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Paul Braithwaite Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0114
Scope and Contents

This collection contains issues of ten different fairground related publications, transcriptions of taped interviews with different fairground showmen and families, related correspondence and research used for the purpose of Paul Braithwaite’s publication work. There are also small pockets of photographic images, advertising material and an obituary for Joe Fletcher.

Dates: 1958 - 2004

Paul Wright Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0170
Scope and Contents

Designs, drawings, research material, a piece of correspondence and some photographs, mainly related to the creative process and conception of the artwork for Chadwick’s Ghost Train as well as Paul Wright's lifetime archive related to his work as a fairground artist.

Dates: c1994 - 1996

Percy Jackson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0127
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of fairgrounds, fairground transport and showpeople taken by a variety of people including Rowland Scott and collected by Percy Jackson.

Dates: 1900 - 1970

Richard Sissons Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0017
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs of personalities and artefacts taken on the first day of the 1995 Sheffield "Mile Long" City Centre funfair by Richard Sissons.

Dates: 18 August 1995

Rod Spooner Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0011
Scope and Contents

The collection includes photographs taken by Jack Mellor and includes images of fairground rides, sideshows and traction engines. There are copies of Rod Spooner's photographs of South and Midland Fairs from 1952-1953. Also included is a cassette recording of an interview With Kay Smart and other showmen/women.

Dates: c1900 - 1989

Ron Kinder Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0052
Scope and Contents

Slides and photographs of Ron's travels to various preservation events and a few pictures from local Derbyshire fairs, articles, correspondence and Nottingham and Hull fair plans.

Dates: 1960 - 2002

Ron Lee Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0128
Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white and colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides and transport taken by Ron Lee and scrapbooks.

Dates: c1960 - 2000

Ronald Allen Taylor Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0015
Scope and Contents

The collection contains photographs in twenty two albums taken by Taylor and other photographers, correspondence and a number of catalogues including his Dodgem research material.

Dates: c1900 - 1991

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

Scrivens and Smith Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0013
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides and scenes and black and white photographs of Lang Wheels dodgem cars and two artist's impressions of Lang Wheels aerodrome. Also contains cassette recordings of showman John Ling's memories of travelling life.

Dates: c1950 - 1994

Selina Dobson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: On loan
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs, Showmen's Guild membership cards and newspaper cuttings relating to the Dobson family, as well as World War One and World War Two photographs, correspondence, medals and certificates.

Dates: c1900 - 1989

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

Stuart Johnstone Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0041
Scope and Contents

Photographs of rides, fairgrounds, traction engines and organs taken by a number of individuals as well as detailed notebooks. His notebooks are essentially digested versions of the World's Fair and include chronological guides to fairs, machines for sale, parks, engines and families.

Dates: 1920 - 1980

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

Tommy Green Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0001
Scope and Contents

This collection contains documents relating to fairgrounds collected by Tommy Green including photographs, paintings, manuscripts, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, cash books, programmes from Tydesley Wakes and plans of Bolton Fairs. Included in the collection are the Burrell photographs.

Dates: 1911 - 1968

Turner Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0030
Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white photographs and negatives relating to the Turner family, mourning ribbons and a certificate of marriage

Dates: c1903 - 1956

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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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