Call Number
CWM Mss 78
CWM Ph 42
Title
Yadon, Gordon (1923-2013) Papers, 1837-1987 (4.6 cf. 6 boxes)
Biography
Gordon Yadon (1923-2013) was the Post Master for Delavan for many years, a free-lance writer for the Delavan Enterprise from 1950 to 2011, a historian of the City of Delavan, and a co-founder and operator of the
Delavan Arboretum. Yadon was also a veteran of the United States Navy serving in WWII. A longtime fan of circuses, Yadon focused on collecting circus history of his native Delavan, Wisconsin. For many years Yadon also hosted the “Circus Mixer,” an annual party held in Delavan for performers, collectors, historians and any other individuals interested in the circus and circus history.
Scope and Content
The collection is arranged alphabetically and consists of research materials, photographs, programs, and other ephemera relating to the American Circus from 1837 to 1989. The vast majority of the files relate to Yadon’s long time study of the circus of the Delevan, Wisconsin area and constitutes perhaps the single greatest resource for material for the circus history that region. Of particular note are materials relating to the Holland and Dockrill families.
Container List
CWM Mss 78
Box Folder
Box 1 Folder 1 Allen Bros. Circus
Box 1 Folder 2-3 Allen “Buck” Henry and Allott, Henry E.
Box 1 Folder 4 American Crown Circus
Box 1 Folder5 Auctions, Hobbies
Box 1 Folder 6 Barnum, P. T.
Box 1 Folder 7 Baumann, Edward
Box 1 Folder 8 Booklet, Band masters with Circus seasons 1841-1958
Box 1 Folder 9-10 Buckley Family
Box 1 Folder 11 Carson & Barnes Circus
Box 1 Folder 12 Castello, Daniel
Box 1 Folder 13 Chiarni Circus
Box 1 Folder 14 Circus Burials
Box 1 Folder 15 Circus Contracts, Delavan
Box 1 Folder 16 CHS Convention 1964, Delavan
Box 1 Folder 17 Circus Dates, Delavan
Box 1 Folder 18 Circus Grift
Box 1 Folder 19 Circus Routes
Box 1 Folder 20 Circus wagon, Delavan
Box 1 Folder 21 Circus World Museum
Box 1 Folder 22 Circus World Museum Circus Train, Old Milwaukee Days
Box 1 Folder 23-26 Clowns
Box 1 Folder 27 Collins, G. W.
Box 2 Folder 1-2 Coup, William C.
Box 2 Folder 3-4 Delavan Circus Articles
Box 2 Folder 5 Delavan 1948, Circus Centennial
Box 2 Folder 6 Delavan, Sponsored Circus
Box 2 Folder 7 Delavan – Wis. Historical Marker
Box 2 Folder 8 Dingess Manuscript
Box 2 Folder 9 Dockrill, Elise
Box 2 Folder 10 Edwards, Robert
Box 2 Folder 11 Elephants
Box 2 Folder 12 Evans, Merle, Bands
Box 2 Folder 13 F. A. S. T. Corp, Fiberglass Animals
Box 2 Folder 14 Fernandez, E K & Rose
Box 2 Folder 15 Fox, Chappie
Box 2 Folder 16 Franzen Bros.
Box 2 Folder 17 Hall, Zella (Wintermute)
Box 2 Folder 18 Hendricks, Bros.
Box 2 Folder 19 Hertzberg Circus Collection
Box 2 Folder 20 Holland, Route Book 1908
Box 2 Folder 21 Holland, Bowman, McLaughlin United Circus
Box 2 Folder 22 Holland, George & Rose Dockrill
Box 2 Folder 23-24 Holland Family
Box 2 Folder 25 Holland, Gormley Circus, 1888-1889
Box 2 Folder 26 Holland, E. G. Railroad Circus 1892-1894
Box 3 Folder 1 Holland, McMahon’s World Circus 1885
Box 3 Folder 2 Holland, Mosher Circus 1857
Box 3 Folder 3 Hollister, Eugene
Box 3 Folder 4 Hoxie Circus, Press Book
Box 3 Folder 5 Indiana, Peru
Box 3 Folder 6 Jones Family
Box 3 Folder 7 Kelly Miller Circus
Box 3 Folder 8 King Bros Circus
Box 3 Folder 9-10 Mabie Bros. Circus
Box 3 Folder 11 Madden, George & Mary Anne (Holland) 1914
Box 3 Folder 12 McMahon, Charles
Box 3 Folder 13 McMahon, Joseph
Box 3 Folder 14 Menzie, Silas
Box 3 Folder 15 Mercedes, Col. Joseph
Box 3 Folder 16 Middleton, George
Box 4 Folder 1-2 Misc. Circus
Box 4 Folder 3 Misc. Delavan Articles
Box 4 Folder 4 Morrison, George
Box 4 Folder 5 Nineteenth Century Clown Songsters (Hertzberg Collection)
Box 4 Folder 6 Phillips, J. O.
Box 4 Folder 7 Quigley, Jennie
Box 4 Folder 8 Railroad Car, Delavan, “Walther’s”
Box 4 Folder 9 Ringling Bros. Circus
Box 4 Folder 10 Robbins, Burr
Box 4 Folder 11 Ronk, Harold, Ringmaster
Box 4 Folder 12 Royal English Circus And German Water Carnival
Box 4 Folder 13 Sloman, George
Box 4 Folder 14 Smith, Washington
Box 4 Folder 15 Smith, William
Box 4 Folder 16 Somers, New York
Box 4 Folder 17 Stang Bros. Circus
Box 4 Folder 18 Stickney
Box 4 Folder 19 Sturtevant, James Brown (Van Amburgh Circus)
Box 4 Folder 20 Tilden, Luke
Box 4 Folder 21 Turner Bros.
Box 4 Folder 22 Webster, Burt
Box 4 Folder 23 Willis, Ben
Box 4 Folder 24 Zerbini Circus
Container List
CWM PH 42
Box Folder
Box 1 Folder 1 Allott, Bunk
Box 1 Folder 2 Banner, Ben
Box 1 Folder 3 Barnum & Bailey
Box 1 Folder 4 Buckley , Matt
Box 1 Folder 5 Buggs, Gary (circus fan, model builder)
Box 1 Folder 6 Castello, Dan
Box 1 Folder 7 Chiarni, cabinet cards
Box 1 Folder 8 Collins, G. W., 1837-1906
Box 1 Folder 9 Coup, William
Box 1 Folder 10 Dockrill, MME. Elise, Richard
Box 1 Folder 11 Eagan, John
Box 1 Folder 12 Evans, Merle
Box 1 Folder 13-14 Holland and Dockrill families
Box 1 Folder 15 Jackson, Floyd
Box 1 Folder 16 Jones, Jane & Theodore
Box 1 Folder 17 Kennebel, Eugene
Box 1 Folder 18 Lampkin, Harry
Box 1 Folder 19 Lawrence, Mary Lou
Box 1 Folder 20 Mabie, Laura & Edward J.
Box 1 Folder 21 McMahon Family
Box 1 Folder 22 Middleton, Geroge
Box 1 Folder 23 Menzie Silas
Box 1 Folder 24 Morrison, George
Box 1 Folder 25 Reiche, Charles & Henry
Box 1 Folder 26 Ringling
Box 1 Folder 27 Smith, Washington & William
Box 1 Folder 28 Stowell, Oliver
Box 1 Folder 29 Stuntevant, Jim
Box 1 Folder 30 Tasso, Dieter
Box 1 Folder 31 Tilden, Luke
Box 1 Folder 32 Thorne, Nick
Box 1 Folder 33 Webster, Bert
Box 1 Folder 34 Winn, Charles & Fred
Box 1 Folder 35 Winston, Mattie
Box 2 Folder 1 Arthur Bros. Circus 1944
Box 2 Folder 2 Balloon Ascension 1890 , Delavan
Box 2 Folder 3 Camels
Box 2 Folder 4 Carson & Barnes Circus
Box 2 Folder 5 Circus Centennial Parade, Delavan, 1948-1989
Box 2 Folder 6 Circus Parade, Delavan, 1912
Box 2 Folder7 Circus Wagon, Cole Bros. 1882
Box 2 Folder 8 Circus World Museum, Baraboo
Box 2 Folder 9 Delavan Circus Colony Sign
Box 2 Folder 10 Delavan Park (Elephant, Clown, Giraffe)
Box 2 Folder 11 Delavan Spring Grove Mausoleum
Box 2 Folder 12 Elephants, Delavan and Kenosha, Wisconsin
Box 2 Folder 13 Franzen Bros. Circus
Box 2 Folder 14 Bros. Grim Sideshow
Box 2 Folder 15 Hawthorn Company, Illinois
Box 2 Folder 16 Kelly Miller Circus
Box 2 Folder 17 Jumbo (Elephant)
Box 2 Folder 18 Unidentified Photos
Box 2 Folder 19 Walker Bros. Circus, Delevan, 2000
Box 2 Folder 20 Yankee Robinson Circus
CWM Mss 78
CWM Ph 42
Title
Yadon, Gordon (1923-2013) Papers, 1837-1987 (4.6 cf. 6 boxes)
Biography
Gordon Yadon (1923-2013) was the Post Master for Delavan for many years, a free-lance writer for the Delavan Enterprise from 1950 to 2011, a historian of the City of Delavan, and a co-founder and operator of the
Delavan Arboretum. Yadon was also a veteran of the United States Navy serving in WWII. A longtime fan of circuses, Yadon focused on collecting circus history of his native Delavan, Wisconsin. For many years Yadon also hosted the “Circus Mixer,” an annual party held in Delavan for performers, collectors, historians and any other individuals interested in the circus and circus history.
Scope and Content
The collection is arranged alphabetically and consists of research materials, photographs, programs, and other ephemera relating to the American Circus from 1837 to 1989. The vast majority of the files relate to Yadon’s long time study of the circus of the Delevan, Wisconsin area and constitutes perhaps the single greatest resource for material for the circus history that region. Of particular note are materials relating to the Holland and Dockrill families.
Container List
CWM Mss 78
Box Folder
Box 1 Folder 1 Allen Bros. Circus
Box 1 Folder 2-3 Allen “Buck” Henry and Allott, Henry E.
Box 1 Folder 4 American Crown Circus
Box 1 Folder5 Auctions, Hobbies
Box 1 Folder 6 Barnum, P. T.
Box 1 Folder 7 Baumann, Edward
Box 1 Folder 8 Booklet, Band masters with Circus seasons 1841-1958
Box 1 Folder 9-10 Buckley Family
Box 1 Folder 11 Carson & Barnes Circus
Box 1 Folder 12 Castello, Daniel
Box 1 Folder 13 Chiarni Circus
Box 1 Folder 14 Circus Burials
Box 1 Folder 15 Circus Contracts, Delavan
Box 1 Folder 16 CHS Convention 1964, Delavan
Box 1 Folder 17 Circus Dates, Delavan
Box 1 Folder 18 Circus Grift
Box 1 Folder 19 Circus Routes
Box 1 Folder 20 Circus wagon, Delavan
Box 1 Folder 21 Circus World Museum
Box 1 Folder 22 Circus World Museum Circus Train, Old Milwaukee Days
Box 1 Folder 23-26 Clowns
Box 1 Folder 27 Collins, G. W.
Box 2 Folder 1-2 Coup, William C.
Box 2 Folder 3-4 Delavan Circus Articles
Box 2 Folder 5 Delavan 1948, Circus Centennial
Box 2 Folder 6 Delavan, Sponsored Circus
Box 2 Folder 7 Delavan – Wis. Historical Marker
Box 2 Folder 8 Dingess Manuscript
Box 2 Folder 9 Dockrill, Elise
Box 2 Folder 10 Edwards, Robert
Box 2 Folder 11 Elephants
Box 2 Folder 12 Evans, Merle, Bands
Box 2 Folder 13 F. A. S. T. Corp, Fiberglass Animals
Box 2 Folder 14 Fernandez, E K & Rose
Box 2 Folder 15 Fox, Chappie
Box 2 Folder 16 Franzen Bros.
Box 2 Folder 17 Hall, Zella (Wintermute)
Box 2 Folder 18 Hendricks, Bros.
Box 2 Folder 19 Hertzberg Circus Collection
Box 2 Folder 20 Holland, Route Book 1908
Box 2 Folder 21 Holland, Bowman, McLaughlin United Circus
Box 2 Folder 22 Holland, George & Rose Dockrill
Box 2 Folder 23-24 Holland Family
Box 2 Folder 25 Holland, Gormley Circus, 1888-1889
Box 2 Folder 26 Holland, E. G. Railroad Circus 1892-1894
Box 3 Folder 1 Holland, McMahon’s World Circus 1885
Box 3 Folder 2 Holland, Mosher Circus 1857
Box 3 Folder 3 Hollister, Eugene
Box 3 Folder 4 Hoxie Circus, Press Book
Box 3 Folder 5 Indiana, Peru
Box 3 Folder 6 Jones Family
Box 3 Folder 7 Kelly Miller Circus
Box 3 Folder 8 King Bros Circus
Box 3 Folder 9-10 Mabie Bros. Circus
Box 3 Folder 11 Madden, George & Mary Anne (Holland) 1914
Box 3 Folder 12 McMahon, Charles
Box 3 Folder 13 McMahon, Joseph
Box 3 Folder 14 Menzie, Silas
Box 3 Folder 15 Mercedes, Col. Joseph
Box 3 Folder 16 Middleton, George
Box 4 Folder 1-2 Misc. Circus
Box 4 Folder 3 Misc. Delavan Articles
Box 4 Folder 4 Morrison, George
Box 4 Folder 5 Nineteenth Century Clown Songsters (Hertzberg Collection)
Box 4 Folder 6 Phillips, J. O.
Box 4 Folder 7 Quigley, Jennie
Box 4 Folder 8 Railroad Car, Delavan, “Walther’s”
Box 4 Folder 9 Ringling Bros. Circus
Box 4 Folder 10 Robbins, Burr
Box 4 Folder 11 Ronk, Harold, Ringmaster
Box 4 Folder 12 Royal English Circus And German Water Carnival
Box 4 Folder 13 Sloman, George
Box 4 Folder 14 Smith, Washington
Box 4 Folder 15 Smith, William
Box 4 Folder 16 Somers, New York
Box 4 Folder 17 Stang Bros. Circus
Box 4 Folder 18 Stickney
Box 4 Folder 19 Sturtevant, James Brown (Van Amburgh Circus)
Box 4 Folder 20 Tilden, Luke
Box 4 Folder 21 Turner Bros.
Box 4 Folder 22 Webster, Burt
Box 4 Folder 23 Willis, Ben
Box 4 Folder 24 Zerbini Circus
Container List
CWM PH 42
Box Folder
Box 1 Folder 1 Allott, Bunk
Box 1 Folder 2 Banner, Ben
Box 1 Folder 3 Barnum & Bailey
Box 1 Folder 4 Buckley , Matt
Box 1 Folder 5 Buggs, Gary (circus fan, model builder)
Box 1 Folder 6 Castello, Dan
Box 1 Folder 7 Chiarni, cabinet cards
Box 1 Folder 8 Collins, G. W., 1837-1906
Box 1 Folder 9 Coup, William
Box 1 Folder 10 Dockrill, MME. Elise, Richard
Box 1 Folder 11 Eagan, John
Box 1 Folder 12 Evans, Merle
Box 1 Folder 13-14 Holland and Dockrill families
Box 1 Folder 15 Jackson, Floyd
Box 1 Folder 16 Jones, Jane & Theodore
Box 1 Folder 17 Kennebel, Eugene
Box 1 Folder 18 Lampkin, Harry
Box 1 Folder 19 Lawrence, Mary Lou
Box 1 Folder 20 Mabie, Laura & Edward J.
Box 1 Folder 21 McMahon Family
Box 1 Folder 22 Middleton, Geroge
Box 1 Folder 23 Menzie Silas
Box 1 Folder 24 Morrison, George
Box 1 Folder 25 Reiche, Charles & Henry
Box 1 Folder 26 Ringling
Box 1 Folder 27 Smith, Washington & William
Box 1 Folder 28 Stowell, Oliver
Box 1 Folder 29 Stuntevant, Jim
Box 1 Folder 30 Tasso, Dieter
Box 1 Folder 31 Tilden, Luke
Box 1 Folder 32 Thorne, Nick
Box 1 Folder 33 Webster, Bert
Box 1 Folder 34 Winn, Charles & Fred
Box 1 Folder 35 Winston, Mattie
Box 2 Folder 1 Arthur Bros. Circus 1944
Box 2 Folder 2 Balloon Ascension 1890 , Delavan
Box 2 Folder 3 Camels
Box 2 Folder 4 Carson & Barnes Circus
Box 2 Folder 5 Circus Centennial Parade, Delavan, 1948-1989
Box 2 Folder 6 Circus Parade, Delavan, 1912
Box 2 Folder7 Circus Wagon, Cole Bros. 1882
Box 2 Folder 8 Circus World Museum, Baraboo
Box 2 Folder 9 Delavan Circus Colony Sign
Box 2 Folder 10 Delavan Park (Elephant, Clown, Giraffe)
Box 2 Folder 11 Delavan Spring Grove Mausoleum
Box 2 Folder 12 Elephants, Delavan and Kenosha, Wisconsin
Box 2 Folder 13 Franzen Bros. Circus
Box 2 Folder 14 Bros. Grim Sideshow
Box 2 Folder 15 Hawthorn Company, Illinois
Box 2 Folder 16 Kelly Miller Circus
Box 2 Folder 17 Jumbo (Elephant)
Box 2 Folder 18 Unidentified Photos
Box 2 Folder 19 Walker Bros. Circus, Delevan, 2000
Box 2 Folder 20 Yankee Robinson Circus