Various Items, c1800 - 2019
Scope and Contents
A range of circus related items related to Hassan Ali, Adha Issacs Menken, Barnum and Bailey, funeral items, illustrations of circus parades, circus tickets, discount vouchers and booking forms, circus themed stickers, famous clown clay models, circus themed jigsaw puzzles, circus model figures, comics books and children's books, Circus Friends Association related material, Montecarlo Circus Festival related items, Jesse Fossett's throwing knives and other items.
Dates
- Creation: c1800 - 2019
Creator
- Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) (Organisation)
- Barnum & Bailey Circus (1881 - 1919) (Organisation)
- International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo (Established 1974) (Organisation)
- Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) (Organisation)
- Circus Pinder (Established 1854) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
646 Item(s) (644 loose items and 2 boxes containing multiple items)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Subject
- Menken, Adah Isaacs, 1835 - 1868 (Person)
- Fossett, Jessie, Born 1943 (Person)
- Hassan, Ali, Born c1876 (Person)
Cultural context
Occupation
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
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