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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. 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...

  4. ETVC Newsletter Vol. 8, No. 6

     
    Collection: ETVC
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 1990 to Jun. 1990
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ authors, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ support groups, Partners of LGBTQ+ people, Passing (Gender), Transgender community, Transgender newsletters, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Chez Mollet Restaurant, Educational TV Channel (ETVC), ETVC Cotillion, Lou Sullivan, Mariette Pathy Allen, Paul Walker, Significant Others Support (SOS)
    Description: A newsletter by the Educational TV Channel that discusses Boston's 1990 International Federation for Gender Equality Convention, upcoming special events, outreach to college students, an interview ...

  5. Four Promotional Photographs of Sir Lady Java

     
    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: Four photographs of Sir Lady Java in various poses and outfits with P.O. box and city information in bottom right.

  6. Promotional Flyer with Four Photographs of Sir Lady Java

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: Promotional flyer containing four photographs of Sir Lady Java in various costume wear. Booking agency information found in bottom right.

  7. Sir Java/Lady Java: The World's Greatest Female Impersonator

     
    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: Flyer advertising Sir Lady Java's show at Ciro's in West Hollywood.

  8. Sir Lady Java, Mr. Sam... Green, Tommy Dodson and his Skating Band

     
    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: Sam Green, Sir Lady Java
    Description: A poster advertising a show with Sir Lady Java, Mr. Sam Green, and Tommy Dodson at the Sands in Los Angeles.

  9. Sir Lady Java Newspaper Coverage

     
    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: Bobbie Blue Bland, Sir Lady Java, Variety Magazine
    Description: Community bulletin from The Metro Atlanta featuring stories about Sir Lady Java's protests and performance journey. Bobby "Blue" Bland, another performer, is also covered.

  10. Sir Lady Java Profile

     
    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 profile of Sir Lady Java briefly covering her development from high school up to her nightclub performance at a Los Angeles nightclub, which the writer reflects upon complimentarily.

  11. The Name of the Game Proudly Presents "Sir Lady Java's Dance and Show"

     
    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 promotional card for Sir Lady Java's Dance & Show at The Name of the Game bar.

  12. Thing Magazine, No. 6

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ magazines, Voguing
    Subject: Hector Xtravaganza, Lady Bunny, Paris Is Burning, RuPaul, Wigstock, Willi Ninja
    Description: Thing Magazine Number 6 featuring news in arts and entertainment, lists, an interview with drag queen Lady Bunny, an interview with RuPaul, an interview with dancer Willi Ninja, an interview with e...

  13. Ultra Hot Larry Edwards and various drag events

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Dragazine
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag community, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ magazines
    Subject: AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), Dragazine, Dragstrip 66, Larry Edwards, The Hoppening
    Description: A clipping from Dragazine Vol. 01, Issue 08 which discusses various drag shows and events in Los Angeles, as well as a feature on Tina Turner impersonator Larry Edwards.

  14. Vaginal Creme Davis Fertile La Toya Jackson Issue 4

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Vaginal Davis
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Fertile Latoya Jackson, The Afro Sisters, Vaginal Davis
    Description: Issue 4 of Fertile Latoya Jackson, which features celebrity news, personal writings, reviews of books, movies, and music, an interview with musician Glen Meadmore, letters to the editor, a spotligh...