 1880s and 1970s. Accompanied by a photograph album, a negative album and photographs, concerning Walter Marshall's service with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

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Circus programmes collected by various members of the Marshall and Scott families.

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Order of service programme in memory of Renee Elizabeth Marshall held at St. Martin’s Church, Brighouse on 28 January 2000. Including biography and a three page tribute from Professor Vanessa Toulmin. Card, 2pp.

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Certificate of registry of birth for Renee Elizabeth Scott, born in Plymouth, Devon on 26 August 1916. This certificate was issued on 26 August 1916, 1p.

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108th Edition Souvenir Programme. Illustrated with colour photographs and images, 96pp.

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110th Edition Souvenir Programme. Illustrated with colour photographs and images. 84pp.

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Illustrated with black and white photographs and colour images. Handbill enclosed, 8pp.

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Illustrated with black and white photographs and images, 20pp.

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Legal agreement to trade as sole individuals in their own rights and the allocation of the use of fixed assets made between William Henry Marshall, Walter Marshall and Henry Marshall of Marshall's Modern Amusements Ltd, 2pp.

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Copy of the marriage certificate of Walter Marshall and Renee Elizabeth Scott, who married in the Parish of Church of Brighouse, York on 1 February 1939, 1p.

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Copy of the birth certificate of Walter Marshall, born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire on 13 July 1916. Certificate issued on 17 April 1947, 1p.

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Certificate of registry of birth for Walter Marshall, born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire on 13 July 1916. This certificate was issued on 27 July 1916, 1p.

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Copy of the death certificate of Walter Marshall, who died at a caravan site on Atlas Mill Road, Brighouse on 2 February 1970. Certificate issued on 7 August 1971, 1p.

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Miniature negative album, containing photographic negatives, relating to Walter Marshall’s service with the Royal Air Force in South Africa, India and then the Middle East during the Second World War. Also includes an index at the front of the volume, listing the date and the subject of each image, thought to be written in the hand of Walter Marshall.

Scope and Contents Photograph album, containing black and white photographs and postcards with annotations, relating to Walter Marshall’s service with the Royal Air Force in South Africa, India and then the Middle East during the Second World War. Includes photographs of him in uniform and the men he served alongside, shown on active service, in camp, at leisure and playing sports, interspersed with photographs and postcards of landscapes, buildings, historic sites, streets, military vehicles and aeroplanes,...

Scope and Contents Black and white photographs, some annotated on the reverse, and photographic negatives, relating to Walter Marshall’s service with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Includes photographs of him in uniform and the men he served alongside, shown on active service, in camp, at leisure and playing sports, interspersed with photographs and postcards of landscapes, buildings, historic sites, streets, local people, military vehicles, aeroplanes, and war graves, collected whilst he was...