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Photographs, slides, newspaper cuttings related to the Biddall family and photographs of Kirkaldy Fair created for a documentary on Scottish fairs.

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Black and white copy prints and negatives and three items of ephemera relating to the Williams family.

Scope and Contents This collection comprises family papers and photographs, relating to the large and extended circus and fairground families of Walter Marshall and Renee Marshall (nee Scott), together with correspondence and further photographs, concerning Walter Marshall’s service with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Accompanied by some business records and newspaper cuttings, concerning the family business, W. H. Marshall and Sons Amusements (later known as Marshall's Modern Amusements...

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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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Bound minutes of meetings in green fabric with red spine and corners containing information on section updates and issues, supplies, road fund licences, the National Caravan Council, war charity funds, insurance and taxation, ride manufacturing, parliamentary bills, General Secretary's annual reports, accounts, benevolent funds, the National Amusements Council, rules, bye-laws, year books and the roll of honour among other matters. Signed by the Chairman William Lennards. Manuscript.

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Newspaper cuttings and scrapbooks related to Showmen's transport, trade related bye-laws and general Showmen's news from various newspapers and publications.

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Black and white copies of photographs and negatives relating to the Williams fairground family.

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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.