Stuart Johnstone Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises articles, correspondence, diaries, notebooks, printed ephemera and photographs, compiled by Stuart Johnstone, relating to his interest in fairs, amusement rides, traction engines and transport, as well as his involvement in the Circle of Showland Fans. The notebooks include chronological guides to fairs, and lists of fairground machine and equipment for sale, and information on showmen and their families, taken from the World's Fair Newspaper.
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1980
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 National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material.
Biographical / Historical
Stuart Johnstone was a key member of the Friendship Circle of Showland Fans (FCSF). He edited the Merry-go-Round during its final years in the mid sixties. He was also the World's Fair newspaper correspondent called 'Coltswold'.
Extent
8 Box(es) (201 photographs and 7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Subject
- World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) (Organisation)
Cultural context
Occupation
Topical
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Created by Jane Donaldson, updated by Arantza Barrutia on Finding Aid Date field date
- Date
- 25 February 2015
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk