The tour of the Cooper Bros. Circus in Canada in 1936 is detailed in a three-part series in Bandwagon magazine of the Circus Historical Society. That diary/memoir of Todd Davenport is a look into life on the road in a circus and provides a few glimpses into the lives of Elmer, Burma, Charlotte, Elmer Jr. and Carlton during that summer.
Todd Davenport. "Cooper Bros Circus, on the road with Elmer Jones in 1936, part 1." Bandwagon, 1993, No. 6, p. 16-29. Digital access: https://archive.org/details/1993-vol-37-no-6
Todd Davenport. "Cooper Bros Circus, on the road with Elmer Jones in 1936, part 2." Bandwagon, 1994, No. 1, p. 30-40. Digital access: https://archive.org/details/1994-vol-38-no-1
Todd Davenport. "Cooper Bros Circus, on the road with Elmer Jones in 1936, part 3." Bandwagon, 1994, No. 2, p. 22-32. Digital access: https://archive.org/details/1994-vol-38-no-2
Todd Davenport worked for the circus that season. He was Carl "Todd" L. Davenport of Crawford County.
Carl L “Todd” Davenport (1913-1996) Find-a-grave Memorial ID 166317773
His family history is listed in familysearch.org, see Carl Logan "Todd" Davenport https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCRB-335
