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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 746 Collections and/or Records:

Showmen's Guild Diary, 1955

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 8: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.38
Scope and Contents

Diary containing annotations concerning the day-to-day running of the Guild, contains financial information. Manuscript.

Dates: 1955
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection / Business Records / Showmen's Guild Diaries

Showmen's Guild Diary, 1956

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 8: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.39
Scope and Contents

Diary containing annotations concerning the day-to-day running of the Guild. Manuscript.

Dates: 1956
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection / Business Records / Showmen's Guild Diaries

Showmen's Guild Diary, 1957

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 8: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.40
Scope and Contents

Diary containing annotations concerning the day-to-day running of the Guild. Manuscript.

Dates: 1957
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection / Business Records / Showmen's Guild Diaries

Showmen's Guild Diary, 1958

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 8: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.41
Scope and Contents

Diary containing annotations concerning the day-to-day running of the Guild. Manuscript.

Dates: 1958
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection / Business Records / Showmen's Guild Diaries

Showmen's Guild Diary, 1959

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 8: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.42
Scope and Contents

Diary containing annotations concerning the day-to-day running of the Guild. Manuscript.

Dates: 1959
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection / Business Records / Showmen's Guild Diaries

Showmen's Guild Diary, 1960

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 8: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.43
Scope and Contents

Diary containing annotations concerning the day-to-day running of the Guild. Manuscript.

Dates: 1960
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection / Business Records / Showmen's Guild Diaries

Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Item, 12 November 1986

 Item
Reference code: 178Z19.1
Scope and Contents

Showmen's Guild of Great Britain with Mss notes on reverse.

Dates: 12 November 1986
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Bill Weeks Collection / Various Items

Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain Membership Card, 1927

 Item
Reference code: 178Z7.3
Scope and Contents

Yorkshire section membership card.

Dates: 1927
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / George Tucker Collection / Various

Showmen's Guild Scrapbook, 1935 - 1954

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 19: Series 178G65
Reference code: 178G65.4
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing Guild news, articles on licences, Second World War, legislation, goods vehicles, transport, taxes, fairs, Newcastle Town Moor festival, Blackpool Bill, annual dinners and galas, Glasgow Fair and Pat Collins from various newspapers.

Dates: 1935 - 1954
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection / Newspaper Cuttings and Scrapbooks

Showmen's Guild Scrapbook, 1934 - 1972

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 19: Series 178G65
Reference code: 178G65.5
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing news about changes and the demise of the British fairground, Pat Collins, the Second World War, living wagons, the circus and Bertram Mills from various newspapers.

Dates: 1934 - 1972
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection / Newspaper Cuttings and Scrapbooks

Showmen's Guild Scrapbook, 1934

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 20: Series 178G65
Reference code: 178G65.6
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing Guild news, articles on legislation, the deaths of Ben Hobson and William Savage, vehicles, transport, gramophones and playing music, betting, various licences, coconut shies, legislation, Stevenage Fair, news from the Scottish section and the history of the Guild from various newspapers.

Dates: 1934
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection / Newspaper Cuttings and Scrapbooks

Showmen's Guild Scrapbook, 1926 - 1929

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 20: Series 178G65
Reference code: 178G65.7
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing news on taxation, roads, gaming and gambling, women working at the fair, Mitcham Fair, Nottingham Goose Fair, legislation, transport, circus, charitable donations, accidents and safety at the fair, coconut shies and Whimsical Walker's retirement from various newspapers.

Dates: 1926 - 1929
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection / Newspaper Cuttings and Scrapbooks

Showmen's Remembrance Article, 12 November 2003

 File — Box Michelle Leonard Box 1: Series 178B49
Reference code: 178B49.7
Scope and Contents

Article for the World's Fair about Showmen's remembrance day and parade, including colour photographs, 1p. and 19 photographs.

Dates: 12 November 2003
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Michelle Leonard Collection / Research Material

Shufflebottom Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0014
Scope and Contents The main part of the collection consists of material relating to the Shufflebottom family and receipts and posters advertising their latest attractions. The second half of the collection relates to the Waddington family and Margaret Shufflebottom's later marriage to Arthur Bird.The Shufflebottom collection consists of photographs, diaries, albums, account books and assorted ephemera associated with the family's history on the fair. The photographic material dates from 1890 to the...
Dates: c1890 - 1989
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Smart Circus Posters, c1946 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R47.52-140
Scope and Contents

Billy Smart's and David Smart's Circus posters.

Dates: c1946 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters

Smart Circus Programmes, c1900 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.173-229
Scope and Contents

Smart Circus programmes, including Billy Smart Circus, David Smart Circus and Smart Circus Royal Performance Galas.

Dates: c1900 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Programmes

Smart Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0079
Scope and Contents

This collection contains posters, programmes, letters, film, business records and a large number of family and circus photographs. This unique family collection charts the history of the Smart family from their beginnings as fairground showmen to presenting one of the greatest British circuses.

Dates: c1880 - 2014
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Solicitor's Bill, February 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178Z26.2
Scope and Contents

Solicitors bill for extracting probate and distributing the estate of Herbert Sanger plus covering letter. Typescript, 8p.p.

Dates: February 1929
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Various Items Related to the Ohmy and Sanger Families

Spain Film, 1969 - 1970

 Item
Reference code: 178D8.13
Scope and Contents

Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of family holidays abroad. Super8 format, Photax brand. Silent. Colour.

Dates: 1969 - 1970
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / George Bolesworth Collection / Film

St James Hall Poster, Saturday 27 July c1889

 Item
Reference code: 178R53.13
Scope and Contents

Plymouth. Joseph & George Poole all the entertainments, strange & Wilson's Excursions to Russia and Turkeyfor the benefit of Miss Alice Turner and Mr Fred Medex, comic musical sketch Two of a Trade, Freeland, for the benefit of Mr Carl Webb. Red and black type on yellow background.

Dates: Saturday 27 July c1889
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Bill Barnes Collection / Posters

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