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Boxing

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 175 Collections and/or Records:

Research Material on Early Boxing, c1900 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178B45.9
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of early boxing material including female boxers and F. Spike Robson.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Research Material on Female Boxers, c1980 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178B45.1
Scope and Contents

Research material containing photocopies of photographs of female boxer champions including Regina Halmich, Belinda Laracuente, Deirdre Gogarty, Delia Gonzalez, Valerie Henin-Wiet, Stefanie Bianchini, Margaret Sidoroff, Daisy Lang, Kathy Rivers, Michelle Sutcliffe and Valerie Mahfood.

Dates: c1980 - 1999

Rod Spooner Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0011
Scope and Contents

The collection includes photographs taken by Jack Mellor and includes images of fairground rides, sideshows and traction engines. There are copies of Rod Spooner's photographs of South and Midland Fairs from 1952-1953. Also included is a cassette recording of an interview With Kay Smart and other showmen/women.

Dates: c1900 - 1989

Ron Kinder Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0052
Scope and Contents

Slides and photographs of Ron's travels to various preservation events and a few pictures from local Derbyshire fairs, articles, correspondence and Nottingham and Hull fair plans.

Dates: 1960 - 2002

Ronald Allen Taylor Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0015
Scope and Contents

The collection contains photographs in twenty two albums taken by Taylor and other photographers, correspondence and a number of catalogues including his Dodgem research material.

Dates: c1900 - 1991

Rowland Scott Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0037
Scope and Contents

Photographs related to all aspects of British travelling fairgrounds including; rides, transport, living wagons, showpeople, fairground shows, circuses and organs by Rowland Scott and other authors, a selection of manuscripts by Rowland Scott and a small amount of correspondence.

Dates: c1899 - 1989

Sketch for Boxing Booth, January 1924

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.43(ix)
Scope and Contents

Sketch for boxing booth shutters and centre with dimensions. Pencil on paper.

Dates: January 1924

The National Police Gazette Newspaper Cutting, 17 October 1896

 Item
Reference code: 178G57.5
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cutting from The National Police Gazette, containing black and white illustrations and photographs and articles on sports including boxing. 4p.p.

Dates: 17 October 1896

The Prize Fighter Programme, September 1954

 Item
Reference code: 178K54.4
Scope and Contents

Calgary, Alberta. Canada’s greatest fight attraction. Black type on light brown background and black and white photographs of fighters including Barbara Bruttick and Joann Hagen on the front cover and George Dunn and Emil Barao on the back cover. 4p.p.

Dates: September 1954

The Range Busters, Chimpanzees’ Tea Party, The Forbidden Jungle, and Three Little Bruins Great Adventure Film, 1940 - 1949

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 32: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.308
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Gepe. 400 feet. Castle Films. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Ray ‘Crash’ Corrigan, John ‘Dusty’ King and Max ‘Alibi’ Terhune in 'The Range Busters'. Also features documentaries showing chimpanzees and bears, as well as Rounds 3 and 6 of the World Feather Weight Championship between Howard Winstone and Mitsuri Seki.

Dates: 1940 - 1949

The Ring Magazine, December 1957

 Item
Reference code: 178G57.14
Scope and Contents

Boxing specialist journal containing black and white photographs and articles, including article on women’s wrestling.

Dates: December 1957

The Ring Magazine, December 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178G57.15
Scope and Contents

Boxing specialist journal containing black and white photographs and articles, including article on women’s wrestling. 68p.p.

Dates: December 1959

The Ring Magazine, July 1978

 Item
Reference code: 178G57.16
Scope and Contents

Boxing specialist journal containing black and white photographs and articles. 68p.p.

Dates: July 1978

The Ring: The World's Foremost Boxing Magazine, 15 February 1922

 Item
Reference code: 178G57.13
Scope and Contents

Boxing specialist journal containing black and white photographs and articles, including one entitled ‘What Miss Morgan has Done for Boxing’, reproduction. 24p.p.

Dates: 15 February 1922

The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0054
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1904 - 2023

The Showmen's Guild Year Books, 1900 - 2003

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178H40.54-106
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1900 - 2003

The Showmen's Year Book, 1960

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 12: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.77
Scope and Contents

Contains a list of the members of the Central Council, black and white photographs of presidents, vice-presidents, treasurers and secretaries of the Guild, rules of the Showmen's Guild, rules of the benevolent fund, standing orders, articles on travelling boxing booths, animals as prizes on fairgrounds, list of honorary chaplains of the Guild, the seventieth annual report, the Showmen's Guild statement of accounts, including section reports and accounts and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1960

The Showmen's Year Book, 1962

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 12: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.78
Scope and Contents Contains a list of the members of the Central Council, black and white photographs of presidents, vice-presidents, treasurers and secretaries of the Guild, rules of the Showmen's Guild, standing orders, rules of the benevolent fund, articles on travelling boxing booths, animals as prizes on fairgrounds, updates from the sections, list of honorary chaplains of the Guild, the seventy-second annual report, the Showmen's Guild statement of accounts, including section reports and accounts, list...
Dates: 1962

The Showmen's Year Book, 1963

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 12: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.79
Scope and Contents Contains a list of the members of the Central Council, black and white photographs of presidents, vice-presidents, treasurers and secretaries of the Guild, rules of the Showmen's Guild, standing orders, rules of the benevolent fund, articles on travelling boxing booths and animals as prizes on fairgrounds, updates from the sections, list of honorary chaplains of the Guild, the seventy-second annual report, the Showmen's Guild statement of accounts, General Fund and Central Benevolent Fund,...
Dates: 1963

The Showmen's Year Book, 1964

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 12: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.80
Scope and Contents Contains a lose declaration form, list of the members of the Central Council, black and white photographs of presidents, vice-presidents, treasurers and secretaries of the Guild, rules of the Showmen's Guild, standing orders, rules of the benevolent fund, bye-laws as to loudspeakers, articles on travelling boxing booths and animals as prizes on fairgrounds, updates from the sections, list of honorary chaplains of the Guild, the seventy-third annual report, notes on the early history and...
Dates: 1964