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Title
Jim Fogarty circus research files, ca. 1840s-2007
Creator
Jim Fogarty
Call number
MLMSS 7901
Level of description
fonds
Date

ca. 1840s-2007
Type of material
Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Ephemera, Photographs, Posters
Reference code
845435
Physical Description
1.36 metres of textual material (8 boxes)
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

Jim Fogarty, born 1932, Mount Morgan, Queensland developed an early love of the circus to become a promoter, writer and circus historian. He collected Australian and international circus memorabilia over a period of 50 years, gathered from well known circus families, reference sources as well as personal research to create manuscripts of his published (Wonder of Wirths) and unpublished works (More wonders of Wirths, Heroes of the Impossible, Wait till you see what we’ve got on the water, Circus and carnival transport in Australasia, Sawdust across Australasia, Golden memories)

Reference:
Golden memories: the exciting life of James T. Fogarty (unpublished manuscript)
Scope and Content
SERIES 01
Jim Fogarty research folders, 1841-2007

SERIES 02
Jim Fogarty Lever arch folders book files, being papers related to published and unpublished works, 1840s-2007
Subject
Circus--Australia--History.
Circus performers--Australia.
Circus performers.
Circus owners--Australia.
Circus--Australia.
Animal trainers.

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