Sports
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
British Orienteering Federation Archive
Fonds
Reference code: 232
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of results files relating to the organised competitions of members of the British Orienteering Federation between April 1961 and March 2009, together with copies of some 50 series of newsletters issued throughout the UK from 1962. In addition, there are files of material collected by Carol McNeill, an active member of the BOF, which include maps, coaching and planning notes, and reports of meetings and events, plus further files donated by the Federation and...
Dates:
1961 - 2012
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Fred Holmes Collection
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0065
Scope and Contents
A collection of material including posters, programmes, handbills, newspaper cuttings and photographs relating to the shows of Jasper Redfern mainly in the Sheffield and surrounding areas. The collection was created by Fred Holmes who was a manager for Jasper Redfern of Sheffield, a pioneer of early film and exhibition. Jasper Redfern was the first man to show films in Sheffield. Also included in the collection is correspondence between Fred Holmes and Jasper Redfern.
Dates:
c1895 - 1925
Found in:
National Fairground and Circus Archive
Marshall and Scott Family Collection
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0028
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises family papers and photographs, relating to the large and extended circus and fairground families of Walter Marshall and Renee Marshall (nee Scott), together with correspondence and further photographs, concerning Walter Marshall’s service with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Accompanied by some business records and newspaper cuttings, concerning the family business, W. H. Marshall and Sons Amusements (later known as Marshall's Modern Amusements...
Dates:
c1880 - 1999
Found in:
National Fairground and Circus Archive