Madeleine Bartfeld Sigel collection of autographs and performing arts memorabilia

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Madeleine Bartfeld Sigel collection of autographs and performing arts memorabilia

1899-2003 (majority 1930-2001)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1766

Madeleine Bartfeld Sigel (b. 1924 - d. 2020), who grew up in Austria and later emigrated to the United States, and her father Albert Bartfeld, a theatre manager and owner of a cabaret in Vienna in the 1930's, were both avid collectors of performing arts autographs and programs. This collection includes programs from various performances attended by Sigel thoughout the United States and internationally, the bulk of which are from the Washington, DC metro area; materials related to the Comedian Harmonists, a popular male vocal ensemble who performed throughout Europe in the mid-to-late 1930's; and scrapbooks, photographs and autographs of various performers from the early 1900's through the 1930's collected by Sigel and her father.

9.00 linear feet

eng, Latn

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7244218

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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