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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4453 Collections and/or Records:

Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Circus, 1957 - 1992

 File — Box Smart Family Collection Box 2: Series 178F34; Series 178G41
Reference code: 178G41.1
Scope and Contents

Subject Content: business of the circus, general circus information, circus animal ban, animal trainers, Orange Bowl (American football). Publications: Circus Historical Society, King Pole, Radio Times, New York Times.

Dates: 1957 - 1992

Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Circus, 1959 - 1996

 File — Box Smart Family Collection Box 2: Series 178F34; Series 178G41
Reference code: 178G41.5
Scope and Contents

Subject Content: advertisements for the movie 'The Big Circus'; review of circus act; Billy Smart's Big Top returning to Birmingham (cartoon); Gulf War article with a picture of troops and a Billy Smart's diner sign; Royal Windsor safari park cartoon.

Dates: 1959 - 1996

Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Circus and Animal Acts, 1962 - 1992

 File — Box Smart Family Collection Box 2: Series 178F34; Series 178G41
Reference code: 178G41.3
Scope and Contents

Subject Content: animal cruelty, banning animals, Billy Smart's passing, general circus information. Publications: Saturday Evening Post, Windsor Express, Evening Argus, Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail.

Dates: 1962 - 1992

Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Circus and Performance, 1946 - 1986

 File — Box Smart Family Collection Box 2: Series 178F34; Series 178G41
Reference code: 178G41.4
Scope and Contents

Subject Content: circus performers, the Smart family, vehicles, theme parks and special events. Publications: Sunday Express, King Pole, Daily Mirror, World's Fair, The Commercial Motor, LIFE magazine. Langauges: English, French, German Spanish.

Dates: 1946 - 1986

Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Circus and Theme Parks, 1961 - 1993

 File — Box Smart Family Collection Box 2: Series 178F34; Series 178G41
Reference code: 178G41.2
Scope and Contents

Subject Content: amusement parks, theme parks, Safari Park, wild animal ban, circus animals, location for a circus, Orange Bowl (American football game), correspondence about circus in Bournemouth (SEE 178F34.1) . Publications: photocopies & originals, Evening News, Evening Mail, Bournemouth Evening Echo, Daily Express, The Star, Miami Herald.

Dates: 1961 - 1993

Nightingale's Courtship, World Clown Congress, Charlie Rivel Film, 1993

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 33: Series 178D14
Reference code: 178D14.44
Scope and Contents

VHS. Filmed in Sweden. Note on tape reads 'The Nightingale’s Courtship (Arnaut? Bros), World Clown Congress Harnosand, Sweden 1993 (see programme), Charlie Rivel with daughter and grandson Benny Shumann)'.

Dates: 1993

Nightwatchman's Report 1960, 1960

 File — Box Smart Family Collection Box 4: Series 178H21
Reference code: 178H21.15
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Business records related to the Smart family and Smart circus.

Dates: 1960

No Kidding Film, c1960 - 1970

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 3: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.20
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, G.B. Equipment Ltd. 8 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Includes Chessington Zoo and Lord George Sanger's football dogs. Copied to DVD 2 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1960 - 1970

Noel Drewe Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0058
Scope and Contents

A large collection of films entitled Circusama containing amateur and professional films on the themes of circus, performing animals and zoos, and edited clips from commercial Western and comedy films. The films are in a variety of formats including 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm and 16mm and contain related correspondence and notes. This collection also contains some sound reels mainly of fairground music.

Dates: c1930 - 1990

Noel Drewe's Circusama Volume 2 Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 17: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.163
Scope and Contents

VHS PAL. Compilation of films collected and filmed by Noel Drewe.

Dates: c1907 - 2001

Norman Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0087
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs, business papers, newspaper cuttings typed pages and notes (probably for an autobiography) with some correspondence about a proposed book. There are also some costumes and props.

Dates: c1930 - 1969

Notebooks , c1940 - 1959

 Series
Reference code: 178P6
Scope and Contents

Notebooks containing notes and indexes of Lionel’s photographs.

Dates: c1940 - 1959

Notes Regarding Circus Tour Locations, 1953

 File — Box Smart Family Collection Box 11: Series 178H21
Reference code: 178H21.67
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Business records related to the Smart family and Smart circus.

Dates: 1953

Nottingham Empire Programme, 1954

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 46: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.122
Scope and Contents

Front cover: drawing of various performers on stage. Inside: programme in the centre, commercial advertisements, advertisements for other acts. Back cover: advertisements. 2 pages.

Dates: 1954

Oaer Nonob Russian Clowning Act Advertising Pamphlet, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178I22.18
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of man wearing a cheff's hat on the front cover with white type on red background and colour and black and white photographs of performance scenes with text.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

O'Beirne Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0146
Scope and Contents

Amateur Super8 cine reels filmed by Thomas O’Beirne, black and white and colour photographs and slides, circus and theatre posters, a watercolour and a small amount of other ephemera.

Dates: 1950 - 1975

Obituaries, 2 December 1911

 Series
Reference code: 178Q31
Scope and Contents

George Sanger's Obituary.

Dates: 2 December 1911

Obituaries and Funeral Cards, 1911 - 2019

 Series
Reference code: 178Q6
Scope and Contents

Obituaries and funeral cards for George Sanger, Dame Laura Knight, Billy Merchant and Carmen Rosaire among others.

Dates: 1911 - 2019

Obituaries, Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates, 2 October 1966 - 17 June 2003

 Series
Reference code: 178Q9
Scope and Contents

Booklets from various memorial services.

Dates: 2 October 1966 - 17 June 2003

Obituary for Cyril Mills, 1991

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 1: Series 178B34; Series 178F34; Series 178J10; Series 178Q9
Reference code: 178Q9.4
Scope and Contents

Photocopied obituary for Cyril Mills of the Bertram Mills Circus printed in The Daily Telegraph on 22 July 1991 accompanied by a letter of condolence to Mrs Mills from The British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions.

Dates: 1991