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  1. "A Change of Pace" Poster

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: A poster advertising "A Change of Pace" fashion and floor show featuring Sir Lady Java at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

  2. America's Lovliest Female Impersonator

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 1967
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: News article on Sir Lady Java's performances. Presents various pictures and her dance shows.

  3. Bette Midler with Drag Queens at Studio One

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Rocco, Pat
    Date: 1978
    Topics: Celebrities, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Gay discotheques
    Description: Bette Midler with drag queens at Studio One. 1978.

  4. Black Play Boy Presents Sir Lady Java and Rose Brothers

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 15, 1983 to Apr. 16, 1983
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Theatre shows, Transgender people
    Subject: Black Playboy, Rose Brothers, Sir Lady Java

  5. Clippings

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ comedians, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Transvestites
    Subject: Cannes FIlm Festival, Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant, The Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968)—a behind-the-scenes look at the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant in New York City—including corresponde...

  6. Club Flamingo Hollywood (1947)

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Club Flamingo
    Date: 1947
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease
    Subject: Carroll Davis, Carroll Wallace, Chris Bailey, Francis Blair, Francis Stillman, Harvey Lee, Jackie Maye, Jan Vidra, Johnny Mangum, Mickey Mercer

  7. Dorian Corey Is Dead

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 31, 1993
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Drag, Female impersonators, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ death notices, Trans women
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Paris Is Burning, Sally's Hideaway, Sally's II
    Description: A clipping from the New York Times about the death of Dorian Corey, a Black trans woman.

  8. Interview with Jeff Gaudor (Kira Stone)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
    Creator: Gaudor, Jeff
    Date: Apr. 21, 2020
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag families, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Substance abuse
    Subject: Miss Gay Massachusetts USofA, Miss Gay Rhode Island USofA
    Description: An interview with Kira Stone. Kira Stone is a drag persona performed by Jeff Gaudor since 2010. Gaudor identifies as a white; gay man. Topics in order of discussion include: growing up in Attleboro...

  9. Joshua's Reed Presents Sir Lady Java Revue

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1981
    Topics: African American transgender people, BIPOC, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Transgender people
    Subject: Gentelmen's Quarterly, Joshua's Reed, Sir Lady Java

  10. Lena Meets Sir Lady Java at Festive L.A. Birthday Bash

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 10, 1978
    Topics: Black transgender people, Female impersonators, QTPOC, Trans women
    Subject: Lena Horne, Sir Lady Java
    Description: An article in Jet Magazine about Lena Horne meeting Sir Lady Java at a birthday party at the Piped Piper Club in Los Angeles.

  11. Los Angeles Permits Female Impersonation

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 10, 1940
    Topics: Actors, Female impersonators, Law, Police
    Subject: Julian Eltinge

  12. "Margaret" Smith Proves to Be Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 5, 1911
    Topics: Androgyny, Arrests, Clothing, Female impersonators, Harassment, Police, Theatre
    Subject: Clarence Westfall, Margaret Swift

  13. Moonshadow (October 1973)

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Transsexual Action Organization
    Date: Oct. 1973
    Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ newsletters, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, Transgender community, Transgender newsletters, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Angela Douglas, Gay Liberator, Transsexual Action Organization (TAO)
    Description: An issue of Moonshadow from the Transsexual Action Organization discusses laws about trans people across the globe, including female impersonator performance bans and arrests of trans people. Snipp...

  14. Now at The Hustlers

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 9, 1967
    Topics: Activists, African American transgender people, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Transgender people
    Subject: Benny Curtis Show, Sepia, Sir Lady Java, The Hustlers (Club), Willie Bobo

  15. Oddments

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: McIntire, Del, McIntire, Cal, McIntire, Hal, McIntire, Val
    Date: Dec. 1, 1961
    Topics: Drag, Drag shows, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Police raids
    Subject: Jewel Box Revue, Music Box Theatre
    Description: Relevant clipping is found on the bottom left corner of page 16 regarding drag in L.A. and N.Y.C.