| Accession Number: | SC 18:18 |
| Location: | RB-M |
| Dates: | 1920-1970 |
| Size: | 1 oversize legal Hollinger; 0.35 cu. ft. |
| Creator/Collector: | Fred P. Ayre |
| Acquisition info: | Purchase—Rulon Miller Books |
| Accruals: | No accruals expected |
| Custodial history: | Unknown prior to purchase |
| Language: | English |
| Processed by: | Amanda Bahr-Evola, March 2018 |
| Conservation notes: | No notes |
| Scope and Content: |
The collection consists of one scrapbook of materials related to various circus companies of the United States. Cristiani-Wallace Brothers, Clyde Beattie-Cole Brothers, Hoxsie Brothers, Hunt Brothers, Great Eastern Sectional Circus, and the Ringling Brothers circuses are well-represented. The advertisements, clippings, autographs, ephemera, etc. were assembled into a scrapbook by Fred P. Ayre of the Ayre Circus and Historical Museum of Pleasant Corner, PA. |
| Arrangement: | Kept in original volume order |
| Restrictions: | No restrictions |
| Remarks: | None |
Circus Scrapbook of Fred P. Ayre
1920-1970
1 oversize legal Hollinger; 0.35 cubic feet
| Box/Folder | Description |
| 1/1 | Finding Aid |
| 1/- | 1956-1970 Circus (original title--does contain items earlier than 1956) |