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  1. A Female Impersonator Who Likes Being a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Klemesrud, Judy
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Clothing, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Masculinities, Night life
    Subject: Lynne Carter
  2. A Transvestite Tangles Tongues: An Interview with Sandy Day

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: GAY Magazine
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Female impersonators, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfemininity
    Subject: Sandy Day
    Description: "A Transvestite Tangles Tongues: An Interview with Sandy Day" from GAY Magazine Vol. 4 No. 06. There is an interview with performer Sandy Day about her gender affirming procedures, plan to get bott...
  3. Abraham “Chico” Sanchez

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gay community, HIV/AIDS
    Subject: Abraham "Chico" Sanchez, AVES, Chablis La Blanc, Littlemore Family of Austin, Miss Cousins, RSICSS
    Description: An obituary for Abraham "Chico" Sanchez, a "female impersonator and philanthropist."
  4. 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...
  5. Corwin Anthony Hawkins Amazing Grace

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ Christians
    Subject: Amazing Grace, Corwin Anthony Hawkins, Deidra Hawkins, It's a Low Down Dirty Shame, John L's, Joyce Hawkins, Miss Gay South, Miss Gay Southwest, Miss Gay Texas, National Entertainer of the Year, Phoebe Hawkins, Texas Entertainer of the Year, Wilber, Jr. Hawkins, Wilbur Hawkins
    Description: An obituary for "Corwin Anthony Hawkins Amazing Grace." Describes the titles Grace won and their most recent work in Hollywood.
  6. Female Impersonator Cartoon

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Harris, S.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Cartoons, Female impersonators, Marriage
  7. Isreal Padilla

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, HIV/AIDS
    Subject: Aurea Perez, Dary Crews, Isreal Padilla, Isreal Padilla, Jr., Lillian Perez, Lillie Padilla, Marie Padilla, Mark Miller, Miss Buddies, Sophia Black
    Description: An obituary for Isreal Padilla also known as Sophia Black in the "Dallas Voice." Discusses their family, work, and success with doing "female impersonation."
  8. 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
  9. Linda

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: 1970 to 1079
    Topics: Burlesque (Theater), Drag, Female impersonators, Performing arts
    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)
  10. Obituarie

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Death and dying, Drag, Female impersonators, HIV/AIDS, Memorials, Night life
    Subject: Lynne Carter
  11. Tangarra Photo Album

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Bars (Drinking establishments), Birthday parties, Costume, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ obituaries, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Art Goodrich, Bill Krurnowski, Buddy Herrick, Buffalo Underground, Cherry Cooper, Chris Scarlet, Claudette, David Ward, Emily Breen, Fay Norman Traveling Floor Show, Federal Gardens, Gerace's Cafe, Jamie Lyn, Janice Reese, Jeanie Lynne, Jerri Paris, Jerry Jans Trio, Jim Beamer, Jimmy Smith, Jocko's Supper Club, John Fanning, Juanita Taylor, Ken Walters, Lorraine Anthoine, Ninfa's, Pat Neal, Pat Norman, Paul Hood, R. Hollywood, Rita Butler, Rose Bud, S. Davis, Stage Door, Tangarra, Teddy Ray, Vet's Club, Villa Capri, White House Inn
    Description: Tangarra was Buffalo's first female impersonator. Tangarra began performing as a teenager in the late 1920's. This album contains photos of Tangarra from the 1930s to the early 2000s.
  12. The Word is out, Zodiac's Tavern Advertisement, and Hanging with The Homegirls

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Twist
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Female impersonators, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ magazines
    Subject: Mirkala Crystal
    Description: Clippings from Twist Vol. 02, Issue 04, featuring a piece on Mirkala Crystal and her rise to fame as a drag queen in Puerto Rico and New York, an advertisement for a Drag Events hosted by Cherry Pi...
  13. Vonda DeLayne

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gay community, HIV/AIDS, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Miss Gay America, Miss Gay USA, Miss Metroplex, Miss Texas USA, Miss Universe de Texas, Vonda DeLayne, Vonda Richards
    Description: An obituary for Vonda DeLayne, who was also known as Vonda Richards. The clipping states: "she never forgot her roots in the gay community, remaining active in AIDS causes, as well as the pageant s...
  14. World's Most Unusual Show...

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Advertisements, Appearance, Clothing, Drag, Female impersonators, Night life
    Subject: Jewel Box Revue, Lynn Carter