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Found in 1142 Collections and/or Records:

Contract for an Engagement in Beaumont, Texas, 12 October 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.53
Scope and Contents

Music Corporation of America contract between Music Corporation of America Artists and the Sensational Denvers, to appear in Beaumont, Texas for five days from 25 October 1955; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 12 October 1955

Contract for an Engagement in Berea, Ohio, 22 June 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.37
Scope and Contents

Music Corporation of America contract for the Sensational Denvers to appear in Berea, Ohio for six shows from 19 August 1955; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 22 June 1955

Contract for an Engagement in Cache, Oklahoma, May 1956

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.64
Scope and Contents

Music Corporation of America Artists contract between Craterville Park, by Frank Rush, and the Sensational Denvers, to appear in Cache, Oklahoma, for eight shows from 16 August 1956; typescript, 1p.

Dates: May 1956

Contract for an Engagement in Dallas, Texas, 10 October 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.51
Scope and Contents

Music Corporation of America contract between Mrs J David Nichols and the Sensational Denvers, to appear in Dallas, Texas for two shows on 7 November 1955; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 10 October 1955

Contract for an Engagement in Erie, Pennsylvania, 28 July 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.41
Scope and Contents

Music Corporation of America contract between Rev Francis Schlindwein and the Denvers to appear in Erie, Pennsylvania, on 24 August 1955 for two shows; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 28 July 1955

Contract for an Engagement in Faribault, Minnesota, 27 June 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.38
Scope and Contents

Music Corporation of America contract for the Sensational Denvers to appear in Faribault, Minnesota for four shows from 5 August 1955; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 27 June 1955

Contract for an Engagement in Houston, Texas, 10 October 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.50
Scope and Contents

Music Corporation of America contract between Mrs J David Nichols and the Sensational Denvers, to appear in Houston, Texas for two shows on 2 November 1955; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 10 October 1955

Contract for an Engagement in Jackson, Tennessee, 1 August 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.43
Scope and Contents

Music Corporation of America contract between Jack Lindahl of Boyle Woolfolk Agency and the Sensational Denvers, to appear in Jackson, Tennessee for twelve performances commencing 12 September 1955; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 1 August 1955

Contract for an Engagement in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, 2 December 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.54
Scope and Contents

Music Corporation of America Artists contract between Tom McCune and the Denvers, to appear in McKeesport, Pennsylvania for twenty-eight shows from 19 December 1955; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 2 December 1955

Contract for an Engagement in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 12 October 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.52
Scope and Contents

Music Corporation of American contract dated between Music Corporation of America Artists and the Sensational Denvers, to appear in Oklahoma City for fourteen shows from 19 October 1955; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 12 October 1955

Contract for an Engagement on the Riverboat Follies, Iowa, 7 August 1956

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.71
Scope and Contents

Music Corporation of America contract between Candy Candido and the Sensational Denvers, to appear on the Riverboat Follies, Iowa, for six days from 21 August 1956; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 7 August 1956

Contract for Binghampton Theatre New York Engagement, 5 December 1951

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.4
Scope and Contents

Joe Feinberg Agency contract for the Denvers to appear at Binghampton Theatre, New York, from 1 January 1952; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 5 December 1951

Contract for Performances at Midland High School, Texas, and Tulsa Municipal Theatre, Oklahoma, 13 December 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.55
Scope and Contents

Music Corporation of America contract for the Sensational Denvers to appear at Midland High School, Texas, on 12 December 1955 and at Tulsa Municipal Theatre, Oklahoma on 13 December 1955, for two shows in each location; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 13 December 1955

Contract for Performances at Vincent Air Force Base, Arizona, 8 October 1956

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.72
Scope and Contents

Contract between Major W Vincent and the Denvers, to appear at The Officers’, Special Services and NCO clubs, Vincent Air Force Base, Arizona, on 17 and 18 October 1956; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 8 October 1956

Contract Rider for the Belle Vue Café Casino Engagement, 4 April 1951

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 3: Series 178F17; Series 178H12
Reference code: 178H12.2(iii)
Scope and Contents

Typed sheet headed ‘Contract Rider’ to be attached to the original contract dated 4 April 1951, referring to an agreement by Harry Holmok of Bellevue Café Casino, Montreal, to engage the Denvers from 26 July 1951 to 8 August 1951; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 4 April 1951

Copies of Photographs and Negatives of the Anderton Rowland Family and Business, 1894 - 1962

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C12.1-304
Scope and Contents

Black and white copies of photographs and negatives relating to the families and their business on the fairground including images of rides and transport, and photocopy of reference album.

Dates: 1894 - 1962

Corn Exchange Assembly Rooms Poster, Monday 16 December c1901

 Item
Reference code: 178R53.50
Scope and Contents

Preston. Poole's & Young's New Diorama of Turkey, Cyprus, England and our Great Indian Empire, Poole's & Young's Excursions to the East, A Splendid Band and Staff of Vocals. Black type on white background around the edges, in the centre colour illustration of a war battle.

Dates: Monday 16 December c1901

Corn Exchange Poster, 18 February 1886

 Item
Reference code: 178R53.44
Scope and Contents

Bicester. Poole's Trips Abroad, Suakin to Berber, War in Egypt, City and Fortifictaions of Herat, The Lord Mayor's Show, The Nile Boats and Camel Corps for the Soudan Campaign, Concert Party. Black type on yellow background. Printed by Smith and Pankhurst, Printers, Bicester.

Dates: 18 February 1886

Correspondence, 1873 - 1888

 Series
Reference code: 178F37
Scope and Contents

Business and personal correspondence related to George Sanger.

Dates: 1873 - 1888

Correspondence, c1900 - 2008

 Series
Reference code: 178F20
Scope and Contents

Items of personal correspondence and correspondence related to the Sanger and Ohmy families.

Dates: c1900 - 2008