Royal Commissions on market rights and tolls and lotteries and betting.

Bound minutes of evidence taken before Arthur J. Ashton, Esquire, Assistant Commissioner at inquiries held by him in England together with his reports on the markets, volume III. Contains memorandum of duties assigned to assitant Commissioners, list of town visited, list of witnesses, and report and minutes of evidence.

Unbound final report of the Commissioners presented to both houses of parliament. Contains list of market towns, report, supplementary report of Commissioners and appendixes including maps of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Single folded sheet programme for ‘the Royal South African Circus Wild West & Variety Roundup' (no date or location given), with the Denvers listed eighteenth of eighteen acts; back page photograph is of a dark-haired woman [Hal Denver’s partner?] leaning against a board surrounded by thrown knives.

Black and white and some colour photographs, negatives, handbills, programmes and other items of ephemera relating George Sanger's circus and the Hall by the Sea.

Black and white photographs and postcards of Sanger's circus showing performers, animals and Sanger family members including George, Ellen, Victoria Florence also Queen Victoria and royal performances, some photos on the fairground and a colour photograph, also some negatives.

This collection contains black and white photographs of George Sanger's Circus, photocopies of newspaper cuttings related to the Sanger Family and original drawings for costume designs by June Dick.

Includes a route booklet by R. Archer for the George Sanger's Grand Circus and Menagerie tour of Europe in 1878 and photocopies of programmes, photographs, newspaper cuttings, a letter and a Sanger family tree.

Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings related to showmen and women and fairgrounds by various authors including Ron Lee. Contains some loose newspaper cuttings, 14p.p.

Scrapbooks on fairgrounds and fairground showmen and showwomen compiled by Ron Lee and other authors.

Scrapbooks mainly from the World's Fair newspaper relating to fairs, traction engines and showland personalities.

Scrapbooks mainly from the World's Fair newspaper relating to fairs, traction engines and showland personalities. The scrapbooks include the series 'Traction Engine Snaps' written by 'Cyclist'. Volumes lettered G-J. J contains 3 loose cuttings. Various dates.

Colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides and scenes and black and white photographs of Lang Wheels dodgem cars and two artist's impressions of Lang Wheels aerodrome. Also contains cassette recordings of showman John Ling's memories of travelling life.

This collection contains photographs, Showmen's Guild membership cards and newspaper cuttings relating to the Dobson family, as well as World War One and World War Two photographs, correspondence, medals and certificates.

Receipt issued to Miss Eleanor Rayner for her subscription to The Showmen's Guide, 1p.

Pat Collins and William Savage, President & Secretary of Showmen’s Guild, Showmen and The Budget. Brochure asking the government to think about travelling showmen when deciding on Motor Lorry taxation. Walsall, Imperial Buildings, 12p.p.

Completed questionnaires describing family structure and site requirements.

Material related to fairground children's education and showmen census research, also contains work done for the government about showmen and the Showmen Guild of Great Britain.

Diaries of the Showmen's Guild containing handwritten annotations about the Guild's business.

Diary containing annotations concerning the day-to-day running of the Guild and some financial information. Manuscript.