Tag Archives: Circus

Now on Display: Life in the Circus

Posted on 2021 December 17 by Abigail Dairaghi

McFarlin Library Special Collections is proud to announce our first physical exhibit since March 2020 titled “Life in the Circus”. Graduate students from the Museum Science and Management program designed and implemented the exhibit this past semester. The exhibit focuses … Continue reading →

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Dexter Fellows circus collections

Posted on 2018 October 23 by Bobby Frame

The circus was created by a gentleman named Philip Astley who was a former cavalry Sargent-Major in the British Army. Astley established the first official circus in 1782 in Paris, France where they performed the spectacle of impressive physical talents. … Continue reading →

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Images of the Circus

Posted on 2018 January 19 by Amanda Vestal

McFarlin Special Collections is well known for its collections on World War I, modernist writers, and Tulsa history but did you know that one of our other main areas of collecting is circus material? We have 9 collections that contain … Continue reading →

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Bobo the Clown and Circus Fascination

Posted on 2017 October 18 by Emily Caselman

Most people have heard of Bozo the Clown, but what about Bobo the Clown? Chester “Bobo” Barnett was a clown throughout much of the 1900s, with his career starting in about 1920 and ending in about 1970. One of the … Continue reading →

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