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John F. C. Heather Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0056
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs related to Joseph Charles Heather, the Sanger Circus and the Bostock Jungle.

Dates: c1897 - 1953

Lionel Bathe Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0044
Scope and Contents

Colour and black and white negatives containing fairground and circus images and accompanying index notebooks.

Dates: 1930 - 1965

Lulu Adams Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0042
Scope and Contents

This collection contains business records, newspaper cuttings, programmes, notebooks and handbills, as well as a collection of black and white photographs, some original artwork and other items relating to Lulu Adam’s personal life and career

Dates: c1880 - 1959

National Fairground and Circus Archive Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0092
Scope and Contents

Contains thousands of posters, programmes, photographs, handbills, original documents, specialist journals, newspapers and a library containing publications on all the areas of collecting

Dates: c1700 - 2020

Noel Drewe Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0058
Scope and Contents

A large collection of films entitled Circusama containing amateur and professional films on the themes of circus, performing animals and zoos, and edited clips from commercial Western and comedy films. FIlms are in a variety of formats including 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm and 16mm. Also includes a small collection of sound reels mainly containing fairground music, and correspondence and notes relating to the films.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

O'Beirne Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0146
Scope and Contents

Amateur Super8 cine reels filmed by Thomas O’Beirne, black and white and colour photographs and slides, circus and theatre posters, a watercolour and a small amount of other ephemera.

Dates: 1950 - 1975

Richley Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0121
Scope and Contents

Circus and sideshow posters including small amount of material on Koringa and copy of Bertram Mill’s Circus limited edition book written by the donor.

Dates: c1950 - 2014

Rowland Scott Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0037
Scope and Contents

Photographs related to all aspects of British travelling fairgrounds including; rides, transport, living wagons, showpeople, fairground shows, circuses and organs by Rowland Scott and other authors, a selection of manuscripts by Rowland Scott and a small amount of correspondence.

Dates: c1899 - 1989

Sanger Circus Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0154
Scope and Contents

Black and white and some colour photographs, negatives, handbills, programmes and other items of ephemera relating George Sanger's circus and the Hall by the Sea.

Dates: c1850 - 1945

Sanger Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0166
Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white photographs of George Sanger's Circus, photocopies of newspaper cuttings related to the Sanger Family and original drawings for costume designs by June Dick.

Dates: c1900 - 2018

Shufflebottom Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0014
Scope and Contents The main part of the collection consists of material relating to the Shufflebottom family and receipts and posters advertising their latest attractions. The second half of the collection relates to the Waddington family and Margaret Shufflebottom's later marriage to Arthur Bird.The Shufflebottom collection consists of photographs, diaries, albums, account books and assorted ephemera associated with the family's history on the fair. The photographic material dates from 1890 to the...
Dates: c1890 - 1989

Smart Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0079
Scope and Contents

This collection contains posters, programmes, letters, film, business records and a large number of family and circus photographs. This unique family collection charts the history of the Smart family from their beginnings as fairground showmen to presenting one of the greatest British circuses.

Dates: c1890 - 2014

Testo Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0032
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises photographs, business records, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, family research and items of personal archive related to the Testo family history in the fairground and circus

Dates: 1898 - 1999

The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0054
Scope and Contents

The main extent of the collection contains yearbooks, meetings and minutes, correspondence and a record of day to day activities within The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain.

Dates: 1904 - 2023

Violet Bartram Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0195
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs, negatives and postcards of fairgrounds, amusement parks, circus and performers, a newspaper cutting and a handbill.

Dates: c1902 - 1953

World's Fair Newspaper Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0085
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the complete run of The World's Fair Newspaper from 1904 to the present day. Including microfilmed copies from 1904 to 1950.

Dates: 1904 - 2020

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Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 7
Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 6
Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 5
Sanger, George, 1825 - 1911 5
Blackpool Tower Circus (Established 1894) 4
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Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 4
Circus Krone (Established 1905) 4
Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 4
Lord John Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 4
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1919 - 2017) 4
Rosaire's Circus & Zoo (Established 1904) 4
Sanger, John, 1819 - 1889 4
Austen Brothers Circus (Established 1974) 3
Barrett, Norman, Born 1935 3
Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 3
Boswell's Circus (1882 - 2015) 3
Chapman, Ellen, 1831 - 1899 3
Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 3
Circus Knie (Established 1803) 3
Circus Pinder (Established 1854) 3
Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus (Established c1957) 3
Cottle, Gerry, 1945 - 2021 3
Dodd, Ken, 1927 - 2018 3
Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) 3
Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) 3
Great Yarmouth Hippodrome (Established 1903) 3
Jolson, Al, c1886 - 1950 3
Mills, Cyril Bertram, 1902 - 1991 3
Paulo Circus (Established c1900 - 1910) 3
The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 3
W. E. Berry Ltd (1888 - 2004) 3
World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 3
Althoff Circus (c1675 - 1999) 2
Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 2
Argyle Theatre of Varieties (c1868 - 1945) 2
Astley, Philip, 1742 - 1814 2
Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 2
Beverly Sisters (c1943 - 2009) 2
Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Established 1896) 2
Buffalo Bill, 1846 - 1917 2
Buller, Redvers Henry, General, Sir, 1839 - 1908 2
Chipperfield, Jimmy (James), 1912 - 1990 2
Circus Busch (1903 - 1999) 2
Circus Busch-Roland (c1884 - 2018) 2
Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) 2
Circus Medrano (Established 1875) 2
Cirkus Merano (1975 - 2015) 2
Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione (Established 1852) 2
Cole Bros. Circus (c1884 - 1957) 2
Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 2
Craston, Joe (Joseph), 1868 - 1948 2
Crystal Palace (1851 - 1936) 2
David Smart's Super Circus (c1980 - 1983) 2
Drury Lane Theatre (Established c1660) 2
Duffy's Circus (Established c1800) 2
Electric (Modern) Printing Company (c1930 - 1991) 2
Fisher, Hal, 1909 - 2002 2
Forde, Florrie, 1875 - 1940 2
Gerry Cottle's Circus (1974 - 2003) 2
Glasgow Empire Theatre (1897 - 1963) 2
Grimaldi, Joseph, 1778 - 1837 2
Hall by the Sea (1870 - 1919) 2
Hengler Grand Cirque (1844 - 1924) 2
Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 2
International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo (Established 1974) 2
J.W. Shaw Amusements (Initiated c1860 - 1889) 2
Jamieson, David, 1949 - 2017 2
Jay, Peter, Born 1944 2
Jonsson, Harder, 1912 - 1979 2
Karno, Fred, 1866 - 1941 2
King, Hetty, 1883 - 1972 2
Knight, Laura, Dame, 1877 - 1970 2
Koringa, 1913 - 1976 2
Leno, Dan, 1860 - 1904 2
Ling Soo, Chung, 1861 - 1918 2
Ling's Family Amusements (Initiated c1850 - 1859) 2
Merchant, Billy (Little Billy), 1919 - 2001 2
Ohmy Circus (c1867 - 1920) 2
Olympia London (Established 1886) 2
Polyakov, Nikolai Petrovich, 1900 - 1974 (Coco the Clown) 2
Popov, Oleg, 1930 - 2016 2
Robert Brothers Circus (Established 1944) 2
Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts, 1832 - 1914 2
Rogana, Born 1933 2
Sanger's Allied Circus (Established 1854) 2
Shufflebottom Family, c1870 - 1998 2
Smart, Billy (William), 1894 - 1966 2
Stars in der Manege (1959 - 2008) 2
Taylor's Printers, Wombwell, Yorks (Established c1890) 2
Thames Television (Established 1968) 2
The Agricultural Hall (1862 - 1943) 2
The Great Ohmy, c1852 - 1931 2
The Kursaal (1894 - 2020) 2
The London Palladium (Established 1910) 2
Tilley, Vesta, 1864 - 1952 2
Toulmin, Vanessa, Professor, Born 1967 2
Victoria, Vesta, 1873 - 1951 2
Waddington's Funfairs (Initiated c1860 - 1899) 2
Whimsical Walker, 1851 - 1934 2
Wilsons Group Services (Established c1860) 2
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