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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

Enquirer Printing Company Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0125
Scope and Contents

This collection of printed material produced by the Enquirer Job Printing Company contains American sideshow and freak show posters mainly from the Ripley’s ‘Believe it or Not’ franchise and a poster sampler that was taken around by salesmen from the company.

Dates: 1869; c1930 - 1949

Fred Holmes Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0065
Scope and Contents

A collection of material including posters, programmes, handbills, newspaper cuttings and photographs relating to the shows of Jasper Redfern mainly in the Sheffield and surrounding areas. The collection was created by Fred Holmes who was a manager for Jasper Redfern of Sheffield, a pioneer of early film and exhibition. Jasper Redfern was the first man to show films in Sheffield. Also included in the collection is correspondence between Fred Holmes and Jasper Redfern.

Dates: c1895 - 1925

George Bolesworth Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0111
Scope and Contents

Reels of 8mm and Super8 amateur, silent and colour film, shot by Mr George Bolesworth at various locations in England and Spain. All the themes are around, fairs and family activities such as holidays as well as other type of popular entertainments.

Dates: c1950 - 1989

George McIndoe Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0181
Scope and Contents

Photographs, slides, newspaper cuttings related to the Biddall family and photographs of Kirkaldy Fair created for a documentary on Scottish fairs.

Dates: c1880 - 1969; 18 May 1981

George Tucker Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0020
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises fairground photographs and 3 members' cards, two from Yorkshire Stall Holders Association and one from the Yorkshire section of the Showmen's Guild

Dates: c1912 - 1969

George Williams Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0118
Scope and Contents

Collection of early films related to the first year of film-making in America and the United Kingdom and nineteenth century magic lantern slides, letter, film catalogues and photographic plates.

Dates: 1890 - 1896

Gerry Cottle Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0097
Scope and Contents

This collection contains material from Gerry Cottle’s personal collection and has examples of flyers, programmes, vouchers and posters from Cottle and Austen, Circus of Horrors and Cottle’s Circus

Dates: c1920 - 2013

Glen Miller Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0091
Scope and Contents

Layout plans and documentation for the administration of the Newcastle Hoppings Fair.

Dates: 1939; c1989 - 1995; 20 - 29 June 2003

Graham Downie Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0006
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of ex-service showmen taking part in the 1994 Remembrance Day Parade, trade literature, calendars, posters, a monograph from the Alcester & District Local History Society and Charlie Merrin's paperwork for the 1989 centenary fair in Hyde Park.

Dates: c1960 - 1996

Harry Furness Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0036
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs taken by Harry Furness of his fairground boxing booth. Images show boxers, crowds and people related to the show mainly from the 1940s.

Dates: 1930 - 1950

Harry Lee Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0076
Scope and Contents

Photographs, posters and other documents relating to Waddington family Steam Yacht.

Dates: c1900 - 1989

Harry Paulo Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0144
Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white photographs, postcards and negatives, newspaper cuttings, scrapbooks, posters, programmes, books and other miscellaneous items related to the Paulo Circus family. Other circuses and performers are also represented.

Dates: 1921 - 2000

Harry Poole Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0039
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of rides, engines, shows and acts as well as scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings from 'The World's Fair' including British Fairground Society Notes, 1949-1963 and scrapbooks relating to fairs, particularly in the Lancashire area.

Dates: c1900 - 1969

Harry Russell Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0082
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of Oxfordshire Fairs, Showmen and preservation societies.

Dates: c1970 - 1999

Hodson Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0098
Scope and Contents

Photographs, newspaper cuttings, programmes, memoirs and other items relating to the Hodson family travelling theatre. Also includes family history research material.

Dates: 1828 - 1977

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: c1800 - 2005

Jack Leeson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0019
Scope and Contents

Photographs and negatives, both collected and taken by him as well as notebooks with detailed lists of every fair visited. Jack Leeson used an elaborate system of cross-referencing which match the photographs and Jack's account of the fair. Also included are letters, scrapbooks and a collection of records of fairground music and some fairground models.

Dates: 1949 - 1992

Jack Wilkinson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0168
Scope and Contents Black and white and colour photographs and negatives of fairgrounds, fairground organs, steam engines and other transportation systems with annotations by Jack Wilkinson and other sources, such as William Keating, James Davidson, Philip Bradley and Jack Mellor, as well as notebooks, scrapbooks, journals, books, correspondence, research material, audio tapes of fairground organ music and some 3D items including Jack's recording equipment and a model of a fairground organ. Jack Wilkinson’s...
Dates: c1900 - 1979

Jimmy Williams Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0035
Scope and Contents

Black and white copy prints and negatives and three items of ephemera relating to the Williams family.

Dates: c1880 - 1972

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The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 13
World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 9
Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 7
Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 7
Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 5
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Sanger, George, 1825 - 1911 5
Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 4
Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 4
Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 4
Circus Krone (Established 1905) 4
Fairground Association of Great Britain. (FAGB) (Established 1977) 4
Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) 4
Friendship Circle of Showland Fans. (FCSF) (c1940 - 1969) 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
Toulmin, Vanessa, Professor, Born 1967 4
Austen Brothers Circus (Established 1974) 3
Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 3
British Fairground Society (BFS) (Established c1950) 3
Buffalo Bill, 1846 - 1917 3
Chapman, Ellen, 1831 - 1899 3
Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 3
Circus Pinder (Established 1854) 3
Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus (Established c1957) 3
Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 3
Cottle, Gerry, 1945 - 2021 3
Dodd, Ken, 1927 - 2018 3
Duffy's Circus (Established c1800) 3
Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) 3
Great Yarmouth Hippodrome (Established 1903) 3
Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 3
Jolson, Al, c1886 - 1950 3
Ling's Family Amusements (Initiated c1850 - 1859) 3
Mills, Cyril Bertram, 1902 - 1991 3
Olympia London (Established 1886) 3
Paulo Circus (Established c1900 - 1910) 3
The Kursaal (1894 - 2020) 3
W. E. Berry Ltd (1888 - 2004) 3
Wilsons Group Services (Established c1860) 3
Althoff Circus (c1675 - 1999) 2
Astley, Philip, 1742 - 1814 2
B. Cole & Sons (Amusements) Ltd (Established 1890) 2
Barrett, Norman, Born 1935 2
Beverly Sisters (c1943 - 2009) 2
Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Established 1896) 2
Blackpool Tower Circus (Established 1894) 2
Boswell's Circus (1882 - 2015) 2
Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 2
Calladine, Neil, Born 1951 2
Carters Steam Fair (1977 - 2022) 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 Knie (Established 1803) 2
Circus Medrano (Established 1875) 2
Cirkus Merano (1975 - 2015) 2
Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione (Established 1852) 2
Cole Bros. Circus (c1884 - 1957) 2
Craston, Joe (Joseph), 1868 - 1948 2
Crystal Palace (1851 - 1936) 2
David Smart's Super Circus (c1980 - 1983) 2
Denver, Hal, 1909 - 1994 2
Downie, Graham, Born 1941 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2
Drury Lane Theatre (Established c1660) 2
Electric (Modern) Printing Company (c1930 - 1991) 2
Farrar's Fun Fairs (Established 1876) 2
Forde, Florrie, 1875 - 1940 2
Gale, John, Active 1920 - 1989 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2
George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) 2
Gerry Cottle's Circus (1974 - 2003) 2
Grimaldi, Joseph, 1778 - 1837 2
Hall by the Sea (1870 - 1919) 2
Hengler Grand Cirque (1844 - 1924) 2
Horne, Thomas, Reverend, c1850 - 1918 2
J.W. Shaw Amusements (Initiated c1860 - 1889) 2
Jamieson, David, 1949 - 2017 2
Jay Miller's Circus (Established 1986) 2
Jay, Peter, Born 1944 2
King, Hetty, 1883 - 1972 2
Lee, Harry, 1913 - 1997 2
Leno, Dan, 1860 - 1904 2
Manders (Established 1850) 2
Mellor, Jack, c1894 - 1979 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2
Mellors Group Events (Established 1890) 2
Merchant, Billy (Little Billy), 1919 - 2001 2
National Fairground and Circus Archive. NFCA (Established 1994) 2
Norman, Tom, 1860 - 1930 (The Silver King) 2
Ohmy Circus (c1867 - 1920) 2
Orton, George, 1843 - 1924 2
Pat Collins Fun Fairs (Established 1899) 2
Popov, Oleg, 1930 - 2016 2
Robert Brothers Circus (Established 1944) 2
Rogana, Born 1933 2
Sanger's Allied Circus (Established 1854) 2
Savage Ltd (1850 -1973) 2
Scott, Rowland, 1921 - 1998 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2
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