Shropshire Circus Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2013A005

Shropshire Circus Collection

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Scope and Contents

The Shropshire Collection includes a large variety of circus material from the early to mid 1900s that was donated to the Dorris Museum by Mrs. James Shropshire. When the Dorris Museum closed, the collection was transferred to Special Collections and Archives. The items within the collection include photos of performers and circus snapshots, post cards, circus newspapers, programs and newspaper clippings, as well as lifetime circus passes and tickets.

Dates

Creation: 1914 - 1950

Creator

Shropshire, James (Person)

Full Extent

4.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Given to Dr. J.T. Dorris for the museum collection by Mrs. James Shropshire and transferred to Special Collections and Archives in 2000.

Source of Acquisition

Shropshire, James, Mrs.

Method of Acquisition

Donation

Other Descriptive Information

Photographs were initially numbered with the accession number; however, a decision was made to change to collection number. The database was changed, but the numbers written on the images were not changed.