Artifact acquisition lead files, 1962-[ongoing]

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Artifact acquisition lead files, 1962-[ongoing]

Information and photographs on artifacts that are either offered for sale or donation to the Circus World Museum, or that the Museum plans to acquire. These records are composed primarily of correspondence between the current owner or source and Museum staff.

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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...