Artifact files, 1959-[ongoing]

ArchivalResource

Artifact files, 1959-[ongoing]

Records on the history of the Museum's artifacts, including catalog forms with physical descriptions and locations, photographs, condition reports, and restoration and conservation reports.

No records yet in archival custody.

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Circus World Museum (Baraboo, Wis.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6809t9p (corporateBody)

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...