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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5010 Collections and/or Records:

Untitled Recording, c1945 - 1995

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 33: Series 178E10
Reference code: 178E10.11
Scope and Contents

1/4 Audio Reel.

Dates: c1945 - 1995

Untitled Typescript, c1940 - 1960

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 1: Series 178B19; Series 178I13
Reference code: 178B19.35
Scope and Contents

Short typescript story (incomplete), written in the third person, beginning, 'Circus as a clown; He was beginning to miss Ella…', thought to have been written by Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver), 1pp.

Dates: c1940 - 1960

Untitled Typescript, c1970 - 1990

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 1: Series 178B19; Series 178I13
Reference code: 178B19.38
Scope and Contents

Typescript account on travelling circus beginning, 'As the big trucks lumbered along the deserted country road…', thought to be written by Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman), 4pp.

Dates: c1970 - 1990

Untitled VHS Tape, c1985 - 2000

 Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 23: Series 178D28
Reference code: 178D28.1.39
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

VHS tapes relating to Albert & Friends Instant Circus.

Dates: c1985 - 2000

Untitled VHS Tape, c1985 - 2000

 Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 23: Series 178D28
Reference code: 178D28.1.40
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

VHS tapes relating to Albert & Friends Instant Circus.

Dates: c1985 - 2000

Untitled VHS Tape, c1985 - 2000

 Item — Box Albert & Friends Box 23: Series 178D28
Reference code: 178D28.1.41
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

VHS tapes relating to Albert & Friends Instant Circus.

Dates: c1985 - 2000

Unused Notepaper Headed 'H D Productions Present the Great New Era Circus', c1983

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.79
Scope and Contents

Two sheets of unused notepaper headed 'H D Productions Present: The Great New Era Circus’ [1983 tour?]; 2pp.

Dates: c1983

Unused Notepaper Headed 'Kayes Bros Circus', c1950 - 1960

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.81
Scope and Contents

Two sheets of unused notepaper headed Kayes Bros Circus with Northants address; 2pp.

Dates: c1950 - 1960

Unused Notepaper Headed 'Madam C Paulo's All British Circus', c1983

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.80
Scope and Contents

One sheet of unused notepaper, headed ‘Madam C Paulo’s All British Circus’ with Birmingham address; 1p.

Dates: c1983

Unused Notepaper Headed 'Prince's International Circus Co', c1950 - 1960

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.82
Scope and Contents

Two sheets of unused notepaper headed ‘Prince’s International Circus Co’ with London and Edinburgh address.

Dates: c1950 - 1960

Vampire Drawing, c1960 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.13
Scope and Contents

Ink on card drawing. Black and white illustration of a woman's face in the middle, a vampire on the right and a bare chested man on the left.

Dates: c1960 - 1999

Van Buren Magic Act Advertising Material, c1900 - 1999

 File
Reference code: 178I22.8
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs and illustrations of man in black tail suit, showgirls and different magic acts, including a man riding a motorbike and a woman riding a motorbike out of a box on red background with yellow stars pamphlet and a black and white pamphlet with photographs and text including a photograph of the perfomers with the Duke of Edinburgh on the back cover 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Various, c1900 - 2000

 Series
Reference code: 178Z46
Scope and Contents

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Various, 2013

 Series
Reference code: 178Z37
Scope and Contents

Madame La Bonche Family and Circus Central project overview.

Dates: 2013

Various, c1800 - 1999

 Series
Reference code: 178Z54
Scope and Contents

Various items of ephemera.

Dates: c1800 - 1999

Various Auction Catalogues, 1967 - 1980

 File
Reference code: 178J9.2
Scope and Contents

Catalogues of sale by auction for the property of Bertram Mills Circus at Christie's, Anglo American Circus animals and circus equipment and Chipperfield family equipment and animals. Typescript.

Dates: 1967 - 1980

Various Billy Smart's Circus Stationary, RSVP Cards and Tickets, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 41: Series 178I24; Series 178N6; Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.57
Scope and Contents

Two envelopes with a water colour image of The Quality Show clown logo; two envelopes with the Billy Smart's Big top The Quality Show logo and a clown walking on a tight rope; two R.S.V.P. cards for the Gala Celebrity Opening of Billy Smart's Big Top Show; one R.S.V.P. card for Billy Smart's New World Circus; one ticket for entry to Billy Smart's circus

Dates: c1900 - 2000

Various Circus and Performers Hanbills, c1900 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178T40.96
Scope and Contents

Handbills for Barrett's Circus, Kit Carson with Winship and Sons Circus, Giffords Circus, Taiyaun Acrobatic Troupe, Billy Smart's Circus, Le Cirque Medrano, Circus of the Streets, Cirque Gruss, Circus Fratellini, The Moscow State Circus, Fossetts Circus, The Circus of Horrors, Royalles Circus, The Silver King and others

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Various Circus Calendars, 1974 - 2012

 File
Reference code: 178N5.3
Scope and Contents

Various circus calendars including Russian, Circus Bush and Circus Mondao and other calendards.

Dates: 1974 - 2012

Various Circus Film, c1945 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 14: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.122
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Photax. Extracts from feature films and circus films including Sawdust Ring, The Kids Last Fight, Togare and his Tigers, Days of Thrills and Laughter, Charlie the Busker, Bertram Mills Chimps, Leon I The Human Cannon Ball, Bertram Mills Clowns, Kill or Cure, and Jumbo’s Test Match. Includes Shirley Temple, Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Geo Rowe and John Gindl from Bertram Mills Circus Olympia, London.

Dates: c1945 - 1965