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Fonds
Reference code: 437
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries recording the travel experiences of the Reverend Alfred Plummer in Germany and England. The earlier diaries cover his visits to Germany and Austria in 1869 and 1889 and include some photographs and newspaper cuttings, while the later diaries document his travels in England between 1916 and 1919, notably in Shropshire, Hertfordshire and Devon. Again they include many newspaper cuttings and photographs, and also some of Plummer’s reflections on World War 1.
Dates:
1869 - 1919
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0172
Scope and Contents
Programmes, posters and photographs mainly related to the Poole family's travelling Myriorama show.
Dates:
1881 - 2017
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0038
Scope and Contents
Photographs, handbills, newspaper reports and financial records relating to Billy Bellhouse and his life as a wall of death rider as well as other performers.
Dates:
1914 - 1960; 2016
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0089
Scope and Contents
The Cyril Critchlow collection contains programmes, posters, handbills, books and magic journals, many of which relate to shows in Blackpool where Cyril resided and includes material on entertainment venues such as Blackpool’s North Pier, Central Pier, South Pier, Tower Circus and a small collection of programmes from other national venues. Additionally, it contains circus photographs and postcards mainly of the Ohmy Circus and Sanger Circus including individual circus troupes and performers...
Dates:
c1837 - 2008
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0094
Scope and Contents
This collection contains black and white photographs and postcards of several generations of the Decar family with a strong focus on John Decar and his act as Decar and Tomato. It also includes other circus performers as well as autograph books and a scrapbook.
Dates:
1902 - 1951
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
Collection
Reference code: FEA1
Scope and Contents
A collection of printed books on geology assembled mainly by W.G. Fearnsides, Professor of Geology at the University of Sheffield from 1913 to 1945. The collection which bears Fearnsides´ name comprises books of historical interest of the 19th and 20th centuries, primarily but not exclusively relating to the British Isles, assembled by himself, with some later additions. The earliest title is a volume on fossils by James Parkinson: Organic remains of a former world (London,...
Dates:
1808 - 1990
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
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0043
Scope and Contents
Photographs related to Harder Jonsson and his work at circuses such as the Riskett, Chipperfields and Jeserich Circus as an animal trainer, also some family photographs.
Dates:
1920 - 1955
Fonds
Reference code: SLI 5
Scope and Contents
A collection of approximately 1,600 photographic images, some duplicated, assembled by Douglas Knoop on a world tour undertaken in 1913 and 1914.The collection consists of slides, photographs, negatives and postcards, in colour and black and white. The images cover natural features, human interest such as street scenes, and major events such as earthquakes, as well as incidental events on the tour (e.g. on board ship). The countries recorded include India, Ceylon,...
Dates:
1913 - 1914
Fonds
Reference code: 252
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence and other material of Robert Neal Rudmose Brown, Professor of Geography at Sheffield University, and relates to his writings on, and interest in, Polar exploration in the period 1922-1937. The letters are mainly written to Rudmose Brown by others, including fellow Polar scientists and explorers, about his books on Polar exploration: 'A Naturalist at the Poles: the Life, Work and Voyages of Dr. W.S. Bruce the Polar Explorer' (1923); and...
Dates:
1922 - 1937
