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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 457 Collections and/or Records:

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

Miscellaneous Newspaper Cuttings, c1995 - 2005

 File — Box Eleanor Rayner Box 1: Series 178B50; Series 178G67; Series 178K57; Series 178M23; Series 178R59; Series 178V25; Series 178Z73
Reference code: 178G67.2
Scope and Contents Miscellaneous newspaper cuttings, compiled by Eleanor Rayner. Notably includes a photocopy of an article about showman, Billy Rayner and his flea circus, illustrated with a photograph of the circus tent at the Goose Fair in 1957 (n.d.), a photocopy of a newspaper article announcing the marriage if James Greenhow and Eva-Marie Chadwick (n.d.), and an article, recording the memories of showman boxer, Matt Moran (later known as Matt Watson), taken from the Manchester Evening News (1 October...
Dates: c1995 - 2005

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 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 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 and Manuscripts, c1910 - 1990

 Series
Reference code: 178B19
Scope and Contents

Monographs, articles, manuscripts and notes, relating to the lives and work of the Norman family, notably showman, Tom Norman (known as The Silver King), and his son, Ralph Norman, who was a knife thrower (known as Hal Denver). Most the writings in this collection were written by Ralph Norman.

Dates: c1910 - 1990

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

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 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

Moveable Dwellings Bill, 1909

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 8: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.46
Scope and Contents

Bound copy of the report on the Moveable Dwellings Bill and proceedings of the committee minutes of evidence and appendices.

Dates: 1909

Muskogee Daily Phoenix Newspaper Cutting About the Denvers, 22 September 1955

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 5: Series 178G22
Reference code: 178G22.4
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cutting from the Muskogee Daily Phoenix of a short article entitled 'Fearless Femme,' with a photograph of the Denvers on stage.

Dates: 22 September 1955

Name Badge, 2023

 Item — Box Showmen's Mental Health Charity Box 1: Series 178C142; Series 178H42; Series 178I32; Series 178O3; Series 178Z74
Reference code: 178Z74.2
Scope and Contents

Name badge, thought to have been worn at a conference or and event by Sheldon Chadwick, whilst representing The Showman Mental Health Awareness Charity. The badge includes the following text: 'Mr. Sheldon Chadwick (The Showmen's Mental Health)'. Black text on yellow card contained in plastic cover with safety pin attached, 1pp.

Dates: 2023

National Fairground and Circus Archive Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0092
Scope and Contents

Contains thousands of posters, programmes, photographs, handbills, original documents, specialist journals, newspapers and a library containing publications on all the areas of collecting

Dates: c1700 - 2020

Neil Calladine Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0012
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 6 black and white photographs of fairgrounds and 8 audio cassette recordings of interviews with showpeople from the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Section of the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain.

Dates: c1920 - 1979; 1993