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Norman Family Collection
This collection contains photographs, business papers, newspaper cuttings typed pages and notes (probably for an autobiography) with some correspondence about a proposed book. There are also some costumes and props.
O'Beirne Collection
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.
Skinning the Cat Collection
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.
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- Craston, Joe (Joseph), 1868 - 1948 2
- Crystal Palace (1851 - 1936) 2
- Denver, Hal, 1909 - 1994 2
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- Forde, Florrie, 1875 - 1940 2
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- Karno, Fred, 1866 - 1941 2
- King, Hetty, 1883 - 1972 2
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- Leno, Dan, 1860 - 1904 2
- Ling Soo, Chung, 1861 - 1918 2
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- Merchant, Billy (Little Billy), 1919 - 2001 2
- Mills, Cyril Bertram, 1902 - 1991 2
- Ohmy Circus (c1867 - 1920) 2
- Olympia London (Established 1886) 2
- Paulo Circus (Established c1900 - 1910) 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, George, 1825 - 1911 2
- Taylor's Printers, Wombwell, Yorks (Established c1890) 2
- Thames Television (Established 1968) 2
- The Great Ohmy, c1852 - 1931 2
- The London Palladium (Established 1910) 2
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- Tilley, Vesta, 1864 - 1952 2
- Toulmin, Vanessa, Professor, Born 1967 2
- Victoria, Vesta, 1873 - 1951 2
- Wilsons Group Services (Established c1860) 2
- World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 2
- Yokoi, Lilly, Born 1929 2
- Adams, Albert Victor, 1890 - 1949 1
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- Airey, Malcolm, c1938 -1998 1
- Anderson, Moira, Born 1938 1
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- Arnold, Tom, 1897 - 1969 1
- Askey, Arthur Bowden, 1900 - 1982 1
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- Astley, Philip, 1742 - 1814 1
- Aznavour, Charles, 1924 - 2018 1
- Barbette, 1899 - 1973 1
- Barltrop, Chris, Born c1958 1
- Barnes, Bill (William), 1920 - 2019 1
- Barnum & Bailey Circus (1881 - 1919) 1
- Barnum, P. T., 1810 - 1891 1
- Barrett's Canadian Circus (1925 - 1956) 1 + ∧ less
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