Collection Spotlight: G. J. Signaigo collection of theater materials

George Joseph Signaigo was a prominent Dallas businessman who co-owned the Brannon-Signaigo Cigar Company of Texas. The majority of the material in this collection consists of theater programs that were collected over the course of Signaigo’s life. The collection includes correspondence, ephemera, manuscripts, publicity and published works relating to the theater ca. 1910-1930. Most of the material originates from Dallas, Texas, but there is also material from New York City and other states and cities.

Please take a look at the detailed finding aid available through Texas Archival Resources Online.


Image: Courtesy of G. J. Signaigo collection of theater materials Bywaters Special Collections, Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University

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