Dawn V. Rogala Circus Photographs and Papers
name: label: Photographer
content: Rogala, Dawn V.
label: Names
content: Big Apple Circus
label: Names
content: Carson & Barnes Circus
label: Names
content: Circus Vargas
label: Names
content: Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus
label: Names
content: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
label: Names
content: Franzen Bros. Circus
label: Names
content: Kelly Miller Circus
label: Names
content: Roberts Bros. Circus
label: Names
content: Sterling and Reid Bros. Circus
label: Names
content: Vidbel's Olde Tyme Circus
label: Names
content: Walker Bros. Circus
topic: label: Topic
content: Acrobats
label: Topic
content: Circus
label: Topic
content: Circuses (performances)
label: Topic
content: Clowns
label: Topic
content: Elephants
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Dawn V. Rogala, 2017.
creator: label: Photographer
content: Rogala, Dawn V.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Dawn V. Rogala Circus Photographs and Papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: A paintings conservator and photographer, Rogala traveled with every tented, full time, traveling American circus which traveled at least eight months of every year, during the years 1992-1998. She photographed not only the performances, but the behind-the-scenes activities of setting up and breaking down, and activities such as animal care (especially elephants), costuming, make-up, and day-to-day life on the road.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1990-2015
label: Date
content: bulk 1992-1999
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1427
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Negatives
label: Type
content: Notes
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Programs
label: Type
content: Schedules
label: Type
content: Slides (photographs)
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is divided into seven series.

Series 1: Black-and-White Negatives, and Color Transparencies, 1992-1995

Series 2: Xerographic Prints, 1992-1998

Series 3: Low Resolution Xerographic Prints, 1992-1998

Series 4: Interview Transcripts, 1995, 1998

Series 5: Early Organization of the Book, 2005

Series 6: Miscellaneous Ephemera, 1990-2015

Series 7: Miscellaneous Materials, 1993-1996

Series 8: Oversize, 1992-1993
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Kira Leinwand, intern, 2019.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 1990-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews -- 1990-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Negatives -- 1990-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Notes -- 1990-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 1990-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Color photoprints -- 1990-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Programs -- 1990-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Schedules -- 1990-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Slides (photographs) -- 1990-2000
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection, compiled and photographed by Dawn Rogala, documents daily life in traveling, tented circuses in America, including: Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers, Circus Vargas, Sterling & Reid Brothers, Culpepper and Merriweather, Carson and Barnes, Vidbel's Olde Tyme Circus, Big Apple Circus, Carson and Barnes Circus, Culpepper and Merriweather Circus, Franzen Brothers Circus, Roberts Brothers Circus, Sterling and Reid Brothers Circus, and Walker Brothers Circus. The collection consists primarily of photographic materials such as slides, prints and negatives. It also includes Rogala's project files containing schedules, programs, notes, correspondence, pictures of Rogala on the road, etc., and transcribed interviews that Rogala conducted.