Playbills, clippings, tickets, and other items pertaining to Badger's theater performances in San Francisco, Oakland, and Petaluma, at the California Theatre, Maguire's New Theatre, Dietz Opera House, and other venues. Includes an advertising card for Andrews' Diamond Palace with a miniature photographic portrait of Badger pasted on; a rental agreement for Badger in Petaluma, May 1877; an Oakland hotel receipt, Aug. 1877; a business agreement and receipt from G.M. Brush, City Bill Poster and Advertising Agent, Petaluma, Sept. and Oct. 1879; and a business note to Badger from I.W. Keene. A few clippings also concern J.B. Badger, Mexican War veteran and president of the Grant and Wilson Club, which hosted a political event at which Ella Badger recited. J.B. Badger also appears in at least one of Ella Badger's plays. Also includes a negative photostat of one side of a playbill and an obituary for J.B. Badger.
