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Online Archive of California - Finding aid of the Ralph Rodgers and Percy Turner Circus collection

Tegge Circus Archives

The Barnum Museum

The Barnum Museum is the leading authority on P.T. Barnum’s life and work, and contains more than 60,000 artifacts relating to Barnum, Bridgeport and 19th century America.

The Ringling

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida.

Tivoli (vaudeville circuit) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia New!

Finding Aid, including names of performers listed in programs, for the Tivoli circuit of vaudeville shows in Australia - late 1800s - mid 1900s

UC Santa Barbara Libraries - Performing Arts Collection: Circus and Magic Collections

UK Fairground Ancestors, Travelling Showmen, Circus and Other Fairground Travellers

Website dedicated to tracing British ancestors who were fairground travellers. Includes census details for travelling showmen, circus and other travellers. Includes lists of fairs attended.
[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

University of South Florida Libraries - Showmen's Museum Photograph Collection

University of Southern Mississippi - Circus, Minstrel and Traveling Show Collection