Records Related Mitcham Fair and the Defence of the Fair, 1906 - 1934

Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Reference code: 178H40.107

Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence between the Showmen's Guild, the local government, Mitcham Court and the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis New Scotland Yard including many items written by and addressed to Revered Thomas Horne, as well as correspondence between members of the Guild and the Guild regarding Mitcham Fair including a letter from Tom Norman, newspaper cuttings, documents related to fundraising campaigns by the Showmen's Guild on behalf of Mitcham benevolent institutions including receipts for donations, cheques and records of charitable takings towards the Red Cross, Mitcham Wildon Cottage Hospital Trust and a motor ambulance and First World War funds, many documents and newspaper cuttings related to the campaign on the defence of Mitcham Fair and a plan of the positioning of rides and stalls at the fair. All the documents are related to the history of Mitcham fair, its management, bye-laws, Mitcham Urban District Council Act 1923 and legal issues. Manuscript and typescript.

Dates

Creation: 1906 - 1934

Creator

The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) (Organisation)
Horne, Thomas, Reverend, c1850 - 1918 (Person)
Norman, Tom, 1860 - 1930 (The Silver King) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Guild records are closed to the public. Access is only permitted to Guild members. Secondary documents such as newspaper cuttings can be consulted by the general public. Access to the public may be granted upon direct request to the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain

Conditions Governing Use

Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material