This collection consists of a large library of books and journals, as well as archival material including posters, programmes, photographs, films, handbills, research material, scrapbooks, original artwork and many other items of ephemera relating to British, Irish and European circuses

Folding programme with poster inside. Colour illustration of laughing clown's face in orange outfit and woman in red long dress riding a white horse and colour photograph of rollercoaster ride on the background of the front cover, inside programme over blue starry background with colour photographs of acts and inside, same clown's face surrounded by colour portraits of all the circus staff.

Advertising material for Circus Knie including their newspaper, containing extensive information on international performers and acts including Lilly Yokoi, Trubka, The Fratellis and the Flying Marilees, touring schedules and various souvenir brouchures for their zoo and menagerie, contain black and white and colour photographs with text and commercial advertising.

Knie Circus programmes containing black and white and colour photographs of performers and acts with information, illustrations, programme and commercial advertising.

Bayerischen Rundfunks, Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Colour, sound and background music. DVD1 Circus Krone tv broadcast, showing circus acts and animal acts, narrated in German, 1984, 'Stars in der Manege' Circus Krone tv broadcast, gala in favour of old artiste and journalists in Circus Kronen, narrated in German, 02:00:21 mins. DVD2 Billy Rose's Jumbo film starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante and Martha Raye, 02:12:19 mins. Germany and America.

Booklets containing lists of British and European circuses with brief descriptions and lists of their acts, also contain newspaper cuttings, the 1938 booklet contains loose pages by Hal Thomas (David Harold Thomas). Typescript.

Circus Olympia programmes containing colour illustrations and photographs on the front covers, inside black and white photographs of perfomers and acts and programme, some contain some text about the perfomers.

Photographic album of circus performers and Circus Friends Association of Great Britain members at a dinner and also performers in custome and on stage, including; Clare Harrison, Pam Enos, Garcia Troupe, Brenda Heni and Beverly Roberts, some pages are empty, 10p.p.

Photographic album containing black and white photographs of circus, including tents, animals, performers, transport and people from various circus including Smart, Bertram Mills, Wilkie's, Chiperfield's and Fossett's and performers including Priscilla Keys, Togare, The Corinthians and The Bakers, some images are missing, 22p.p.

Photograpic album containing colour photographs of a selection of British and European circuses including; Circus Barum, Hoffman, Moscow State Circus, Circo Medrano, Knie and Fossett's Circus and performers, 18p.p

Photographic album containing colour photographs of various American circuses including; Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey, Circus Vargas and Clyde Beatty Cole Bross Circus and the Circus World Museum, 18p.p. loose.

Colour and black and white photographs of Jay Miller's Circus, Mike Austin's Circus, Gerry Cottle's Circus, Robert Brothers Circus, Chipperfield's Circus, Circus Krone, Circus Paulos and Gandey's Circus including tents, performers and acts, also Bertam Mills and Blackpool Tower Circus posters, circus enthisiast events, circus models, also a wedding at Galaxy Circus.

Black and white and colour photographs and postcards of circus performers, acts, showmen, circus scenes, transport, performing animals and people, some images contain press release information and other pieces of information about the acts.

Scrapbook of photographs of multiple circus acts including Joan Rosaire and her Golden Horses, The Flying Cherokees, The Marchitas, Ria in the Golden Moon and Rudi Lenz, 20p.p.

The largest fragment contains an equestrian scene by Mr. William Cooke. Black type on white background.

Colour illustration of circus acts including a bareback act in the centre performed with nine horses. Trained horse acrobatics, floor acrobatics and clown scenes on top left section and clowning with pig and female horse acrobatics on bottom right section. Signed Willsons' Leicester, Regd.