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On this page you will find selected films from the collections of the Robert L. Parkinson Library. Unfortunately various preservation issues dictate that access to the film collection is restricted. However, a small portion of films have been transferred into digital format some of which are available for viewing here.

Films are listed in the library catalog under call numbers starting with "CWM FM."

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CWM FM 1 - Seils-Sterling Circus, Mount Vernon, Missouri, ca 1931
CWM FM 5 - Sparks Circus at Macon, Georgia, April 5, 1928
CWM FM 13 - Jorgen Christianson-Bird Millman, 1924
CWM FM 16 - Cole Bros. Circus - Barnes Bros. Circus, 1947
CWM FM 27 - ​Tim McCoy's Wild West; Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1938
CWM FM 28 - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, ​Joplin, Mo., Sept. 12, 1940
​CWM FM 30 - Cole Bros. Circus-Springfield, Illinois, 1941
CWM FM 44​ - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Indoor Show, 1950 
CWM FM 45 - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1952
CWM FM 46 - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1943
CWM FM 61 - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, ​Sarasota Winter Quarters, undated
CWM FM 63 - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1954
CWM FM 75 - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1947 
CWM FM 102 - Christy Bros. Circus: Street Parade and Winter Quarters, ca.1930
CWM FM 106 - Barnum & Bailey Circus Street Parade, Waterloo, Iowa-August 27, 1904
CWM FM 118 - ​Dailey Bros Circus, 1950; Ezel Roy Romas Practice, 1956
​CWM FM 104 - Circus Scenes 1928-1936, Cole Bros. Circus, Al G. Barnes Circus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Sells-Floto Circus
CWM FM 127 - Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1950 ​​
CWM FM 140 - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1955
CWM FM 175 - Untitled Film-Various Acts, circa 1940s 
CWM FM 206 -  Circus Parades and Old Times, 1928-1939
CWM FM 220 - Al G. Barnes Circus, Beloit, Wisconsin, August 25, 1931
​CWM FM 326 - Dan DeBaugh presents the World’s Largest Circus in Action, 1928-1933
CWM FM 620 - Wallace Bros. Circus, 1944 
CWM FM 621 - Ringing Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus at Madison Square Garden, 1946
CWM FM 622 - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at Harrisburg, Pennslyvania, 1943
CWM FM 623 - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Winter Quarters, Sarasota, Florida, 1949
CWM FM 624 - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at Harrisburg, Pennslyvania, 1947
CWM FM 987 - Behind the Big Top, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1943-1944
John M. Kelley Interview, 1963