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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 746 Collections and/or Records:

Minutes of Council Meeting of The Guild of Great Britain and Ireland, 1944 - 1946

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 1: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.5
Scope and Contents Bound minutes of meetings in green fabric with red leather spine and corners containing items dicussed on meetings of the Central Council, including updates from the sections, delegates expenses, updates on deceased members, supplies and materials, licences, dim-out regulations, updates from fairs, parliamentary updates, benevolent funds, updates from the Industrial Amusement Council, bye-laws, delegates expenses, appeals, year books, general secretary's report, parliamentary bills, road...
Dates: 1944 - 1946

Minutes of Meetings of the Showmen's Guild, 1918 - 1957

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178H40.1-14
Scope and Contents

Minutes of meetings of the Showmen's Guild comprising Central Council meetings, Special General meetings, Management Committee meetings, Mutual Agreement meetings, Annual and Extraordinary meettins, meetings of the Appeals Committee and War Emergency Committee meetings.

Dates: 1918 - 1957

Minutes of Special General Meetings, 1951 - 1957

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 2: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.13
Scope and Contents

Bound minutes of meetings in green fabric with red spine and corners containing information on rules, General Secretary reports, accounts, appointments, election of officials and benevolent funds. Signed by the Chairmen Arthur Bates, W. Bagnall and John Collins. Manuscript and typescript.

Dates: 1951 - 1957

Minutes of the Annual Meetings and Extraordinary Meetings of Members, 1930 - 1951

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 1: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.7
Scope and Contents

Bound minutes of meetings in red notebook containing annual accounts, elections of officials, general secretary's reports, admitance of member's wives in the meetings, accounts, rules, update on deceased members, benevolent funds, war updates among other matters. Signed by the Presidents W. Wilson and B. Hobson and Chairmen J. E. Browne, Charles Thurston, William Pullen and William Lennards. Manuscript.

Dates: 1930 - 1951

Minutes of the Appeals Committee Meetings, 1945 - 1946

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 2: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.9
Scope and Contents

Bound minutes of meetings in green fabric with red spine and corners containing information on section updates and issues, fairs, appeals and fines among other matters. Signed by the Chairman Charles Thurston. Manuscript.

Dates: 1945 - 1946

Minutes of the Management Committee Meetings, 1935 - 1939

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 2: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.10
Scope and Contents Bound minutes of meetings in green fabric with red spine and corners containing information on bianual meetings, bye-laws, section updates and issues, benevolent and emergency funds, fairs, complaints, appeals, diesel oil and other supplies, finances, licences, planning, memberships, parliamentary bills, questionnaires, insurance and investments, General Secretary's report, caravans and diesel oil tax, among other matters. Signed by the President Bertram Mills and the Chairman J. E. Browne....
Dates: 1935 - 1939

Minutes of the Management Committee Meetings, 1939 - 1945

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 2: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.11
Scope and Contents Bound minutes of meetings in green fabric with red spine and corners containing information on section updates and issues, appeals, performing rights, fairs, diesel oil and other supplies, General Secretary's report, vehicles and gas raids, the Spitfire fund, government's compulsory insurance scheme, accounts, Charter Fairs preservation, the use of traction engines by the Ministry of Agriculture, memberships, benevolent funds, the war damage act and compensation and rules among other...
Dates: 1939 - 1945

Minutes of the Management Committee Meetings, 1945

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 2: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.12
Scope and Contents

Bound minutes of meetings in green fabric with red spine and corners containing information on section updates and issues, supplies, road fund licences, the National Caravan Council, war charity funds, insurance and taxation, ride manufacturing, parliamentary bills, General Secretary's annual reports, accounts, benevolent funds, the National Amusements Council, rules, bye-laws, year books and the roll of honour among other matters. Signed by the Chairman William Lennards. Manuscript.

Dates: 1945

Minutes of the Report of Proceedings Meetings, 1928

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 1: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.6
Scope and Contents

Bound minutes of meetings in red notebook containing balance sheets, bye-laws, parliamentary bills, updates on fairs, information on ongoing memorial funds and appeals, complaints, proposals for alterations to rules, updates on year books and traction owners levy among others. Typescript.

Dates: 1928

Minutes of the War Emergency Committee Meetings, 1940 - 1945

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 2: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.8
Scope and Contents Bound minutes of meetings in green fabric with red spine and corners containing information on Pat Collins' black out fair, issues from sections of the Guild, fairs, comfort fund for soldiers, upfates from the Fairground Fairs Association, rents, updates from the War Emergency Committee, rationing, lorry drivers age limit reduction, exceptions from military service, firearms, history of the Guild, delegates expenses, subscriptions, rules, Spitfire fund, bye-laws and rules for lighting among...
Dates: 1940 - 1945

Monographs and Articles, c1900 - 2001

 Series
Reference code: 178B2
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of material used for research and articles by Professor Vanessa Toulmin.

Dates: c1900 - 2001

Monographs and Articles, 1965 - 1997

 Series
Reference code: 178B9
Scope and Contents

Articles and monographs on fairgrounds, boxing booths and education.

Dates: 1965 - 1997

Monographs and Articles, c1927 - 1969

 Series
Reference code: 178B14
Scope and Contents

Articles and monographs on fairground engineering, architecture and personalities by various authors including David Braithwaite.

Dates: c1927 - 1969

Monographs and Research Material, c1851 - 1999

 Series
Reference code: 178B16
Scope and Contents

Various items of family history and an excerpt from a book on fortune telling.

Dates: c1851 - 1999

Monographs and Research Material, c1860 - 1999

 Series
Reference code: 178B20
Scope and Contents

Monographs and research material on the Ohmy family.

Dates: c1860 - 1999

Monographs, Articles, Manuscripts and Research Material, c1795 - 1999

 Series
Reference code: 178B30
Scope and Contents

Compilation of monographs, articles, manuscripts and a range of research material about circus companies and performers in the United Kingdom, Europe and other parts of the world by various authors, the research was mainly compiled by Hal Thomas.

Dates: c1795 - 1999

Monographs, Articles, Manuscripts and Research Material, c1900 - 2018

 Series
Reference code: 178B44
Scope and Contents

Monographs, articles and research material on early travelling moving picture shows, related to the Poole family , Wilton's Music Hall, Walter Sickert, Bedford Music Hall, Randall Williams and early cinema in Scotland

Dates: c1900 - 2018

Monte Family and Williams Family Photographs, c1903 - 1906

 Item
Reference code: 178U6.2
Scope and Contents

A folder containing 34 photographs of the Monte family and a folder of photographs of the Williams family.

Dates: c1903 - 1906

Monte-Williams and Haydon and Urry, Ltd. Research Material, 1816 - 1938

 Item
Reference code: 178U6.3
Scope and Contents

Digital copies of 178B36.1, 178B36.8, 178B36.9 and 178B36.10, comprising 4 documents.

Dates: 1816 - 1938

Monte-Williams Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0161
Scope and Contents

Research material by Pauline Tindale and a small amount of original archive related to Randall Williams and his descendants, including birth, death and marriage certificates and photographs.

Dates: 1797 - 1998; 2018 - 2021