A collection of mainly British and international circus programmes and some variety and music hall programmes containing circus acts.

Programmes for various British and international circuses including Billy Russell's, Blackpool Tower, Fossett's, Chipperfield's and the Toni Boltini's Circus.

Programmes from British, European and American circuses and some variety venues in the United Kingdom, in various languages. Also includes a Boswell-Wilkie Circus programme from South Africa.

Belvedere Street, Mansfield. The Spice of Life! Variety, The Three Royces equilibrist act, Pip Buttler and Florence Pawson comedy act, The Handby Celene Trio comedy skating act, Texas, Cliffe and Snowball, May Darwood musical act, The Comperes comedy act, Miss Betty and Partner aerial act, Bert Maddison assisted by Betty Crighton comedy act. Navy blue type on orange background and decorative navy blue border on front cover, 2p.p.

Circus and sideshow posters including small amount of material on Koringa and copy of Bertram Mill’s Circus limited edition book written by the donor.

Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at Royal Aquarium, Westminster and Pall Mall.

At Mr. W. Allen Yorkshire Stingo, New Road, Merylebone. Lubin and Annette, tightrope act, performed by the Chiarini Family, Master Dean as the Hunting Boy acrobatics, Mrs. Cornwall on Poverty and Abundance equestrian act, Master Dean on The World Turned Upside-Down, Mr. Samwell and the Chiarini Family on Love's Messenger equestrian act. Black type on off white background with black and white knights tournament scene on bottom section.

Westover Ice Rink. Colour illustrations of circus acts including a high wire act on top right, a roaring lion's head on top left next to an acrobatic act, animals along the bottom section, leopards and panthers on stepped contraption with tamer and clonw's face on right over a blue background on front cover, inside colour photographs of performers and acts with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 8p.p

Black and white and some colour photographs, negatives, handbills, programmes and other items of ephemera relating George Sanger's circus and the Hall by the Sea.

Artist portfolio of circus prints by Serge Maurice Feaudierre, limited edition of 1000, contains fold out pages with text in French, containing an introduction to the portfolio and circus with colour illustrations and 80 loose monochrome lithographs themed around different circus focus areas such as caged animals, trapeze acts, clowning, equestrian acts, acrobatics, aerial acts, etc, signed in print, with title on bottom right corner. Published by Arc en Ciel, Paris.

Black type on green background with Black green illustration of circus ring in the centre with elephant, clowns, lion, equestrian act and trapeze act on the front cover, inside programme and illustration of female equestrian act on back cover. Printed by Willsons Printers, Leicester, 2p.p.

Ringmaster Claude Yelding, Featuring Anton and Manet trapeze, Los Alomos Wild West Show, Tonga and partner ‘The Human Gorilla’ and others. Contains illustration, 4p.p.

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.

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.

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.