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Argyle Theatre Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0117
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a large number of posters as well as business records including records of artist bookings, accounts, scrapbooks, contracts and correspondence.

Dates: 1865 - 1941

Ben Jackson Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0106
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 16 posters, 2 handbills, 2 programmes and a small amount of business records, trade material and correspondence relating to Ben Jackson's banjo variety act.

Dates: c1903 - 1923

Bill Barnes Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0172
Scope and Contents

Programmes, posters and photographs mainly related to the Poole family's travelling Myriorama show.

Dates: 1881 - 2017

Charles Taylor Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0069
Scope and Contents

The Charles Taylor collection is a fine example of Taylor’s of Wombwell printers’ posters, which highlight changes in printing techniques, fashion and taste within the popular entertainment industry. Included are examples of posters for pantomimes, fairs and circuses. The collection also contains handbills and other advertising material.

Dates: c1937 - 1989

Christopher Palmer Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0105
Scope and Contents

Circus programmes and VHS tapes from Billy Smart’s Circus and Chipperfields’s Circus collected during the 1970s and early 1980s by the TV producer, Christopher John Palmer. There are also a number of promotional photographs of artistes and other ephemera related to the circus.

Dates: 1973 - 1983

Cyril Critchlow Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0089
Scope and Contents The Cyril Critchlow collection contains programmes, posters, handbills, books and magic journals, many of which relate to shows in Blackpool where Cyril resided and includes material on entertainment venues such as Blackpool’s North Pier, Central Pier, South Pier, Tower Circus and a small collection of programmes from other national venues. Additionally, it contains circus photographs and postcards mainly of the Ohmy Circus and Sanger Circus including individual circus troupes and performers...
Dates: c1837 - 2008

Digger Pugh Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0179
Scope and Contents

Archive of the Digger Pugh family including newspaper cuttings, photographs, negatives, business records, programmes, research material, posters and films.

Dates: c1930 - 2010

Skinning the Cat Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0157
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the archive of Skinning the Cat, aerial circus company including press cuttings relating, promotional material, programmes, photographs, costumes and costume designs and business records. It also contains DVDs of footage of performances, a book by Rebecca Truman and digital born files.

Dates: 1988 - 2018

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Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 3
Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 3
Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 3
Circus Krone (Established 1905) 3
Jolson, Al, c1886 - 1950 3
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1919 - 2017) 3
Argyle Theatre of Varieties (c1868 - 1945) 2
Austen Brothers Circus (Established 1974) 2
Barrett, Norman, Born 1935 2
Beverly Sisters (c1943 - 2009) 2
Blackpool Tower Circus (Established 1894) 2
Boswell's Circus (1882 - 2015) 2
Buller, Redvers Henry, General, Sir, 1839 - 1908 2
Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 2
Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 2
Circus Pinder (Established 1854) 2
Cirkus Merano (1975 - 2015) 2
Dodd, Ken, 1927 - 2018 2
Forde, Florrie, 1875 - 1940 2
Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) 2
Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) 2
Great Yarmouth Hippodrome (Established 1903) 2
Karno, Fred, 1866 - 1941 2
King, Hetty, 1883 - 1972 2
Leno, Dan, 1860 - 1904 2
Mills, Cyril Bertram, 1902 - 1991 2
Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts, 1832 - 1914 2
Rosaire's Circus & Zoo (Established 1904) 2
Taylor's Printers, Wombwell, Yorks (Established c1890) 2
Tilley, Vesta, 1864 - 1952 2
Victoria, Vesta, 1873 - 1951 2
W. E. Berry Ltd (1888 - 2004) 2
Adelphi Theatre (Established 1806) 1
Althoff Circus (c1675 - 1999) 1
Anderson, Moira, Born 1938 1
Askey, Arthur Bowden, 1900 - 1982 1
Assembly Rooms (1810 - 1819) 1
Aznavour, Charles, 1924 - 2018 1
Barnes, Bill (William), 1920 - 2019 1
Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1
Big Daddy, 1930 - 1997 1
Blackpool Hippodrome (1895 - 2014) 1
Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Established 1896) 1
Bobby Robert's Super Circus (1993 - 2011) 1
Boone, Pat, Born 1934 1
Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 1
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Established 1920) 1
Bruce, Thomas, 7th Earl of Elgin, 1766 - 1841 1
Burnaby, Frederick Gustavus, Colonel, 1842 - 1885 1
C. Doubtfire (Amusements) Limited (Active c1950 - 1999) 1
Chaplin, Charles, 1889 - 1977 1
Chipperfield, Jimmy (James), 1912 - 1990 1
Circus Boltini (Established c1939) 1
Circus Busch (1903 - 1999) 1
Circus Busch-Roland (c1884 - 2018) 1
Circus Knie (Established 1803) 1
Circus Medrano (Established 1875) 1
Circus Togni (Established c1880) 1
Cirkus Arnardo (Established 1949) 1
Cirkus Benneweis (1887 - 2015) 1
Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione (Established 1852) 1
Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus (Established c1957) 1
Cole Bros. Circus (c1884 - 1957) 1
Cooper, Millicent, c1900 - 1995 1
Corrigan, Albert, c1920 - 2008 1
Cottle, Gerry, 1945 - 2021 1
Critchlow, Cyril, 1923 - 2008 1
Cruikshank, George, 1792 - 1878 1
Crystal Palace (1851 - 1936) 1
Deveen, D., c1900 - 1989 1
Distel, Sacha, 1933 - 2004 1
Drury Lane Theatre (Established c1660) 1
Duffy's Circus (Established c1800) 1
Duke of York Theatre (Established 1892) 1
Egyptian Hall (1812 - 1905) 1
Electric (Modern) Printing Company (c1930 - 1991) 1
Essex, David, Born 1947 1
Farrar's Fun Fairs (Established 1876) 1
Ford, Clifton, 1931 - 2009 1
Fossett, Jacko, 1922 - 2004 1
G.R. Tucker and Sons Funfairs (Established 1976) 1
Gerry Cottle's Circus (1974 - 2003) 1
Gitana, Gertie (1887 - 1957) 1
Gompertz. Moses (c1812 - 1893) 1
Gordon, Charles George, General, 1833 - 1885 1
Grimaldi, Joseph, 1778 - 1837 1
Hamilton, David, Born 1938 1
Hengler Grand Cirque (1844 - 1924) 1
Hicks, William, Colonel, 1830 - 1883 1
Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 1
Hylton, Millie, 1870 - 1920 1
J.W. Shaw Amusements (Initiated c1860 - 1889) 1
Jackson, Ben (Benjamin), Active 1903 - 1923 1
Jamieson, David, 1949 - 2017 1
Jay, Peter, Born 1944 1
KaMpande, Cetshwayo, c1826 - 1884 1
King, Steve, Born 1933 1
Knight, Gladys, Born 1944 1
Ling Soo, Chung, 1861 - 1918 1
Ling's Family Amusements (Initiated c1850 - 1859) 1
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