Schawarzwaldhotel. Black type and full body illustration of a clown in a long dress, skis and a scarf in black on orange blackground

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Boots. Colour, silent. Amateur film. Supplied by C. W. Cramp. Copied to DVD 7 and DIGI-BETA.

Colour photograph of a performer from Skinning the Cat during one of their performances, wearing a red and gold costume and hanging from a pole, the company logo in write type, and logos of supporting organisations in gold type on a black background.

Compilation of footage of Skinning the Cat performances, colour, sound, copied from VHS.

This collection contains the archive of Skinning the Cat, aerial circus company including press cuttings relating, promotional material, programmes, photographs, costumes and costume designs and business records. It also contains DVDs of footage of performances, a book by Rebecca Truman and digital born files.

Image from a Skinning the Cat performance, with three performers in blue, green and red costumes suspended from a rig, with the company logo in white in the top-left corner.

Image from a Skinning the Cat performance, with three performers in blue, green and red costumes suspended from a rig, with the company logo in white in the top-left corner.

Colour photograph from a Skinning the Cat performance of Enchantress, with the company's logo and the performance title in white type at the top, a description of the performance at the bottom, and along the right side four small colour photographs from previous Skinning the Cat performances.

Colour photograph from a Skinning the Cat performance of Enchantress, with the company's logo and the performance title in white type at the top, a description of the performance at the bottom, and along the right side four small colour photographs from previous Skinning the Cat performances.

The Bradford Gallery, The Yorkshire Craft Centre.Colour photograph of Rebecca Truman in one of her performances, white type on a black background on the front, and on the reverse white and black type on an orange and white background giving the name, date, description of the event and contact information, and logos of various related organisations.

The Bradford Gallery, The Yorkshire Craft Centre. Colour photograph of Rebecca Truman in one of her performances, white type on a black background on the front, and on the reverse white and black type on an orange and white background giving the name, date, description of the event and contact information, and logos of various related organisations.

A colour photograph of Becky Truman during one of her performances, wearing a red, gold and purple feathered costume and red feather headdress, the title of the exhibition, a short description and the time and date in white type on the front, and on the reverse orange boxes containing information about Rebecca Truman, the location of the exhibition and contact information, and colour photographs of the Skinning the Cat company during their performances.

BETACAM. Note on tape reads 'Tape 1, unused, crowd show start toilets dogs etc'. Note on case reads 'AL S1 Rushes'.

Super8. Reel to reel Smart Circus film. Content unknown.

Billy Smart's and David Smart's Circus posters.

Smart Circus programmes, including Billy Smart Circus, David Smart Circus and Smart Circus Royal Performance Galas.

Two colour photocopies of Smart circus posters, one for Newport dated 1952

VHS. BFI. Note on case reads '16mm items, ref copy'.

Large scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings on the Smart Circus including Gary Smart and a diversity of acts.

This collection contains posters, programmes, letters, film, business records and a large number of family and circus photographs. This unique family collection charts the history of the Smart family from their beginnings as fairground showmen to presenting one of the greatest British circuses.