Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows

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Major international circus also known as "The Greatest Show on Earth". Originally competitors, Ringling Brothers purchased Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1907, and as a result of World War I locomotive fuel shortages, the two combined in 1919, giving the circus its present title.

From the description of Collection, 1973-1979, 1976-1977. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23196743

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Circuses and Wild West Shows collection, 1902-1957. McMaster University
referencedIn Adams, Dick. Circus World Museum original art collection, 1847-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn Circus collection, 1889-1988. Houghton Library
referencedIn Rogers, Raymond. [Ringling Brothers Circus, Freedom Train 4449] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Circus World Museum film and video collection, 1906-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn Harrison Sayre circus collection [electronic resource] : selected materials. Florida State University
referencedIn Robert Vandevander Circus Collection, 1907-2009, 1935-1965 University of Dayton
referencedIn Circus posters collection, ca. 1850-1973. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Miller, Melvin C., Jr. Scrapbook, 1925-1943. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Sayre, Harrison. Harrison Sayre circus collection. Florida State University
referencedIn George Brinton Beal papers, circus collection, and other theatrical collections, 1862-1969. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Don Sturkey Photographic Materials, 1951-2007, (bulk 1951-1989) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection.
referencedIn Ringling, Paul. Paul Ringling Interview, 2002. Montana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Evans, Merle. Papers, 1880-1989. University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn Geddes, Norman Bel, 1893-1958. Norman Bel Geddes Theater and Industrial Design Papers, 1873-1964 (bulk 1914-1958). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Walsh, Townsend. Townsend Walsh papers, 1763-1935, bulk (1890-1935). Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Hotchkiss, Frank. Hartford Circus Fire memorabilia, 1944-1946. Connecticut Historical Society
creatorOf Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows. Recordings [sound recording], 1945. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Cleek, John. Papers, 1829-1863. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn McCoy, Tim. Papers, 1905-1978. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Collection of photographs of New York City, New York State and more by Max Hubacher The New York Public Library. Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy.
referencedIn Circus playbills, programs, and other printed material, 1851-1918. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Hubacher, Max H. Photographs, 1915-1967. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Evans, Merle, 1892-1987. Papers, 1909-1988. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn J Malan Heslop photographs and other material, bulk 1944-2000, 1912-2004 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
creatorOf Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899. Circus World Museum poster collection, 1841-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn Circus and carnival posters, 1993, 2008. Clarke Historical Library
referencedIn Circus Posters Collection, 1960, 1998, and undated. Clarke Historical Library
referencedIn Hartford County (Conn.). Coroner. Record of inquest held on the body of Miss Elaine B. Akerlind, and 167 others who died as a result of the circus disaster, July 6, 1944, at Hartford, Conn. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Seattle (Wash.). Seattle Center Dept. Executive director's files, 1962-1987 (bulk 1970-1982). Seattle Municipal Archives
referencedIn Circus Posters Collection, circa 1850-1973 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special CollectionsGraphic Arts Collection
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Livestock Show, ape and keeper, 1958 [Man with ape] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Correspondence to Morgan James, 1958-1977 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Townsend Walsh papers, 1763-1935, 1890-1935 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Barstow, Richard. Richard and Edith Barstow papers, ca. 1907-1980. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Aaron Bohrod papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Challancin, James, Rev. Circus collection, 1905, 2011. Clarke Historical Library
creatorOf Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows. Collection, 1973-1979, 1976-1977. Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
referencedIn Hurdle, John. History of circus in America / John Hurdle. Manatee County Public Library System
referencedIn Linn, C. Otto. C. Otto Linn Negatives, 1899, 1913. Clarke Historical Library
referencedIn Circus collection, 1850-1987. Sheboygan County Historical Research Center
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Livestock Show, ape and keeper, 1958 [keeper holds two of ape's fingers in his hand] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Richard and Edith Barstow papers, circa 1907-1980 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Circus ephemera collection, [ca. 1890-1955]. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Mardo, Pete, 1882-1956. Scrapbooks, 1922-1926. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn Cowley, Jane Wheeler, 1931-2009. Jane Wheeler circus fire scrapbook, 1944. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Museum of the City of New York. Circus collection, 1821-1985, 1865-1950 (bulk) Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Circus collection, 1889-1988 Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Barstow, Richard person
associatedWith Barstow, Richard. person
correspondedWith Beal, George Brinton. person
associatedWith Bohrod, Aaron. person
associatedWith Challancin, James, Rev. person
associatedWith Cleek, John. person
associatedWith Cowley, Jane Wheeler, 1931-2009. person
associatedWith Deane, Ernie. person
associatedWith Evans, Merle. person
associatedWith Evans, Merle, 1892-1987. person
associatedWith Feld, Irvin. person
associatedWith Feld, Kenneth. person
associatedWith Fox, C. P. person
associatedWith Gebel-Williams, Gunther. person
associatedWith Geddes, Norman Bel, 1893-1958. person
associatedWith Hartford County (Conn.). Coroner. corporateBody
associatedWith Heslop, J. Malan, 1923- person
associatedWith Hotchkiss, Frank. person
associatedWith Hubacher, Max H. person
associatedWith Hubacher, Max Henry, 1900-1989 person
associatedWith Hurdle, John. person
associatedWith Kelley, Francis Beverly, 1905-. person
associatedWith Lappy, Barry. person
associatedWith Linn, C. Otto. person
associatedWith Mardo, Pete, 1882-1956. person
associatedWith McCoy, Tim. person
associatedWith Michu. person
associatedWith Miller, Melvin C., Jr. person
associatedWith Museum of the City of New York. corporateBody
associatedWith Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections corporateBody
associatedWith Ringling, Paul. person
associatedWith Robert Vandevander person
associatedWith Sayre, Harrison. person
associatedWith Seattle (Wash.). Seattle Center Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Sturkey, Don. person
associatedWith Walsh, Townsend. person
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Circus
Circus performers
Performing arts
Radio programs
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