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Hull Fair Project Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0071

Scope and Contents

Research material used for the Hull Fair Project exhibition and DVD including audio visual material, digitised images, oral history and transcripts.

Dates

  • Creation: c1800 - 2005

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room. Film viewing equipment must be booked prior to visit

Conditions Governing Use

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

Biographical / Historical

The Hull Fair Project (2004-2005) was a lottery funded project to provide a documentation of Hull Fair. The Hull Fair project aimed to involve residents of Hull and the community of travelling showmen in building a community history web site exploring the recent history of Hull Fair from a personal perspective. It also aimed to conserve and enhance Hull's diverse culture and encourage the local community to identify, look after and celebrate its unique heritage.

The project collected, preserved, digitised and made widely available material relating to the heritage and history of Hull Fair through a format which was both user friendly and encouraged greater access of the fairground and Humberside communities to their heritage and history. The project worked with all communities enriched by Hull Fair, the local population, the showland community and Hull City Council. The project was completed in October 2005 with a resulting DVD and the creation of a dedicated website.

Extent

4 Box(es)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Existence and Location of Copies

Audio material digitised as part of the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project led by the British Library 2021.

Status
Completed
Author
Created by Jane Donaldson, updated by Arantza Barrutia on Finding Aid Date field date
Date
7 March 2014
Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

Contact:
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231