Collection 04: Mark St Leon further papers, ca. 1910-2000

MLMSS 9348
SLIDES 296

sub-fonds

ca. 1910-2000

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs, Posters

1082133

Approx. 200 slides - 35 mm - black & white and colour:
0.20 metres of textual records and photographs (1 box & 1 outsize box)

BOX 1
PROGRAMS
Harringay Arena, London, ca. 1950; Circus Oz, ca. 1982; Bertram Mills Circus, ca. 1935; Bullens Circus (4), 1950s; Cole Bros Circus, 1945, 1950; Harry G Musgrove Celebrity Vaudeville, 1923.

GUIDE
Circus World Museum, ca. 1970.

CORRESPONDENCE
Letters relating to May Wirth and Wirth Bros Circus, ca. 1983 -1997.
Letters, and associated material, relating to Con Colleano and family, ca. 1935-2000.

PHOTOGRAPHS
42 photographs including May Wirth, Con Colleano, Winnie Colleano, Joyce Colleano, and George Wirth, ca. 1910-1950s.

BOX 2X
MAGAZINES
Contain circus related articles:
The White Tops, 1954;CFA, 1954; Liberty Magazine, 1932; Harpers Weekly, 1912.

SLIDES 296
Slides of circus performers, acts, posters and scenes, 1870s.ca. 2000. The slides are contained in an album and each slide is captioned and dated.

POSTERS - Transferred to Collection Services.
Tiny Tim, Australian Tour by Martin Sharp, signed by the artist.
Beacon Theatre Special Christmas Stage Show including 'Australian Wallabies' ('Digger' Pugh), ca. 1942 (3 posters).
Webber’s Circus, With a touch of South America, 2009.

Detailed Contents List of this collection prepared by the donor is included in Box 1.

Access via appointment - Applies to SLIDES 296

Copyright status:: In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners (refers to textual records)
Copyright restrictions may apply: Photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Photographs created after 1955 are in copyright for the life of creator plus 70 years.
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright owners

Upgraded as part of the Unprocessed Manuscripts eRecords Project 2013-2014