Collection of artifacts and paper related to the life of "Jewel Norman" (aka: Arda Ethel Wiard, Ethelwyn Welsh, and Ardah Campbell). Wild West Show trick horse trainer and performer, Jewel Norman, began her career in the early 1900`s. She continued travelling with the circus and wild west shows until at least 1917. The accumulation of photographs, newspaper clippings, and letters track her and her famous father's conflicting lives. This material contains a fascinating account of both headliner and social activist. Born Arda Ethel Wiard, August 25, 1889, in Erie, Pennsylvania. Mother died six weeks later and father abondoned her to be raised by her Maturnal Grandfather who owned a horse farm. She started performing as a horse trainer and trick rider around 1907 in Wild West Show.. In 1909 Jewel married Henry Welsh, a blacksmith with Ringling Brothers Circus. Over the next few years she participated in: 101 Ranch Wild West Show, Ringling Brothers Circus, Barnum and Bailey Circus, Johnny Jones Show, Gollmar Bros. and Patterson Show, and California Franks Wild West Show.   In 1910 she purchased and trained ``Silver Queen`` a horse which she was closely associated with for the rest of her performance career. In 1911, Jewel was a headliner with Ringling Brothers Circus. She appeared with Tom Mix in silent movies filmed on Chicago lots. Jewel gave birth to a son in 1912 which died six weeks later.   She took photographs for the Magic Lantern Slide Company (Her Father's Company) while working in the Circus. Jewel was active and touring with her horse until 1917.   She divorced Mr. Welsh in 1914 after emotional and physical abuse. Jewel remarried a Canadian, Mr. Campbell, and gave birth to a daughter in 1915. She acted as a comedian with traveling movie shows in Canada. She moved to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in 1918 where she took up a position of Indian school teacher.   During the 1920s Jewel drove a 1921 Hupmobile from New York to Victoria in five weeks. This 4,000 mile trip was written up in the newspaper and detailed in a 140 page diary.   Locally she was well known as a female activist during the depression. Although resigning from the Communist Party of Canada in 1931 she was a union activist and antigovernment protester, suffering a very public prosecution. In later years Jewel was active in Children's Charity, animal rights, and literary works.   During the 1950s she won a Canadian Short Story Competition and wrote a good deal of poetry.