Durrant's Press Cuttings, 1930 - 1955
Scope and Contents
A collection of newspaper cuttings of circus articles mostly provided by Durrant's Press Cuttings from a range of sources including; North Mail and Newcastle Chronicle, News Chronicle, Cork Examiner, Empire News, Midland Daily Telegraph, Sunday Dispatch, Pearson's Weekly, Nottingham Evening Post, The Listener and other mainstream newspapers on a range of topics including Bertram Mills, wild animals, Pricilla Kayes, Koringa, The Hagenbecks, Blondin, Paulo Circus family, Togare, Grimaldi, Barnum, animal cruelty and general articles and incident reports on circus, also contain news on World War II, the China-Japan war, crime, the Cuban revolution, fashion and a range of national and international affairs.
Dates
- Creation: 1930 - 1955
Creator
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
1 Box(es) ; Various sizes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Subject
- Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) (Organisation)
- Koringa, 1913 - 1976 (Person)
- Togare, c1904 - 1999 (Person)
- Grimaldi, Joseph, 1778 - 1837 (Person)
- Barnum, P. T., 1810 - 1891 (Person)
- Carl Hagenbeck Circus (c1893 - 1907) (Organisation)
- Blondin, Charles, 1824 - 1897 (Person)
- Paulo Circus (Established c1900 - 1910) (Organisation)
- Kayes, Priscilla, c1904 - 1994 (Person)
Cultural context
Occupation
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
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Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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