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.

Colour photograph of clowning act on a hot air balloon with a clown in the basket trying to hook an umbrella onto another clown, which is hanging in the air's foot on a black background on the front cover, inside introduction and colour photographs of acts and performers with text and programme in the centre. Printed by Perfectaprint, Byfleet, Surrey KT14 7JG, 8p.p.

Silk cover with red ribbon, containing colour illustration of a cartoon clown wearing blue trousers and red braces from behind holdind a can of paint and a brush on an off white background, inside programme with same illustration on a red background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts and programme in the centre, autographed on back cover, 8p.p.

Silk cover with red ribbon, containing colour illustration of a cartoon clown wearing blue trousers and red braces riding a rocket into space on an off white background, inside programme with same clown holding tring of world flags at the bottom from a circus ring which raise up to the top of the cover across space into earth on a black background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts and programme in the centre, 6p.p.

Silk cover with red ribbon, containing colour illustration of a cartoon clown wearing blue trousers and red braces from behind holdind a can of paint and a brush on an off white background, inside programme with same illustration on a red background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts and programme in the centre, autographed on back cover, 8p.p.

Silk cover with red ribbon, containing colour illustration of a cartoon clown wearing blue trousers and red braces from behind holdind a can of paint and a brush on an off white background, inside programme with same illustration on a red background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts and programme in the centre, autographed on back cover, 8p.p.

Silk cover with red ribbon, containing colour illustration of a cartoon clown wearing blue trousers and red braces from behind holdind a can of paint and a brush on an off white background, inside programme with same illustration on a red background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts and programme in the centre, 8p.p.

Silk cover with red ribbon, containing colour illustration of a cartoon clown wearing blue trousers and red braces from behind holdind a can of paint and a brush on an off white background, inside programme with same illustration on a red background on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of performers and acts and programme in the centre, 8p.p.

Colour illustration of clown climbing the Tower holding a glass of champagne on one hand and an cake with candels on the other on a white and blue background, colour photographs of performers and acts inside with text and programme in the centre over a photograph of the circus ring, 8p.p.

Black and white portrait photograph of two clowns in the centre and red outline illustrations of different circus acts in red on a yellow background on the sides on front cover, inside and on back cover programme, 2p.p.

Black and white portrait photograph of two clowns in the centre and red outline illustrations of different circus acts in red on a yellow background on the sides on front cover, inside and on back cover programme, 2p.p.

Colour portrait photograph of clown in black bowler's hat on a blue background on front cover, inside black and white photographs and performers and acts and colour illustrations of tower scenes, programme in the center, 8p.p.

A range of items of promotion and advertising from a range of circus companies and performers, including artistes' photographs with act descriptions used for seeking employment in circuses and pamphlets advertising independent performances and circus companies' literature and souvenirs for public distribution and promotion including Gerry Cottle's Circus, Belle Vue, Blackpool Tower, Bertram Mills Circus, Gandey's, Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey, Knie and many more.

Advertising material for variety and magic performers including magicians, ventriloquists, clowns and hypnotist such as Dan Leano, Professor Lipka, Douglas Francis, Barry Sinclair and others.

Promotional material for various magicians.

Trapeze artists performing in a Russian circus building

Two male clowns.

Black and white photograph of a clown onstage performing on a wire, and a woman assisting, at an unidentified circus. Photograph numbered 24.