Call Number
CWM Mss 10, CWM Ph 17
Title
Chindahl, George L. 1876-1957 Papers, 1794-1957 (8.6 c.f., 16 boxes)
Biographical Note
George L. Chindahl was born in Rockford, Illinois, in 1876. He was an avid circus fan who collected memorabilia and played an active role in the Circus Fans Association (CFA). He was a patent attorney in Chicago from 1898 to 1934, after which he retired to Maitland, Florida. In 1941 Chindahl became mayor of Maitland and served in that capacity through 1942. In 1952 he was elected vice president of the southern section of the CFA and in 1956 became CFA historian, a position which he held until his death.
Scope and Content Note
The George L. Chindahl Papers contain an extensive amount of newspaper clippings, memorabilia and correspondence and primarily reflects Chindahl’s research in to the history of the American circus 1850 and 1957. The collection is arranged alphabetically and consists of four series, RESEARCH FILES series, BOOK MANUSCRIPT series, NOTE CARDS series, and VISUAL MATERIALS series.
The RESEARCH FILES series contains newspaper clippings, research notes, and correspondence relating to a variety of people, circus titles, and circus related subjects. It should be noted that correspondence files in this collection do not contain letters with the person or organization listed on the file title but rather is correspondence with other individuals about a particular person or subject. The clippings are particularly important because they document a variety of circus activities including those of the 19th century. The series also contains a significant number of materials regarding sideshows (1840-1957), Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1918-1957), and biographical clippings of individuals (1881-1954).
The BOOK MANUSCRIPT series includes manuscript drafts of Chindahl’s book The History of the Circus in America, published posthumously in 1959.
The NOTE CARDS series contain index cards relating to specific circus titles, circus individuals, and collecting. The cards are a valuable source on obscure shows and show people.
The VISUAL MATERIALS series (CWM Ph 17) contain a number of copy photographs of parade wagons from various circuses including Gollmar Bros., Hagenbeck-Wallace, Cole Bros., Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey, Howe’s Great London, Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros., Sparks, Parker and Watts, La Tena and Downie & Wheeler circuses, as well as several images relating to the Moeller Wagon Works in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Also found in this series is a binder/album of research notes and photos of the R.T. Richards Circus from 1917. The series also contains copy photographs of members of the Skerbeck Family in performance costume as well as several lot scenes of the Skerbeck’s Shows.
Donated to the Wisconsin Historical Society by Rev. and Mrs. George Greene on 18 July 1958. Transferred to Circus World Museum in 1970.
Container List
CWM Mss 10
Box Folder
RESEARCH FILES
Box 1 Folder 1 Abbott Downing Co. notes, 1954
Box 1 Folder 2 Accident clippings, 1892, 1901
Box 1 Folder 3 Acrobat clippings, 1859-1954
Adam Forepaugh Circus
Box 1 Folder 4 clippings, 1872-1944
Box 1 Folder 5 clippings, correspondence, 1868-54, undated
Adam Forepaugh-Sells Bros. Circus (SEE FOREPAUGH-SELLS BROS. CIRCUS)
Box 1 Folder 6 Advance cars notes, clippings, 1920, 1955, undated
Box 1 Folder 7 Advertisements clippings, photocopies, notes, 1850-1957
Box 1 Folder 8 Aerialist clippings, 1881-1957
Box 1 Folder 9 Agents clippings, 1884, 1927, 1933, undated
Box 1 Folder 10 Al G. Barnes Circus clippings, correspondence, notes, 1916-55
Box 1 Folder 11 Al G. Barnes-Sells Floto Circus clippings, 1937, undated
Box 1 Folder 12 Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. Circus clippings 1946-56
Box 1 Folder 13 Amateur circuses clippings, notes, 1935, undated
Box 1 Folder 14 American Circus Corporation correspondence, 1956-1957
Box 1 Folder 15 American Indians clippings, correspondence, 1906-53
Box 1 Folder 16 American Water Circus correspondence, notes, 1944, 1955-56
Box 1 Folder 17 Anderson, Bud clippings, 1937, undated
Box 1 Folder 18 Andress, Charles clippings, 1926, undated
Box 1 Folder 19 Animal trainers clippings A-L, 1839-1942
Box 1 Folder 20 Animal trainers clippings M-Z, 1872-1945, undated
Box 1 Folder 21 Animal training clippings, 1858-1942
Box 1 Folder 22 Animals clippings, 1851-1954
Box 1 Folder 23 Animals clippings, undated
Box 1 Folder 24 Antonio & Wilder correspondence, 1949-1950
Box 1 Folder 25 Appolonicon correspondence, clippings, 1857, 1955-56
Box 1 Folder 26 Apprenticeship clippings, 1924
Box 1 Folder 27 Aquariums, 1877, undated
Box 1 Folder 28 Art clippings, 1935-48
Box 1 Folder 29 Arthur Bros. Circus clippings, undated
Box 1 Folder 30 Astley’s Circus clippings, 1926-1927, undated
Box 1 Folder 31 Aymer, William & Walter notes, clippings, 1883, undated
Box 1 Folder 32 B.B. & H. Circus notes, correspondence, 1900-1955
Box 1 Folder 33 Backenstoe, Dr. E. correspondence, undated
Box 1 Folder 34 Bailey & Winans New York Clipper notes, 1889-90
Box 1 Folder 35 Bailey Bros. Circus notes, undated
Box 1 Folder 36 Bailey, George F. correspondence, 1857, 1903
Box 1 Folder 37 Bailey, Hachaliah correspondence, clippings, 1835-1956, undated
Box 1 Folder 38 Bailey, James A. notes, clippings, 1894-1957, undated
Box 1 Folder 39 Bailey, Mollie clippings, undated
Box 1 Folder 40 Bands clippings, 1931-49
Box 1 Folder 41 Barnum & Bailey Circus clippings, notes, 1882-1952, undated
Box 1 Folder 42 Barnum, P.T. clippings, notes, 1852-85
Box 1 Folder 43 Barnum, P.T. clippings, notes, 1910-56
Box 1 Folder 44 Beatty, Clyde clippings, 1931-45, 1957, undated
Box 1 Folder 45 Beers-Barnes Circus clippings, 1943
Box 1 Folder 46 Bibliographies, undated
Box 1 Folder 47 Bibliographies, undated
Box 1 Folder 48 Billboard abstracted articles, 1899-1949
Biographical clippings
Box 1 Folder 49 A-F, 1959-1954, undated
Box 1 Folder 50 G-K, 1849-52, undated
Box 1 Folder 51 L-O, 1884-1952, undated
Box 1 Folder 52 P-S, 1877-1950, undated
Box 1 Folder 53 T-Z, 1880-1954, undated
Box 1 Folder 54 Biographies manuscript, undated
Box 1 Folder 55 Black Hills Wild West notes, undated
Box 1 Folder 56 Bob Morton Circus clippings, undated
Box 1 Folder 57 Bogardus, Adam H. correspondence, 1951
Box 2 Folder 1 Bostock Animal Show clippings, 1933
Box 2 Folder 2 Bradna, Fred clippings, 1932, 1934, undated
Box 2 Folder 3 Bryan’s Grand Carnival, Menagerie and Circus notes, 1869
Box 2 Folder 4 Buckley & Wicks Circus correspondence, clippings, 1848, 1956
Box 2 Folder 5 Buffalo Bill-Pawnee Bill clippings, 1946, undated
Box 2 Folder 6 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West notes, clippings, corresp., 1914-1953
Box 2 Folder 7 Burgess Menagerie clippings, 1948-9
Box 2 Folder 8 Busby Bros. Circus clippings, notes, correspondence, 1949-50
Box 2 Folder 9 C.R. Montgomery Circus clippings, 1946
Box 2 Folder 10 California correspondence, 1952
Box 2 Folder 11 Calliope clippings, correspondence, notes, 1930-1964
Box 2 Folder 12 Campbell, Bailey & Hutchinson Circus notes, 1920-22
Box 2 Folder 13 Campbell Bros. Circus clippings, undated
Box 2 Folder 14 Canadian Circuses, undated
Box 2 Folder 15 Carl Hagenbeck Circus clippings, 1894-95, 1913, 1943, undated
Box 2 Folder 16 Carroll & Co.’s Mammoth Circus clippings, 1849
Box 2 Folder 17 Carson, Tex card, undated
Box 2 Folder 18 Castello, Dan clippings, correspondence, 1869, 1954-1956
Box 2 Folder 19 Castle, Hubert pamphlet, clippings, 1942, undated
Box 2 Folder 20 Charles Lee’s Great London Circus clippings, undated
Box 2 Folder 21 Charles N. Harris Circus correspondence, 1924
Box 2 Folder 22 Chicago correspondence, clippings, 1954
Box 2 Folder 23 Children clippings, 1935, undated
Box 2 Folder 24 Christy Bros. Circus clippings, 1937, 1945, undated
Box 2 Folder 25 Chronologies, 1953-1954, undated
Box 2 Folder 26 Circophile International correspondence, 1957
Box 2 Folder 27 Circus editorials, 1929-31, undated
Box 2 Folder 28 Circus Fans Association clippings, 1943-1952, undated
Circus history clippings
Box 2 Folder 29 1871-1932
Box 2 Folder 30 1886-1959
Box 2 Folder 31 undated
Box 2 Folder 32-33 Circus history notes, undated
Box 2 Folder 34 Circus life clippings, 1882-1930, undated
Box 2 Folder 35 Circus schools clippings, undated
Clown Clippings
Box 2 Folder 36 1866-1919
Box 2 Folder 37 1920-39
Box 2 Folder 38 1940-53
Box 2 Folder 39 undated
Box 2 Folder 40 Clown notes, undated
Box 2 Folder 41 Codet’s Circus correspondence, 12 September 1954
Box 2 Folder 42 Codona, Alfredo clippings, 1930-51, undated
Box 2 Folder 43 Col. C.T. Ames Circus notes, undated
Box 2 Folder 44 Col. Hall’s Trained Animals notes, undated
Box 2 Folder 45 Cole-Bradford Circus notes, undated
Box 2 Folder 46 Cole Bros. Circus correspondence, notes, clippings, 1937-50
Box 2 Folder 47 Collecting clippings, 1932-1951
Box 2 Folder 48 Concello, Art articles, 1949, undated
Box 2 Folder 49 Contortionists clippings, 1882-86
Box 2 Folder 50 Cooke, Louise E., correspondence, 1953, 1956
Box 2 Folder 51 Cookhouse clippings, 1925-1937, undated
Box 2 Folder 52 Cook’s Circus clippings, undated
Box 2 Folder 53 Coop & Lent Circus clippings, 1916, 1919
Box 2 Folder 54 Cooper & Bailey Circus clippings, 1935
Correspondence
Box 2 Folder 55 1942-55
Box 2 Folder 56 1956, March-November
Box 2 Folder 57 1956 December-1957 February
Box 3 Folder 1 1957 March-May
Box 3 Folder 2 1957 June – October, undated
Box 3 Folder 3 Crane, Thaddeus correspondence, death certificate, 1928, 1956
Box 3 Folder 4 Cristiani family clippings, 1943-56, undated
Box 3 Folder 5 Cummings, Fred T. correspondence, notes, 1949, undated
Box 3 Folder 6 Curtis, Bill correspondence, 10 October 1950
Box 3 Folder 7 Dailey Bros. Circus notes, 1943, 1946-1947, undated
Box 3 Folder 8 Davidson Bros. Circus clippings, undated
Box 3 Folder 9 Den Stone’s Circus clippings, 1854
Box 3 Folder 10 Detroit Public Library correspondence, 1951
Box 3 Folder 11 Diano, Antonio Clippings, undated
Box 3 Folder 12 Diavolo clippings, correspondence, 1956, undated
Box 3 Folder 13 Disasters clippings, 1888-1943, undated
Box 3 Folder 14 Dode Fisk Shows correspondence, notes, clippings, 1909-53
Box 3 Folder 15 Downie & Galagher’s Boat Show otes, undated
Box 3 Folder 16 Downie, Andrew clippings, 1930-1931, undated
Box 3 Folder 17 Downie Bros. Circus clippings, notes, 1935, 1952, undated
Box 3 Folder 18 Downs, Martin J. clippings, 1933
Box 3 Folder 19 Dreisbach, Herr clippings, 1856, 1889, 1921, undated
Elephants Clippings
Box 3 Folder 20 1794, 1840-1943
Box 3 Folder 21 1910-29
Box 3 Folder 22 1930-55
Box 3 Folder 23 Undated
Box 3 Folder 24 Elstun Bros. Circus forms, undated
Box 3 Folder 25 Equestrian biographical clippings A-L, 1928-45, undated
Box 3 Folder 26 Equestrian biographical clippings M-Z, 1858-1948, undated
Box 3 Folder 27 Equestrians clippings, 1858-1934, undated
Box 3 Folder 28 Equipment clippings, correspondence, 1935-1952
Box 3 Folder 29 Escalante clippings, correspondence, 1954-1957
Box 3 Folder 30 Exhibition buildings correspondence, 1951-52
Box 3 Folder 31 Fellows, Dexter clippings, 1917-37, undated
Box 3 Folder 32 Fisher, F.C. correspondence, 1953-55
Box 3 Folder 33 Flagg & Aymar’s Circus clipping, 1856
Box 3 Folder 34 Florida circuses notes, program, undated
Box 3 Folder 35 Florida State University clippings, 1952-56, undated
Box 3 Folder 36 Floto, Otto clippings, correspondence, notes, 1902-55
Box 3 Folder 37 Foreign circuses correspondence, clippings, 1853-1956
Box 3 Folder 38 Forepaugh-Sells clippings, 1934-51
Box 3 Folder 39 Franconi clippings, 1853
Box 3 Folder 40 Frank A. Robbins Circus clippings, 1916, undated
Box 3 Folder 41 Fred J. Mack Circus clippings, undated
Box 3 Folder 42 Frost, Hyatt correspondence, 1956
Box 3 Folder 43 G.G. Grady’s Circus clippings, undated
Box 3 Folder 44 Gardner, Frank A. clippings, 1891
Box 3 Folder 45 Genealogies, obituaries, notes, undated
Box 3 Folder 46 Gentry Bros. correspondence, clippings, 1902-1955
Box 3 Folder 47 Georgia correspondence, clippings, 1787-1956
Box 3 Folder 48 Giles, Dorothy correspondence, notes, road maps, 1956
Box 3 Folder 49 Gillette correspondence, notes, 1951
Box 3 Folder 50 Golden Bros. Circus clippings, 1924
Box 3 Folder 51 Gollmar Bros. Circus corresp., notes, clippings, contracts, 1910-56
Box 3 Folder 52 Gould family courier, undated
Box 3 Folder 53 Great National Circus clippings, 1864
Box 3 Folder 54 Great Southern Circus clippings 1859
Box 3 Folder 55 H. Buckley & Co. Circus notes, undated
Box 3 Folder 56 H. Whitby & Co. Circus notes, 1859
Box 3 Folder 57 Hagen Bros. Circus route card, sign, 1954
Box 3 Folder 58 Hagen-Wallace Circus clippings, route card, undated
Box 3 Folder 59 Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus clippings, notes, 1915-1956
Box 3 Folder 60 Hall, G.W. correspondence, clippings, 1937-52
Box 3 Folder 61 Hall, W.P. clippings, 1932-56
Box 3 Folder 62 Hanlon Brothers notes, clippings, 1881
Box 3 Folder 63 Hargreaves Circus correspondence, clippings, notes 1900-51
Box 3 Folder 64 Harris-Nickel Plate Circus correspondence, clippings, 1887-1957
Box 3 Folder 65 Henry, J.E. note, 1943
Box 3 Folder 66 Hilliard & Main Circus, undated
Box 3 Folder 67 Hippodrome clippings, 1853-1930
Box 3 Folder 68 Holland, George F. clippings, 1925-55
Box 3 Folder 69 Holman Bros. clippings, 1930
Box 3 Folder 70 Horne, I. Sherman correspondence, 1953-1954
Box 3 Folder 71 Horses clippings and notes, 1838-1945
Box 3 Folder 72 Howe and Cushing’s Circus clippings, 1927, undated
Box 3 Folder 73 Howe, Ephenetus correspondence, clippings, notes, 1834, 1847
Box 3 Folder 74 Howe’s Great London Circus, 1875, 1945, undated
Box 3 Folder 75 Howes, Nathan-Seth correspondence, clippings, will, 1875-1956
Box 3 Folder 76 Hugo Bros. Circus clippings, undated
Box 3 Folder 77 Hunt Bros. Circus clippings, 1949-57
Box 3 Folder 78 Hunting’s Circus clippings, route book, 1895, 1898
Box 3 Folder 79 Indoor circuses-Billboard, 1903
Box 3 Folder 80 Irwin Bros. Circus note, undated
Box 3 Folder 81 J.E. Warner’s Great Pacific Combination notes, undated
Box 3 Folder 82 J.M. French Circus clippings, 1882, 1948, undated
Box 3 Folder 83 Jacobs, Terrell pamphlet, undated
Box 3 Folder 84 James M. Cole Circus notes, handbill, undated
Box 3 Folder 85 James Robinson’s Circus notes, undated
Box 3 Folder 86 John B. Doris’ Circus clippings, 1897
Box 3 Folder 87 John H. O’Brien’s Circus clippings, notes, 1870-1929
Box 3 Folder 88 John Robinson’s Circus clippings, notes, 1871, 1930, undated
Box 3 Folder 89 Jones Great Eastern notes, undated
Box 3 Folder 90 June, Lewis notes, death certificate, 1839-1956
Box 3 Folder 91 June, Titus & Angevine Circus clippings, 1841, 1858
Box 3 Folder 92 Kansas circuses clippings, CFA program, 1952
Box 3 Folder 93 Kelly, Paul clippings, 1955-56
Box 3 Folder 94 Kemp sisters correspondence, 1943
Box 3 Folder 95 Kilian, Otto correspondence, 1949-55
Box 3 Folder 96 Kilpatrick, Harold correspondence, notes, 1953
Box 3 Folder 97 King & Franklin’s Circus corresp., clippings, 1949, undated
Box 3 Folder 98 King Bros. clippings, notes, 1947-56
Box 3 Folder 99 Kirkhart correspondence, 1952-54
Box 4 Folder 1 Labor correspondence, clippings, 1935-57
Box 4 Folder 2 Lake, William clippings, notes, 1934
Box 4 Folder 3 Lambrigger, Gus correspondence, clippings, 1909-56
Box 4 Folder 4 LaPearl, J.H. clippings, 1891-1946
Box 4 Folder 5 LaTena’s Circus clippings, undated
Box 4 Folder 6 Laws clippings, 1859, 1950
Box 4 Folder 7 Leitzel, Lillian clippings, 1927-1936, undated
Box 4 Folder 8 Lemen Bros. correspondence, notes 1887-1954
Box 4 Folder 9 Lent, L.B. clippings, 1864-1947
Box 4 Folder 10 Lewis Bros. notes, undated
Box 4 Folder 11 Lights correspondence, clippings, 1934-1952
Box 4 Folder 12 Lindeman Bros. Circus clippings, undated
Box 4 Folder 13 Litigation correspondence, clippings, 1940-1954
Box 4 Folder 14 Loading orders notes, 1927-1931
Box 4 Folder 15 Mabie correspondence, clippings, 1857-1955
Box 4 Folder 16 Macomber & Co.’s Circus clipping, 1829, 1952
Box 4 Folder 17 Madison Square Garden clippings, 1925
Box 4 Folder 18 Magner & Co.’s Circus receipts, 1873
Box 4 Folder 19 Maloon Bros. Circus correspondence, 1954-55
Box 4 Folder 20 Maynard, Ken clippings, 1937
Box 4 Folder 21 Mead, Mrs. L. correspondence, 1956
Box 4 Folder 22 Mechanization correspondence, clippings, notes, 1931-1952
Box 4 Folder 23 Menageries clippings, 1864-1919
Box 4 Folder 24 Mexican circuses correspondence, notes, 1949-1955
Box 4 Folder 25 Meyers, Jim clipping, 1938
Box 4 Folder 26 Mighty Haag Circus clippings, 1916-51
Box 4 Folder 27 Miller & Freeman’s Circus clipping, undated
Box 4 Folder 28 Miller, John correspondence, 1956
Box 4 Folder 29 Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West corresp., clippings, 1925-46
Box 4 Folder 30 Mills Bros. Circus clippings, programs, 1931-1956
Box 4 Folder 31 Mississippi correspondence, clippings, notes, 1836-1956
Box 4 Folder 32 Mix, Tom clippings, 1936-40
Box 4 Folder 33 Model circus clippings, 1936-49, undated
Box 4 Folder 34 Morton, Bob circus clippings, 1941-1956
Box 4 Folder 35 Murray, John H. clippings, 1937
Box 4 Folder 36 Music correspondence, clippings, notes, 1950-1955
Box 4 Folder 37 Myers, Jim clippings, undated
Box 4 Folder 38 Myhre’s correspondence, programs, 1920-55
Box 4 Folder 39 Nathan & Co.’s Circus clippings, 1882-1949, undated
Box 4 Folder 40 Nathans, J.J. clippings, 1884
Box 4 Folder 41 National Circus Museum clippings, 1956
Box 4 Folder 42 New York reprint, 1832
Box 4 Folder 43 New York Circus (Col. Cushing) clippings, 1856
Box 4 Folder 44 Niblo’s Garden correspondence, clippings, notes, 1851-1954
Box 4 Folder 45 Nixon & Kemp’s Great Eastern Circus notes, 1888, undated
Box 4 Folder 46 Norris & Rowe correspondence, obituary, 1918, 1945
Box 4 Folder 47 North American Circus clippings, 1872-1873
Box 4 Folder 48 North, John Ringling & Henry Ringling clippings, 1938-1951
Box 4 Folder 49 North, Levi J. correspondence, clippings, 1884-1954
Box 4 Folder 50 Oakley, Annie clippings, undated
Box 4 Folder 51 Opposition notes, clippings, 1891, 1944, undated
Box 4 Folder 52 Orrin correspondence, clippings, 1953
Box 4 Folder 53 Orton & Older’s Circus clippings, 1859
Box 4 Folder 54 Orton family clippings, 1882-1952, undated
Box 4 Folder 55 Orton family correspondence, 1951-56
Box 4 Folder 56 Orton Circus notes, undated
Box 4 Folder 57 P.T. Barnum’s Circus notes, undated
Box 4 Folder 58 Parades clippings, notes, 1915-1953
Box 4 Folder 59 Patents correspondence, notes, 1950-52
Box 4 Folder 60 Pawnee bill clippings, notes, 1893
Box 4 Folder 61 Peek notes, 1951-1952
Box 4 Folder 62 Pentland, Joe clipping, undated
Box 4 Folder 63 Peru quarters clippings, 1944 (Photos-mounted-Box 16)
Box 4 Folder 64 Poems, clippings, notes, 1866-1938
Box 4 Folder 65 Portraits clippings, 1938-1953
Box 4 Folder 66 Posey, Jake correspondence, clippings, notes, 1927-53
Box 4 Folder 67 Posters correspondence, clippings, notes, 1902-53
Box 4 Folder 68 Prescott’s Great Eastern Circus clipping, undated
Box 4 Folder 69 Press agents clippings, 1922-41, undated
Box 4 Folder 70 Programs clippings, 1933, undated
Box 4 Folder 71 Psychology clippings, 1922, undated
Box 4 Folder 72 Pullman, Henry and Giles clipping, undated
Box 4 Folder 73 Putnam County correspondence, clippings, notes, 1800, 1955-1957
Box 4 Folder 74 Queen, Montgomery clippings, notes, 1875-1933
Box 4 Folder 75 R.T. Richards Circus clippings, 1942, undated
Box 4 Folder 76 Railroads and highways correspondence, 1949-1956
Box 4 Folder 77 Ramond-Lee Circus clippings, 1946
Box 4 Folder 78 Raymond & Waring clippings, 1835-54
Box 4 Folder 79 Rentz & Co. Circus notes, undated
Box 4 Folder 80 Research center correspondence, 1949-1957, undated
Box 4 Folder 81 Reynolds, W.B. circus correspondence, notes, 1892-1949
Box 4 Folder 82 Rice, Dan clippings, 1823-1937
Box 4 Folder 83 Ricketts clippings, 1880-1929
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Box 4 Folder 84 Clippings, 1915-25
Box 4 Folder 85 Clippings, 1925-29
Box 4 Folder 86 Clippings, 1930-35
Box 4 Folder 87 Clippings, 1933-39
Box 4 Folder 88 Clippings, 1940-44
Box 5 Folder 1 Clippings, 1943-49
Box 5 Folder 2 Clippings, 1950-56
Box 5 Folder 3 Clippings, 1918-1927, undated
Box 5 Folder 4 Clippings, undated
Box 5 Folder 5 Notes, correspondence, 1950-56, undated
Box 5 Folder 6 Clippings, 1906-56, undated
Box 5 Folder 7 Ringling family clippings, 1921-55, undated
Box 5 Folder 8 Robbins Bros. Circus clippings, 1915-24
Box 5 Folder 9 Robinson & Bros. Circus clippings, 1863, undated
Box 5 Folder 10 Robinson, James clippings, notes, 1869-1957
Box 5 Folder 11 Robinson, John clippings, notes, 1868-1956
Box 5 Folder 12 Rockwell & Stone Circus clippings, undated
Box 5 Folder 13 Rogers Bros. correspondence, notes, 1949-52
Box 5 Folder 14 Rooston, Springer and Henderson’s Circus notes, undated
Box 5 Folder 15 Routes notes, clippings, 1926, 1955, undated
Box 5 Folder 16 Royal Bros. Circus clippings, undated
Box 5 Folder 17 Royal English Circus clippings, undated
Box 5 Folder 18 Rumbaugh, Harold J. clippings, 1948-49
Box 5 Folder 19 Russell Bros. correspondence, clippings, 1935-57
Box 5 Folder 20 Russell Bros. Pan-Pacific clippings, undated
Box 5 Folder 21 Ryan & Robinson’s Circus clippings, 1882
Box 5 Folder 22 S.H. Barrett and Co. clipping, undated
Box 5 Folder 23 Sailor Circus clippings, undated
Box 5 Folder 24 Salsbury statement of estate, 1904
Box 5 Folder 25 Sands, Lent & Co. notes, undated
Box 5 Folder 26 Sands, Richard correspondence, will, 1861-1957
Box 5 Folder 27 San Francisco Oakland Circuses notes, undated
Box 5 Folder 28 Sangers Circus clippings, 1913-32
Box 5 Folder 29 Sarasota brochure, notes, undated
Box 5 Folder 30 Sautelle, Sig clippings, notes, 1902-1948, undated
Box 5 Folder 31 Schiller Bros. correspondence, 1954
Box 5 Folder 32 Seils-Sterling correspondence, clippings, notes, 1922-57
Box 5 Folder 33 Sells and Downs Circus contracts, undated
Box 5 Folder 34 Sells and Gray Circus clippings, 1946
Box 5 Folder 35 Sells Bros. Circus clippings, notes, 1872-1953
Box 5 Folder 36 Sells-Floto Circus clippings, notes, contract, 1902-56
Box 5 Folder 37 Sheak, W.H. correspondence, notes, 1903-53
Box 5 Folder 38 Sheldenburger’s European Menageries notes, undated
Sideshow clippings
Box 5 Folder 39 1830, 1850-79
Box 5 Folder 40 1880-1898
Box 5 Folder 41 1901-29
Box 5 Folder 42 1930-57
Box 5 Folder 43 undated
Box 5 Folder 44 Chang and Eng
Box 5 Folder 45 Sideshow notes, correspondence, 1953, undated
Box 5 Folder 46 Eko and Iko
Box 5 Folder 47 Giants
Box 5 Folder 48 Mille-Christine
Box 5 Folder 49 Zip
Box 5 Folder 50 Sigsbee, Albert correspondence, clippings, 1955-56
Box 5 Folder 51 Silver family correspondence, notes, 1903-1951
Box 5 Folder 52 Skerbeck family, notes, 1954-1955
Box 5 Folder 53 Sloat, Howard correspondence, notes, 1940-55
Box 5 Folder 54 Somers, New York correspondence, 195-1957
Box 5 Folder 55 Southern United Railroad Show clippings, 1948
Box 5 Folder 56 Spalding & Rogers Circus correspondence, clippings, 1852-1956
Box 5 Folder 57 Sparks Circus clippings, 1916-1945
Box 5 Folder 58 St. Leon Bros. Circus notes, 1956
Box 5 Folder 59 Stang Bros. Circus correspondence, notes, 1949-1956
Box 5 Folder 60 Stickney family clippings, 1916
Box 5 Folder 61 Stone & Murray Circus clippings, 1934, undated
Box 5 Folder 62 Stone & Rosston Circus clippings, 1903, undated
Box 5 Folder 63 Stone, D.W. correspondence, clippings, notes, 1950-57
Box 5 Folder 64 Stunts & thrills clippings, 1930-1932
Box 5 Folder 65 Sturtevant, C.G. correspondence, 1951-52
Box 5 Folder 66 Sullivan, Fr. Ed clippings, 1943-44
Box 5 Folder 67 Sun Bros. Circus clippings, notes, 1901-1937
Box 5 Folder 68 Superstitions clippings, 1938-1945, undated
Box 5 Folder 69 Teets Bros. Circus correspondence, 1951
Box 5 Folder 70 Tents clippings, correspondence, 1919-55, undated
Box 5 Folder 71 Thayer & Noyes Circus notes, undated
Box 5 Folder 72 Thayer, Dr. James L. clippings, 1882-1938
Box 5 Folder 73 Tim McCoy Wild West bankruptcy sale, 1938
Box 5 Folder 74 Transportation clippings, 1898-1946, undated
Box 5 Folder 75 Troupers home correspondence, brochure, 1951-1953
Box 5 Folder 76 True & McVeigh Circus clippings, 1896
Box 5 Folder 77 Turner, Aaron correspondence, clippings, 1825-1957
Box 6 Folder 1 Turner, Aaron correspondence, clippings, 1955-1957
Box 6 Folder 2 Van Amburgh correspondence, clippings, notes, 1859-1956
Box 6 Folder 3 Van Arnam, John R. notes, 1919-20
Box 6 Folder 4 Vanderburg Bros. Circus correspondence, 1937
Box 6 Folder 5 Veterinary clippings, 1895, 1949, undated
Box 6 Folder 6 Vocabulary clippings, notes, 1945, undated
Box 6 Folder 7 W.C. Coup clippings, correspondence, 1880-1950, undated
Box 6 Folder 8 W.H. Stowe’s Circus clippings, 1934
Box 6 Folder 9 W.W. Cole Circus clippings, correspondence, records, 1874-1951
Box 6 Folder 10 Waddell, Doc clippings, 1938-1952
Box 6 Folder 11 Wagon clippings, 1934-1955, undated
Box 6 Folder 12 Wagon correspondence, 1949-55, undated
Box 6 Folder 13 Wagon shows clippings, 1929-47
Box 6 Folder 14 Wallace, Benjamin E. clippings, 1903-56
Box 6 Folder 15 Walter L. Main Shows correspondence, clippings, 1893-1956
Box 6 Folder 16 Wardrobe clippings, 1932, 1939, undated
Box 6 Folder 17 Warner, Joel E. correspondence, clippings, notes, 1882, 1956-1957
Box 6 Folder 18 Washburn’s Circus clippings, 1893, undated
Box 6 Folder 19 Weeks, Robert correspondence, 1956-57
Box 7 Folder 1 Welch Bros. Circus correspondence, undated
Box 7 Folder 2 Welch’s Circus clippings, 1852
Box 7 Folder 3 Westchester County correspondence, clippings, 1849-1957
Box 7 Folder 4 Wetter correspondence, clippings, notes, 1893-1953
Box 7 Folder 5 Wheeler-Almond correspondence, 1950
Box 7 Folder 6 Whitney family show correspondence, clippings, 1879-1951
Box 7 Folder 7 Wild flowers clippings, undated
Box 7 Folder 8 William, Gregory clipping, 1884
Box 7 Folder 9 William O’Dale Stevens Circus clipping, undated
Box 7 Folder 10 Williams, Eph clippings, notes, 1891-1897, 1954
Box 7 Folder 11 Wills clippings, brochures, 1887-1949
Box 7 Folder 12 Winter quarters clippings, 1882-1932, undated
Box 7 Folder 13 Wisconsin clippings, notes, 1944-1955
Box 7 Folder 14 Wisconsin, Delavan correspondence, clippings, 1948-55
Box 7 Folder 15 Wixom, Clyde correspondence, clippings, 1944-1954
Box 7 Folder 16 Women clippings, 1937-53, undated
Box 7 Folder 17 Wortham World’s Greatest Shows clippings, 1922
Box 7 Folder 18 Yankee-Paterson clippings, 1947
Box 7 Folder 19 Yankee-Robinson Circus corresp., clippings, notes, 1858-1957
Box 7 Folder 20 Young Buffalo Bill Wild West routes, 1914
Box 7 Folder 21 Zellmar Bros. Blank expense book, undated
Box 7 Folder 22 Zoo clippings, 1835, 1922-1957
Box 7 Folder 23 Zoological Institute correspondence, clippings, notes, 1835, 1957
BOOK MANUSCRIPT
A History of the Circus in America
Box 8 Folder 1 Manuscript I, undated
Box 8 Folder 2 Manuscript I, undated
Box 8 Folder 3 Manuscript II, undated
Box 8 Folder 4 Manuscript II, undated
Box 8 Folder 5 Manuscript III, undated
Box 9 Folder 1 Manuscript IV, undated
Box 9 Folder 2 Manuscript V, undated
Box 9 Folder 3 Manuscript VI, undated
NOTE CARDS
Biographical note cards
Box 11 (5x7) A-K, undated
Box 12 (5x7) L-Z, undated
Box 13 (3x5) A-FL, undated
Box 14 (3x5) FM-O, undated
Box 15 (3x5) P-Z, undated
Box 12 Circus title note cards (3x5), undated
Box 15 Collector’s note cards (4x6), undated
Container List
CWM Ph 17
Box Folder
VISUAL MATERIALS
Box 1 Folder 1 May, Josiah, 1874-1885
Box 1 Folder 2 Parade wagon photos and research notes, 1921-1949
Box 1 Folder 3 R.T. Richards Circus, 1917
Box 1 Folder 4 Skerbeck’s Shows, 1917
CWM Mss 10, CWM Ph 17
Title
Chindahl, George L. 1876-1957 Papers, 1794-1957 (8.6 c.f., 16 boxes)
Biographical Note
George L. Chindahl was born in Rockford, Illinois, in 1876. He was an avid circus fan who collected memorabilia and played an active role in the Circus Fans Association (CFA). He was a patent attorney in Chicago from 1898 to 1934, after which he retired to Maitland, Florida. In 1941 Chindahl became mayor of Maitland and served in that capacity through 1942. In 1952 he was elected vice president of the southern section of the CFA and in 1956 became CFA historian, a position which he held until his death.
Scope and Content Note
The George L. Chindahl Papers contain an extensive amount of newspaper clippings, memorabilia and correspondence and primarily reflects Chindahl’s research in to the history of the American circus 1850 and 1957. The collection is arranged alphabetically and consists of four series, RESEARCH FILES series, BOOK MANUSCRIPT series, NOTE CARDS series, and VISUAL MATERIALS series.
The RESEARCH FILES series contains newspaper clippings, research notes, and correspondence relating to a variety of people, circus titles, and circus related subjects. It should be noted that correspondence files in this collection do not contain letters with the person or organization listed on the file title but rather is correspondence with other individuals about a particular person or subject. The clippings are particularly important because they document a variety of circus activities including those of the 19th century. The series also contains a significant number of materials regarding sideshows (1840-1957), Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1918-1957), and biographical clippings of individuals (1881-1954).
The BOOK MANUSCRIPT series includes manuscript drafts of Chindahl’s book The History of the Circus in America, published posthumously in 1959.
The NOTE CARDS series contain index cards relating to specific circus titles, circus individuals, and collecting. The cards are a valuable source on obscure shows and show people.
The VISUAL MATERIALS series (CWM Ph 17) contain a number of copy photographs of parade wagons from various circuses including Gollmar Bros., Hagenbeck-Wallace, Cole Bros., Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey, Howe’s Great London, Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros., Sparks, Parker and Watts, La Tena and Downie & Wheeler circuses, as well as several images relating to the Moeller Wagon Works in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Also found in this series is a binder/album of research notes and photos of the R.T. Richards Circus from 1917. The series also contains copy photographs of members of the Skerbeck Family in performance costume as well as several lot scenes of the Skerbeck’s Shows.
Donated to the Wisconsin Historical Society by Rev. and Mrs. George Greene on 18 July 1958. Transferred to Circus World Museum in 1970.
Container List
CWM Mss 10
Box Folder
RESEARCH FILES
Box 1 Folder 1 Abbott Downing Co. notes, 1954
Box 1 Folder 2 Accident clippings, 1892, 1901
Box 1 Folder 3 Acrobat clippings, 1859-1954
Adam Forepaugh Circus
Box 1 Folder 4 clippings, 1872-1944
Box 1 Folder 5 clippings, correspondence, 1868-54, undated
Adam Forepaugh-Sells Bros. Circus (SEE FOREPAUGH-SELLS BROS. CIRCUS)
Box 1 Folder 6 Advance cars notes, clippings, 1920, 1955, undated
Box 1 Folder 7 Advertisements clippings, photocopies, notes, 1850-1957
Box 1 Folder 8 Aerialist clippings, 1881-1957
Box 1 Folder 9 Agents clippings, 1884, 1927, 1933, undated
Box 1 Folder 10 Al G. Barnes Circus clippings, correspondence, notes, 1916-55
Box 1 Folder 11 Al G. Barnes-Sells Floto Circus clippings, 1937, undated
Box 1 Folder 12 Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. Circus clippings 1946-56
Box 1 Folder 13 Amateur circuses clippings, notes, 1935, undated
Box 1 Folder 14 American Circus Corporation correspondence, 1956-1957
Box 1 Folder 15 American Indians clippings, correspondence, 1906-53
Box 1 Folder 16 American Water Circus correspondence, notes, 1944, 1955-56
Box 1 Folder 17 Anderson, Bud clippings, 1937, undated
Box 1 Folder 18 Andress, Charles clippings, 1926, undated
Box 1 Folder 19 Animal trainers clippings A-L, 1839-1942
Box 1 Folder 20 Animal trainers clippings M-Z, 1872-1945, undated
Box 1 Folder 21 Animal training clippings, 1858-1942
Box 1 Folder 22 Animals clippings, 1851-1954
Box 1 Folder 23 Animals clippings, undated
Box 1 Folder 24 Antonio & Wilder correspondence, 1949-1950
Box 1 Folder 25 Appolonicon correspondence, clippings, 1857, 1955-56
Box 1 Folder 26 Apprenticeship clippings, 1924
Box 1 Folder 27 Aquariums, 1877, undated
Box 1 Folder 28 Art clippings, 1935-48
Box 1 Folder 29 Arthur Bros. Circus clippings, undated
Box 1 Folder 30 Astley’s Circus clippings, 1926-1927, undated
Box 1 Folder 31 Aymer, William & Walter notes, clippings, 1883, undated
Box 1 Folder 32 B.B. & H. Circus notes, correspondence, 1900-1955
Box 1 Folder 33 Backenstoe, Dr. E. correspondence, undated
Box 1 Folder 34 Bailey & Winans New York Clipper notes, 1889-90
Box 1 Folder 35 Bailey Bros. Circus notes, undated
Box 1 Folder 36 Bailey, George F. correspondence, 1857, 1903
Box 1 Folder 37 Bailey, Hachaliah correspondence, clippings, 1835-1956, undated
Box 1 Folder 38 Bailey, James A. notes, clippings, 1894-1957, undated
Box 1 Folder 39 Bailey, Mollie clippings, undated
Box 1 Folder 40 Bands clippings, 1931-49
Box 1 Folder 41 Barnum & Bailey Circus clippings, notes, 1882-1952, undated
Box 1 Folder 42 Barnum, P.T. clippings, notes, 1852-85
Box 1 Folder 43 Barnum, P.T. clippings, notes, 1910-56
Box 1 Folder 44 Beatty, Clyde clippings, 1931-45, 1957, undated
Box 1 Folder 45 Beers-Barnes Circus clippings, 1943
Box 1 Folder 46 Bibliographies, undated
Box 1 Folder 47 Bibliographies, undated
Box 1 Folder 48 Billboard abstracted articles, 1899-1949
Biographical clippings
Box 1 Folder 49 A-F, 1959-1954, undated
Box 1 Folder 50 G-K, 1849-52, undated
Box 1 Folder 51 L-O, 1884-1952, undated
Box 1 Folder 52 P-S, 1877-1950, undated
Box 1 Folder 53 T-Z, 1880-1954, undated
Box 1 Folder 54 Biographies manuscript, undated
Box 1 Folder 55 Black Hills Wild West notes, undated
Box 1 Folder 56 Bob Morton Circus clippings, undated
Box 1 Folder 57 Bogardus, Adam H. correspondence, 1951
Box 2 Folder 1 Bostock Animal Show clippings, 1933
Box 2 Folder 2 Bradna, Fred clippings, 1932, 1934, undated
Box 2 Folder 3 Bryan’s Grand Carnival, Menagerie and Circus notes, 1869
Box 2 Folder 4 Buckley & Wicks Circus correspondence, clippings, 1848, 1956
Box 2 Folder 5 Buffalo Bill-Pawnee Bill clippings, 1946, undated
Box 2 Folder 6 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West notes, clippings, corresp., 1914-1953
Box 2 Folder 7 Burgess Menagerie clippings, 1948-9
Box 2 Folder 8 Busby Bros. Circus clippings, notes, correspondence, 1949-50
Box 2 Folder 9 C.R. Montgomery Circus clippings, 1946
Box 2 Folder 10 California correspondence, 1952
Box 2 Folder 11 Calliope clippings, correspondence, notes, 1930-1964
Box 2 Folder 12 Campbell, Bailey & Hutchinson Circus notes, 1920-22
Box 2 Folder 13 Campbell Bros. Circus clippings, undated
Box 2 Folder 14 Canadian Circuses, undated
Box 2 Folder 15 Carl Hagenbeck Circus clippings, 1894-95, 1913, 1943, undated
Box 2 Folder 16 Carroll & Co.’s Mammoth Circus clippings, 1849
Box 2 Folder 17 Carson, Tex card, undated
Box 2 Folder 18 Castello, Dan clippings, correspondence, 1869, 1954-1956
Box 2 Folder 19 Castle, Hubert pamphlet, clippings, 1942, undated
Box 2 Folder 20 Charles Lee’s Great London Circus clippings, undated
Box 2 Folder 21 Charles N. Harris Circus correspondence, 1924
Box 2 Folder 22 Chicago correspondence, clippings, 1954
Box 2 Folder 23 Children clippings, 1935, undated
Box 2 Folder 24 Christy Bros. Circus clippings, 1937, 1945, undated
Box 2 Folder 25 Chronologies, 1953-1954, undated
Box 2 Folder 26 Circophile International correspondence, 1957
Box 2 Folder 27 Circus editorials, 1929-31, undated
Box 2 Folder 28 Circus Fans Association clippings, 1943-1952, undated
Circus history clippings
Box 2 Folder 29 1871-1932
Box 2 Folder 30 1886-1959
Box 2 Folder 31 undated
Box 2 Folder 32-33 Circus history notes, undated
Box 2 Folder 34 Circus life clippings, 1882-1930, undated
Box 2 Folder 35 Circus schools clippings, undated
Clown Clippings
Box 2 Folder 36 1866-1919
Box 2 Folder 37 1920-39
Box 2 Folder 38 1940-53
Box 2 Folder 39 undated
Box 2 Folder 40 Clown notes, undated
Box 2 Folder 41 Codet’s Circus correspondence, 12 September 1954
Box 2 Folder 42 Codona, Alfredo clippings, 1930-51, undated
Box 2 Folder 43 Col. C.T. Ames Circus notes, undated
Box 2 Folder 44 Col. Hall’s Trained Animals notes, undated
Box 2 Folder 45 Cole-Bradford Circus notes, undated
Box 2 Folder 46 Cole Bros. Circus correspondence, notes, clippings, 1937-50
Box 2 Folder 47 Collecting clippings, 1932-1951
Box 2 Folder 48 Concello, Art articles, 1949, undated
Box 2 Folder 49 Contortionists clippings, 1882-86
Box 2 Folder 50 Cooke, Louise E., correspondence, 1953, 1956
Box 2 Folder 51 Cookhouse clippings, 1925-1937, undated
Box 2 Folder 52 Cook’s Circus clippings, undated
Box 2 Folder 53 Coop & Lent Circus clippings, 1916, 1919
Box 2 Folder 54 Cooper & Bailey Circus clippings, 1935
Correspondence
Box 2 Folder 55 1942-55
Box 2 Folder 56 1956, March-November
Box 2 Folder 57 1956 December-1957 February
Box 3 Folder 1 1957 March-May
Box 3 Folder 2 1957 June – October, undated
Box 3 Folder 3 Crane, Thaddeus correspondence, death certificate, 1928, 1956
Box 3 Folder 4 Cristiani family clippings, 1943-56, undated
Box 3 Folder 5 Cummings, Fred T. correspondence, notes, 1949, undated
Box 3 Folder 6 Curtis, Bill correspondence, 10 October 1950
Box 3 Folder 7 Dailey Bros. Circus notes, 1943, 1946-1947, undated
Box 3 Folder 8 Davidson Bros. Circus clippings, undated
Box 3 Folder 9 Den Stone’s Circus clippings, 1854
Box 3 Folder 10 Detroit Public Library correspondence, 1951
Box 3 Folder 11 Diano, Antonio Clippings, undated
Box 3 Folder 12 Diavolo clippings, correspondence, 1956, undated
Box 3 Folder 13 Disasters clippings, 1888-1943, undated
Box 3 Folder 14 Dode Fisk Shows correspondence, notes, clippings, 1909-53
Box 3 Folder 15 Downie & Galagher’s Boat Show otes, undated
Box 3 Folder 16 Downie, Andrew clippings, 1930-1931, undated
Box 3 Folder 17 Downie Bros. Circus clippings, notes, 1935, 1952, undated
Box 3 Folder 18 Downs, Martin J. clippings, 1933
Box 3 Folder 19 Dreisbach, Herr clippings, 1856, 1889, 1921, undated
Elephants Clippings
Box 3 Folder 20 1794, 1840-1943
Box 3 Folder 21 1910-29
Box 3 Folder 22 1930-55
Box 3 Folder 23 Undated
Box 3 Folder 24 Elstun Bros. Circus forms, undated
Box 3 Folder 25 Equestrian biographical clippings A-L, 1928-45, undated
Box 3 Folder 26 Equestrian biographical clippings M-Z, 1858-1948, undated
Box 3 Folder 27 Equestrians clippings, 1858-1934, undated
Box 3 Folder 28 Equipment clippings, correspondence, 1935-1952
Box 3 Folder 29 Escalante clippings, correspondence, 1954-1957
Box 3 Folder 30 Exhibition buildings correspondence, 1951-52
Box 3 Folder 31 Fellows, Dexter clippings, 1917-37, undated
Box 3 Folder 32 Fisher, F.C. correspondence, 1953-55
Box 3 Folder 33 Flagg & Aymar’s Circus clipping, 1856
Box 3 Folder 34 Florida circuses notes, program, undated
Box 3 Folder 35 Florida State University clippings, 1952-56, undated
Box 3 Folder 36 Floto, Otto clippings, correspondence, notes, 1902-55
Box 3 Folder 37 Foreign circuses correspondence, clippings, 1853-1956
Box 3 Folder 38 Forepaugh-Sells clippings, 1934-51
Box 3 Folder 39 Franconi clippings, 1853
Box 3 Folder 40 Frank A. Robbins Circus clippings, 1916, undated
Box 3 Folder 41 Fred J. Mack Circus clippings, undated
Box 3 Folder 42 Frost, Hyatt correspondence, 1956
Box 3 Folder 43 G.G. Grady’s Circus clippings, undated
Box 3 Folder 44 Gardner, Frank A. clippings, 1891
Box 3 Folder 45 Genealogies, obituaries, notes, undated
Box 3 Folder 46 Gentry Bros. correspondence, clippings, 1902-1955
Box 3 Folder 47 Georgia correspondence, clippings, 1787-1956
Box 3 Folder 48 Giles, Dorothy correspondence, notes, road maps, 1956
Box 3 Folder 49 Gillette correspondence, notes, 1951
Box 3 Folder 50 Golden Bros. Circus clippings, 1924
Box 3 Folder 51 Gollmar Bros. Circus corresp., notes, clippings, contracts, 1910-56
Box 3 Folder 52 Gould family courier, undated
Box 3 Folder 53 Great National Circus clippings, 1864
Box 3 Folder 54 Great Southern Circus clippings 1859
Box 3 Folder 55 H. Buckley & Co. Circus notes, undated
Box 3 Folder 56 H. Whitby & Co. Circus notes, 1859
Box 3 Folder 57 Hagen Bros. Circus route card, sign, 1954
Box 3 Folder 58 Hagen-Wallace Circus clippings, route card, undated
Box 3 Folder 59 Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus clippings, notes, 1915-1956
Box 3 Folder 60 Hall, G.W. correspondence, clippings, 1937-52
Box 3 Folder 61 Hall, W.P. clippings, 1932-56
Box 3 Folder 62 Hanlon Brothers notes, clippings, 1881
Box 3 Folder 63 Hargreaves Circus correspondence, clippings, notes 1900-51
Box 3 Folder 64 Harris-Nickel Plate Circus correspondence, clippings, 1887-1957
Box 3 Folder 65 Henry, J.E. note, 1943
Box 3 Folder 66 Hilliard & Main Circus, undated
Box 3 Folder 67 Hippodrome clippings, 1853-1930
Box 3 Folder 68 Holland, George F. clippings, 1925-55
Box 3 Folder 69 Holman Bros. clippings, 1930
Box 3 Folder 70 Horne, I. Sherman correspondence, 1953-1954
Box 3 Folder 71 Horses clippings and notes, 1838-1945
Box 3 Folder 72 Howe and Cushing’s Circus clippings, 1927, undated
Box 3 Folder 73 Howe, Ephenetus correspondence, clippings, notes, 1834, 1847
Box 3 Folder 74 Howe’s Great London Circus, 1875, 1945, undated
Box 3 Folder 75 Howes, Nathan-Seth correspondence, clippings, will, 1875-1956
Box 3 Folder 76 Hugo Bros. Circus clippings, undated
Box 3 Folder 77 Hunt Bros. Circus clippings, 1949-57
Box 3 Folder 78 Hunting’s Circus clippings, route book, 1895, 1898
Box 3 Folder 79 Indoor circuses-Billboard, 1903
Box 3 Folder 80 Irwin Bros. Circus note, undated
Box 3 Folder 81 J.E. Warner’s Great Pacific Combination notes, undated
Box 3 Folder 82 J.M. French Circus clippings, 1882, 1948, undated
Box 3 Folder 83 Jacobs, Terrell pamphlet, undated
Box 3 Folder 84 James M. Cole Circus notes, handbill, undated
Box 3 Folder 85 James Robinson’s Circus notes, undated
Box 3 Folder 86 John B. Doris’ Circus clippings, 1897
Box 3 Folder 87 John H. O’Brien’s Circus clippings, notes, 1870-1929
Box 3 Folder 88 John Robinson’s Circus clippings, notes, 1871, 1930, undated
Box 3 Folder 89 Jones Great Eastern notes, undated
Box 3 Folder 90 June, Lewis notes, death certificate, 1839-1956
Box 3 Folder 91 June, Titus & Angevine Circus clippings, 1841, 1858
Box 3 Folder 92 Kansas circuses clippings, CFA program, 1952
Box 3 Folder 93 Kelly, Paul clippings, 1955-56
Box 3 Folder 94 Kemp sisters correspondence, 1943
Box 3 Folder 95 Kilian, Otto correspondence, 1949-55
Box 3 Folder 96 Kilpatrick, Harold correspondence, notes, 1953
Box 3 Folder 97 King & Franklin’s Circus corresp., clippings, 1949, undated
Box 3 Folder 98 King Bros. clippings, notes, 1947-56
Box 3 Folder 99 Kirkhart correspondence, 1952-54
Box 4 Folder 1 Labor correspondence, clippings, 1935-57
Box 4 Folder 2 Lake, William clippings, notes, 1934
Box 4 Folder 3 Lambrigger, Gus correspondence, clippings, 1909-56
Box 4 Folder 4 LaPearl, J.H. clippings, 1891-1946
Box 4 Folder 5 LaTena’s Circus clippings, undated
Box 4 Folder 6 Laws clippings, 1859, 1950
Box 4 Folder 7 Leitzel, Lillian clippings, 1927-1936, undated
Box 4 Folder 8 Lemen Bros. correspondence, notes 1887-1954
Box 4 Folder 9 Lent, L.B. clippings, 1864-1947
Box 4 Folder 10 Lewis Bros. notes, undated
Box 4 Folder 11 Lights correspondence, clippings, 1934-1952
Box 4 Folder 12 Lindeman Bros. Circus clippings, undated
Box 4 Folder 13 Litigation correspondence, clippings, 1940-1954
Box 4 Folder 14 Loading orders notes, 1927-1931
Box 4 Folder 15 Mabie correspondence, clippings, 1857-1955
Box 4 Folder 16 Macomber & Co.’s Circus clipping, 1829, 1952
Box 4 Folder 17 Madison Square Garden clippings, 1925
Box 4 Folder 18 Magner & Co.’s Circus receipts, 1873
Box 4 Folder 19 Maloon Bros. Circus correspondence, 1954-55
Box 4 Folder 20 Maynard, Ken clippings, 1937
Box 4 Folder 21 Mead, Mrs. L. correspondence, 1956
Box 4 Folder 22 Mechanization correspondence, clippings, notes, 1931-1952
Box 4 Folder 23 Menageries clippings, 1864-1919
Box 4 Folder 24 Mexican circuses correspondence, notes, 1949-1955
Box 4 Folder 25 Meyers, Jim clipping, 1938
Box 4 Folder 26 Mighty Haag Circus clippings, 1916-51
Box 4 Folder 27 Miller & Freeman’s Circus clipping, undated
Box 4 Folder 28 Miller, John correspondence, 1956
Box 4 Folder 29 Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West corresp., clippings, 1925-46
Box 4 Folder 30 Mills Bros. Circus clippings, programs, 1931-1956
Box 4 Folder 31 Mississippi correspondence, clippings, notes, 1836-1956
Box 4 Folder 32 Mix, Tom clippings, 1936-40
Box 4 Folder 33 Model circus clippings, 1936-49, undated
Box 4 Folder 34 Morton, Bob circus clippings, 1941-1956
Box 4 Folder 35 Murray, John H. clippings, 1937
Box 4 Folder 36 Music correspondence, clippings, notes, 1950-1955
Box 4 Folder 37 Myers, Jim clippings, undated
Box 4 Folder 38 Myhre’s correspondence, programs, 1920-55
Box 4 Folder 39 Nathan & Co.’s Circus clippings, 1882-1949, undated
Box 4 Folder 40 Nathans, J.J. clippings, 1884
Box 4 Folder 41 National Circus Museum clippings, 1956
Box 4 Folder 42 New York reprint, 1832
Box 4 Folder 43 New York Circus (Col. Cushing) clippings, 1856
Box 4 Folder 44 Niblo’s Garden correspondence, clippings, notes, 1851-1954
Box 4 Folder 45 Nixon & Kemp’s Great Eastern Circus notes, 1888, undated
Box 4 Folder 46 Norris & Rowe correspondence, obituary, 1918, 1945
Box 4 Folder 47 North American Circus clippings, 1872-1873
Box 4 Folder 48 North, John Ringling & Henry Ringling clippings, 1938-1951
Box 4 Folder 49 North, Levi J. correspondence, clippings, 1884-1954
Box 4 Folder 50 Oakley, Annie clippings, undated
Box 4 Folder 51 Opposition notes, clippings, 1891, 1944, undated
Box 4 Folder 52 Orrin correspondence, clippings, 1953
Box 4 Folder 53 Orton & Older’s Circus clippings, 1859
Box 4 Folder 54 Orton family clippings, 1882-1952, undated
Box 4 Folder 55 Orton family correspondence, 1951-56
Box 4 Folder 56 Orton Circus notes, undated
Box 4 Folder 57 P.T. Barnum’s Circus notes, undated
Box 4 Folder 58 Parades clippings, notes, 1915-1953
Box 4 Folder 59 Patents correspondence, notes, 1950-52
Box 4 Folder 60 Pawnee bill clippings, notes, 1893
Box 4 Folder 61 Peek notes, 1951-1952
Box 4 Folder 62 Pentland, Joe clipping, undated
Box 4 Folder 63 Peru quarters clippings, 1944 (Photos-mounted-Box 16)
Box 4 Folder 64 Poems, clippings, notes, 1866-1938
Box 4 Folder 65 Portraits clippings, 1938-1953
Box 4 Folder 66 Posey, Jake correspondence, clippings, notes, 1927-53
Box 4 Folder 67 Posters correspondence, clippings, notes, 1902-53
Box 4 Folder 68 Prescott’s Great Eastern Circus clipping, undated
Box 4 Folder 69 Press agents clippings, 1922-41, undated
Box 4 Folder 70 Programs clippings, 1933, undated
Box 4 Folder 71 Psychology clippings, 1922, undated
Box 4 Folder 72 Pullman, Henry and Giles clipping, undated
Box 4 Folder 73 Putnam County correspondence, clippings, notes, 1800, 1955-1957
Box 4 Folder 74 Queen, Montgomery clippings, notes, 1875-1933
Box 4 Folder 75 R.T. Richards Circus clippings, 1942, undated
Box 4 Folder 76 Railroads and highways correspondence, 1949-1956
Box 4 Folder 77 Ramond-Lee Circus clippings, 1946
Box 4 Folder 78 Raymond & Waring clippings, 1835-54
Box 4 Folder 79 Rentz & Co. Circus notes, undated
Box 4 Folder 80 Research center correspondence, 1949-1957, undated
Box 4 Folder 81 Reynolds, W.B. circus correspondence, notes, 1892-1949
Box 4 Folder 82 Rice, Dan clippings, 1823-1937
Box 4 Folder 83 Ricketts clippings, 1880-1929
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Box 4 Folder 84 Clippings, 1915-25
Box 4 Folder 85 Clippings, 1925-29
Box 4 Folder 86 Clippings, 1930-35
Box 4 Folder 87 Clippings, 1933-39
Box 4 Folder 88 Clippings, 1940-44
Box 5 Folder 1 Clippings, 1943-49
Box 5 Folder 2 Clippings, 1950-56
Box 5 Folder 3 Clippings, 1918-1927, undated
Box 5 Folder 4 Clippings, undated
Box 5 Folder 5 Notes, correspondence, 1950-56, undated
Box 5 Folder 6 Clippings, 1906-56, undated
Box 5 Folder 7 Ringling family clippings, 1921-55, undated
Box 5 Folder 8 Robbins Bros. Circus clippings, 1915-24
Box 5 Folder 9 Robinson & Bros. Circus clippings, 1863, undated
Box 5 Folder 10 Robinson, James clippings, notes, 1869-1957
Box 5 Folder 11 Robinson, John clippings, notes, 1868-1956
Box 5 Folder 12 Rockwell & Stone Circus clippings, undated
Box 5 Folder 13 Rogers Bros. correspondence, notes, 1949-52
Box 5 Folder 14 Rooston, Springer and Henderson’s Circus notes, undated
Box 5 Folder 15 Routes notes, clippings, 1926, 1955, undated
Box 5 Folder 16 Royal Bros. Circus clippings, undated
Box 5 Folder 17 Royal English Circus clippings, undated
Box 5 Folder 18 Rumbaugh, Harold J. clippings, 1948-49
Box 5 Folder 19 Russell Bros. correspondence, clippings, 1935-57
Box 5 Folder 20 Russell Bros. Pan-Pacific clippings, undated
Box 5 Folder 21 Ryan & Robinson’s Circus clippings, 1882
Box 5 Folder 22 S.H. Barrett and Co. clipping, undated
Box 5 Folder 23 Sailor Circus clippings, undated
Box 5 Folder 24 Salsbury statement of estate, 1904
Box 5 Folder 25 Sands, Lent & Co. notes, undated
Box 5 Folder 26 Sands, Richard correspondence, will, 1861-1957
Box 5 Folder 27 San Francisco Oakland Circuses notes, undated
Box 5 Folder 28 Sangers Circus clippings, 1913-32
Box 5 Folder 29 Sarasota brochure, notes, undated
Box 5 Folder 30 Sautelle, Sig clippings, notes, 1902-1948, undated
Box 5 Folder 31 Schiller Bros. correspondence, 1954
Box 5 Folder 32 Seils-Sterling correspondence, clippings, notes, 1922-57
Box 5 Folder 33 Sells and Downs Circus contracts, undated
Box 5 Folder 34 Sells and Gray Circus clippings, 1946
Box 5 Folder 35 Sells Bros. Circus clippings, notes, 1872-1953
Box 5 Folder 36 Sells-Floto Circus clippings, notes, contract, 1902-56
Box 5 Folder 37 Sheak, W.H. correspondence, notes, 1903-53
Box 5 Folder 38 Sheldenburger’s European Menageries notes, undated
Sideshow clippings
Box 5 Folder 39 1830, 1850-79
Box 5 Folder 40 1880-1898
Box 5 Folder 41 1901-29
Box 5 Folder 42 1930-57
Box 5 Folder 43 undated
Box 5 Folder 44 Chang and Eng
Box 5 Folder 45 Sideshow notes, correspondence, 1953, undated
Box 5 Folder 46 Eko and Iko
Box 5 Folder 47 Giants
Box 5 Folder 48 Mille-Christine
Box 5 Folder 49 Zip
Box 5 Folder 50 Sigsbee, Albert correspondence, clippings, 1955-56
Box 5 Folder 51 Silver family correspondence, notes, 1903-1951
Box 5 Folder 52 Skerbeck family, notes, 1954-1955
Box 5 Folder 53 Sloat, Howard correspondence, notes, 1940-55
Box 5 Folder 54 Somers, New York correspondence, 195-1957
Box 5 Folder 55 Southern United Railroad Show clippings, 1948
Box 5 Folder 56 Spalding & Rogers Circus correspondence, clippings, 1852-1956
Box 5 Folder 57 Sparks Circus clippings, 1916-1945
Box 5 Folder 58 St. Leon Bros. Circus notes, 1956
Box 5 Folder 59 Stang Bros. Circus correspondence, notes, 1949-1956
Box 5 Folder 60 Stickney family clippings, 1916
Box 5 Folder 61 Stone & Murray Circus clippings, 1934, undated
Box 5 Folder 62 Stone & Rosston Circus clippings, 1903, undated
Box 5 Folder 63 Stone, D.W. correspondence, clippings, notes, 1950-57
Box 5 Folder 64 Stunts & thrills clippings, 1930-1932
Box 5 Folder 65 Sturtevant, C.G. correspondence, 1951-52
Box 5 Folder 66 Sullivan, Fr. Ed clippings, 1943-44
Box 5 Folder 67 Sun Bros. Circus clippings, notes, 1901-1937
Box 5 Folder 68 Superstitions clippings, 1938-1945, undated
Box 5 Folder 69 Teets Bros. Circus correspondence, 1951
Box 5 Folder 70 Tents clippings, correspondence, 1919-55, undated
Box 5 Folder 71 Thayer & Noyes Circus notes, undated
Box 5 Folder 72 Thayer, Dr. James L. clippings, 1882-1938
Box 5 Folder 73 Tim McCoy Wild West bankruptcy sale, 1938
Box 5 Folder 74 Transportation clippings, 1898-1946, undated
Box 5 Folder 75 Troupers home correspondence, brochure, 1951-1953
Box 5 Folder 76 True & McVeigh Circus clippings, 1896
Box 5 Folder 77 Turner, Aaron correspondence, clippings, 1825-1957
Box 6 Folder 1 Turner, Aaron correspondence, clippings, 1955-1957
Box 6 Folder 2 Van Amburgh correspondence, clippings, notes, 1859-1956
Box 6 Folder 3 Van Arnam, John R. notes, 1919-20
Box 6 Folder 4 Vanderburg Bros. Circus correspondence, 1937
Box 6 Folder 5 Veterinary clippings, 1895, 1949, undated
Box 6 Folder 6 Vocabulary clippings, notes, 1945, undated
Box 6 Folder 7 W.C. Coup clippings, correspondence, 1880-1950, undated
Box 6 Folder 8 W.H. Stowe’s Circus clippings, 1934
Box 6 Folder 9 W.W. Cole Circus clippings, correspondence, records, 1874-1951
Box 6 Folder 10 Waddell, Doc clippings, 1938-1952
Box 6 Folder 11 Wagon clippings, 1934-1955, undated
Box 6 Folder 12 Wagon correspondence, 1949-55, undated
Box 6 Folder 13 Wagon shows clippings, 1929-47
Box 6 Folder 14 Wallace, Benjamin E. clippings, 1903-56
Box 6 Folder 15 Walter L. Main Shows correspondence, clippings, 1893-1956
Box 6 Folder 16 Wardrobe clippings, 1932, 1939, undated
Box 6 Folder 17 Warner, Joel E. correspondence, clippings, notes, 1882, 1956-1957
Box 6 Folder 18 Washburn’s Circus clippings, 1893, undated
Box 6 Folder 19 Weeks, Robert correspondence, 1956-57
Box 7 Folder 1 Welch Bros. Circus correspondence, undated
Box 7 Folder 2 Welch’s Circus clippings, 1852
Box 7 Folder 3 Westchester County correspondence, clippings, 1849-1957
Box 7 Folder 4 Wetter correspondence, clippings, notes, 1893-1953
Box 7 Folder 5 Wheeler-Almond correspondence, 1950
Box 7 Folder 6 Whitney family show correspondence, clippings, 1879-1951
Box 7 Folder 7 Wild flowers clippings, undated
Box 7 Folder 8 William, Gregory clipping, 1884
Box 7 Folder 9 William O’Dale Stevens Circus clipping, undated
Box 7 Folder 10 Williams, Eph clippings, notes, 1891-1897, 1954
Box 7 Folder 11 Wills clippings, brochures, 1887-1949
Box 7 Folder 12 Winter quarters clippings, 1882-1932, undated
Box 7 Folder 13 Wisconsin clippings, notes, 1944-1955
Box 7 Folder 14 Wisconsin, Delavan correspondence, clippings, 1948-55
Box 7 Folder 15 Wixom, Clyde correspondence, clippings, 1944-1954
Box 7 Folder 16 Women clippings, 1937-53, undated
Box 7 Folder 17 Wortham World’s Greatest Shows clippings, 1922
Box 7 Folder 18 Yankee-Paterson clippings, 1947
Box 7 Folder 19 Yankee-Robinson Circus corresp., clippings, notes, 1858-1957
Box 7 Folder 20 Young Buffalo Bill Wild West routes, 1914
Box 7 Folder 21 Zellmar Bros. Blank expense book, undated
Box 7 Folder 22 Zoo clippings, 1835, 1922-1957
Box 7 Folder 23 Zoological Institute correspondence, clippings, notes, 1835, 1957
BOOK MANUSCRIPT
A History of the Circus in America
Box 8 Folder 1 Manuscript I, undated
Box 8 Folder 2 Manuscript I, undated
Box 8 Folder 3 Manuscript II, undated
Box 8 Folder 4 Manuscript II, undated
Box 8 Folder 5 Manuscript III, undated
Box 9 Folder 1 Manuscript IV, undated
Box 9 Folder 2 Manuscript V, undated
Box 9 Folder 3 Manuscript VI, undated
NOTE CARDS
Biographical note cards
Box 11 (5x7) A-K, undated
Box 12 (5x7) L-Z, undated
Box 13 (3x5) A-FL, undated
Box 14 (3x5) FM-O, undated
Box 15 (3x5) P-Z, undated
Box 12 Circus title note cards (3x5), undated
Box 15 Collector’s note cards (4x6), undated
Container List
CWM Ph 17
Box Folder
VISUAL MATERIALS
Box 1 Folder 1 May, Josiah, 1874-1885
Box 1 Folder 2 Parade wagon photos and research notes, 1921-1949
Box 1 Folder 3 R.T. Richards Circus, 1917
Box 1 Folder 4 Skerbeck’s Shows, 1917