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  1. 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...
  2. Farewell Performance of Verdi's Aida

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Thayer, Chuck
    Date: Jan. 8, 1967
    Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gay bars, Latino/a/x gay men
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria
    Description: A program for a drag performance at The Black Cat Cafe, also including a description of the club, performances, and drag artists. This was one of drag performer José Sarria's opera parody performan...
  3. Cops Slam Door at a Swinging Spot

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 13, 1965
    Topics: Criminalization of cross-dressing, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ bars, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, Transfemininity, Transgender community
    Description: Newspaper article titled "Cops Slam Door At a Swinging spot" describes the police raid and arrest of patrons at the Chukker Club (misidentified as the "Checker Club") in San Francisco, California; ...
  4. Sir Lady Java Fliers

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 3, 1976
    Topics: Black transgender people, Female impersonators
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: Fliers for drag performer Sir Lady Java featuring cash prizes and show and dance.
  5. Transvestite Magazine Vol. 3, Issue 29

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Slavik, Cathy Charles
    Date: 1970
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ magazines, Transgender people in the military, Transgender poetry, Transgender press, Transvestites
    Subject: Empathy Club
    Description: An issue of Transvestite Magazine that includes letters to the editor, an advice column, personal essays, personal ads, poetry, and photographs of transvestites and crossdressers.
  6. Transvestite Magazine Issue 40

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Slavik, Cathy Charles
    Date: 1974
    Topics: Chosen name, Eunuchs, Female impersonators, Hormone therapy (Gender), Indian LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ magazines, Native American LGBTQ+ people, Perfumes, Transgender press, Transvestites
    Subject: Chevalier D'Eon, Empathy Club, Empathy Press
    Description: CONTENT WARNING: contains slurs. An issue of The Transvestite Magazine that contains letters to the editor, photos of crossdressing, personal columns, advice columns about fashion, a news sectio...
  7. Transvestite Magazine Vol. 3, Issue 36

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Slavik, Cathy Charles
    Date: 1972
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Cosmetics, Female impersonators, Gender expression, Hair removal, LGBTQ+ books, LGBTQ+ newsletters, Transfemininity, Transgender community, Transvestites
    Subject: Empathy Club, Female Mimics (FM)
    Description: Transvestite Magazine featuring letters to the editor, an advice column, news concerning the transvestite community and photography of transvestites.
  8. From the Queens Liberation Front Vol. 1, No. 3

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Queens Liberation Front
    Date: circa 1974
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Gay liberation, Gay pride, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ newsletters, Transgender community, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Bebe Scarpi, Danny La Rue, Jim Bailey, New York Gay Activist Alliance, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera
    Description: Queens Liberation Front edition honoring Sylvia Rivera for her contributions to the transvestite movement, updates on legal matters concerning the trans community, and an article about trans exclus...
  9. From the Queens Liberation Front, Vol. 1, No. 1

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Queens Liberation Front
    Date: circa 1974
    Topics: Criminalization of cross-dressing, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ newsletters, Transgender community, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Angela Douglas, Bebe Scarpi, Colette Goudie, Lee Brewster, Transsexual Action Organization (TAO), Ty Bennett
    Description: Queens Liberation Front newsletter with information on membership, a statement of values and purpose of the organization, photography of drag performers and legal information and updates concerning...
  10. 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...
  11. The Chatterbox

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: The Chatterbox
    Date: Mar. 15, 1971
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people
    Subject: Bla Bla Cafe, Groovy Gal Contest
    Description: An edition of the Chatterbox that includes information about female impersonators, photography, and descriptions of drag competitions and events.
  12. The Female Impersonator Vol 6 No. 9

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Female Impersonator, Collins, Sussie
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Breast augmentation, Crossdressing, Drag community, Drag shows, Estrogen, Female impersonators, Gender affirming surgery, Transgender relationships, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Bert Savoy, Charles Ludham, Charles Pierce, Claude Sacha, Francis Renault, Jim Bailey, Lynne Carter, Pudgy Roberts, The Battle of the VIPs, The Mayflower Ballroom
    Description: Edition of the Female Impersonator Magazine with a photo series and article about breast growth, short stories, an article about female impersonating performers, relevant news from companion public...
  13. The One & Only Adrian Ames Show

     
    Collection: Victoria Fernandez/Vicki Starr Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1965
    Topics: Female impersonators, Latino/a/x transgender people, Strippers, Trans women
    Description: Undated advertisement for a performance at the Frolic Room, a venue in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, featuring Victoria Fernandez, who performed as Vicki Starr. Best known as a stripper, Fer...
  14. The Female Impersonator Vol. 5 No. 8

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Female Impersonator
    Date: 1979
    Topics: Asian transgender people, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Erotica, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ theater, Transvestites
    Subject: Club 82, Johnny Lions, Kitt Russell, Toni Lee
    Description: Edition of the Female Impersonator Magazine with an advertisement for a crossdresser-friendly boutique, erotic photography, an article on the lives of female impersonators, photography of drag perf...
  15. The Female Impersonator Vol. 5 No. 7

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Female Impersonator
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Erotica, Female impersonators, Gender expression, Kinks and fetishes, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ theater, Transvestites
    Subject: Carmen Del Ray, Frisco Follies, Hedy Jo Starr, Pudgy Roberts, Salmacis
    Description: Edition of The Female Impersonator Magazine with articles about drag performance, Drag Ball photography, and captioned erotic photography.