Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- California circus photographs, 1945-1955
- Dates:
- 1945-1955
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of photographic negatives of California circuses from 1945 to 1955, including the Clyde Beatty, Bell Brothers, Biller Brothers and Yankee Paterson Circuses.
- Extent:
- 3 boxes 2 linear feet
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
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California circus photographs, 1945-1955. PA Mss 67, Department of Special Collections, University Libraries, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of photographic negatives of California circuses from 1945 to 1955, including the Clyde Beatty, Bell Brothers, Biller Brothers and Yankee Paterson Circuses. The Clyde Beatty circus, among the largest of its time, is also the best represented in this collection. Its owner and namesake was the star act, performing with the wild animals in the ring. Beatty worked with many circuses, frequently headlining and co-managing, and appeared in a number of movies, often as himself.
Many of the images portray circus vehicles and grounds and some show animals backstage. The collection is organized into sections associated with dates and particular circuses, and the accompanying labels are in English.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is organized into sections associated with dates and particular circuses.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2008
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by Lisa Koch. Machine-readable finding aid derived from FileMaker Pro database. Date of source: July 28, 2008.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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None.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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California circus photographs, 1945-1955. PA Mss 67, Department of Special Collections, University Libraries, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062