World War, 1939-1945
Found in 70 Collections and/or Records:
Allan Collection
A collection of documents, printed ephemera and artefacts relating to freemasonry, from Ian Cochrane Allan, member and officer of several masonic organisations in Cheshire during the mid-20th century. Includes minutes, correspondence, speeches, programmes, invoices, as well as some items of masonic regalia, as well as materials relating to Ian Cochrane Allan’s war service, and an account book for 1947 to 1948 kept by his wife Joan Allan.
Biddall Family Photographs, c1880 - 1949
Black and white photographs and postcards related to the Biddall faiground showman family, including images of Funny Joe the clown, bioscope shows and fairground rides belonging to the family. Also contains a group photograph portraying three men in uniform.
Business Records, 1889 - 2003
Business records containing minutes of meetings, financial records, documents related to legislation and urban planning, Showmen's Guild diaries, year books, records on the campaigns run by the Showmen on the defence of Mitcham, Norwich, Manchester, Nottingham and Cambridge fairs.
Certificate of Post-War Credit, 31 January 1944
Certificate of post-war credit for Victor Joseph Jeffreys, due for the year ended 5th April 1942 issued in Manchester on 31 January 1944. Brown type on off white paper with royal coat of arms.
Certificate of Post-War Credit, 31 January 1944
Certificate of post-war credit for Victor Joseph Jeffreys, due for the year ended 5th April 1943 issued in Manchester on 31 January 1944. Green type on light green paper with royal coat of arms.
Certificate of Service, c1945
Certificate of war Service for John Sanger, 4p.p.
Circus Friends Association Collection
This collection consists of a large library of books and journals, as well as archival material including posters, programmes, photographs, films, handbills, research material, scrapbooks, original artwork and many other items of ephemera relating to British, Irish and European circuses
Cody's Circus and Zoo Programmes, 1943 - 1959
Cody's Circus, Cody's Circus and Zoo, Harry Cody Royal Imperial Circus Monochrome, bichrome illustrations or text on front covers, programme inside and commercial advertising, some contain Cody's biography and one contains a message from the King to continue business during war times.
Correspondence, c1939 - 1945
Employment related correspondence addressed to Handby Celeine from theatrical agencies and production companies.
Cyril Critchlow Collection
Defence Regulation 18B Research Papers
Dilks Papers
Don Ross's Royal Imperial Circus Programmes, 1944 - 1950
Programmes for Don Ross's Royal Imperial Circus, Don Ross's Colossal Combined Circuses and Don Ross's Circus containing blue and white illustrations, a flamenco dance scene and other illustrations on front cover, inside programme, World War Two soldiers act and some commercial advertising.
Durrant's Press Cuttings, 1930 - 1955
Frank H. Fortescue’s Productions Letter, c1939 - 1945
Notification from Frank H. Fortescue’s Productions to Handby Celeine of pantomime dates and cancelations during War World II.
Gell Documents
Documents relating to the career and life in China during the period 1930-1945 of Mary Prowse Gell, hospital doctor and lecturer in medicine. The collection consists of a small number of documents relating to Dr Gell's career in China, during which she experienced the Japanese invasion of that country and was subsequently interned there by the Japanese during World War II. The documents consist largely of contemporary letters and her own eyewitness accounts.
George McIndoe Collection
Photographs, slides, newspaper cuttings related to the Biddall family and photographs of Kirkaldy Fair created for a documentary on Scottish fairs.
Handby Celeine Collection
Posters, photographs, programmes, 1 piece of sheet music for six instruments and a small amount of business records and correspondence relating to the dancing and burlesque comedy on skates.