George J. Chapman Circus Collection
Chapman, George James
Chapman, George James
The collection consists of published circus promotional materials (programs, posters, etc.), trade periodicals, records of several circus-related organizations that Chapman collected or was involved with, and miscellaneous material in a variety of media formats. The collection is divided into series by subject matter and media type.
1909-1991 (predominant 1970-1990)
ca.1 m of textual records and other material. Collection includes 95 prints, ca. 140 photographs, ca. 670 slides, 15 film reels, ca. 150 videocassettes, 44 sound tape reels, 16 sound discs, and 6 sound cartridges. Approximately 200 monographs and bound periodicals have been catalogued and made available in the regular library collection. Multiple copies of publications and other non-circus material have been weeded from the collection.
https://discoverarchives.library.ualberta.ca/george-j-chapman-circus-collection
The George J. Chapman Circus Collection is housed at the University of Alberta Library's Research and Collections Resource Facility (RCRF). It is available to students, staff, and the general public for use at a supervised reading room at RCRF or Bruce Peel Special Collections. To request items from this collection please use the links in the [catalogue record](https://search.library.ualberta.ca/catalog/2334270).
https://discoverarchives.library.ualberta.ca/research-amp-collections-resource-facility-rcrf
RCRF
There are no restrictions on access.