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Showman

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1142 Collections and/or Records:

Various, 1866 - 1894

 Series
Reference code: 178Z8
Scope and Contents

Birth and marriage certificates belonging to the Williams fairground family.

Dates: 1866 - 1894

Various, 1912, 1916, 1927

 Series
Reference code: 178Z7
Scope and Contents

Membership cards for the Yorkshire section of the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain and the Yorkshire Stall Holders Association.

Dates: 1912; 1916; 1927

Various Documents, c1940 - 1969

 File
Reference code: 178Z52.4
Scope and Contents

Various documents related to Selina Dobson and other members from the Dobson family, including funeral cards and greeting cards.

Dates: c1940 - 1969

Various Funds and Accounts Ledger, 1948 - 1977

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 3: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.16
Scope and Contents

Ledger containing accounts related to the General Fund, Emergency Fund, Central Benevolent Fund and Appeal Deposits Account listing contributions, payments, expenses, legal charges, rents, salaries, petty cash, defence and savings bonds for Sheffield and Coventry, contributions to fairs and shows, deposits by showman and other information. Manuscript.

Dates: 1948 - 1977

Various Items, c1920 - 1979

 Series
Reference code: 178Z63
Scope and Contents

Various items of ephemera belonging to Billy Wood and his descendants, including Billy Wood's letter headed paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1979

Various Items, 1952 - 1986

 Series
Reference code: 178Z19
Scope and Contents

Various items of fairground ephemera related to Bill Weeks, the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain and the Friendship Circle of Showland Fans.

Dates: 1952 - 1986

Various Items, c1994 - 2005

 Series
Reference code: 178Z73
Scope and Contents

Family trees and miscellaneous items, compiled by Eleanor Rayner.

Dates: c1994 - 2005

Various Items Belonging to John E. Sanger, 1926 - 1980

 File
Reference code: 178Z26.25
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous items some belonged to John E. Sanger, including invoices, a hand written summary of accounts and a leave pass during war service and part of The Bodie Book on hypnotism and mental suggestion.

Dates: 1926 - 1980

Various Items of Ephemera, c1800 - 2016

 Series
Reference code: 178Z64
Scope and Contents

Various items related to George Walter Poole, Wilton's Music Hall, Henry James Mayer, Alexander Billington, James Upton Printers, Gompertz's panorama show, Poole's Myriorama and Diorama shows and Messrs Strange and Wilson Ghost show. Also includes a theatrical clock with two figures on the sides attracting customers.

Dates: c1800 - 2016

Various Items Related to the Ohmy and Sanger Families, c1880 - 1980

 Series
Reference code: 178Z26
Scope and Contents

Various items related to the Ohmy and Sanger families, including World War Two related material and other personal items.

Dates: c1880 - 1980

Various Items Related to the Ohmy Family, c1880 - 1890

 File
Reference code: 178Z26.1
Scope and Contents

Various items related to the Ohmy family, including a photograph of presentation of Address to Ohmy certificate.

Dates: c1880 - 1890

Various Items Related to the Showmen's Guild, c1894 - 2000

 Series — Box Showmen's Guild Box 32: Series 178Z70
Reference code: 178Z70
Scope and Contents Contains invitations to the President's Supper and Ball, St Giles Fair opening ceremony, Foster & Company promotional card, Christmas greeting, card about the coronation anointing spoon, the Millennium parliamentary luncheon, civic dinners, cards, a colour print of a fairground scene, a Bertam Mill's Circus programme, a photocopy of the Surrey Traveller Community Relations Forum booklet, the Children's Challenge 2002 ringbinder containing drawings, stories and poems and photocopies of...
Dates: c1894 - 2000

Various Items Related to Variety, c1837 - 2008

 Series
Reference code: 178Z28
Scope and Contents

Various items related to variety theatre in Blackpool and other locations.

Dates: c1837 - 2008

Various Material, c1930 - 1994

 Series
Reference code: 178Z25
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous documents and objects, compiled primarily by Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver). Including travel ephemera (such as luggage tags, notepaper, postcards, and tickets), business cards; advertisements; and some personal documentation, as well as a set of throwing knifes and cowboy costumes worn on stage by Ralph Norman, and his assistant, Olga.

Dates: c1930 - 1994

Various Material, 2023

 Series
Reference code: 178Z74
Scope and Contents

Various items, compiled by Sheldon Chadwick, concerning his involvement in The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity.

Dates: 2023

Various Newspaper Cuttings on Circus, 1930

 Item
Reference code: 178G21.92
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cuttings including E. H. Bostock's wedding report.

Dates: 1930

Various Showfamilies Biographical Material, 1799 - 1993

 File
Reference code: 178B36.5
Scope and Contents

Research material relating to the Silvester/Sylvester, Wilson, Taylor, Fossett, Green, Proctor, Bland, White, Twigdon, Turner, Brown/Sivado, Codman, Layland/Leyland, Collins, Chapman, Barker, and Clark families, including birth, marriage and death certificates and census details.

Dates: 1799 - 1993

Venice in Dublin Poster, 4 July 1892

 Item
Reference code: 178R53.11
Scope and Contents Round Room Rotunda, Dublin Poole's Pictorial Tours, Darkest Africa, Meeting of H.M. Stanley and Emin Pasha, The Falls of Niagara, London day by day, Ireland, Sydney, The British fleet past and present, Poole's consolidated variety confederation, Miss Jessie Arnelli, musical act, Herr Blitz, Miss May Finch, Mr Felix Somers, Messrs Lisburn and O'Marr, Mr Willie Boatman, Poole's vocal quartette party, Mr Fred Mayer. Black type on orange background, printed on front and reverse. Printed by...
Dates: 4 July 1892

Victoria and Albert Museum Magazine, 2013

 File
Reference code: 178B44.3
Scope and Contents

Victoria and Albert Museums magazine containing an article on Sickert and the Bedford Music Hall, Magazine 43p.p, includes a handwritten note, 4p.p

Dates: 2013

Victoria Hall Poster, Monday 20 November c1893

 Item
Reference code: 178R53.43
Scope and Contents

Norwich. Joseph Poole's latest Myriorama, The World's Fair at Chicago and Venice, Loss of the MHS Victoria, Poole's Variety Confederation, Vocal Quartette Party and Mandolin Band, Orchestra and Military Bands. Black and red type on light brown background. Printed by Stafford & Co, Lithographic and Letterpress Printers, Netherfield, near Nottingham.

Dates: Monday 20 November c1893