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Index 2000 - 2007 Index 1957 - 1999 Index 1952 - 1956 Index 1940 - 1951
| Title or Subject | Author | Volume | Number/Mo. | Year | Page | Note |
| First elephant in America | Wescott, Allen | Vol. 7 | No. 1 (Jan) | 1952 | ||
| Christy Bros. Circus Final Tour 1930 | Bradbury, Joseph T. | Vol. 7 | No. 1 (Jan) | 1952 | pp. 5-7 | article online |
| Al G. Kelly & Miller Bros. Circus 1951 Season |
Green, Bill | Vol. 7 | No. 1 (Jan) | 1952 | pp. 8-9 | article online |
| State of Florida Acquires Chambers Collection |
Vol. 7 | No. 1 (Jan) | 1952 | pp. 12-14 | article online | |
| Winter Quarters Data from Have-A-Laff Shows |
Miller, Art Doc | Vol. 7 | No. 1 (Jan) | 1952 | article online | |
| Gala Day in Iowa Circus History, A | Sampson, J. Lou | Vol. 7 | No. 2 (Feb) | 1952 | pp. 3-4 | 1905, Floto & Pawnee Bill shows article online |
| End of the Norris & Rowe Circus 42 Years Ago | Duble, Charles E. | Vol. 7 | No. 2 (Feb) | 1952 | pp. 5-7 | article online |
| State of Florida Acquires Chambers Collection |
Vol. 7 | No. 2 (Feb) | 1952 | pp. 8-10 | article online | |
| Official Route Gentry Bros. Circus 1927 | Gibson, "Whitey" | Vol. 7 | No. 2 (Feb) | 1952 | pp. 11-12 | article online |
| Cole & Walters Circus A Kelly-Miller Show 1951 |
Green, Bill | Vol. 7 | No. 2 (Feb) | 1952 | p. 14 | article online |
| State Historical Society Favors Museum Here |
Vol. 7 | No. 3 (Mar) | 1952 | pp. 3-4 | article online | |
| Talent Scouting for the English Circus | Graves, Charles | Vol. 7 | No. 3 (Mar) | 1952 | pp. 5-6 | article online |
| Cole Circus Dwindles to a Sideshow | Vol. 7 | No. 3 (Mar) | 1952 | p. 7 | article online | |
| Letter From Sid Baker | Baker, Sid | Vol. 7 | No. 3 (Mar) | 1952 | p. 8 | article online |
| Cheerful Gardner | Vol. 7 | No. 3 (Mar) | 1952 | p. 8 | ||
| Soviet Art of Circus | Donskoi, M. | Vol. 7 | No. 3 (Mar) | 1952 | pp. 9-11 | article online |
| Hamid-Morton Circus 1952 | Leonard, Bette | Vol. 7 | No. 3 (Mar) | 1952 | p. 12 | article online |
| Monkey and the Hangover, The | Hynek, John | Vol. 7 | No. 3 (Mar) | 1952 | pp. 13-14 | |
| CHS Member Enjoys Circus in Japan | Chevrette, Pfc. Earl H. | Vol. 7 | No. 4-5 (Apr-May) | 1952 | p. 4 | Fernandez All American Circus online |
| Tom Mix Circus 1936 Coast to Coast Tour |
Bradbury, Joseph T. | Vol. 7 | No. 4-5 (Apr-May) | 1952 | pp. 5-8 | article online |
| J. H. LaPearl Shows Official Route, 1897 |
Duble, Charles E. | Vol. 7 | No. 4-5 (Apr-May) | 1952 | pp. 10-11 | article online |
| Monkey and the Hangover, The | Hynek, John | Vol. 7 | No. 4-5 (Apr-May) | 1952 | pp. 12-13 | |
| Dr. E. L. Cooper Dies at Age 50 | August | 1952 | pp. 6-7 | |||
| Circus Star Uninjured in Accident | August | 1952 | p. 7 | Pinito Del Oro online | ||
| Cole Bros. Fire of 1909 Recalled | Kunzog, John C. | August | 1952 | pp. 8-9 | article online | |
| Monkey and the Hangover, The | Hynek, John | August | 1952 | pp. 10-11 | ||
| Circus Folk Honor Departed | August | 1952 | pp. 12-13 | |||
| Storm Alarms Circus Audience . . . | August | 1952 | p. 14 | King Bros. 1952 online | ||
| "Doc Waddell" | August | 1952 | p. 15 | Obituary | ||
| Reverie of a Roustabout | August | 1952 | Poem | |||
| English Circus Cannon Act Mishap | September | 1952 | p. 4 | article online | ||
| Mighty Haag Shows | Duble, Charles E. | September | 1952 | pp. 5-6 | article online | |
| "America" Calliope | Fox, Charles P. | September | 1952 | p. 8 | article online | |
| Circus Rider Maneuvers Horse to Save Toddler . . . |
Perkins, Geo. | September | 1952 | pp. 9-10 | King Circus, 1952 | |
| White Elephant | December | 1952 | p. 3 | article online | ||
| Circuses Sold Concessions to Pickpockets in Old Days |
December | 1952 | pp. 5, 7 | Killian Circus, Thompson press agent online |
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| Modern English Circus, The | December | 1952 | pp. 6-7 | article online | ||
| Rufus Welch's Enterprises | Conover, Richard E. | March | 1953 | pp. 3-4 | article online | |
| Forty Horse Team | Posey, Jake | March | 1953 | pp. 5-6 | article online | |
| Lewis Bros. Circus | Fisher, F. | March | 1953 | p. 6 | article online | |
| Size 9 (Feet) Gives Lawyer a Kick | Benner, Ed | March | 1953 | p. 7 | Circus wagons online | |
| Copy of Daily Statement of Sells Floto Circus |
March | 1953 | pp. 8-13 | |||
| Tribute to William B. Antes | Braathen Sverre & Faye | March | 1953 | pp. 14-16 | article online | |
| Era of Famous Circus Names, An | Duble, Charles E. | March | 1953 | pp. 17-18 | article online | |
| Al Ringling and Juliar Theatres Are Sold |
March | 1953 | p. 19 | |||
| Circus Music a Real Challenge | May 1st | 1953 | p. 3 | article online | ||
| Great Circus War, Hundred Years Ago, The |
Dillenberg, Fritz | May 1st | 1953 | pp. 4-5 | Circus Germany | |
| Merle Evans, Municipal Band Bring Circus to Elkhart |
May 1st | 1953 | p. 8 | |||
| Nixon and Kemp Great Eastern | Mid May | 1953 | p. 3 | 1857 online | ||
| My 1953 Trip to Tulsa | Leonard, Bette | Mid May | 1953 | pp. 4-5 | Gil Gray, Wallace & Clark online |
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| Singling Strong Man, The | Sampson, J. Lou | Mid May | 1953 | pp. 6-7 | article online | |
| Circus Coming to Brantford on Coronation Day |
Cripps, E. W. | Mid May | 1953 | p. 7 | King Bros. online | |
| C.H.S. Member To Go on the Road This Season |
Mid May | 1953 | p. 10 | John Cloutman online | ||
| Notes From Baraboo | Mid May | 1953 | p. 10 | Museum online | ||
| Originator of the Bannerline Termed "Barnum of Maine" |
Kunzog, John C. | June | 1953 | pp. 3-6 | article online | |
| Ex-Trooper Pulls a Circus Train, An | White, "Dad" | June | 1953 | p. 7 | ||
| Coronation Day in Brantford, Canada | Cripps, Ed | June | 1953 | pp. 8-9 | ||
| Concerning the Origin of the John Robinson Circus and the Myth of 1824 |
June | 1953 | pp. 10-11 | article online | ||
| Great Eastern Circus, The | Northrop, Williard | June | 1953 | p. 12 | article online | |
| Fun and Thrills In Circus Show | June | 1953 | pp. 13 | England, Robert Brothers | ||
| Report From Germany | Dillenberg, Fritz | June | 1953 | p. 14 | ||
| Kelly-Miller Puts It Up Twice, Takes It Down Once! |
King, Bob | June | 1953 | p. 15 | article online | |
| Circus Toys and Miniatures | Northrop, "Tard" | July | 1953 | p. 3 | ||
| Big One in Canada, The | Fursier, Herb | July | 1953 | p. 4 | ||
| G. I. Visits European Circuses | Sateja, "Chuck" | July | 1953 | p. 6 | ||
| Sam Dock, 89 Dies; Trouped For 69 Years | July | 1953 | p. 7 | |||
| Abandonment Test Fixes Ownership | Hildreth, Melvin D. | Aug-Sep | 1953 | pp. 3-5 | Show titles online | |
| Mills Bros. Holds Memorial For Dan Rice at Girard |
Aug-Sep | 1953 | p. 11 | article online | ||
| John Robinson Quarters | Gusler, Howard A. | October | 1953 | p. 3 | article online | |
| With Buffalo Bill in Europe | Posey, Jake | October | 1953 | pp. 4-6 | article online | |
| Official Route, Season 1937 Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus |
October | 1953 | pp. 10-11, 6 | article online | ||
| Chipperfield's Circus and Zoo | Conover, Richard E. | October | 1953 | pp. 12-13 | ||
| Twas the Night Before Christmas in Circustown |
Thompson, Fred B. | December | 1953 | pp. 3-6 | ||
| Agrippa Martin, Man Who Trained the Treacherous Hannibal |
Kunzog, John C. | January | 1954 | pp. 3-5 | article online | |
| 1953 Midian Shrine Circus | January | 1954 | p. 6 | article online | ||
| Australian Circus Closes, An | Baker, Sid | January | 1954 | p. 7 | Silvers Circus online | |
| Letter | Coope, Fred E. | January | 1954 | pp. 8-9 | Mills Circus | |
| Circus Lore Is Her Hobby | January | 1954 | pp. 10-11 | |||
| Michigan's Oldest Showman Died | Fisher, F. C. | January | 1954 | p. 12 | James E. Carter | |
| Sipe Educated Animal & Lilliputian Show, The |
Duble, Charles E. | January | 1954 | pp. 13-14 | article online | |
| Calliope, Its Origin and Appreciation, The | Conover, Richard E. | February | 1954 | pp. 3-4 | article online | |
| Notes From A Press Sheet, 1907 | Taber, Bob | February | 1954 | p. 5 | Cole Bros. online | |
| Ringling Brothers' First Circus Held in Iowa Town |
February | 1954 | pp. 6-7 | article online | ||
| Beatty to Revive Old-Style Parade | February | 1954 | p. 8 | article online | ||
| R. M. Harvey, "Mr. Circus Himself" | Sampson, L. J. | February | 1954 | pp. 9-10 | article online | |
| Circus Chronology, Jan. and Feb. 1953 | Parkinson, Tom | February | 1954 | p. 11 | article online | |
| Street Parade of the Great Floto Show, Season of 1905 |
O'Brien, John J. | February | 1954 | article online | ||
| Amazing Facts About Ringling | Braathen, Sverre O. | March | 1954 | pp. 3-4 | article online | |
| Circus Movies Past and Present | Dodge, Arthur | March | 1954 | p. 5 | article online | |
| Modern German Circus | Dillenberg, Fritz | March | 1954 | pp. 6-7 | ||
| Friend of C.H.S. passes on March 1 | March | 1954 | p. 9 | John Robinson IV | ||
| Circus Chronology, This Month Last Year | Parkinson, Tom | March | 1954 | p. 11 | article online | |
| Newspaper Story Places John Robinson on Raymond & Wahring Show of 1839 |
Olsen, Melvin J. | Apr-May | 1954 | pp. 3-4 | article online | |
| 1954 Season - 15th Anniversary Tour Mills Bros. |
Apr-May | 1954 | article online | |||
| Official Route, John Robinson 10 Big Shows, Season 1911 |
Apr-May | 1954 | pp. 8-9 | article online | ||
| Circus Chronology, 1953 | Parkinson, Tom | Apr-May | 1954 | p. 11 | article online | |
| Dr. Carl Frischkorn | Apr-May | 1954 | p. 5 | Obituary | ||
| Dan Rice Ledger Reveals Circus Conditions In 1870 |
Kunzog, John C. | June | 1954 | pp. 6-9 | article online | |
| Circus Barlay | Dillenberg, Fritz | June | 1954 | p. 10 | Germany | |
| Circus Chronology, 1953 | Parkinson, Tom | June | 1954 | p. 11 | June online | |
| Fred Stafford, Jr. | Jul-Aug-Sep | 1954 | p. 5 | Obituary | ||
| Gentry Brothers' Famous Shows Forty Years Ago |
Jul-Aug-Sep | 1954 | p. 6 | article online | ||
| Memories Via the Early 1900's | Northrop, Williard | Jul-Aug-Sep | 1954 | p. 8 | Harry LaPearl online | |
| Cole Bros. Circus, 1930, Last of the King Owned Railroad Shows |
Bradbury, Joseph T. | Jul-Aug-Sep | 1954 | pp. 9-15 | article online | |
| More Circus Movies | Francis, Don | Jul-Aug-Sep | 1954 | p. 17 | article online | |
| Circus Chronology, 1953 | Parkinson, Tom | Jul-Aug-Sep | 1954 | pp. 18-19 | article online | |
| Civil War Incident With a Circus Flavor | Kunzog, John C. | Oct-Nov | 1954 | pp. 3-5 | Charles White online | |
| Calliopes | Varner, Henry | Oct-Nov | 1954 | p. 7 | article online | |
| Once Busy Circus Quarters Now a Prosperous Farm |
Salzarulo, Frank | Oct-Nov | 1954 | p. 8 | Peru, IN online | |
| Circuses That Toured Canada in the Past | Cripps, Ed | Oct-Nov | 1954 | p. 9 | Forepaugh online | |
| Circus Chronology, 1953 | Parkinson, Tom | Oct-Nov | 1954 | pp. 10-11 | Oct-Nov online | |
| Gainesville Circus Wiped Out By Fire | December | 1954 | p. 3 | article online | ||
| Great Event, A | Campbell, Charlie | December | 1954 | pp. 6-7 | Campbell Bros. 1936 online | |
| Circuses That Toured Canada in the Past | Cripps, Ed | December | 1954 | pp. 12-13 | Forepaugh online | |
| Young's Circus Season for 1954, The | Young, Baker | December | 1954 | p. 16 | article online | |
| Circus Chronology, 1954 | Parkinson, Tom | March | 1955 | pp. 3-7 | Jan-Dec online | |
| Favorite Circus Fat Lady | Nichols, Harmon W. | March | 1955 | p. 8 | Lotus, hippo online | |
| Merle Evans Does It Again | Kobylka, Joe | March | 1955 | pp. 9-10 | ||
| Helfrich Visits Alaska | Helfrich, Brace | March | 1955 | p. 10 | Bailey Cristiana | |
| M. L. Clark Show, The | Fisher, F. C. | March | 1955 | pp. 11-12 | article online | |
| Gainesville To Continue Circus Despite Fire Loss |
Fleming, John | March | 1955 | p. 13 | article online | |
| Ringling Bros. Visits To Canada | Cripps, Ed | March | 1955 | p. 14 | article online | |
| Australian Notes | Baker, Sid | March | 1955 | p. 15 | ||
| Lots of Water in Australia | Baker, Sid | April | 1955 | p. 3 | ||
| "Cap" Curtis Dies | April | 1955 | p. 3 | Obituary | ||
| Howe's Great London Circus of 1916 Wheeler Bros. in 1916 |
Taber, Bob | April | 1955 | p. 4 | article online | |
| Many Circuses 46 Years Ago | Duble, Charlie | April | 1955 | p 5 | article online | |
| Clyde Beatty Circus Season Route of Year 1954 |
April | 1955 | pp. 6-7 | article online | ||
| "Elephant Escape" | Fisher, F. | April | 1955 | p. 8 | Judy online | |
| Creamer Writes On Old and New Circuses | April | 1955 | pp. 10-13 | |||
| Circus, The | April | 1955 | p. 15 | |||
| Bailey Bros. And Cristiani Circus | Fraser, Hank | June | 1955 | pp. 3-4 | ||
| Great Fred J. Mack Circus, The | June | 1955 | pp. 5-6 | article online | ||
| Winter Quarters in Hugo | June | 1955 | p. 7 | |||
| Robbins Bros. Circus, 1938 | Bradbury, Joseph T. | June | 1955 | pp. 8-14 | article online | |
| Old Trouper Dies | June | 1955 | p. 14 | Hank Lachance (Hank Norris) | ||
| How Far? To a Circus | Baker, Sid | Sep-Oct | 1955 | p. 6 | Australia | |
| Yankee Robinson Enormous Three Rings of 1915 |
Taber, Bob | Sep-Oct | 1955 | p. 10 | article online | |
| Robinson's Three-Ring Circus of 1910 | Taber, Bob | Christmas | 1955 | p. 5 | article online | |
| Real Old Time Circus Man, A. | Sampson, J. Louis | Christmas | 1955 | pp. 8-9 | Harry L. Kelly online | |
| Keeping Up With the Circus World Museum | Christmas | 1955 | p. 11 | |||
| 1938 Route of Robbins Bros. Circus | Christmas | 1955 | pp. 12-13 | article online | ||
| Miller Bros. Circus in the South | Hall, A. Robert | Christmas | 1955 | pp. 16-17 |
Note: for 1956 each issue was labeled with a consecutive volume number. These volume numbers are duplicated in earlier and later issues.
| Title or Subject | Author | Volume | Number/Mo. | Year | Page | Note |
| P. T. Barnum's Famous "Jumbo" | Duble, Charlie | [Vol. 1] | Jan-Feb | 1956 | pp. 5-6 | article online |
| 100 Years of Circus Trains | [Vol. 1] | Jan-Feb | 1956 | p. 7 | ||
| Big Circus Here | [Vol. 1] | Jan-Feb | 1956 | p. 8 | Forepaugh 1940 online | |
| With the Greatest Show On Earth | Quinius, John G. | [Vol. 1] | Jan-Feb | 1956 | pp. 9-10 | 1900 online |
| These Were the Good Old Days | Taber, Bob | [Vol. 1] | Jan-Feb | 1956 | pp. 11-12 | Backman & Tinsch online |
| One Man Circus a Georgia Institution | Jackson, Eddie | [Vol. 1] | Jan-Feb | 1956 | pp. 13-14 | Chas. Hall online |
| Joseph Pluhacek of Omaha, Nebraska Writes | [Vol. 1] | Jan-Feb | 1956 | p. 14 | ||
| Deaths in Baraboo | [Vol. 1] | Jan-Feb | 1956 | Maude Gollmar, Mary Lux | ||
| Mills Bros. Circus 1955 Route | [Vol. 1] | Jan-Feb | 1956 | article online | ||
| With the Greatest Show On Earth | Quinius, John G. | [Vol. 2] | Mar-Apr | 1956 | pp. 3-4 | 1900 online |
| Early Circus in America, The | Chindahl, George L. | [Vol. 2] | Mar-Apr | 1956 | pp. 5-6 | article online |
| Circus "Down Under," The | Baker, Sid | [Vol. 2] | Mar-Apr | 1956 | p. 6 | Australia online |
| Circus Girl's Suicide Still Remembered | Chrisman, Harry E. | [Vol. 2] | Mar-Apr | 1956 | pp. 7-8 | May Jackson online |
| Polack Brothers Eighth Annual 1956 Shrine Circus |
[Vol. 2] | Mar-Apr | 1956 | pp. 10-11 | article online | |
| More About Elephants Born in Baraboo | [Vol. 2] | Mar-Apr | 1956 | p. 12 | ||
| Circus Queen Who Died 'Broke' Left Fortune in Jewels |
[Vol. 3] | May-Jun | 1956 | p. 5 | Dolly Varden online | |
| Acrobats and Leapers | Mars, Vivienne | [Vol. 3] | May-Jun | 1956 | pp. 7-8 | online |
| With the Greatest Show On Earth | Quinius, John G. | [Vol. 3] | May-Jun | 1956 | pp. 9-10 | 1900 online |
| 1956 Kelly-Miller Circus, The | Randolph, Wm. T. | [Vol. 4] | July | 1956 | pp. 3-5 | article online |
| With the Greatest Show On Earth | Quinius, John G. | [Vol. 4] | July | 1956 | pp. 6-7 | article online |
| Burma, a Four-Legged Debutante | Simpson, Harry M. | [Vol. 4] | July | 1956 | pp. 8-9 | article online |
| Passing of Old Faithful | Baker, Sid | [Vol. 4] | July | 1956 | p. 9 | Elephant Alice online |
| Von Bros. Circus, 1956 | Elbirn, Wm. | [Vol. 4] | July | 1956 | pp. 10-11 | article online |
| Gus Lambrigger's Zoo | Chindahl, George L. | [Vol. 4] | July | 1956 | pp. 12-13 | article online |
| Veteran of Many Years and Lots | Taber, Bob | [Vol. 4] | July | 1956 | pp. 14-15 | Joe Applegate online |
| Our President Stars Again | [Vol. 5] | August | 1956 | pp. 3-5 | Bette Leonard | |
| With the Greatest Show On Earth | Quinius, John G. | [Vol. 5] | August | 1956 | pp. 6-7 | 1900 online |
| The Circus in Indiana | [Vol. 5] | August | 1956 | article online | ||
| Outstanding Peru Men of the Last Half Century |
[Vol. 6] | September | 1956 | p. 4 | B. E. Wallace | |
| With the Greatest Show On Earth | Quinius, John G. | [Vol. 6] | September | 1956 | pp. 5-6 | 1900 |
| Origin of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, The | Bateman, Dr. E. J. | [Vol. 6] | September | 1956 | pp. 7-9 | |
| Our President Stars Again | Watson, John | [Vol. 6] | September | 1956 pp. 11-12 | Bette Leonard | |
| Do You Know? | Taber, Bob | [Vol. 6] | September | 1956 | p. 12 | |
| Circus - Milwaukee, The | Conley, Dr. H. H. | [Vol. 6] | September | 1956 | pp. 13-15 | article online |
| Menageries and Circuses That Showed Lebanon, Ohio, 1820-1955 |
Gorsuch, Harold W. | [Vol. 6] | September | 1956 | pp. 16-18 | article online |
| Eddie Jackson's Dream Came True in Circus | Smith, Oscar | [Vol. 7] | Christmas | 1956 | pp. 3, 5, 7 | |
| Where the Circuses Were in September, 1913 |
Duble, Charlie | [Vol. 7] | Christmas | 1956 | pp. 9, 11 | |
| With the Greatest Show On Earth | Quinius, John G. | [Vol. 7] | Christmas | 1956 | pp. 13, 15 |
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