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  1. Dressing the Part: Two Approaches to Drag

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Schneiderman, Jo, Leigh, Joanna, Lynn, Merissa Sherrill
    Date: May 5, 1984
    Topics: Camp (Gay culture), Clothing, Crossdressers, Drag, Drag bars, Drag community, Drag queens, Femininities, Gay community, Gender affirming surgery, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ relationships, MtFs, Sexual assault, Transsexual people
    Subject: Eve's Garden, Fire and Ice Review, Gay Community News, Jacque's, Norell, Roberta Dearborn, Tiffany Club, Tina Lea
    Description: A compilation of interviews with drag queens, transsexual women, and crossdressers. Touches on the drag scene in Boston, presenting and passing as a woman, the threat of sexual assault, and relatio...
  2. Entertainment

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 15, 1978
    Topics: Advertisements, Appearance, Clothing, Drag, Impersonation
    Subject: Lynne Carter, Marlene Dietrich
  3. Female Impersonator Never Fails; Neither do his Clothes

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Christy, Marian
    Date: Mar. 15, 1971
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Cosmetics, Drag, Female impersonators, Femininities, LGBTQ+ partners, Night life
    Subject: Lynne Carter
  4. Female Impersonators No. 1

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: Health Knowledge
    Date: Winter 1969
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressing, Documentaries, Drag, Drag queens, Events, Femininities, Labour, Letters to the editor, Photographs, Strippers
    Subject: Billy Daye, Bobbie Paris, Dean Harlowe, Jackie Morell, Joie Tone, Karyl Houston, Leslie Marlowe, Mark Vickers, Morrish Stevens, Pudgy Roberts, The Queen, Toni Lee
  5. Female Impersonators (Summer 1969)

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: Magnum Publications
    Date: Summer 1969
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressing, Discos, Drag, Drag queens, Entertainers, Singers, Striptease
    Subject: Baby Martell, Bambi, Carousel Club, Club 82, Coccinelle, Crazy Horse, Hans Crystal, Holli White, Holly White, Jean Colette, Jewel Box Revue, Lew Manx, Madame Arthur, Terry Noel, Toby Marsh
  6. Florence of Arabia brings you Bonne Noel

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Drag
  7. Genderbent #2

     
    Collection: Zines
    Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project
    Creator: Poppins, Cherry
    Date: 2008
    Topics: Butches, Clothing, Drag, Drag kings, Femmes, Gender expression, Lesbian culture, Performance art
    Subject: International Drag KingCommunity Extravaganza, Kentucky Fried Woman
    Description: A zine titled: "Genderbent #2" created by Cherry Poppins. Discusses femmes, butches, and gender expression.
  8. Girl Talk, Vol. 10 No. 8 (October, 1995)

     
    Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: Silk, Cyndi
    Date: Oct. 1995
    Topics: Clothing, Communities, Crossdressing, Drag, Film, Gatherings, LGBTQ+ partners, Passing (Gender), Representation, Support groups, Transgender people
    Subject: Powder Puffs of California
  9. Girl Talk, Vol. 10 No. 9 (November, 1995)

     
    Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: Silk, Cyndi
    Date: Nov. 1995
    Topics: Clothing, Communities, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Femininities, Gatherings, Gender role, LGBTQ+ partners, Lobbying, Support groups, Transgender people, Uniforms
    Subject: Born Free, California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California, Transgender Lobby Days
  10. Greater Philadelphia Chapter News (July, 1993)

     
    Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: Amberle, Dina
    Date: Jul. 1993
    Topics: Acceptance, Clothing, Drag, Gatherings, Media, Night life
  11. How I shocked Dad—by Frankie Vaughan's son

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Slater, Dan
    Date: May 22, 1983
    Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Clothing, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Drag, Homosexuality, Parents of crossdressers, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: David Vaughan, Frankie Vaughan, Hilary Goldbeck
    Description: Clipping originally collected by Richard Ekins (from The University of Ulster Trans-Gender Archives/Richard Ekins collection at the Transgender Archives, University of Victoria)
  12. I’m A Boy!

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clothing, Costumes, Drag, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), Harassment, LGBTQ+ events, Police harassment
    Subject: Black Cat Bar
    Description: This is a cardboard cut-out that was handed to patrons of The Black Cat Bar doing drag so that they could remember how to avoid arrest. On Halloween, police would arrest drag queens after midnight...
  13. Interview with Andre Reed

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Reed, Andre
    Date: Sep. 6, 2017
    Topics: Adoption, African American transgender people, Appearance, Children of military personnel, Clothing, Drag, Employment discrimination, Families, FtMs, Gender identity, Homophobia, Identification cards, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Men, Black, Passing (Gender), Patriarchy, Racism, Religions, Sexism, Sports, Transgender prostitutes, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility
    Description: Andre Reed identifies as a trans male and was assigned female at birth. He was born in Indiana. His dad was stationed in Georgia at Fort Benning where he lived. His father was later stationed in Ge...
  14. Interview with Destinee Salinas

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Salinas, Destinee
    Date: Sep. 28, 2016
    Topics: Acceptance, Androgyny, Anti-transgender violence, Anxiety, Augmentation mammaplasty, Bathrooms, Bullying, Catholic schools, Clothing, Cosmetics, Discrimination, Drag, Families, Gender identity, Gender role, Health insurance, Hispanic Americans, Hormones, Language, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Media, Mental health, Mexican Americans, Police, Popular culture, Pronoun, Racially mixed people, Racism, Social media, Transgender people
    Subject: Annual Minneapolis Transgender Equity Summer
    Description: Destinee Salinas is a 35-year-old Hispanic straight female and was assigned male at birth. Their pronouns are she/her and they/them. She is the middle child of four brothers and, having an acceptin...
  15. Interview with Donna Ewing part 2

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Ewing, Dona
    Date: May 1, 2017
    Topics: AIDS (Disease)--Patients, Anti-racism, Assigned gender, Biology, Cannabis, Clothing, Cosmetics, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag, Drag queens, Drug traffic, Electrolysis, Entertainers, Ethnicity, Gay community, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Immigrants, Intersex people, Investments, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Sexual practices, Strippers, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Travel
    Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Christine Jorgensen, Copper Squirrel, Donald Hastings, G.I. Act, Laverne Cox
    Description: Donna Ewing is a trans woman assigned male at birth. She was 84 years old at the time of the interview. She traveled a lot and lived a reckless life, she explains. She’s been to Holland, England, C...
  16. Interview with Gaebriel Lyrek

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Lyrek, Gaebriel
    Date: Aug. 7, 2017
    Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Assigned gender, Biology, Bullying, Child abuse, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag, Families, FtMs, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, Health insurance, LGBTQ+ partners, Marriage, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Passing (Gender), Phalloplasty
    Description: Gaebriel Lyrek identifies as a straight male and was assigned female at birth. He grew up in Montrose, Minnesota on a dairy farm in the middle of a cornfield and went to school in Buffalo, Minnesot...
  17. Interview with Venus DeMars part 2

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: DeMars, Venus
    Date: Sep. 12, 2017
    Topics: Appearance, Assigned gender, Clothing, Coming out, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag, Film industry, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Marriage, Masculinities, Mental health, MtFs, Music groups, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Pronoun, Rock music, Sexuality, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender community, Transgender people
    Subject: Human Rights Act
    Description: Venus de Mars identifies as a male to female trans female and assigned male at birth. She was born in Duluth, Minnesota in 1960 and had surgery as a baby to appear more male. She came out as trans ...
  18. It's Lynne Carter

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: May 18, 1972
    Topics: Advertisements, Clothing, Drag, Female impersonators, Night life
    Subject: Lynne Carter
  19. Jimmy Callaway, the kegendary Club My-Oh-My star of stars, tells all (and then some).

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Keith, Don Lee
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Drag, Female impersonators, Femininities
    Subject: Jimmy Callaway
  20. Jolly Jack in Large Hat and Long Dress

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1970
    Topics: Clothing, Costume, Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Theater
    Description: Jolly Jack, a female impersonator, poses in front of a curtain in a long, ruffled dress and a large hat.
  21. Jolly Jack Wearing a Costume with a Plumed Hat

     
    Collection: Bobby Smith Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of South Florida
    Creator: Smith, Bobby
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1979
    Topics: Clothing, Costume, Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Theater
    Description: Jolly Jack, wearing a plumed hat and and leotard with long sleeves, poses for a photo.
  22. Journal of Male Feminism Vol. 77, No. 3 (1977)

     
    Collection: Journal of Male Feminism
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1977
    Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Appearance, Army, BDSM, Clothing, Coming out, Cosmetics, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag, Employment discrimination, Events, Femininities, Feminism, FtMs, Gatherings, Gay liberation, Gay rights, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Hair, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Mental health, MtFs, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Passing (Gender), Police, Politics, Psychiatrists, Roman catholicism, Sexual orientation, Sexuality, Shame, Stereotypes, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transsexual people, Transsexualism
    Subject: Anita Bryant, Diane Von Furstenberg, Faye Cannon, Jody Suzanne Ford, Leo Wollman, National Organization for Women (NOW), Rosalynn Carter, Understanding Cross Dressing, Virginia Prince
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  23. Journal of Male Feminism Vol. 77, Nos. 4 & 5 (1977)

     
    Collection: Journal of Male Feminism
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1977
    Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Appearance, Army, Change of name, Clothing, Cosmetics, Counseling, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag, Electrolysis, Estrogen, Events, Femininities, Feminism, FtMs, Gatherings, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Law, MtFs, Partners of transgender people, Photographs, Physical health, Psychiatry, Sexuality, Suicide, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Faye Cannon, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Gemini Gender Group, Harold Newman, Joanna Clark, Renee Richards, Romaine Atura, Wade Southwick
  24. Julian Eltinge Postcard (1)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1915?
    Topics: Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators
    Subject: Julian Eltinge
    Description: A postcard which reads, "Sincerely yours, Julian Eltinge" beneath an image of Eltinge in an ornate dress and feather headdress.
  25. Julian Eltinge Postcard (3)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1918
    Topics: Advertisements, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators, Plays
    Subject: Julian Eltinge, The Fascinating Widow
    Description: An advertising postcard for The Fascinating Widow which reads, "ELTINGE COLD CREAM makes me look like this Julian Eltinge in 'The Fascinating Widow'" above an image of Julian Eltinge in a wedding d...