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Title: Ben Bergor Family Papers, 1848-1994 (bulk 1930-1979)

Creator: Bergor, Ben, 1893-1981

Creator: Monona, Olivia, 1889-1976

Creator: Goldenberger, Benedict, b. 1855
Quantity: 33.4 cubic feet (25 record center cartons, 4 archives boxes, 10 flat boxes, and 12 card file boxes), 16 audio recordings, 1 film (16 mm), 3.7 cubic feet of photographs (9 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) and 0.2 cubic feet of negatives (1 card box); plus additions of 0.6 cubic feet (1 archives box and 1 flat box)
Call Number: Mss 1074; Audio 1543A; PH 6658; AD 565; M2018-008
Abstract: Papers, mainly 1930-1979, of Ben Bergor, a Madison-based magician, entertainer, and booking agent, together with papers of his sister, Olivia Monona, an opera singer, and their father, Benedict Goldenberger. The papers document Bergor's Madison entertainment agency, his involvement in magicians' organizations, and his humor library. Monona's papers document her career as an opera singer. Goldenberger's papers primarily document his life as a student in the 1870s and genealogical correspondence with his son-in-law, historian John O. Holzhueter. Visual materials document Bergor's and Monona's entertainment careers, while the audio materials document various performances and broadcasts.