Hugh N. McClure circus collection [manuscript], 1901-1086 (bulk 1950-1959).

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Hugh N. McClure circus collection [manuscript], 1901-1086 (bulk 1950-1959).

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The collection contains correspondence with performers, owners and members of the Circus Fans Association concerning the survival of the American circus in an era of television, unions and rising labor costs; circus stories; official route statements, 1954-1967; official route cards, 1955-1957; photographs; publications; circus programs, booklets & ephemera, 1930-1963; and a "Vintage Collection," 1911-1961, including a photograph of Emmett Kelly. Many of the photographs are credited to Charles F. Miles. Correspondents include Henry Ringling North.

ca. 606 items.

University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7935239

University of Virginia. Library

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North, Henry Ringling, 1909-1993

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Henry Ringling North (November 12, 1909 – October 2, 1993). His mother, Ida, was the sister of the Ringling brothers. North was vice president, treasurer, director and operations chief, while his brother, John Ringling North, was the president and chairman of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, founded by their uncles. ...

Miles, Charles F.

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Circus Fans Association of America

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Ahlberg, Wallace A.

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Kelly, Emmett, 1898-1979

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McClure, Hugh N., 1918-2003.

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