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Box   Folder

                               PUBLICATIONS
Box 1 Folder 1        Filing Record of J.D. Draper
                               American Peoples Encyclopedia Yearbook
Box 1 Folder 2             1953 
Box 1 Folder 3             1954
Box 1 Folder 4             1955
Box 1 Folder 5             1956
Box 1 Folder 6             1957
Box 1 Folder 7             1958
Box 1 Folder 8             1960
Box 1 Folder 9             1961
Box 1 Folder 10      Floyd King Amusement Business Article Circa 1966
                               Bandwagon
Box 1 Folder 11            Earl Chapin May’s Circus–Rome to Ringling, 1963
Box 1 Folder 12            Floyd King, 1966
Box 1 Folder 13            Review of 1966 Season, 1967
Box 1 Folder 14            Draft of 1968 Review
Box 1 Folder 15            Floyd King, 1976 
                               Billboard
Box 1 Folder 16            William Woodcock, 1951
Box 1 Folder 17            Charles (Brady) Vensel, 1951
Box 1 Folder 18            Floyd King, 1953
Box 1 Folder 19            C.S. Primrose, 1953
Box 1 Folder 20            W.D. Tarkington, 1954
Box 1 Folder 21            Color Contrast Paint Up Side Show Banner – Lin Art, 1955
Box 1 Folder 22            Old Steam Calliope Is Wheeling Again, 1955
Box 1 Folder 23            Ol’ Rabbit Foot Still Hoppin Thru South, 1956
Box 1 Folder 24            Fly Thru the Triple with Greatest Ease, 1956
Box 1 Folder 25            Big Tops Bloom But Chanteys Disappear, 1957
Box 1 Folder 26            West Holds Grip on U.S. Entertainment, 1957
Box 1 Folder 27            Life Among Lizards Not Always Rosy, 1957
Box 1 Folder 28            Presidential Campaigns, undated
Box 1 Folder 29            Finney, Clint, undated
Box 1 Folder 30            Car Shows, undated
Box 1 Folder 31            Railroad Shows, undated
Box 1 Folder 32            Western Folklore, January 1958. 
Box 1 Folder 33            Reader’s Digest Proposed Text Set Non-Circus Item, 1949
Box 1 Folder 34            Tri-State Singing Convention Text etc., 1953
Box 1 Folder 35            Encyclopedia Britannica Article, 1957
Box 1 Folder 36            Encyclopedia Britannica Article, 1958
Box 1 Folder 37            Correspondence with Encyclopedia Britannica, 1961
Box 1 Folder 38            King Bros. Circus Steam Calliope Program, 1954
Box 1 Folder 39            Cristiani Bros Circus Route Book, 1958
Box 1 Folder 40            Sat. Eve. Post Proposed Bandwagon Article, 1948
Box 1 Folder 41            Sat. Eve. Post Correspondence about side track whalers roll 
                                     again, 1954
Box 1 Folder 42            Show Business Illustrated suggestion for articles, 1961
Box 1 Folder 43            True Magazine Correspondence proposed articles on whale 
                                     shows, 1953
Box 1 Folder 44            True Magazine Correspondence Article Whale Shows 
                                     Early Drafts, 1954-1960
Box 1 Folder 45            White Tops Gentry Bros, 1959
Box 1 Folder 46            White Tops Mills Bros, 1961
Box 1 Folder 47            Correspondence with Fawcett Books concerning circus 
                                     publication, Undated
Box 1 Folder 48      New Grove Dictionary of Music, Merle Evans Karl King Circus 
                               Music, 1982-86
Box 1 Folder 49      Forward Pruett Publishing for book “The Wild Animal Trainer in
                               America”, 1982
Box 1 Folder 50      Simon and Schuster correspondence concerning circus stamp book, 
                               1959
Box 1 Folder 51      Alan B. Slifka and Co Spader Johnson, 1982
Box 1 Folder 52      Smithsonian Performing Arts “The Bible of Show Business”, 1982
Box 1 Folder 53      Spencer Press. Correspondence Concerning Carnivals, 1960
Box 1 Folder 54      Chicago Manuscript Society, 1958
Box 1 Folder 55      National Trust for Historic Preservation, “American Circuses of 
                               Yesterday & Today”, 1973, 1974
Box 1 Folder 56      Poster Auction Catalogue I, 1981
Box 1 Folder 57      Poster Auction Catalogue II, 1981
Box 1 Folder 58      Poster Auction Catalogue III, 1981
Box 1 Folder 59      Poster Auction Catalogue, IV, 1981
Box 1 Folder 60      Poster Auction Catalogue, V, 1981
Box 1 Folder 61      Poster Auction Catalogue, VI, 1981
Box 1 Folder 62      “Sing Out” “Circus Chanteys of Yesteryear Raised Big Top to 
                               Song”, 1958
Box 1 Folder 63      Correspondence Concerning Possible Writing for TV, 1961
Box 1 Folder 64      “The Great Fantasmagoria” (Circus Parades), 1956
Box 1 Folder 65      Baggage Stock, 1960
Box 1 Folder 66      Bev Kelley, 1984
Box 1 Folder 67      Railroad Scrip, Undated
Box 1 Folder 68      Circus Balloons, Undated
Box 1 Folder 69      Mighty Haag Circus, Undated
Box 1 Folder 70      Circus as “An Institute of Art & Science”, Undated
Box 1 Folder 71      Season Review, Undated
Box 1 Folder 72      Season Review, Undated
Box 1 Folder 73      Cowboys & Rodeo, Undated
Box 1 Folder 74      Parades & Their Demise, Undated
Box 1 Folder 75      Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros Circus, Undated
Box 1 Folder 76      Billing, Undated
Box 1 Folder 77      Relation of Circus to Legitimate Theater, Undated
Box 1 Folder 78      Kiralfy, Undated
Box 1 Folder 79      “Manege and Menage”, Undated
Box 1 Folder 80      Mills Bros Circus, Undated
Box 1 Folder 81      Summary of Early Shows that Travelled by Rail, Undated
Box 1 Folder 82      Proof of Circus Article in Unknown Encyclopedia, Undated
Box 1 Folder 83      “Circus World’s Greatest Show” Correspondence with Publishers, 
                               1962-1965
Box 1 Folder 84      “Circus World’s Greatest Show” Correspondence with Publishers, 
                               1966-1972
Box 1 Folder 85      “Circus World’s Greatest Show” Correspondence with Publishers,
                               1973-1975
                               Circus Moves By Rail 
Box 2 Folder 1             Acknowledgment & Dedication
Box 2 Folder 2             I Prologue
Box 2 Folder 3             I Prologue
Box 2 Folder 4             II Origin
Box 2 Folder 5             III Development
Box 2 Folder 6             IV Operations
Box 2 Folder 7             V Advance Cars
Box 2 Folder 8             VI Flat Cars
Box 2 Folder 9             VII Stock Cars
Box 2 Folder 10           VIII Coaches
Box 2 Folder 11           IX Show Moves I
Box 2 Folder 12           IX Show Moves II
Box 2 Folder 13           IX Show Moves III
Box 2 Folder 14           IX Show Moves IV
Box 2 Folder 15           X Excursions
Box 2 Folder 16           XI Unusual Moves
Box 2 Folder 17           XII Disasters
Box 2 Folder 18           XIII Two Car Shows
Box 2 Folder 19           XIV Modern Moves
Box 2 Folder 20           XV Outgrowths (General)
Box 2 Folder 21           XV Outgrowths (Auto-Train)
Box 2 Folder 22           XV Outgrowths (Car Shows)
Box 3 Folder 1             XV Outgrowths (Carnivals)
Box 3 Folder 2             XV Outgrowths (Ice Shows)
Box 3 Folder 3             XV Outgrowths (Uncle Tom’s Cabin Shows)
Box 3 Folder 4             Appendix
Box 3 Folder 5             Correspondence
Box 3 Folder 6             First Draft
Box 3 Folder 7             Manuscript
Box 3 Folder 8             Register of the Circus Passenger Train Equipment and Tariffs
Box 3 Folder 9             Source Material I
Box 3 Folder 10           Source Material II
Box 3 Folder 11           Source Material III
Box 3 Folder 12           Source Material IV
Box 3 Folder 13           Source Material V
Box 3 Folder 14           Source Material VI
Box 3 Folder 15           Consists I
Box 3 Folder 16           Consists II
Box 3 Folder 17           Unused Material
Box 3 Folder 18           Xeroxing Draft
                               Billers Banners & Bombast
Box 4 Folder 1             The Advance
Box 4 Folder 2             Bannerman
Box 4 Folder 3             Bill Writers & Press Agents
Box 4 Folder 4             Bill Posters I
Box 4 Folder 5             Bill Posters II
Box 4 Folder 6             Billing Wars
Box 4 Folder 7             Circus Midway
Box 4 Folder 8             Corrections, Additions, Insertions
Box 4 Folder 9             Correspondence I
Box 4 Folder 10           Correspondence II
Box 4 Folder 11           Correspondence III
Box 4 Folder 12           Dust Jacket Design
Box 4 Folder 13           Galley Proof
Box 4 Folder 14           Heralds and Courier I
Box 4 Folder 15           Heralds and Couriers II
Box 4 Folder 16           Lithographers
Box 4 Folder 17           Manuscript Part I
Box 4 Folder 18           Manuscript Part II
Box 4 Folder 19           Miscellaneous Notes
Box 4 Folder 20           Newspaper Advertising
Box 4 Folder 21           Page Proofs I
Box 4 Folder 22           Page Proofs II
Box 4 Folder 23           Page Proofs III
Box 4 Folder 24           Page Proofs IV
Box 5 Folder 1             Resource Materials
Box 5 Folder 2             Page Proofs V
Box 5 Folder 3             Peripheral Ads
Box 5 Folder 4             Photo Captions
Box 5 Folder 5             Pruett’s 2nd Copy Part I
Box 5 Folder 6             2nd Copy Part II
Box 5 Folder 7             Publicity for Book
Box 5 Folder 8             Radio & Television
Box 5 Folder 9             Printers I
Box 5 Folder 10           Show Printers II
Box 5 Folder 11           Show Printers III
Box 5 Folder 12           Street Parades
Box 5 Folder 13           Stock Paper
Box 5 Folder 14           The Terror
                               The Big Book
Box 6 Folder 1              Advance
Box 6 Folder 2              Aerial Acts
Box 6 Folder 3              Ancient Antecedents
Box 6 Folder 4              Baggage Stock
Box 6 Folder 5              Baggage Wagons
Box 6 Folder 6              Bailey James A and Henry Barnum
Box 6 Folder 7              Bands
Box 6 Folder 8              Big Top
Box 6 Folder 9              Billing Wars
Box 6 Folder 10            Caterpillar Tractors and Mack
Box 6 Folder 11            The Circus is Here
Box 6 Folder 12            Civil War Times
Box 6 Folder 13            Clowns
Box 6 Folder 14            Concello, Arthur
Box 6 Folder 15            Artie Calls the Tune I Circa 1970
Box 6 Folder 16            Artie Calls the Tunes II Circa 1976
Box 6 Folder 17            Cookhouse
Box 6 Folder 18            Elephants
Box 6 Folder 19            Feld, Irvin with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Box 6 Folder 20            Flatfoots
Box 6 Folder 21            Free Acts and Pit Shows
Box 6 Folder 22            Galley Proof I
Box 6 Folder 23            Galley Proof II
Box 6 Folder 24            Galley Proof III
Box 6 Folder 25            Galley Proof IV
Box 6 Folder 26            Galley Proof V
Box 6 Folder 27            Galley Proof VI
Box 6 Folder 28            Galley Proof VII
Box 6 Folder 29            Galley Proof VIII
Box 6 Folder 30            Galley Proof IX
Box 6 Folder 31            Galley Proof X
Box 6 Folder 32            Galley Proof XI
Box 6 Folder 33            Galley Proof XII
Box 6 Folder 34            Galley Proof XIII
Box 6 Folder 35            Galley Proof XIV
Box 6 Folder 36            Grand Entry Spectacles
Box 6 Folder 37            Great American Westerner
Box 6 Folder 38            Ground Acts
Box 6 Folder 39            Hard Time and Hard Roads
Box 6 Folder 40            Haul to the Lot
Box 7 Folder 1              Horse Acts
Box 7 Folder 2              Indoor Shows
Box 7 Folder 3              Introductory
Box 7 Folder 4              Influences I
Box 7 Folder 5              Influences II
Box 7 Folder 6              Leisure Time on the Lot
Box 7 Folder 7              Lighting
Box 7 Folder 8              Manegers and Menageries
Box 7 Folder 9              Menageries
Box 7 Folder 10            Movies etc
Box 7 Folder 11            Mud Show Moves
Box 7 Folder 12            Mugivan’s Corporation
Box 7 Folder 13            Outdated Copy (Replaced)
Box 7 Folder 14            Parades
Box 7 Folder 15            Performances Twice Daily
Box 7 Folder 16            Performers and Personnel
Box 7 Folder 17            Post Civil War Era – Rings & Rails
Box 7 Folder 18            Press Reports
Box 7 Folder 19            Props Rigging Wardrobe Trappings
Box 7 Folder 20            Railroad Show Moves
Box 7 Folder 21            Red Wagon
Box 7 Folder 22            Ringling Era
Box 7 Folder 23            Seats
Box 7 Folder 24            Side Shows
Box 8 Folder 1              Spalding, Gilbert R.
Box 8 Folder 2              Tear Down
Box 8 Folder 3              Title and Territory
Box 8 Folder 4              Two Car Shows
Box 8 Folder 5              Wild Animal Acts
Box 8 Folder 6              Winter Quarters
Box 8 Folder 7              WWI Ringling Bros