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  1. Manuscripts, correspondence, clippings for The Queen

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M., Glenville, Peter, Harlow, Rachel, Litvinoff, Si, Maxtone-Graham, John
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Title contests
    Subject: Jack Dorowshow, Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant, Rachel Harlow, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968) including New York A Safe Place, 5-page handwritten text by Rachel Harlow (references 1971 film A Safe Place by H...
  2. Midnight Scoop Article on Terry Taylor & Company

     
    Collection: Vicki Marlane Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: McLean, Donald
    Date: circa 1975
    Topics: Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Trans women
    Subject: Terry Taylor, Vicki Marlane, Vicki Starr, Victoria Fernandez
    Description: An excerpt of a review from Donald McLean's column The Midnight Scoop, published in the Bay Area Reporter. McClean reviewed Terry Taylor and Company's performance at Jackie D's, giving thoughts on ...
  3. Morris Kight, Jim Kepner, and Troy Perry

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Rocco, Pat
    Date: 1971
    Topics: Drag shows, Gay theater
    Description: (from left to right) Morris Kight, Jim Kepner, and Troy Perry dancing on stage in a tutu at the SPREE Awards. 1971.
  4. Nightclub and Drag Show Reviews from HOMOture No. 5 (Summer 1992)

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: HOMOture
    Date: Summer 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ clubs and organizations, QTPOC, Sex clubs
    Subject: Betty Pearl, Club Uranus, Michealangelo, Miss Rome, Vaginal Davis
    Description: Article from HOMOture magazine commenting on San Francisco clubs and drag shows, including a performance by Vaginal Creme Davis.
  5. 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.
  6. Oh, What a Drag! The Life and Career of Wacky Jackie Phillips, Finnochio's Riotous Redhead

     
    Collection: Rare Books
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: Dewsnap, James
    Date: 1994
    Topics: Celebrities, Clothing, Comedians, Cruising (LGBTQ+ culture), Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Gender roles, Homosexuality, Jails, LGBTQ+ people who use substances, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, LGBTQ+ theater, LGBTQ+ youth, Passing (Gender), Queens (Gay culture), Traffic accident victims
    Subject: Beige Room, Bobby Lane, Bobby Raye, Carroll Wallace, Cleo Stafford, Colonial Club, Elton Paris, Finocchio's Club, Flash Gordon, Halloween, Jack Long, Jackie Phillips, Jean Barrios, Jean LaMar, Kara Montez, Kitty Carlisle Hart, LaVerne Cummings, Les Lee, Lonnie Harper, Mardi Gras, Poppy Lane, Ray Saunders, Ricki San Juan, Russell Reed, Rusty Parkor, Tallulah Bankhead, Walter Hart
    Description: The autobiography of Jackie Phillips, longtime comedy queen at Finocchio's, as told to and ghostwritten by James Dewsnap. Book recounts Jackie's personal life and career development both pre- and p...
  7. ‘Old letters’ regarding The Queen

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M., Filmfest DC, Litvinoff, Si, Robinson, Chris, Roth, Jane, Stafford, David
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Title contests
    Subject: 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 registratio...
  8. Pepper Cortez, Danny Brown, Jackie Starr, Doc Brenner, Gita Gilmore and the Polish Princess in costume, Jewel Box Revue

     
    Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection
    Institution: University of Washington Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: 1939
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Strippers
    Subject: Danny Brown, Doc Brenner, Gita Gilmore, Jackie Starr, Jewel Box Revue, Pepper Cortez, Polish Princess
    Description: A photograph of Pepper Cortez, Danny Brown, Jackie Starr, Doc Brenner, Gita Gilmore and the Polish Princess posing in costume at the Jewel Box Revue. Brown is in a tuxedo, Cortez, Starr, Gilmore, a...
  9. Photo of Cartiar Behind Curtain

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to circa 2000
    Topics: Crossdressers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Wigs
    Description: Photo of Cartiar, poking her head out from behind the curtain at a drag performance. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Felicia ...
  10. Photo of Felicia Flames and Seven Other Performers

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to circa 2000
    Topics: Chicano/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x transgender people, Trans women
    Description: Photo of Felicia (bottom right) and seven other people in feathered and sequined costumes. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Feli...
  11. Photo of Queens Singing and Posing on Stage

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1980
    Topics: Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators
    Description: Photo of five queens who are performing on stage in various poses. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Felicia Elizondo, who per...
  12. Photo of Two Finocchio's Performers

     
    Collection: Finocchio's collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1985 to circa 1999
    Topics: Drag performers, Drag shows, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ events, Nightlife
    Subject: Finocchio's Club
    Description: A photo of two Finocchio's performers. The performer on the right has a pixie cut, a black dress, and red lipstick on her side blunt. The other performer is pictured sitting down in a big ruffle re...
  13. Photo of Vicki Marlane at Aunt Charlie's

     
    Collection: Vicki Marlane Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: May 1999
    Topics: Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Trans women
    Subject: Aunt Charlie's Lounge, Vicki Marlane
    Description: Photo of Vicki Marlane performing at Aunt Charlie's. Vicki Marlane (1934-2011) was a legendary San Francisco drag queen and transgender woman. Marlane had a long career; starting in the 1950s, she ...
  14. Photo of Vicki Marlane on Runway

     
    Collection: Vicki Marlane Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1980
    Topics: Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators
    Subject: Vicki Marlane
    Description: Photo of Vicki Marlane on the stage, wearing a blue set with red and blue feathers. Vicki Marlane (1934-2011) was a legendary San Francisco drag queen and transgender woman. Marlane had a long c...
  15. Photograph of Alexis Francois at Drag Show Performing Rectal Exam

     
    Collection: Alexis Francois Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 1996
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag queens, Drag shows, Genderfluid people, LGBTQ+ fashion
    Subject: Alexis Francois
    Description: Photograph of Alexis Francois at a drag show, wearing a breast plate and assisting with a rectal exam. She is surrounded by three other people dressed as nurses with a person laying in front of them.