This collection comprises photographs, business records, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, family research and items of personal archive related to the Testo family history in the fairground and circus

The story of Felix Testot, Magician, and founder of the Testo family in England (with a brief history of his descendants up to 1993). A portion of the Testo Family History. Alfred Testo’s Career by ‘Golga’ Jeffreys (his daughter). The Chipperfields’ Story: being a summary of items in the history of the Chipperfield family from 1803 and the connections with the Testo family (Harriet Sophia Jeffreys and Vic Jeffreys). Typescript.

Copy of 1851 census from Batheaston Parish, Somerset containing a list of people with the surname Jones and their birth details, some hand written notes about the Tudors family trees and a story about Ruth Pierce in 1753, also very faded photocopies of Felix Testo posters and a newspaper cutting. Typescript and manuscript.

A press release from Music Corporation of America, New York, describing how Olga Frei-Denver was persuaded to stay in the partnership after her first performance, typescript, 1p.

Scrap torn from a blue and red poster, with text reading ‘The Denvers: the knife throwing Denvers, aiming to thrill’; 1p.

Comments by Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver) on the relationship of Joseph Merrick, Tom Norman, and Frederick Treves; typescript, 9pp.

Black and white caricature depicting George Sanger talking to General Booth with legend along the bottom. Lithograph on card.

Black and white photographs and postcards of The Great Carmo Circus including many of The Great Carmo in different personas, Rita Carmo and circus scenes and performes.

Red type in the centre within a circle and red illustrations of Carmo's head in three different personas including Chinese, Egyptian and Indian costumes around it and a lion on the bottom section, also outline of circus acts in the corners including trapeze, equestrian and high wire on a yellowish background on the front cover, inside programme, 2p.p.

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. VHS PAL. Scenes from the 9.5mm silent film. Also contains the Sanger memorial at St. John Cemetery Margate, Lord George Sanger’s Circus, and James Freeman ‘Pimpo the Clown’.

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. VHS PAL. Scenes from 9.5mm silent film. Also includes; Sanger memorial at St John Cemetery, Margate. Lord George Sanger’s Circus. James Freeman ‘Pimpo the Clown’.

Booklets and postcards related to The Living Album a Hampshire's Gypsy and travellers heritage project and exhibition.

Story of how John Major’s mother stepped in when Hal Denver’s partner failed to appear, typescript, 18pp.

A4 advertisement folded into three, for ‘The Malayan Throwing Dagger’, instructions on throwing daggers (Wham-o Powermaster Corp, Alhambra, California), with 'Hal Denver Productions, 51 Blenheim Gdns' typed at the bottom.

Parish and civil records, newspaper articles and advertisements relating to the Monte Williams Showmen and the Randall Williams Cinematograph Show, with additional information by the researcher, 27 p.p.

Pages issued by Press Relations Department, Music Corporation of America, New York, with a list of engagements and six different press releases about Hall Denvers’ knife throwing act, which he performed with his partner Olga Denver, typescript, 8pp.

Black and white photograph of the Denvers’ act, titled ‘The Sensational Denvers’ and with the Music Corporation of America logo stuck across the base of the picture; shows signs of retouching with ball-point pen, and of an oval shape having been stuck over the figure of Ella, Hal's partner at the time, 1p.

The main extent of the collection contains yearbooks, meetings and minutes, correspondence and a record of day to day activities within The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain.