Includes documents relating to the article 'Billy Smart: The Early Days' published in The Fairground Mercury journal. Also includes a draft version of the article, copies of Volume 17 number 2 and Volume 17 number 4 of The Fairground Mercury.

Includes correspondence, contracts, tickets and travel documents relating to the Folcos Luigi Family performing in the 1993 and 1995 seasons of Smart's Circus.

Includes correspondence between Smart's Circus and Leonid Kostiouk and Vladmirov of The Great Moscow State Circus at Vernadsky Avenue regarding performances and various Russian acts including Mik and Mak Clowns.

Includes hotel booking documents for Ronald and Kay Smart for the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Includes correspondence and itineraries for Princess Margaret's visit to Windsor Safari Park on 31st March 1970, correspondence and itineraries for the visit of Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh on 25 October 1972, correspondence regarding the visit of Squadron Leader David Checketts and family on 10 April 1973, press cuttings, invitations to various members of the Royal Family to Smart's Circus events and performances

Includes a record of countries that took the Smart’s BBC T.V. show in 1978, records relating to Billy Smart’s Big Top vehicles, some correspondence and white face clown costume design work.

Includes contracts, work permit applications and permits, travel documentation and correspondence for the Chernievski Troupe for the 1994, 1996 and 1997 seasons of Billy Smart's Circus.

Includes correspondence, contracts, work permit applications, work permits, photocopies of passports and travel documents for the Trio Rampin Clowns as well as a contract for Kim Kenneth for the 1996 season of Billy Smart's Circus.

Includes contracts, work permit applications and permits, travel documents and correspondence for the Tufanovi Troupe for the 1997 season of Billy Smart's Circus.

Includes contracts, work permit applications and permits, travel documents for the Vorobievi Troupe for the 1997 season of Billy Smart's Circus.

Documents relating to the collaboration between Gary Smart's company (Harbour Park Limited) and Tony Hopkins' company (Yorkshire Promotions Limited) for the 1996 and 1997 autumn tours including salary lists, correspondence, budget information, programmes of other circuses produced by Tony Hopkins and agreements.

Includes contracts and correspondence for the performers Trio Gastar for the 1997 season of Billy Smart's Circus.

Includes rules for the artists, general information and programme.

Includes correspondence between the Smart Family and Yasmine Smart and Dany Cesar regarding their act and performing horses.

Blue faux velvet with silver embossed letters decorative cover, inside colour photograph of white face clown breaking through paper on top left and showgirl on bottom right on a white background on front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs and illustrations of acts and performers with text, programme with illustrations in the centre and commercial advertising, 24p.p.

Circus themed calendars.

Branded calendars.

Billy Smart. Amateur. 16mm. Silent and colour.

Baker Troupe riding act, Digger Pugh's aerial ballet, Pas de Deux on horseback, voltige by Valerija Rogatschowa, Austin 'pony with a human brain', Maisie Alberta juggling with fire, Chipperfield's royal creams, Pato and Ricko clowns, Hampe clown, Gondor Magyar football dogs. Background white with sections of blue, yellow and red, type blue, yellow and red. Left blank for adding location and date. Printed by Willsons (Printers) Ltd, Leicester

Colour illustrations of two clown heads and three acrobats balacing across the backs of three white horses, background abstract image of circus ring, type red blue and yellow