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.

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.

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

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.

Orange spiral bound booklet containing information on the history of the Showmen's Guild safety scheme, actions, code of practice and guidance notes, costs, rules, information about engineers, advantages and disadvantages of the scheme, legal system and conclusion.

Showmen's Guild year books containing minutes of meetings, financial information, membership information, articles of interest, rules and legislation, lists of members and various forms.

Contains a list of the members of the Executive Council and Divisional Committees, the Showmen's Guild constitution and rules, the twenty-fourth annual report, the Guild Chaplain's report, list of subscriptions to the Guild for 1912, sypnopsis of bye-laws, a list of wakes near Manchester, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and other towns fairs and feasts in England, Scotland and Wales and commercial advertising. Some articles are illustrated with images.

Contains a list of the members of the Central Council and District Branches, a list of contributions to the Special Defence Fund, an abstract of the working rules of the Showmen's Guild, the twenty-ninth annual report, a list of honorary local chaplains, editorial notes and reports, the annual meetings of the Showmen's Guilds, reports on branch meetings and commercial advertising. Some articles are illustrated with images.

Contains a list of the members of the Central Council, the thirtieth annual report, the Showmen's Guild list of receipts and payments, an article about the great armistice, the showmen's ambulance car scheme, reports on branches, rules of the Showmen's Guild and commercial advertising. Some articles are illustrated with images.

Contains a list of the members of the Central Council, the thirty-first annual report, the Showmen's Guild list of receipts and payments, an article about the copyright on music with particulars of licenses, Showmen's goods by passanger train, reports on branches, benevolent fund takings by section, rules of the Showmen's Guild, rules of the central and branches benevolent funds and commercial advertising. Some articles are illustrated with images.

Contains an article about Pat Collins, a list of the members of the Central Council, rules of the Showmen's Guild, rules of the central and branches benevolent funds, the thirty-sixth annual report, the Showmen's Guild list of receipts and payments, reports by Guild section including finances and lists of member subscriptions and commercial advertising. Some articles are illustrated with images.

Contains a list of the members of the Central Council, articles on Pat Collins, Thomas Murphy, Marshal Hill, Robert Ingham and Frank Turner, rules of the Showmen's Guild, rules of the central and branches benevolent funds, the thirty-ninth annual report, the Showmen's Guild list of receipts and payments, reports by Guild section including finances and lists of member subscriptions and commercial advertising. Some articles are illustrated with images.