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Bill Weeks Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0002
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of fairgrounds and steam engines, journal articles, newspaper cuttings, correspondence and books on railways, engineering, fairgrounds and other related topics.

Dates: c1920 - 2000

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

Chris Russell Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0112
Scope and Contents

This collection contains five boxes of original photographic material including negatives and slides, a small amount of fairground journals, newspaper cuttings, correspondence, six audio tapes and a small amount of posters and handbills all related to the fairground and steam rally events.

Dates: 1971 - 2013

David Braithwaite Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0053
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs taken by David Braithwaite from the 1950s and used towards his publications alongside older images collected from other sources as well as business records, monographs, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, bibliographies, catalogues, programmes, films and some other miscellaneous items.

Dates: c1880 - 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

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

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

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

Neil Calladine Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0012
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 6 black and white photographs of fairgrounds and 8 audio cassette recordings of interviews with showpeople from the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Section of the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain.

Dates: c1920 - 1979; 1993

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

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

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Names
British Fairground Society (BFS) (Established c1950) 2
Downie, Graham, Born 1941 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2
Fairground Association of Great Britain. (FAGB) (Established 1977) 2
Friendship Circle of Showland Fans. (FCSF) (c1940 - 1969) 2
Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 1
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Askey, Arthur Bowden, 1900 - 1982 1
Aspland-Howden (c1875 - 1915) 1
B. Cole & Sons (Amusements) Ltd (Established 1890) 1
Beverly Sisters (c1943 - 2009) 1
Biddall, c1880 - 1914 1
Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Established 1896) 1
Bob Wilson's Funfairs (Established 1971) 1
Bradley, Philip W, Active 1920 - 1999 1
Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 1
Braithwaite, Joanna, Born c1960 1
British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA) (Established 1974) 1
Buffalo Bill, 1846 - 1917 1
C. Doubtfire (Amusements) Limited (Active c1950 - 1999) 1
Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 1
Calladine, Neil, Born 1951 1
Carters Steam Fair (1977 - 2022) 1
Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 1
Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) 1
Circus Pinder (Established 1854) 1
Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 1
Corrigan, Albert, c1920 - 2008 1
David Rowland & Sons (Established c1970 - 1979) 1
Dobson Family, Established c1900 - 1910 1
Dodd, Ken, 1927 - 2018 1
Fairground Heritage Trust. Dingles (Established 1986) 1
Farrar's Fun Fairs (Established 1876) 1
Ford, Clifton, 1931 - 2009 1
Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) 1
G.R. Tucker and Sons Funfairs (Established 1976) 1
Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) 1
George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) 1
Groupe Gaston Reverchon International Design (1929 - 2008) 1
Hatwells Fun Fair (Established 1840) 1
Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 1
Horne, Thomas, Reverend, c1850 - 1918 1
J.W. Shaw Amusements (Initiated c1860 - 1889) 1
Jay Miller's Circus (Established 1986) 1
Jolson, Al, c1886 - 1950 1
King, Steve, Born 1933 1
Lang Wheels (c1900 - 1969) 1
Ling's Family Amusements (Initiated c1850 - 1859) 1
Lord John Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 1
Lusse Brothers Inc (1922 - 1994) 1
McIndoe, George Archiebald, Born c1961 1
Mellors Group Events (Established 1890) 1
Miller, Glen, Active 1930 - 2000 (Fairground Showman) 1
Mills, Bertram, 1873 - 1938 1
National Fairground and Circus Archive. NFCA (Established 1994) 1
North's Funfairs (Established 1861) 1
Orton, George, 1843 - 1924 1
Rosaire's Circus & Zoo (Established 1904) 1
Russell, Chris, Born 1953 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Sanger, John, 1819 - 1889 1
Savage Ltd (1850 -1973) 1
Savage, Frederick, 1828 - 1897 1
Spooner, Charles, 1871 - 1939 1
Supercar Company Ltd (Established 1934) 1
Taylor's Printers, Wombwell, Yorks (Established c1890) 1
Taylor, Charles, Born c1940 1
Taylor, Heather, Born c1945 1
The Nolan Sisters (Established 1980) 1
Thurston, Charles, c1882 - 1928 1
Toulmin, Vanessa, Professor, Born 1967 1
Tucker, George, c1908 - 1999 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Waddington's Funfairs (Initiated c1860 - 1899) 1
Wallis & Steevens Ltd (1856 - 1981) 1
Wallis' Amusements (Established 1883) 1
Weeks, Bill (William), 1928 - 2016 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Weights Circus and Zoo (c1945 - 1999) 1
Whimsical Walker, 1851 - 1934 1
Williams, Jimmy (James), 1922 - 2009 1
Wilsons Group Services (Established c1860) 1
World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 1
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