Circus Research Material, 1872 - 1975
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of programmes from the London Hippodrome, the National Amphitheatre, Hengler's Circus, Olympia, Hagenbeck's Wonder Zoo and Big Circus, Barnum and Bailey, Paulo's Circus, Chapman's Circus, Rosaire's Circus, Grand Continental Circus at the Crystal Palace, Barrett's Canadian Circus, Cody's Continental Circus, Pinder's Royal Circus and Menagerie and other UK and international circuses, also photocopies of newspaper cuttings, ordenance survey, photographs of performers and posters, also contains 'Lord John Sanger's Circus - A National Institution' monograph by Mark Twitchett and associated research material.
Dates
- Creation: 1872 - 1975
Creator
- Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) (Organisation)
- Hengler Grand Cirque (1844 - 1924) (Organisation)
- Althoff Circus (c1675 - 1999) (Organisation)
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1919 - 2017) (Organisation)
- Paulo Circus (Established c1900 - 1910) (Organisation)
- Rosaire's Circus & Zoo (Established 1904) (Organisation)
- Circus Pinder (Established 1854) (Organisation)
- Lord John Sanger Circus (Established c1880) (Organisation)
- London Hippodrome (Established 1900) (Organisation)
- Olympia London (Established 1886) (Organisation)
- Barnum & Bailey Circus (1881 - 1919) (Organisation)
- Chapman Circus (1928 - 1940) (Organisation)
- Barrett's Canadian Circus (1925 - 1956) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
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
Extent
1 Box(es) ; Various sizes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk