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Business records containing minutes of meetings, financial records, documents related to legislation and urban planning, Showmen's Guild diaries, year books, records on the campaigns run by the Showmen on the defence of Mitcham, Norwich, Manchester, Nottingham and Cambridge fairs.

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Minutes of meetings of the Showmen's Guild comprising Central Council meetings, Special General meetings, Management Committee meetings, Mutual Agreement meetings, Annual and Extraordinary meettins, meetings of the Appeals Committee and War Emergency Committee meetings.

Scope and Contents Bound minutes of meetings in green fabric with red spine and corners containing information on bianual meetings, bye-laws, section updates and issues, benevolent and emergency funds, fairs, complaints, appeals, diesel oil and other supplies, finances, licences, planning, memberships, parliamentary bills, questionnaires, insurance and investments, General Secretary's report, caravans and diesel oil tax, among other matters. Signed by the President Bertram Mills and the Chairman J. E. Browne....

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Scrapbook containing news about changes and the demise of the British fairground, Pat Collins, the Second World War, living wagons, the circus and Bertram Mills from various newspapers.

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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.