Parade records, 1963-[ongoing]

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Parade records, 1963-[ongoing]

Records relating to the creation of all parade activities at Circus World Museum. Includes documentation relating to clowns, record offers declined, budgeting, ideas and parade offers, Great Circus Parade, Inc., activities, relationships and negotiations with the City of Milwaukee, organization of parade units, organization of mounted units, parade route and order, publicity, showground coordination, train activity, wardrobe, and organization of workers and volunteers. It also includes the contracts and negotiations for wild animal features, carriages, horses for dignitaries, horse teams, musical groups, and individuals.

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Circus World Museum (Baraboo, Wis.)

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The museum was established in 1959 by a group of circus fans and a former Ringling Bros. attorney, John M. Kelley, under the auspices of Circus World Museum, Inc. Its mission is to document and disseminate information on American circus history. The site was chosen because it was the original winter quarters of the Ringling Bros. Circus. At the museum's creation, ownership of all collections and property was transferred to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. A lease management agreement w...